Historical
Biden awards seven Medals of Honor
When he’s not letting rapists and murderers off death row, Biden’s using his lame duck time to do something useful for once. Yesterday he upgraded seven awards (six DSCs and one Silver Star by my count) to the Medal of Honor. Five are from the Korean War and two from Vietnam. Only one of […]
Valor Friday
The kind grandfatherly visage of Lieutenant Colonel Iceal “Gene” Hambleton belies his true nature as a determined warrior and long-serving airman. The man who looks like he’d be at home in a library is in fact a veteran of three wars and dozens of combat missions in more than one aircraft type. If the name […]
Valor Friday
There is once more a push to elevate valor awards to minorities who may have been overlooked (or even had recommendations downgraded) because of their race. In this case, Military Times is reporting on the efforts of a small group to properly recognize the sacrifices of Native troops during World War I. The Code Talkers […]
Valor Friday
It’s not often we discuss the heroism of US Coast Guardsmen. We’ve talked about Douglas Munro before as but one example. Steward Mate First Class Charles Walter David Jr (pictured) is one worth remembering. During WWII, while his ship was attempting to rescue survivors of the torpedoed SS Dorchester in the freezing North Atlantic, he […]
Valor Friday
This week’s piece will be a little different from the usual fare. The above photo is something you’ve surely seen before. It’s called “A Harvest of Death” and is one of the most famous Civil War photos. It was taken by Timothy O’Sullivan, an Irish immigrant. He claimed to have at one point early in […]
Valor Friday
Tomorrow is the day we pause to remember Pearl Harbor. More than 80 years have passed, and while most alive today weren’t around to remember it, we haven’t forgotten. While there are some days in American history that will never be forgotten (the “Shot heard round the world” on 19 April 1775, the attack on […]
Valor Friday
I haven’t seen it yet, but there’s a Chris Pratt produced movie out about military chaplains. Marine Corps Times has the story; Chris Pratt-produced film on heroic military chaplains hits theaters When Army chaplain Justin Roberts sought to make sense of his experiences at war in Afghanistan, it was the life and legacy of another […]
Valor Friday
Last week we looked at the heroism of Australian Richard Norden. He recently received a Victoria Cross, the highest award given to those in British or Commonwealth service. The actions for which he was awarded this in 2024 happened decades earlier in the jungles of Vietnam. I briefly mentioned that the Aussies had only once […]
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