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John Ripley, who hailed from Radford, Virginia, first enlisted into the US Marine Corps in 1957. He did so at the age of 17, immediately after graduating Radford High School. He must have made quite the impression on the Corps, because a year later he received one of the rare appointments to the US Naval […]
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Veterans of modern times will be aware that sometimes, if you want recognition for your actions, you gotta be proactive. Want to get some promotion points by getting a medal or two? If you do all the leg work on writing up the awards package, the likelihood of receiving the award go up exponentially. “Nobody […]
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On 3 July 2023 France lost their last living D-Day veteran, Léon Gautier. He was 100 years old, living just over 79 years after surviving the assault on fortress Europe that fateful June morning in 1944. Born in Brittany, France, Gautier was only 17 at the beginning of World War II. He’d been employed as […]
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During the Korean War, only 146 Medals of Honor were awarded. Of those, 103 were were posthumous. Only seven men of the US Navy earned the honor. Two recipients were officers, both aviators, and five were hospital corpsmen. One two Navy recipients lived to receive their awards. One was Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Thomas Hudner, whom […]
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It is said that war brings out the worst in men, but also brings out the best. Many of the men and women I’ve highlighted here over the years are of the latter. Usually in response to the former. Today’s is the story of two men, and how their paths crossed over Europe during World […]
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The speed of life continues to keep me occupied and away from my keyboard. It didn’t help that the Internet mysteriously quit working and the service’s estimated repair time was ~54 hours. They got it done “early” at about 28 hours down. Therefore, you’re getting a re-run. I talked about Louis Curdes a couple years […]
Woke initiatives in the Military-Part of a larger agenda intended to fundamentally change America
Instead of nuclear war, we should embrace coexistence. We can demonstrate moral strength by engaging in total disarmament. America should capitulate instead of fighting a nuclear war. But wait! There’s more! America should provide aid to all nations regardless of their communist status. In 1963, one of the articles entered into the Congressional Record involved […]
Valor Friday
Unfortunately this has been a very busy week, so I don’t have time to dedicate to my usual article. I don’t want to leave you empty handed. Therefore, you’re getting a little peek on an unknown character of the Pacific War. It’s been more than three years now since I did my series on animals […]
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