Historical
Today is Juneteenth!
Despite slavery being made illegal, many areas in the south did not immediately release their slaves. The Union, continuing with its fight against the Confederates, did not have enough troops to ensure that the slaves were freed. However, after the fighting ended and the Confederacy surrendered, the federal troops had the manpower needed to enforce […]
Valor Friday
This week I want to highlight the nine US Army installations that are being renamed this year. The latest was renamed just this week for the above pictured man. Fort Polk, Louisiana is now henceforth known as Fort Johnson, after Medal of Honor recipient William Henry “Black Death” Johnson of the legendary Harlem Hellfighters. We […]
Valor Friday
Have you ever heard the story of the British Commando who beat a Nazi Luftwaffe field marshal about the head with the marshal’s own baton of rank to the point of literally breaking his skull? I hadn’t, but it’s a great story. Derek Mills-Roberts was born in England in 1908. He was schooled at Liverpool […]
Unknown American soldier, alone more than 100 years, is finally buried with his brothers
Get a tissue ready, allergy season just arrived. Army Times has the story of the first Unknown to be buried from the Great War since 1988. He’s the first burial at the Oise-Aisne American Cemetery (not pictured, but I bet it looks a lot like this) in more than 90 years. It’s an amazing story. […]
D-Day plus 78 years
It’s that time of year again, where we take a moment to remember D-Day. Not many veterans of that event left with us. What follows is a reprint of my post on it last year. It’s a good day to re-read some of our old articles on the topic of Operation Overlord which commenced that […]
Valor Friday
French Marshal of France Ferdinand Foch, who was Supreme Allied Commander during World War I, once called Albert Roche “The First Soldier of France.” Roche, born in 1895, was of course not the first French soldier, Marshal Foch’s own service predates Roche’s birth by nearly three decades. He was, in Foch’s estimation, the first in […]
Valor Friday
Our own King of Battle pointed out that Luther Story, who received a posthumous Medal of Honor for gallantry in action during the Korean War is about to be returned home and finally, properly laid to rest. We talked about Corporal Story back at the beginning of the month when it was announced his remains […]
Jim Brown, NFL legend and Army vet, dies at age 87
Probably the most famous Cleveland Brown of all time, Jim Brown, passed away yesterday. For nine seasons, from 1957 to 1965, Brown was one of the best players in the NFL. A member of both the College Football and Pro Football Halls of Fame, he was sent to the Pro Bowl every year he played. […]
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