War Stories
Another echo of Saigon seen in Kabul
This photo shows the interior of a US Air Force C-17 (possibly the one that I posted video of taxiing through a crowd with men clinging to the side as it took off, falling to their deaths). The aircraft is nominally designed to hold 150 souls at max, but they shoehorned 640 inside. This is […]
An inspiring tale of 5 ANZAC soldiers who escaped the Nazis
The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) was a World War I formation that fought with distinction, most famously during the ill-fated Gallipoli Campaign. To Australians and Kiwis, ANZAC Day, which commemorates Gallipoli is a major national holiday. Soldiers of both countries still greatly identify with the spirit of the ANZAC troops. I came […]
Prepping For Guadalcanal
Thanks to the diligence of the US Navy’s Photographers Mates, the photos you see in this video about the preparations for invading Guadalcanal give you a fairly good idea of that part of the planning for invading Guadalcanal. This is the first part of the battle setting for Guadalcanal – the prepping, if you will. […]
Valor Friday
Last week I talked about the Lost Battalion in World War I, and the tragic end to the heroic commander of the unit. This is sending me down a rabbit hole of valorous units. I’m planning on making this a bit of a series since there are so many to choose from. First up will […]
Valor Friday
This is a continuation of an article on Ralph Puckett that was initially posted on 4 May 2021. If you remember how I began, you can skip below to the break just after the image of the Medal of Honor. For those who missed it; Colonel Ralph Puckett, US Army (ret), is already a living […]
Forgotten hero remembered, may finally receive medal for heroism
Messman Charles French became a hero to his shipmates after their destroyer USS Gregory (DD-82) was sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy ships on 5 September 1942. Of the many acts of bravery among the men of Gregory during its final battle (including the mortally wounded skipper ordering his crew to abandon him and help other […]
Valor Friday
It’s not often I’ll highlight the bravery of a belligerent on the side of one of our enemies. There are stories of camaraderie between enemies during war. Events like the Christmas Truce of 1914 during World War I or the mid-World War II near fatal damage to an American B-17 by a German Luftwaffe pilot […]
April Fool’s Day WW2 trivia
Longtime readers here will probably have heard of some of these from our own Commissioner Wretched. One of these was featured in last week’s Valor Friday. I never told you there’d be a test, but here we are! From John Long of the Roanoke Times; Fools of the world unite! This is our day! I […]
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