Real Soldiers
General Charles Boyd passes, aged 83
Boomer sends word on the passing of an Air Force legend. General Charles Boyd, highly decorated for his time in Vietnam, has died at age 83. Commissioning in 1959, he went on to beccome a fighter pilot first flying F-100 Super Sabres and then F-105 Thunderchiefs. If would be in the latter airframe that he […]
“Russian warship go fuck yourself” Guard returns home a hero
Apparently the Ukrainian Border Guards from Snake Island, who famously told the Russian Navy to go fornicate themselves rather than surrender, have been repatriated after being taken captive. The man above, Roman Hrybov (alternately spelled Gribov, on right), was honored upon his return home. It had previously been reported that Gribov and the other guardsmen […]
Valor Friday
This week’s article subject comes by way of a request from Ex-PH2. He’s a man worth remembering, that’s for sure. Dwight Johnson was born in Detroit in 1947. He never knew his father. His mother raised him and his younger brother in a housing project in the Motor City. Along the way he got the […]
Valor Friday
This cute little ragamuffin was a godsend to the troops she served with during World War II. Unfortunately, we’re recovering from a bad bout of the stomach flu in our house, so I haven’t had the time to properly dedicate to writing an article for this Yorkie like she deserves. She’s received a new medal, […]
Special operations legend, MG John Singlaub dies aged 100
Major General John Singlaub, a legend in the special operations community, has died at age 100. Singlaub’s career with the Army began in the early days of World War II when he volunteered for service with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the precursor to the CIA. During WWII he served behind enemy lines in […]
Valor Friday
Sometimes you come across a man’s story that really is so fantastic that it stretches the bonds of credulity. Then you find out that it’s entirely true. You’re left wondering just why this man’s life hasn’t had a movie made about him. Adrian Carton de Wiart is such a man. He wrote about his wartime […]
Lawrence Brooks, oldest living WWII veteran in U.S., dies at 112 in New Orleans
We talked about Lawrence Brooks a couple times over the last two years (here and here), as he celebrated his birthdays as the oldest living WWII veteran. He served during the war in a non-combat role in the mostly black 91st Engineer General Service Regiment stationed in Australia. He was drafted in 1940, which would […]
Lt Col Sheller is no longer a Marine
Jeff LPH 3 sends in the breaking news that Lt Col Sheller, who very publicly questioned the Brandon Administration’s atrociously botched Afghanistan pullout, has finally had his resignation accepted by the Commandant of the Marine Corps. He’s a civilian once again. Thus endeth the tale of the principled leader of Marines, one that went all […]
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