Real Soldiers
5 Little Known Facts about Easy Company “Band of Brothers”
Band of Brothers penned by Stephen Ambrose and published in 1992, became the critically acclaimed series in 2001. What a great book and series they are. I have the book, and received the CD set as a gift from my son. Once a year or so I’ll declare Band of Brothers Day, and watch the […]
Valor Friday- Harlem Hellfighter
Henry Johnson, who only stood 5-foot-4 and weighed 130 pounds, was the first American to receive the French Croix du Guerre with a Gold Palm for extraordinary valor. (New York Public Library) Today’s Valor Friday goes to Private Henry Johnson, 5 foot 4 and 130 pounds of American kick-ass. Johnson’s ferocity earned him the nickname, […]
6 EOD Soldiers Awarded 11 Medals for Actions in Afghanistan | Military.com
There’s no shortage of combat experience among the EOD soldiers in Fort Bragg’s 28th Ordnance Company. Since 2008, the company has had troops consistently deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, working alongside the 75th Ranger Regiment and elements from Joint Special Operations Command. Its soldiers, tasked with some of the most dangerous jobs in the U.S. military, have […]
Green Beret legend, Holocaust survivor, Vietnam veteran and retired two-star dies
Maj. Gen. Sidney Shachnow, a survivor of the Holocaust, veteran of the Vietnam War, and one of the top Army officers in Berlin during the Cold War, died Friday at the age of 83, the Fayetteville Observer reported. Shachnow lived in Southern Pines, North Carolina, with his wife, Arlene, according to the Observer. He is survived by his […]
Sgt. 1st Class Mario King saving the world one person at a time.
Sgt. 1st Class Mario King and his wife, fellow soldier Sgt. Adriane King, were driving in Kentucky when a movie-like scene unfolded in front of them. The information technology specialist at Army Human Resources Command at Fort Knox, Kentucky, received the Soldier’s Medal on Friday for his actions that day. It was May 13, and the Kings were coming back […]
Spc. Nicole McKenzie Saving the World
Army Times reports Spc. Nicole McKenzie witnessed a chilling incident, stopped and rendered aid to a disturbed 12 year old child. When a 12-year-old boy jumped off an overpass in New York, a National Guard soldier was there to help. Spc. Nicole McKenzie was driving home from the Yonkers armory when she saw a flash […]
Six Marine lieutenants face separation after allegedly cheating on land navigation course
Since were were talking about Navigation anyway, I thought THIS would fit in nicely. The old military stereotype that lieutenants are inept at land navigation has circulated for ages. But a recent incident at The Basic School — a course for newly commissioned officers aboard Quantico, Virginia — may be giving it added credence. Six officers […]
Ah, Jonn . . . We Hardly Knew Ye
10:45PM EDT I’ve been on the road or otherwise tied up most of the day. So this article is, unfortunately, a bit late. I got the news of Jonn’s passing this morning. I nearly missed it; it was only happenstance that I saw Dave Hardin’s reply to a comment telling me I needed to check […]
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