Marine Corps
Planes unable to fly
Might be sure to reread Mason’s recent column about the Air Force trying to shift more training from planes to simulators. They may not have much choice. The GAO surveys our air fleets to make sure the planes are able to do their jobs. The applicable metric is: “mission-capable rate,” or how often a type […]
Happy Birthday Marines!
247 Years Young 10 November 2022 A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS 70 years ago, Army Major General Frank E. Lowe was quoted as saying, “The safest place in Korea was right behind a platoon of Marines. Lord, how they could fight.” That testimonial rings as true now as it did then, […]
Rich Johnson – Stolen Valor Double Dipper
The folks at MilitaryPhony send us their work on Richard Elmer Johson. It seems that little Dickie here has been making a Richard of himself and should probably stick to playing with his Johnson in private. Johnson was featured in the November 12, 2020 issue of the magazine “The Flagship” as a nominee in […]
Beirut Truck Bombs
On 23 October 1983, two truck bombs struck buildings in Beirut, Lebanon, housing American and French service members of the Multinational Force in Lebanon (MNF), a military peacekeeping operation during the Lebanese Civil War. The attack killed 305 people: 241 U.S. and 58 French military personnel, and six civilians. The first suicide bomber detonated a […]
GOP Candidate Under Fire for a Claim He Was Under Fire
Several news outlets are reporting that one of GOP candidate Tyler Kistner’s Political Action Committees (PAC) had to pull an ad falsely claiming that he saw combat as a Marine, but he did not. Minnesota Reformer The Independent Political Wire (only references Minnesota Reformer but comments are informative) GOP super PAC falsely claims congressional candidate […]
Last WWII Marine Ace Passes
Col. Dean Caswell USMC (Ret.) Jeff LPH 3 sends us the sad news of the passing of last living American Marine Corps fighter ace of World War II. Dean Caswell (1922-2022) fought in World War II, the Korean and the Vietnam wars. He retired from the Corps in 1968 at the rank of Colonel. Col. […]
Medal of Honor awardee Simanek passes on. Only 2 from Korea remain
Robert E. Simanek, 92, passed August 4 in West Bloomfield, MI. He was awarded the Medal of Honor after jumping on a Chinese hand grenade (after kicking away a second grenade thrown at the same time.) The Chinese attacked. During the ensuing firefight, two grenades landed in the shallow trench where Simanek and other Marines […]
Last WWII MOH Awardee Passes
Corporal Hershel “Woody” Williams The in-box is filled with the sad news that the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient has died. Marine Corporal “Woody” Williams was awarded the CMH during the Battle of Iwo Jima for displaying “valiant devotion to duty.” It was presented to him by President Harry Truman. Born […]
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