We Remember
Dennis Arndt, actor and vet dies
I like to think that every vet should be remembered. In this case, I had no idea what kind of life he led – and was surprised at what he had done. Dennis Arndt – not a household name. I suspect he was best known for what he was the recipient of … he was […]
Three vets pass on
Joe Harris, believed to have been the oldest surviving WWII Paratrooper, died March 14 at the young age of 108. 72 jumps before he got out – hardly a 5 jump chump. SGT Harris was a member of A Company of the 555th Parachute Infantry, aka the “Triple Nickels” or sometimes the “Buffalo Nickels.” They […]
Valor Friday
The humble looking enlisted man you see before you with a CIB has a distinctive little ribbon just below that among his fruit salad. Even without the photo being in color, the brilliant light blue ribbon with its five white stars stands out among the other awards on display. Bill Crawford was a young private […]
Valor Friday
Ralph Talbot was born in 1897 in Massachusettes, and would use natural gifts for both academics and athletics to eventually attend Yale. There he received some basic military officer training as part of the school’s artillery corps. These programs to train Ivy League men in the ways of military officership were the immediate predecessor to […]
Sad end of an era
John “Paddy” Hemingway, 105, the last Battle of Britain pilot, passed away Monday. He joined 85 Squadron flying Hurricanes in December 1938 and went with the squadron to France on the outbreak of war. Based near Lille, the squadron flew sector reconnaissance flights and exercises with the French Air Force during what became known […]
Weekend updates – Texas
Once did a driving trip, hitting up the Buffalo Soldier’s monuments at Ft. Riley and Ft. Leavenworth, stopping at the Negro Leagues Museum and American Jazz museum and hitting the Harry Truman Library in Independence, MO. This may take a little longer…it’s Texas, y’all. Things are further apart. Here’s a few ideas: It’s official – […]
Valor Friday
As we reported the other day, Fort Benning is once more Fort Benning. The large Army facility is no longer named after Confederate Brigadier General Henry Benning, who was a staunch anti-abolitionist and vocal and active participant in the secession cause. It is now named for Sergeant Fred Benning of Nebraska. Fred Benning was born […]
WWII pilot to be laid to rest
1LT Herbert G. Tennyson, a pilot from Wichita, KS will finally be repatriated and laid to rest. In 2017, off the coast of present-day Papua New Guinea, crews were running out of time to find those killed in action in World War II. “We were getting nervous, we didn’t know where this specific plane was,” […]
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