We Remember
Valor Friday
The US Army’s 27th Infantry Regiment are known as the “Wolfhounds.” Though there were 27th Infantry Regiments raised during both the War of 1812 and the Civil War, the current incarnation of the 27th Infantry dates to 1901. They saw combat in the Philippine Insurrection, before being part of the American Expeditionary Force sent to […]
Army Vet Willy Mays dead at 93
Willie Howard Mays, one of the greatest baseball players in history and a pioneering early black black player died yesterday, June 18, at the age of 93. Mays played several sports at Fairfield Industrial High School. On the basketball team, he led players at all-black high schools in Jefferson County in scoring. Mays played quarterback, […]
Valor Friday
We talked about Philip Conran briefly several years back. At the time, I wrote a piece on him for Valor Friday, but it appears that it was never shared with the blog. Here it is, five years later. A congressman from California, Rep. Salud Carbajal (D), has introduced legislation authorizing the president to upgrade Air […]
D-Day+80 Years
It’s that time of year again, where we take a moment to remember D-Day. I know David included it in his roundup on his daily collection of new, but I think it deserves its own post. Long time readers will notice that I actually got the number of years right, which I apparently screwed up […]
D-Day hero to receive posthumous DSC
We’ve talked about Staff Sergeant Waverly Woodson Jr before. I wrote about him last year for a Valor Friday piece. Click the link to refresh your memory. Ex-PH2 posted about him a few years previous. [Editor’s note: I don’t realize how much I miss some people like Ex until I’m going through old posts and […]
Valor Friday
The above pictured flag has generated some controversy lately. It’s a Revolutionary War symbol, first flown aboard the first naval vessels commissioned by George Washington in his role as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. This was in 1775, before the Declaration of Independence. It’s therefore a symbol rooted deep in the legacy of the founding […]
Memorial Day
Originally called Decoration Day, the day first honored the Civil War dead and now recognizes all veterans who died while in service to the United States during times of conflict. “Memorial Day” was technically born in Waterloo, New York, in 1966, as President Johnson declared the new name for the annual observance. In Washington D.C., […]
Valor Friday
We discussed yesterday the recent passing of Brigadier General Clarence “Bud” Anderson. He was the last American triple ace still living. He shot down 16 German Luftwaffe planes in the skies over Europe between 8 March and 5 December 1944. He earned five Distinguished Flying Crosses for his successes. Read them here. Post-war, Anderson remained […]
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