Marines
Battle of Okinawa Veteran Receives Purple Heart
Anthony “Tony” Procassini, 98 years old, received a purple heart for being wounded in Combat during World War II. He’s a veteran of the Battle of Okinawa. He submitted paperwork to receive the Purple Heart after the war. He didn’t receive the Purple Heart from that effort. Instead, he moved on. A few years ago, […]
Pat Tillman Award Goes to a Marine
Marine Corps veteran Kirstie Ennis already has quite the impressive resume. The prior Marine sergeant has been attempting to climb and summit the tallest peaks on each continent. In 2015 she walked across Britain — with some help from Prince Harry. She has swam and won three gold medals in the Warrior Games. She’s a snowboarding Paralympic […]
…and He’s Off to Parris Island Now
This young man went and joined up before he finished high school, so his school gave him a proper send-off ceremony. https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/2019/06/29/future-marine-gets-his-own-graduation-ceremony-before-leaving-for-parris-island/ He comes from the Dominican Republic originally. Now he’s lined up to serve his new country. BZ to him and others like him. I wish him well, with a long and prosperous career. […]
Valor Friday
Today’s Valor Friday is dedicated to Lieutenant Colonel Howard V Lee, USMC, and his actions in Quang Tri Provence, Viet Nam, during Operation Prairie. Mason has done his usual outstanding research on Lieutenant Colonel Lee’s valor during the dark days of the Viet Nam war. Here’s Mason: Mason On March 23, 2019, another hero of […]
The U.S. Navy Needs to Return to Subic Bay, Philippines
Port call. Chart of Subic Bay Another article from Boomer, Poetrooper’s buddy. Here’s Poe: Another timely and informative piece from Boomer on naval matters in the Pacific. Check out my comment to The Other Whitey on the Mizzou piece. Captain Deutermann’s WWII Pacific writings are an absolute pleasure to read. Battle sequences are incredibly detailed […]
Valor Friday
Howard V. Lee, USMC. Medal of Honor recipient for actions during the Vietnam War. Source: Official Marine Corps photo United States Marine Corps. For today’s Valor Friday we highlight Lieutenant Colonel Howard V Lee, USMC (ret) who, as a young platoon leader in Viet Nam, found action against a numerically superior enemy in the vicinity […]
Marine who pissed on dead Taliban wins in court
Just in case some of our readers need a “refreshing” course in how to best win the hearts and minds of our enemy: A military court has dismissed charges against a former Marine scout sniper who pleaded guilty to urinating on Taliban corpses, finding that former Commandant Gen. James Amos had illegally interfered […]
Flag Day and Happy Birthday Army!
Flag Day is celebrated annually in the U.S. on June 14. Here are some key things to know about the holiday. Its origins date back to 1885, when a schoolteacher in Wisconsin had his class honor “Flag Birthday” on June 14 to mark the anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. From there, communities across […]
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