Korea
South Korean police officers raid U.S. Army bases
South Korean police, and the U.S. Army’s Criminal Investigation Division, conducted joint raids. They found synthetic cannabis, “mixed liquids” used for vaping, and cash. The suspects are accused of using the U.S. military postal service to bring marijuana into South Korea. Among those charged were individuals alleged to have been sellers, middlemen, as well as […]
Wednesday shorts – Brandon act, A-anniversary, Kim spying, Fusion test
Seems I see lots of partial articles this week – ah well, that’s the way it goes. First up – Air/Space Force folks can now self-submit and get a mental health evaluation within a day, under the provisions of the Brandon Act. “Service members may request a referral for any reason, including, but not limited […]
Valor Friday
Our own King of Battle pointed out that Luther Story, who received a posthumous Medal of Honor for gallantry in action during the Korean War is about to be returned home and finally, properly laid to rest. We talked about Corporal Story back at the beginning of the month when it was announced his remains […]
North Korea: about 800,000 signed up to fight America
A newspaper in North Korea claims that about 800,000 citizens either reenlisted or volunteered to join the military. The motivation cited for volunteering and for reenlisting? Fighting the United States. Further down the article, the claim switches to 800,000 students and workers volunteering to fight America. From the New York Post: North Korea claims that […]
The U.S. launches an unarmed ICBM
The US carried out a test that had been planned across multiple Air Force agencies. Taking off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, the ICBM transited about 4,200 miles, ending its trajectory at the Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. The show of accuracy occurs in the aftermath of North Korea’s showcasing its Hwasong-17 ICBM launchers. From Fox […]
Korean War Memorial. Get it right!
36, 634 names are etched into $22,000,000 worth of black marble slabs added as part of the Korean War Memorial. Two historians named Barker in Dallas estimate that there are over 1,000 spelling errors, 245 people who should not be there, and that there are another 500 or so who should be on there but […]
Valor Friday
Sometimes while writing one of my articles, someone in the comments surprises the heck out of me and mentions a personal connection to a subject. In the case of Larry Thorne/Lauri Allen Torni, we have a longtime member whose father was his commanding officer and friend for a while. For last week’s article, another longtime […]
Valor Friday
A couple weeks back we discussed the anniversary of the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. One of the heroes, among the many heroes, of that battle had his name brought up. Let’s learn a bit more about Don Carlos Faith Jr. Don Carlos Faith Jr. was born in 1918 to career US Army officer Don Carlos […]
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