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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 […]
Hiroshi Miyamura, MoH recipient, dies at 97
I wrote about Hiroshi Miyamura in a previous Valor Friday piece you can find here. Sadly, Miyamura has died, having lived to age 97. He was one of only two living Medal of Honor recipients from the Korean War and was the oldest surviving MoH recipient at the time of his death. His passing leaves […]
Looking back to Chosin on the 72nd anniversary of the battle
As we settle into our holiday weekend, take a moment to remember the men who took on the North Korean and Chinese armies 72 years ago at the Chosin Reservoir. The battle, which lasted about three weeks, saw heavy Allied casualties as the Chinese entered the conflict, pushing back on the UN forces, and retaking […]
Both Koreas in on the action? Biden wants Xi’s help
In a Cold-War sounding deal, two powers are said to be supplying opposite sides of a conflict. Russia and the US, right? Nope, it is reported that both Koreas are to be sending arms to opposite sides of the Ukraine conflict. First off, the Norks: The North Korean government is covertly funneling artillery shells […]
More NORK missiles, strong ROK response
Well, the Norks keep launching missiles in protest over the previously scheduled ROK-US exercises, claiming the US is practicing to invade. Yawn. The ROK defense minister, Lee Jong-sup met with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin this week, and showing how thoroughly intimidated all parties are, agreed to extend the exercises. However, North Korea has warned […]
Quick updates: Norks, Recruiting snafu, Homeless vet count drops, Illegal Mick, WH kills 4-star nom
The Norks continue to try and twist the tail of the lion…provoking an attack by provoking an attack so they can try to sucker-punch the South with nukes. Remember the fat playground bully who tried to terrorize kids by provoking them to fight, then when the first punch was thrown ran crying to a […]
Valor Friday
My least favorite Valor Friday articles to write are those that coincide with the death of a hero. Such is today’s subject. Last week, Robert Simanek, a recipient of the Medal of Honor, passed away at the age of 92 on 1 August. David posted about it earlier this week, but I wanted to dig […]
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