Army
USAR major defrauds Gold Star families out of millions
This is the lowest of the low. Caz Craffy, a US Army Reserve major apparently, has plead guilty to using his position as a financial advisor to Gold Star families to bilk them out of millions. Army Times story: An Army Reserve major pleaded guilty to using his position as an Army financial counselor to […]
Army helicopter pilots to receive more training hours
In response to aircraft related accidents, the Army is going to have its helicopter pilots conduct additional hours of training. Six hours of training will be added that focuses on spatial awareness and maintenance issues. Active-duty pilots will complete this training by May 10. From Military.com: Now, the service is adding four to six hours […]
Valor Friday
I briefly mentioned today’s subject when I was talking in detail about another man. Staff Sergeant Rodney Yano earned the Medal of Honor (posthumously) for valor in action while a helicopter crewman over Vietnam. The pilot of the chopper that day was John Bahnsen. Bahnsen was suggested as a Valor Friday candidate in his own […]
Last Korean War MoH recipient dies
We really don’t want this blog to be an obituary page, but we can’t let the passing of a legend like Colonel Puckett go unmentioned. You’ll recall that Puckett received the Medal of Honor in 2021 for actions during the Korean War. After the 2022 passing of Staff Sergeant Hiroshi Miyamura, Puckett was the last […]
Army Corps of Engineers to Baltimore Recovery
Army Corps of Engineers supports Baltimore bridge recovery efforts By Zamone Perez More than 1,100 Army Corps of Engineers engineering, construction, contracting and operations specialists will take part in recovery efforts and clearing debris following the bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, according to a statement from the Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday. The Army […]
Valor Friday
Once more my house is a mess of sick people. I spent most of Wednesday evening throwing up, not even a full two weeks after the last go round of food poisoning. I tell ya, having little kids seems to be a recipe for just constant illness. With that in mind, you’ll have to forgive […]
Army four-star “helps” lower ranker
Today’s weirdness: looks like an Army 4-star, Gen. Charles Hamilton, got seriously involved in manipulating the promotion of a subordinate. Gen. Charles Hamilton, who oversees Army Materiel Command, spent about a month last year trying to pull strings behind the scenes for a female lieutenant colonel to breeze through the service’s Battalion Commander Assessment […]
Valor Friday
Last week I briefly mentioned Ruben Rivers. Let’s dive deeper into the amazing legacy of the man. Rivers was born in rural central Oklahoma in 1918 as one of eleven children. Half-black and half-Cherokee, Rivers and his siblings grew up working the family farm. He worked for the railroad before enlisting with two of his […]
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