Army
Deployment related pay delayed for deployed Soldiers
The Army decided to delay providing Operational Deployment Pay to deployed Soldiers, without providing hints on when these payments will occur. This additional pay varies depending on rank. Army officials stated that the details for this specific pay were not completely sorted out. This confusion resulted in pay errors. The Army wanted to fix these […]
Woodson’s widow receives his posthumous DSC
You’ll remember the name Waverly Woodson from my past Valor Friday article on him, and more recently when we got word his long delayed posthumous Bronze Star Medal w/ “V” for Valor was announced as being upgraded to a DSC. Yesterday, Woodson’s widow and generations of his descendants were present to receive his Distinguished Service […]
Private that defected to North Korea gets time served, and the Navy solves their retention issues
You’ll remember Travis King, soon to be formerly a private in the US Army, was the boneheaded turd that was supposed to be escorted to the airport to fly back to the states from South Korea. As I recall he was being chaptered out. Somehow he slipped his guard, snuck into a tour group visiting […]
Valor Friday
We had a request from MustangCryppie that I highlight the actions of one Peter Lemon in the jungles of Vietnam. Lemon is unique in a few ways. He was Canadian-born, and is the only foreign born recipient of the Medal of Honor for actions in Vietnam. He was a volunteer, signing up to fight the […]
Valor Friday
We talk a lot about “Firsts.” The first man in space is a name that will likely be remembered for all eternity (it was Yuri Gagarin). The first to fly. The first to sail around the world. The first Pope. The first king of a unified Great Britain. These are the things that we remember. […]
Korean War Vet James Earl Jones passes
One of the greats passed Monday. James Earl Jones, the voice of Darth Vader, the actor who brought Jack Johnson back to life, the B-52 bombardier in “Dr. Strangelove” (his first film role, btw), the immortal voice of Terrence Mann in “Field of Dreams”, has left us. He was 93. Born Todd Jones on Jan. […]
Valor Friday
Sometimes when conducting research for this article I come across a story that’s really unbelievable. I knew the story of Desmond Doss before the Hacksaw Ridge (2016) brought his epic bravery to wider audiences. I highlighted the story of a personal hero of mine a while back; Captain (Doctor) Ben Solomon. Today’s subject is similar […]
Pier One should be a retailer, not an Army boondoggle
Let’s look at the infamous Hamas pier one last time. The pier was announced by President Joe Biden in his State of the Union address in March. Deputy Commander of US Central Command, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, told reporters in July that the pier helped deliver 19.4 million pounds of aid to the desperate population in Gaza. […]
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