Army
Valor Friday
With the recent passing of the 81st anniversary of the D-Day Invasion of Normandy, word came out about an award upgrade for one of the valiant men who dropped behind enemy lines on that fateful morning. William D Owens, who left the service as a staff sergeant, is seeing a Bronze Star Medal be upgraded […]
Supposedly 100s of protests planned for Saturday
People across the country are planning “No Kings Day of Defiance” protest in response to Donald Trump acting, well, like Donald Trump. Except they see it as vastly more sinister: Organizers behind the “No Kings” movement are calling the protests a reaction to the large military parade taking place in Washington, D.C., on Saturday in […]
Nazi goodies and weapons found in raid
Law enforcement conducting raids on houses belonging to two vets accused of a violent break-in at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Washington state found Nazi equipment and weapons. Derek Sanders, the elected sheriff of Thurston County, said in a Facebook post that the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division asked his office for assistance Monday […]
Valor Friday
Castle Itter in Austria was the site of what’s been described as the strangest battle in all of World War II. The setting for today’s story is a small castle in Tyrol, Austria. The site dates back to the 13th Century as a fortress of some sort. As castles were, it was the administrative center […]
Valor Friday
Today’s article will feature two men. Nicholas Minue and Rodger Young both earned the Medal of Honor for their actions during World War II. Both men received that award posthumously, having died in their final act of gallantry. They also both gave up NCO rank so that they could go to war and fight. Minue […]
Profanity banned at an Army battalion
The 43rd Adjutant Battalion at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, released a memo declaring a profanity-free campus. This prohibition is in effect during duty hours and includes profanity, vulgar language, and rude gestures. The memo stated that this kind of language is inconsistent with Army Core Values. From Military Times: The 43rd Adjutant Battalion issued a […]
Valor Friday
This week’s subject comes to us by way of the Encyclopedia of Arkansas; Clarence Byrle Craft, a native of California, received the Medal of Honor for his actions on Hen Hill during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. He moved to Arkansas after World War II and died in Fayetteville (Washington County). Clarence B. Craft […]
Valor Friday
When Captain Riley Pitts’ posthumous Medal of Honor was presented to his widow Eula Mae, President Lyndon Johnson said, What this man did in an hour of incredible courage will live in the story of America as long as America endures – as he will live in the hearts and memories of those who loved […]
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