Army
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 […]
Louisiana Judge Accused of Stolen Valor
District Judge Tiffany Foxworth-Roberts of Louisiana faces potential removal from office following a damning report by the state’s Office of Special Counsel. The OSC has recommended her immediate removal for “egregious unethical conduct” after investigating multiple serious allegations. The judge, who campaigned as a Democrat while highlighting “conservative family values,” allegedly fabricated her military background […]
Military parade for the Army’s birthday – Media trying to make it about Trump’s birthday
The U.S. Army and President Donald Trump share the same birthday, June 14. Trump wanted this parade, not for himself, but to commemorate the Army’s 250th birthday. This parade would be the beginning of what would be a long celebration leading up to the 250th birthday of the United States. However, the mainstream media initially […]
Army O-3 breaks mile record by 20 seconds
U.S. Army Capt. Travis Chewning-Kulick set a new mile run record at Ft. Hood Cavazos last Friday. In so doing, he shaved 20 seconds off the existing mark. The official ruling from the Guinness World Records takes roughly six months to be confirmed, but multiple witnesses on hand reported his time, which was a third […]
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