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Saturday updates
Welp, now that the HMFIC has confirmed the Search button has been removed, I’m gonna have to revert to “y’all remember when we talked about XXX?” (And hope some of you deplorables don’t instantly actually GO XXX.) Oh, and the Army Times suggested you woo your significant other with WWII acronyms for Valentine’s Day. I […]
Valor Friday
Here’s something you might not have heard of, because I hadn’t, and I like to think myself well-versed on the topic of American military history. The above photo is a World War I propaganda poster from the YWCA (which was never made famous like the YMCA, thanks for nothing The Village People). Bet you didn’t […]
Staff Sergeant Michael Ollis Awarded MOH
US soldier who blocked suicide bomber in Afghanistan to be awarded Medal of Honor By JOHN VANDIVER STUTTGART, Germany — A U.S. soldier who died saving the life of a Polish counterpart in Afghanistan in 2013, will receive the Medal of Honor. President Donald Trump approved the recognition, the parents of Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis […]
Washington Crash Report
Seems the NTSB has released their final report on the Washington airplane-Blackhawk crash that killed 67 a year ago in January 2025, and almost all the blame is getting laid on one particular doorstep: the FAA’s Air Traffic Control system. I have to say, I am a bit surprised – “pilot error” is cited so […]
Valor Friday
Harold “Hal” Fritz of Wisconsin was a 25-year old Army armor officer when he earned the Medal of Honor for actions in Vietnam in 1969. He was days away from finishing his tour when he refused to stop leading his men. Not in the face of overwhelming enemy odds, not after he was seriously wounded, […]
Valor Friday
Military.com this week will be doing most of the heavy lifting for Valor Friday. They did a write up on Edwin Ramsey and his platoon of cav troopers from the 26th Cavalry Regiment (Philippine Scouts). On 16 January 1942, after more than a month of fighting against a relentless force of Imperial Japanese, then Lieutenant […]
A Tale of Two…
It was the best of time, it was the worst of times. That’s the opener to “A Tale of Two Cities”, widely cited as one of the greatest opening lines in history, along with “Call me Ishmael!” and a few others.* We’re gonna tell a tale of two programs. Too short a column for […]
Valor Friday
Regular readers of this column will no doubt have noticed that I prefer to put considerable effort into my subjects. When time doesn’t permit that (I got a quartet of young kids with active schedules), you’ll also have noticed that I phone it in. I either point y’all to another article or just do a […]
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