Fair Winds and Following Seas
ROTC Cadets on Col. Shah’s Heroism
Army cadets recall how fallen officer defended them in Old Dominion shooting Eight Army ROTC students credited their quick reactions to Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, their instructor. Shah was killed in the attack. Matt White The Army ROTC cadets who fought back against a classroom gunman at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, say they […]
Daily FGS
1911 Waco Police: Fatal April shooting was in self-defense, shooter no-billed Christopher De Los Santos AMcLennan County grand jury on Thursday declined to indict the person investigators believe fatally shot Christian Hicks, 51, in April. The shooting was determined to be an act of self-defense, according to a Waco Police press release. Officers responded to […]
Sunday FGS
Holland & Holland Royal Double Rifle Charleston Police arrest burglary suspect held at gunpoint by homeowner By Patrick Phillips Published: Apr. 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM CDT|Updated: Apr. 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM CDT CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – Police say a Charleston man who was held at gunpoint by a homeowner during an apparent burglary. […]
Navy Vet Earl Holliman, 96, dead
I wonder what the most common excuses for not serving are? “I wanted to enlist in high school, but my parents wouldn’t sign for me” has to be one of the most common. (A valued friend who died last year was at least honest – “I thought about going in but wound up getting into […]
Navy F-18 Lost
Navy confirms death of crew after jet crashes near Mount Rainier in Washington Navy said it will withhold identities of the 2 crew members for 24 hours after notifying next of kin Greg Wehner By Greg Wehner Fox News U.S. Naval officials confirmed Sunday that the two crew members of a Navy jet that crashed […]
Navy Vet’s death
Going to start off with ALF – Alien Life Form (if you didn’t know) – the old TV sitcom which starred a cat-loving (well, if properly cooked) critter from Planet Melmac. The actor who played Brian,Benji Gregory, 46, the young son of the family, just died last week. He was one of us. After his […]
Chris Prentis dies.
I know, who was Chris Prentis? “Christopher Prentis, born July 7 1932, died February 19 2024” doesn’t say much. Chris Prentis was born a vicar’s son in England. The family moved to Queensland in ’34, and were literally at sea returning to England when war was declared. He entered the Naval College at Dartmouth in […]
Captain Larry Taylor, MoH dies age 81
Larry Taylor, who just last year received the Medal of Honor for his daring rescue of a surrounded LRRP team in Vietnam, has sadly passed away. He was 81 years old. Local news channel WBIR has the story; An East Tennessee Army veteran who recently received the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the […]
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