WWII
Valor Friday
World War II ended on 15 August 1945 with the unconditional surrender of the Japanese Empire (the war in Europe had ended a few months prior in May). The actual signing of the Instrument of Surrender would be a grand occasion that happened some weeks later. This past week we passed the 79th anniversary of […]
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 […]
Valor Friday
You never really know where your military service will take you. That’s especially true in wartime. John Galvin (pictured) was a Naval Aviator during World War II. Serving in the Pacific Theater, he ultimately shot down seven enemy fighters (and thus a fighter Ace) and earned four Distinguished Flying Crosses (among other awards). In the […]
Thursday updates- Fortson, Biden, Lee, and 6/6
You should recall Roger Fortson, the young airman killed by a deputy sheriff in Florida after answering his door with a gun in his hand. For a good start – the deputy has been fired. Deputy Eddie Duran, an Army veteran who had been with the department since 2019, was fired from the Okaloosa County […]
Last Triple Ace dies, age 102
Let that sink in. Triple Ace. At least fifteen kills – in his case, 16 in air-to-air combat. One Israeli in the Six Day War has 17, and Ukraine claimed one of theirs (since disputed) with 40, but since WWII these have been few and far between.* Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson arrived in the European […]
And you thought he was just a commie asshole
Let’s go back in time to WWII and after. There was a group of English spies for Russia known as the Cambridge 4. If that isn’t a household word, perhaps you older guys will remember names like Donald MacLean and Guy Burgess – still nothing? Howzabout Kim Philby – he fled England to a hero’s […]
Valor Friday
August 1917. The US has now been a part of World War I for months. Vast numbers of men and war materiel have been mobilized. The US Army grows to a size unheard of in the history of the country. As part of that, whole new divisions were being created seemingly every day. Among the […]
WWII Brit collaborators
Interesting article in the Telegraph about British collaborators who, once captured, decided to work for the Nazis. We all know the story of the escape attempt from Stalag Luft III (Air prison 3) near Sagan, immortalized as “The Great Escape”. Recently, it has come to light that one of the escape participants, Desmond Plunkett, maintained […]
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