The Warrior Code
Supersonic Flight 75 Years Ago
BG Charles (Chuck) Yeager, USAF On 14 October 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first pilot in history to break the sound barrier. Four rocket engines shot his X-1 aircraft, Glamorous Glennis, to more than 700 mph breaking the sound barrier above what now is Edwards Air Force Base. Security clamped down immediately on the event, […]
Festival of John Moses Browning
Today we celebrate the birthday of John Moses Browning, and his Gospel. Sit you down and harken. The Holy Gospel of JMB As translated from the original ancient manuscripts by Friar Frog. 1) In the beginning was the 1911, and the 1911 was THE pistol, and it was good. And behold the Lord said, “Thou […]
Valor Friday
Coast Guard Senior Chief Terrell Horne III For today’s Valor Friday Mason brings us Senior Chief Terrell Horne III, USCG, and his remarkable heroism in the “Other” War, the War on Drugs. Mason The Korean War is often called “The Forgotten War”. Overshadowed by the much larger World War that preceded it by only five […]
Valor Friday
Major John André- did not receive an award. Mason sends. Today I’m going to discuss men who received our nation’s first, and thus highest, honors. I started this article last week before realizing that laying the groundwork for what these medals were and where they fit into the US awards and decorations system required its […]
Valor Frday
Pvt Charles H. McVeagh, USA Mason has done it once again. Our very own Skippy, poking around ghost towns in New Mexico for reasons known only to himself, came across a this anomaly, a recent headstone of one Charles H. McVeagh, Medal of Honor awardee. I forwarded his find on to Mason to work his […]
Valor Friday
United States Navy CMCN Marvin Shields Today’s Valor Friday is dedicated to CM3 Marvin Shields, USN, and his actions 55 miles northwest of Saigon in Dong Xoai. Mason has done his usual outstanding research on Petty Officer Shields’ valor during the dark days of the Viet Nam war. Mason The US Navy construction battalions (known as […]
Valor Friday
SFC Alwyn “Al” Cashe Mason It’s hard to believe we are rapidly approaching the second anniversary of losing site founder and operator SFC (ret) Jonn Lilyea, US Army. I’m sure I’m not alone in missing him and his wry sense of humor. In his honor, I’ll be exploring one of Jonn’s personal heroes today. Longtime […]
Valor Friday
Ensign Charles Hammann Once again Mason brings us a tale of heroism in the air, this time in WW-I off what is now the Adriatic coast of Croatia. How an American Navy Enlisted Pilot managed to perform a wartime rescue at sea is impressive in and of itself, but is even more so when one […]
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