Archive for June 6th, 2019
Valor D-Day Special
Mason’s taken some time to produce a Valor D-Day Special for us, highlighting Theodore Roosevelt. Not the one on Mt. Rushmore, but his son Theodore Roosevelt III, known as Ted. Brigadier General Ted, that is, and here is his story of his valor on a very important day. BG Roosevelt III Mason As we commemorate […]
World War II From Space-Video Documentary
In light of the anniversary of the Normandy landing, here’s a History Channel documentary. It shows the major events of World War II taking place from a strategic level, using the globe as a reference. It goes into detail explaining the events that’ll eventually lead to the D-Day Landings. It goes beyond the landings and […]
Thursdays are for cooking….
Anyone ever pull KP in the Army? Was it Beetle Bailey that was always pulling KP for some silly thing he did? Here’s your standard K-rats contents from World War II. The paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne and 101st Airborne carried K-rations as well as D-rations. Those 24,000 men came stocked with a three-day supply […]
Honoring D-Day
Some images from the Normandy beach landings, now 75 years in the past. https://parade.com/298773/iraphael/iconic-d-day-photos/#gallery_298773-1
Thursday Feel Good Stories
FNX-45 Person shot, killed after multiple attempted carjackings in Publix parking lot, HCSO says By: WFTS Digital Staff SUN CITY CENTER, Fla. — A suspect was shot and killed after multiple attempted carjackings in Hillsborough County. According to deputies, the incident happened around 9:10 a.m. on Tuesday in the parking lot of the Publix located […]
D-Day, 75 Years Ago
American troops head toward Omaha Beach, June 6, 1944. NpX 72-98 “My fellow Americans: Last night, when I spoke with you about the fall of Rome, I knew at that moment that troops of the United States and our allies were crossing the Channel in another and greater operation. It has come to pass with […]
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