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Valor Friday
A few months back I highlighted the valor of US Army Captain Willibald Bianchi. At the time it was announced he was returning home after 80 years of being missing after being killed in World War II. He’s finally being laid to rest in his home state of Minnesota tomorrow, if you’re near New Ulm. […]
Teachers
Used to be an article of faith that teachers were educators, and in most cases had your kids’ interests at heart. Even now, I think many teachers set out to be the best teachers they can. (Full admission: I have three, almost four teachers in the family: one a professional who is now the dean […]
USS Ford Headed Home. Finally.
USS Ford (CVN-78) USS Ford aircraft carrier will be heading home after record-breaking deployment By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and BEN FINLEY WASHINGTON (AP) — The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, will be heading home following a record-setting deployment of more than 300 days that included participating in the war against Iran and […]
Ukraine designing a new APC – based on what?
Ukraine is designing a new armored personnel carrier, driven by their years of combat against the Russians. No exactly a shocking development, given the amount of vehicular casualties they must have taken, but what they are basing the new design on is a bit shocking. The M113. Yep, the old aluminum box that millions have […]
Someone to watch?
I haven’t been following an Air Force reserves vet name of Anna Paulina Luna, but she has been a Congresswoman from Florida (on the R side of the aisle, thank you) who is making some interesting noises lately. Notably about Gannon Ken Van Dyke, the Master Sergeant who made (and presumably now lost) over […]



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