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A MAGNIFICENT FIGHT: Marines in the Battle for Wake Islandby Robert J. Cressman NPS DOD‘A Difficult Thing To Do’Even as deliberations proceeded to determine the fate of the relief efforts, the men on Wake, ignorant of what was transpiring at Pearl Harbor and on the bridges of Task Force 14’s …

The day after the attacks of September 11, 2001, Pat told a reporter, “At times like this you stop and think about just how good we have it, what kind of system we live in, and the freedoms we are allowed. A lot of my family has gone and fought …

Third Biden COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Blocked: Federal Judge Grants Nationwide Preliminary Injunction. the mandates according to multiple courts are illegal. But power hungry local officials are unconcerned about legalities or about the Constitution or medical privacy. . Over 113 firefighters were laid off without pay for not complying with the …

Members of Task Force Ranger, who fought in Somalia during the Battle of Mogadishu, pose for a photo in Somalia in 1993. Among the task force was retired Sgt. 1st Class Richard “Doc” Strous, who was recently awarded the Silver Star for his actions in Mogadishu and went on to …

JIMMY STEWART FLEW IN VIETNAM?   WHAT MOVIE WAS THAT !!​ ©  J David Truby 2018 Brig. Gen. James Stewart (middle) and the crew of the Green-2 B-52 on February 20, 1966. The aircraft flew a classified Arc Light bombing mission over Vietnam with Stewart aboard as an official observer. Stewart was …

November, 2004 – Into the hot zone at the Second Battle of Fallujah By Pablo Villa Staff Sgt. David Bellavia was bleary eyed. He had been awake nearly 48 hours, denied sleep by a cacophony of sporadic gunfire aimed at him and his platoon as they made their way through …

A Handful of Hard Men: The SAS and the Battle for Rhodesia    by Hannes Wessels Africa Unathorized With the collapse of colonialism and the European retreat from Africa the then colony of Southern Rhodesia refused to follow the political fashion of the time and succumb quietly. They decided to …

Bob Howard (the most decorated Green Beret) with his Medal of Honor. THE STORY OF THE GREEN BERET The Green Beret was originally designated in 1953 by Special Forces Major Herbert Brucker, a veteran of the OSS. Later that year, 1st Lt. Roger Pezelle adopted it as the unofficial headgear …

Enes Kanter Twitter Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter is legally changing his name to Enes Kanter Freedom, @TheAthletic@Stadium learned. Kanter will be his middle name, Freedom is his new last name. He becomes a U.S. citizen on Monday. Freedom is of Turkish ethnicity born in Switzerland. And he’s been very …