Marine Reconnaissance foundation: Historic Preservation Traditions….when a Recon Marine or Corpsman completed the necessary day, night and combat equipment jumps, he is awarded the Navy & Marine Corps Advanced Parachute device, often referred to as “Gold Wings”.It was traditional for that teammate to request to receive his Gold Wings, and …
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Tribute To Martha “Maggie” Raye From “Doc” Dentice – Vietnam Medic “MARTHA RAYE: VIETNAM CASUALTYMartha Raye is the only Vietnam casualty in Hollywood, surreptitously blacklistedas a warmonger for devoting ten years, on and off, working with medics under firein the field. She is a lieutenant colonel in the Green Berets, given …
Read More »The Battle of Gettysburg, Lincoln’s Gettysburg address and the men of The Battle
Lincoln‘s Gettysburg address : Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that “all men are created equal” Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation …
Read More »The Officer who held the hill at the Battle of Gettysburg, Army Maj. Gen. Joshua Chamberlain
Army Maj. Gen. Joshua Chamberlain FEB. 24, 2020 | BY KATIE LANGE, DOD NEWS A painting depicts Union Army Col. Joshua L. Chamberlain ordering the men of the 20th Maine Infantry to run down Little Round Top and push back the Confederate soldiers during the Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863. Anyone …
Read More »Rhodesia ‘The Country That Was’ : Zimbabwe ‘The Failed State That Is’
Rhodesia ‘The Country That Was’ : Zimbabwe ‘The Tragedy That Is’ OPINION By Scott Spires Many years ago a country existed on a continent that for the most part had never known stability or progress. A continent locked in perpetual tribal warfare. A country that was Christian in character, striving …
Read More »Navy and Port of Hueneme Help Relieve U.S. Supply-Chain Congestion
“The Biden Administration: Supply chain issues will “continue into next year.” In other words, everything’s going to stay expensive.” Rep Jim Jordan The U.S. Navy makes an effort to alleviate the problem. 211122-N-AS200-0015 PORT HUENEME, Calif. – The U.S. Navy in partnership with the Oxnard Harbor District (OHD) is providing …
Read More »Socom Commander Says Taliban Aren’t Counterterrorism Partners in Afghanistan
A U.S. Special Forces Soldier, attached to Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, relays the situation report, to his chain of command via radio during an operation in the Ghorak district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 12, 2016. Photo By: Army Sgt. Connor Mendez NOV. 22, 2021 | BY C. TODD LOPEZ, DOD NEWS Socom …
Read More »The Warrior of WWII 103rd Infantry Division: the Legendary Last Crow Chief, Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow
“I’m a Famous Horse Thief” Joseph Medicine Crow had to touch or strike a living enemy, wrestle away an enemy’s weapon, enter an enemy camp and steal an enemy’s horse, and command a victorious war party in order to become a Tribal Chief. Born October 27, 1913 near Lodge Grass, …
Read More »West Palm Beach Police have a new hero : 9 Yr Old who defended her mother, chased thug
West Palm Beach Police posted a short message on their Facebook page. Further details not needed. Chief Adderley honored a 9-year old child today for bravery as she ran to her mother’s defense to fend off a brazen robber. An #arrest was swiftly made in this case. The West Palm …
Read More »2nd Lt. Anthony D Wentz, 23 killed in collision of two T-38C Talon trainers at Laughlin Air Base
Second Lt. Anthony D. Wentz, 23, of Falcon, Coloradio has been identified as a pilot that was killed at Laughlin airbase. The pilot who was killed in the aircraft collision involving two T-38C Talon trainer aircraft at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Nov. 19, has been identified as 2nd Lt. …
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