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The United States Navy is beginning a new era even as one begins to dim. Edwards AFB [CA] saw the dawn of carrier-borne unmanned combat aircraft on one day, and the next, a Cold War icon was laid to rest at Puget Sound [WA] Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. At 1409PST, a small aircraft...
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I received word today (January 9th, 2011), that Major Richard “Dick” Winters passed away quietly on January 2, 2011. Although I never did get to meet him, I feel honored to have exchanged emails with him. For those of you who don’t know I served in the 506th Infantry Regiment in Korea...
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The Chinese unified the Korean Peninsula in the 7 th Century, and a series of dynasties ruled Choson until 1910. The Japanese imposed a treaty on Korea in 1874 (guaranteeing access to trade), sparking the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895). Upon winning the war, Japan annexed Korea as a protectorate. Korean...
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We learn in school that World War I ended on June 19, 1919 with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles; however, fighting actually ended seven months earlier, at the passing of the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, what was to become known as Veterans Day, ended the hostilities...
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For those of you who have served, for those of you who haven’t. If you look up the word HERO in the dictionary, this is the face you will see staring back at you. Tango Mike Mike - Roy P. Benavidez
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By Jeffry Scott The Atlanta Journal-Constitution He was a kid who didn’t want to be a soldier. There was a war in Vietnam and a peace movement in America. But then he got the government's letter. So he quit his job at a furniture store, quit thinking about college and found himself on a cold...
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I was unfortunately very busy yesterday with Memorial Day events, and although I was honored to be at these events, I neglected to post something for Memorial Day on my blog. Below is a poem that I received from a colleague of mine. I hope you enjoy it. You Never Knew Me by J. D. “Illiad” Frazer...
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Much has been made of our glimpse into the administration’s nuclear philosophy, afforded by this week’s leak of the new Nuclear Posture Review and the signing of a new START with Russia. Most analyses I have seen tie the content to President Obama’s avowed aspiration for a nuclear-free world. It is never...
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Alexander Haig died yesterday morning at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. Raised at Philadelphia, he spent two years at Notre Dame before transferring to West Point(1947). He served on Douglas MacArthur's staff in Korea, participated in and was decorated for valor in four campaigns, worked at the...
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The FBI said today that they are announcing the addition of two individuals to our Most Wanted Terrorists list, along with substantial rewards for information leading to their capture. Fahd Mohammed Ahmed al-Quso is sought for his role in the October 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen, in which 17...
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