Author Archives: Douglas R. Satterfield
[April 19, 1775] Today we commemorate the day the war that started at Concord became the American Revolution. Much has been written of the events leading up to the Revolutionary War and the fighting on the first day, April 19, 1775. The movement of troops that would lead to the beginning of the War, started the night before… Read More »
[April 18, 2025] In a little over a week from today, those of us living in South Jersey will be part of a ceremony to honor a U.S. Marine who was part of the 1st Battalion, 9th Regt “The Walking Dead.” We were asked to read the following Thucydides quote about human nature. “The bravest are surely those… Read More »
[April 17, 2025] Darleen Lev, an ex-feminist, is being interviewed about her thoughts about how feminism has betrayed women in the West. In a recent video, she gives us a brutal takedown of feminism (see video here in its entirety, 1:10:17). “I was so taken by our childless women ruining the world that I plan to incorporate the… Read More »
[April 16, 2025] Growing up and limited to one well-used black and white television, we kids had limited screen time that moms today would envy. One show we did get to see was Hopalong Cassidy. The show aired from 1939 to 1952, so we were watching reruns. We learned some useful cowboy values. The character Cassidy was portrayed… Read More »
[April 15, 2025] As a military officer, I’ve used investigations as a tool to ferret out the truth of wrongdoing when other avenues were closed. In my experience, investigations are also used unethically to punish leaders or to harass them.1 When this leader tool is used as a weapon, everyone loses. “About all I can say for the… Read More »
[April 14, 2025] Look, this is the face of a young woman who committed battery on an innocent woman but has rejected accountability for her violence. A little over a week ago, on a Harlem street, media personality Savannah Craven Antao was struck in the face by an assailant because of an argument over Savannah’s pro-life view on… Read More »
[April 13, 2025] Was there ever a battle or war that was won without supplies? Our Army was fortunate to have some of the nation’s best logisticians, always ensuring the fighters had what they needed. But, like in all wars, nothing is easy and in the Iraq War, we were experiencing critical supply problems as we prepared our… Read More »
[April 12, 2025] I’ve been working on the idea of writing about a roadmap to becoming a stronger man (okay, yes, women, too). For many years, I thrashed this around in my head, and yet the idea has not developed enough for an article, much less a book. This journey is one that begins like all journeys: one… Read More »
[April 11, 2025] In preparation for the Surge, an area east of Baghdad was not part of high-level planning, mostly for reasons of little insurgent activity and environmental issues like a lack of reliable water supplies. As the commander of MNC-I, General O wanted a unit to cover his easternmost flank in case things went wrong in the… Read More »
[April 10, 2025] I always had a disgusted view of vultures. They feed off carrion, flesh of the dead, and circle overhead in search for the dead and also the living who are about to die. My Dad told me many stories of the American Civil War, about the battles and the carnage left behind. Many of those… Read More »