Author Archives: Douglas R. Satterfield
[June 19, 2025] For some reason, I seemed to have a bunch of time on my hands as a little kid. That meant my friends and I were also given opportunities to get into trouble, often by starting fistfights with each other. Preceding any fight, however, there was the obligatory taunting: sticking your tongue out, name-calling, “you hit… Read More »
[June 18, 2025] For several years, I’ve been watching art restoration videos undertaken by Julian Baumgartner a professional fine art restorer, where he takes us through the entire step-by-step process. The reason for today’s article is to reinforce my thoughts on the cultural impact of art. Julian’s website can be found here. The restoration itself is an educational… Read More »
[June 17, 2025] Shortly before I retired from the U.S. Army, I wrote an article about a great hero of the South Korean people. His name was Paik, Sun Yup (백선엽), and he was a true hero. The Korean War is known in America as the “forgotten war” because most Americans, unfortunately, do not know about it. Sadly,… Read More »
[June 16, 2025] Being selected as the new Facilities Chief in C-7 (Engineers) was a true honor. My section would be the lead effort for the Coalition Engineering effort at this stage of the Iraq War. Other than Route clearance of IEDs, which was a relatively new and smaller Engineer mission, Construction and Reconstruction were the highest visible… Read More »
[June 15, 2025] On this Father’s Day, we should correctly respect the men who are fathers to their children. Fathers and father figures in our lives show us that masculinity means being a strong and uncompromising protector of the family and the community. They show us by their words and actions that the value of respecting loved… Read More »
[June 14, 2025] Israel’s preemptive attack on Iran’s leadership and nuclear infrastructure this past Thursday was the beginning of an effort to neuter Iran completely; the purpose can only be regime change. This is cutting off the snake’s head by killing leaders in Iran who have the will and desire to destroy the country of Israel. This is… Read More »
[June 13, 2025] [Updated June 15] The Sentinel received a bit of backlash from his YouTube video on an unqualified, two-star Marine General taking command of Marine forces in Korea. You can see his reaction here (see Link). In any important leadership position, there is always one hard rule that is never violated. Well, not until recently. USMC… Read More »
[June 12, 2025] Of all my combat tours in the Iraq War, this one would provide my Facilities team and me with the greatest responsibilities and hardest challenges. I was lucky in many aspects of this job, including having some truly professional-level officers working for me, highly educated, experienced, and – importantly – dedicated to getting the job… Read More »
[June 11, 2025] The question many are asking today is whether we will see real leadership from President Trump as he takes action on the Los Angeles riots (peaceful protests according to the legacy media) against ICE raids. The thumbnail image I’m using is from an article by Miranda Devine of the NY Post, who also wrote about… Read More »
[June 10, 2025] Ever since I was little, I “played army” with my brother and friends. While it was not ordained that I would eventually join the U.S. Army, it would be in my early 20s that I would decide that now is the time. On August 1, 1974, I walked into the Army Recruiter’s office in Lubbock,… Read More »