[July 28, 2023] As a young man, I had no plans to join the Army. Oh, there were plenty of opportunities to join up. Folks in my family circle encouraged me to join. Enticements to join also came from my teachers, coaches, storeowners in my town, and my friends’ parents; this was common. Despite no plans, I did… Read More »
[July 25, 2023] I was in Seoul, Wonju, Daegu, and Busan, South Korea (home of 8th U.S. Army and United States Forces Korea) two winters ago. There, I had the pleasure of seeing troops perform as they went about their business of intense fieldwork. Their mission was to show the enemies of the United States and our Republic… Read More »
[July 23, 2023] Over many years, I slowly discovered, to my amazement, that the U.S. military has recruited and trained many stupid people. Several progressive liberals I know would say, “Of course, the military attracts stupid people.” But their simplistic thinking is way off base. Here is my take on the Theory of Stupidity that could explain… Read More »
[July 22, 2023] In early 2011, I was with a small group of U.S. Army one-star generals at a training course at Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. The purpose was to train newly promoted Generals, mostly teaching us how to stay out of trouble. Of course, that is not what the course was called, but its purpose was… Read More »
[July 21, 2023] In an article from September 2022, Neera Deshpande proposes that our current “ghastly fad of genital mutilation will end when the lawsuits begin.” Ms. Deshpande makes a strong case that we have hit the peak of the trans fad, and the ideology that underpins it is now in decline. The reason for the lack… Read More »
[July 20, 2023] Good news for all Americans. With the recent Supreme Court anti-race discrimination decisions in colleges, our nation’s long march to crush race discrimination has been revitalized. The winds have changed, and although the SCOTUS decision deals with college admissions and didn’t touch on employment, we now can see the argument is beginning to shift. And… Read More »
[July 18, 2023] Shortly after graduation from Drill Sergeant School at Fort Polk, Louisiana, in 1978, I was promoted to Staff Sergeant in the Infantry and was assigned to a Basic Training unit. Duty was tough. The job demanded long hours, a high level of physical fitness, strict adherence to Army regulations, and extreme self-discipline. The days were… Read More »
[July 17, 2023] In a documentary titled “Death of the Luftwaffe,” DroneScapes gives us some significant insight into why the German Air Force failed during WWII. After watching the show, I thought that it might interest my readers, and the simple reason is that failure is always present, and we can learn valuable lessons from the failures… Read More »
[July 15, 2023] I entered the U.S. Army in the summer of 1974 as a Private. I was about to learn the meaning of life’s most important principle, and it was not what I thought it was. Like many other recruits, I was physically out of shape when I joined and had a negative outlook on life. … Read More »
[July 14, 2023] I was sitting in church with my family in late February 1962, only a few weeks shy of my 10th birthday, with my favorite yo-yo in my front pocket. My friends and I ran outside to do the “John Glenn” trick when the sermon concluded. This yo-yo trick would be three loops around and… Read More »