14,543 Days in the Army

By | July 28, 2023

[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 »

Talking About Free Speech

[July 6, 2023]  It is not surprising to those paying attention that the U.S. Government has been using social media platforms to suppress free speech.  They have encouraged media giants to remove what they see as “misinformation.”  Gee, what could go wrong with the government telling us what is misinformation?  Plenty. On July 4th – our Independence Day… Read More »

Lessons from Childhood

By | June 30, 2023

[June 30, 2023]  I was a bit naïve as a child, perhaps too insulated in our small Southern town, tucked away in the rural forested flatlands of Louisiana.  And school was a place you had to go; that’s how it was, and I lacked the motivation to do well academically.  I liked running free, skipping through the woods,… Read More »

North Korea and Evil

By | June 26, 2023

[June 26, 2023]  Yesterday was the 73rd anniversary of the invasion of South Korea by their communist North Korea: June 25, 1950.  And while that was many decades ago, this regime still demonstrates what Evil is like, if only we look into the abyss that is a nation.  We call North Korea the Hermit Kingdom and for a… Read More »

Speech to Remember Our Fallen

By | June 21, 2023

[June 21, 2023]  I’ll be giving a speech honoring our fallen military personnel from WWI to present this weekend.  The South Jersey Volunteers for Veterans Boot Memorial will have a three-day display with the names of local citizens who gave their lives for our country.  I’m one of the closing ceremony speakers.  Please take a look at my… Read More »

June 6, 1944

[June 6, 2023]  Codenamed Operation Overlord, the invasion of German-occupied France had long been coming.  Success was an outgrowth of the many leadership lessons from the failures at Dunkirk and other battlefields.  Those lessons were hard-earned and cost the lives of tens of thousands of military and civilians.  Yet, what did the military and civilian leadership gain from… Read More »