There’s been a tremendous amount written on the startling news of Turkey’s shoot down of a Russian fighter. Just as surprising is the superficial analysis and stunning lack of discussion of the background events leading to this event. Numerous media analysts and pundits have characterized Turkey’s shoot down of a Russian fighter as an overreaction …
There are 22 million vets in America today, 7% of the US population. Veteran’s Day is America’s way of celebrating her living veterans. A veteran is an American who at one point or the other served in our armed forces during war or peace. Most are volunteers, some were draftees. They all took an …
Every year I wish my fellow Marines all the best on the occasion of the Birthday of our beloved Marine Corps. I also remind them that though the Corps is positively besotted with glory… other services have done their part as well. No Marines died at Shiloh or Gettysburg or Bastogne or the Ia Drang… …
Recently the media alleged that presidential candidate Ben Carson lied about receiving a “scholarship” to West Point as a teenager. My intent here is to explain the very unique process one goes through to get into the Academy so as one reads the various reports one is better educated than the overwhelming majority reporting on …
