That’s COB6 giving you the six minute warning above. National Airborne Day is set on the … 73rd National Airborne DayRead more
Historical
VJ Day celebration, Aug. 14, 1945
This is from the National Archives; President Truman announces Japan’s surrender, at the White House, Washington, … VJ Day celebration, Aug. 14, 1945Read more
Mushrooms
Today marks the sixty-eighth anniversary of the second – and, hopefully, last – use of nuclear … MushroomsRead more
Seventy Years Ago Today: Black Sunday
We of the other services sometimes chide our Air Force brethren for not being “hardcore” enough. … Seventy Years Ago Today: Black SundayRead more
Sixty Years Ago Today . . .
. . . at 2200 hrs local time (approximately 0900 Eastern), major hostilities in Korea ended. … Sixty Years Ago Today . . .Read more
A Marine “Sergeant” Honored
Yesterday, the Commandant of the Marine Corps honored a “Marine” from the “Forgotten War” – Korea. … A Marine “Sergeant” HonoredRead more
Merrill’s Maurauder inducted into the Ranger Hall of Fame
The Columbus, GA Ledger-Enquirer reports that among this year’s 16 inductees into the Ranger Hall of … Merrill’s Maurauder inducted into the Ranger Hall of FameRead more
A Promise Kept
Two days ago, a US Korean War veteran landed in Pyongyang, Korea. His name is Thomas … A Promise KeptRead more