Significant Military Achievements

Lieutenant (j.g.) Madeline Swegle has completed the United States Navy Tactical Air (Strike) training to become the Navy’s first black female Tactical Aircraft pilot.  She will pin on her Wings of Gold at a ceremony later this month (7/20).  LTJG Swegle is a native of Virginia and a graduate of … read more

United States Army Birthday June 14, 2020

The United States Army was founded on June 14, 1775, by the Second Continental Congress, and it was known back then as the Continental Army, its ranks filled by men from the 13-unified American colonies, whose sacred mission was to fight, and hopefully defeat, British forces here.  Despite tremendous challenges … read more

Great Military Members To The Rescue

Last week, two active-duty military heroes, one Navy and one Army, took immediate action that undoubtedly prevented multiple injuries and deaths from occurring. At Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, a young female Navy Security Force member was on-duty checking ID’s at an entry gate when, from the next vehicle in … read more

A Canteen Comes Home

Seventh Infantry Regiment / Third Infantry Division Army medic, Roy Gallagher, was engaged, daily, in the fight against German forces in eastern France in 1944.  At some point, no doubt in the thick of combat, and while tending to wounded comrades, he lost his Army canteen. And wherever I fell, … read more

COVID-19: U.S. Military Response To-Date

America is currently engaged in a literal fight for our lives. The deadly coronavirus continues to rage throughout the land, with the projected peak in deaths not yet reached (as of 4-5-20), and the prediction that this next week could be the worst one yet, in terms of virus-related fatalities … read more

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