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On the Sands of Omaha Beach: A Trip to Normandy and D-Day Reflections
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (344+ words) In Aug. 2025, more than 81 years after over 150, 000 Allied troops landed on the beaches and in the towns and swamps of Normandy to dislodge the Nazi war machine, I visited those same shores." I walked through the rivulets of seawater on…...
Known But to God: Remembering the Mexican War Dead
1+ week, 4+ day ago (971+ words) Memorial Day asks Americans to remember men and women who gave everything for our country, including some whose wars have slipped from common memory. The Mexican-American War of 1846 to 1848 rarely receives the attention given to the other major conflicts the…...
Japan's Type 88 Warning Shot Across China's Bow – PJ Media
4+ week, 23+ hour ago (673+ words) Japan fires Type 88 missiles in the Philippines signaling a strong stance against China's maritime claims....
Doolittle Did a Lot: the Quintessential American Character of Those "30 Seconds Over Tokyo
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (195+ words) In his farewell address, Ronald Reagan pleaded with his fellow Americans to instill in our children an "informed patriotism: "So, we've got to teach history based not on what's in fashion but what's important " why the Pilgrims came here, who…...
Dachau Liberation Day: Survivor Recalled U. S. Soldiers "Looked Like Gods to Us" – PJ Media
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (16+ words) Remembering Dachau Liberation Day and the heroic U. S. soldiers who freed Holocaust survivors in 1945....
Battle of Okinawa, the Iran Operation, and Fighting Genocidal Tyrants
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (378+ words) Today, April 1, is the anniversary of the start of the bloody but decisive WWII Battle of Okinawa. Meanwhile, American forces continue to strike Iranian regime targets. What do these two conflicts have in common? Primarily, both of them were/are…...
The Marines Who Raised the Flag on Iwo Jima 81 Years Ago
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (168+ words) Read Also: Military Miracles: When George Washington Almost Lost His Life Through Supreme Daring " " " " "Michael Strank (191945), US Marine Corps sergeant " " " " "Franklin Sousley (192545), US Marine Corps private first class " " " " "Ira Hamilton Hayes (192355), US Marine Corps corporal " " " " "Harlon Block (192445), US Marine Corps…...
Guadalcanal's Grit: Outnumbered Marines Turn the Tide
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (631+ words) The heat was a constant enemy, creating sweat-soaked uniforms before sunrise and never drying them. Boots sank, ankle-deep, in mud, while insects clung to skin that was already raw from salt and grime. Rifles rusted, food spoiled, and malaria spread…...
An Army of One: Rudolph Davila's Spectacular WWII Heroics
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (290+ words) The American rifle company and machine gun platoon were trying to break through the Nazi strongholds around Anzio during World War II. When a group of Nazis ambushed the Americans, Staff Sergeant Rudolph B. Davila turned into an army of one. Therefore,…...
The 442nd and the Long Road to Earned Honor
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (597+ words) Despite their families living in internment camps, Japanese American men volunteered to serve their country during World War II. The lives of thousands of Americans were uprooted by'Executive Order 9066, which stripped property and erased trust.' The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was formed…...