On 22 Jan 1973, the US Supreme Court handed down the Roe vs Wade decision. Regardless of where you stand on the issue, I don’t see where this decision came from—it’s nowhere even hinted to in the about 7600 words of our Constitution—the Constitution...
On 16 Jan 1991, at midnight in Iraq, the UN deadline for the Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait expired, and we prepared to commence offensive operations to forcibly eject Iraq from its 5-month occupation of its oil-rich neighbor. At 4:30 pm EST, the...
On 14 Jan 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt issued Presidential Proclamation No. 2537, requiring aliens from WWII-enemy countries–Italy, Germany and Japan–to register with the US Department of Justice. Registered persons were then...
Just for the record, according to my trusty Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary, copyright 1959 (from my college days), war is: “1. The state or fact of exerting violence or force against another, now only against a state or other politically...
I try to stay away from issues the Main Stream Media is covering in depth—okay, in depth from the extreme left perspective. However, I can’t ignore the just announced enormous cut in the defense budget. There have been a few, well, untruths and...
I try to stay away from issues the Main Stream Media is covering in depth—okay, in depth from the extreme left perspective. However, I can’t ignore the just announced enormous cut in the defense budget. There have been a few, well, untruths and...
On 1 Jan 1781, 1,500 soldiers from the Pennsylvania Line–all 11 regiments under General Anthony Wayne’s command–insisted that their 3-yr enlistments had expired, killed 3 officers in a drunken rage and abandoned the Continental...
To my Liberal Friends: Please accept, with no obligation, implied or explicit, our best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced...
On 23 Dec 1968, the crew and captain of the US intelligence gathering ship Pueblo were released after 11 months imprisonment by the government of North Korea. The ship, and its 83-man crew, was seized by North Korean warships on January 23 and...
TO: ALL Troopers FROM: Goode, U. B., Commanding Officer RE: Operation Order 12-20-11 for: Official Visit of LtGen Santa Claus 1. An official staff visit by LtGen Claus is expected at your billets on 25 Dec. The following directives govern activities...