On 30 May 1868, by proclamation of General John Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic –the organization of Union veterans, the first major Memorial Day observance was held to honor those who died “in defense of their country during the...
At West Point we were taught that the Commander goes with his maneuver element to influence the action. Our nation’s So-Called-Leader goes on vacation in South America while France and Britain argue over who might take over from a US Command who has...
Recently President Obama told Lybia’s Moammar Gadhafi that he had to go. However, for the last year or so the US had been negotiating an arms deal with Gadhafi. The $77 million dollar deal would provide him with at least 50 refurbished M-113 armored...
We military folks pledge to support and defend the Constitution of the US. One big reason the Constitution places restrictions on Congress is to give the states room to experiment with social & economic policy, like they have been doing in...
On 28 Jan 1915 an act of Congress created the US Coast Guard. Several organizations that had existed for a long time were merged under the new name. Anyway, happy birthday, Coasties!
Since the members of Congress, like those of us in the military, take an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the US, it’s a darned good thing that they read it regularly–and publicly is a good idea. The problem lies with the...
It was today in 1945, a few months after the end of WW II, that the Congress formally recognized our current Pledge of Allegiance. We proclaim ourselves to be “one nation, under God.” And way too many kids in public schools do not recite...
So congress, that great bunch of non-vets, has decided that, despite major opposition by combat troops, it’s time to allow gays to serve openly. What an abuse of power and a slap in the face to the 1% of Americans willing to serve in our...
So the FCC is going to impose Net Neutrality on the nation even though the Congress refused to pass a bill permitting it. Restrictions on what can be posted on the internet; the government will decide what is “truly balanced” and what is...
The US Constitution is a finite document; you can read it any day you want to. Unfortunately, activist judges now get away with writing into the constitution anything they want. A federal district judge in Calif decided that “don’t ask;...