The Association of the US Army (AUSA) presents the George C. Marshall Award to outstanding leaders annually. This year’s winner was Senator Rudman (R-NH). He gave a short, excellent speech. No spin here. “Thank you, General Sullivan, for your...
There have been lots of little things that have indicated that, at least in the Army, our senior officers are not as good as our troops deserve. The 4-star commander of US Africa Command, a couple of years ago, was relieved for spending lots of...
Soldiers cite failings of senior officers. Some worry service may be going ‘soft’ Only a quarter of the Army’s officers and enlisted soldiers believe the nation’s largest military branch is headed in the right direction...
Shades of the US Army. Horrors! The word got out that Ralph Lauren’s US Opening Ceremony outfits for the upcoming Olympics were, gasp, manufactured in China. Well, the company promised that the outfits for the 2014 Olympics would be American...
Almost everyone knows, or should know, that today is Flag Day. While Americans should honor their flag every day, this is a special day. I confess that when at a sporting event I do look around a bit during the National Anthem to see who is...
General James Conway, Commandant of the Marine Corps, has made it clear that he doesn’t like the fact that the Marines have become a ‘second land army’ in the current war. He wants to return them to their expeditionary, door...
Meirong Wang was born in and attending college in China; as she was finishing her degree and looking forward to teaching high school physics she had the opportunity to travel to the US. Once she was here she decided to stay; she wasn’t renouncing...
A US Army major, Stefan Cook, received orders to Afghanistan. Cook believes that President Obama is not a native-born American citizen—and the US Constitution requires that presidents be native born citizens. All President Obama has to do is release...