Army Gets First Win Against Eastern Michigan 58-36 By Roland Ashby – Frontlines of Freedom YPSILANTI, Mich. – After starting out the season 0-3 by a combined 10 points, Army finally gets their first win of the season. To make this win...
1LT Scott Ginther, recent West Point graduate, offers advice to current USMA cadets; and Derek Blair on “The Hornet’s Nest” – filming the upcoming movie release. – 1LT Scott Ginther: “Things I wish I knew...
Army veteran Jim Harding on his novel, First Posting; Public Policy observer Richard Grenell on recent Middle Eastern developments. – News and Comments – Denny welcomes Army veteran, West Point Graduate, and author Jim Harding – to...
Author John (J.E.) Bandy on his first novel; TJ Kenney, USAF (Ret) on the Selective Service program, and the Colonel and Roland Ashby review the movie, “Lone Survivor”. – News and Comment by the Colonel – John (J.E.) Bandy...
Army veteran and West Point graduate, Peter D’Allesandro – should the US reinstate a military Draft?; LTC Gillem’s thoughts on the Draft; former Air Force pilot Chris Boyes (USAFA 06′). – Army veteran and businessman...
Last month, NBC News uncovered a confidential 16-page Justice Department memo that concluded the US government may execute a drone strike on an American citizen it believes to be a “senior operational leader” of al-Qaeda or “an associated force.”...
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur was an amazing man who lived a life doing things most people don’t even dream of. He was one of the most popular generals in the world after WWII. He rebuilt Japan. He fought the Korean War—until he was fired by...
I got a note regarding next year’s election of our nation’s president—our commander in chief. This is from a good friend and West Point classmate who lives in the Northeast part of our nation and is a long-time Democrat. I really appreciate his...
On 22 Nov 1963, President Kennedy was shot to death while riding in a motorcade in Dallas. Texas Gov. John Connally, in the same limousine as Kennedy, was seriously wounded. Suspect Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested. When I was a plebe at West Point I...
On 12 May 1962, Douglas MacArthur delivered his famous “Duty, Honor, Country” valedictory speech at West Point. I was there as a cadet; he spoke at the conclusion of the noon meal in the mess hall. He called on each of us to truly align...