I’ve been afraid for some time now that none of us would ever again witness the Medal of Honor being awarded to a soldier, sailor, airman, or Marine who survived the actions which earned him or her our nation’s highest military honor. This is not, of course, due to a dearth of courage, valor, or heroism in those who wear our country’s uniform today. Posthumous | Read More »
Despite taking place in the Information Age, very few of the heroic exploits of American soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines since September 11, 2001, have made their way into the living rooms of ordinary Americans — at least in any lasting way. Whether this is the result of changing values among the American people, the general population’s perpetually dwindling attention span, or because there are | Read More »
This world features some truly inspiring people moving in circles where you would (and wouldn’t) expect them to be — folks who dedicate their lives to others, folks who give their lives for others, and folks who put their bodies through unimaginable levels of torment simply to help others in the smallest way, be it to raise a modest amount of cash to help research | Read More »
International newswire activity spiked two mornings ago when word came from Afghanistan that nine U.S. troops had been killed in an attack on a remote coalition base. “A multi-pronged militant assault on a small, remote U.S. base killed nine American soldiers Sunday in one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. troops since the 2001 invasion,” crowed the Associated Press. “Militants fired machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades | Read More »
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