Let’s jump right in! There are so many amazing stories to the SeaBees’ history I’m going to have to work hard to pare it down to manageable size. That’s difficult, because I’ve always admired those […]
Author: lawngren
The United States Coast Guard
The history of the US Coast Guard is a little confusing. Hang in there and we’ll sort it out. Remember that “the Continental Navy”, America’s first real Navy, was established, as we saw last week, […]
US Navy Proud!
As a boy of about ten years old, I went on a tour of a submarine. I have never since understood how anyone could be persuaded to enlist in the Navy. The combination of claustrophobic […]
The United States Marine Corps
Pride in the Corps has been a Marine Corps tradition for a long, long, time. In “Marine! The Life of Chesty Puller”, by Burke Davis, the author relates an anecdote of Puller accompanying his 6th […]
United States Army
Several years ago, I was invited by a mutual friend to go shooting on the rural property of Retired Army Brigadier General. When I began to write this article, a mutual friend reminded me that […]
Flyboys and Their Machines: the United States Air Force
The first use of “air craft” in American warfare was lighter-than-air balloons during the Civil War. Begging your pardon, I’m going to skip to the beginning of powered aircraft in American airwar for this article. […]
US Military Beginning and Missions
With Duckie’s permission, this is a general intro to a series of RED posts with more specific focus. We respect and pray for our military, but how much do we actually know about the history […]
Too Much Water and Too Many Animals – Oh Yeah?
All the rain we’ve been having in North Carolina recently (it rained heavily this morning, and is raining again now) has made me think about Noah’s Flood. If anyone thinks Katrina was bad, what about […]
Holy Days
I strongly recommend reading all of Leviticus chapter 23 and Deuteronomy chapter 26 as we approach Christmas. There is so much encouraging information about God’s love and character in these chapters! Most people, especially Christians, […]
The Anonymous King
Remember that wonderful old story, “The Prince and the Pauper”? A prince and a pauper who are look-alikes exchange places, and the real prince learns what life is like for his subjects, and consequently becomes […]