There has been more than just a change of administration in America. We have changed from an administration to a regime. It should be apparent to everyone that the US Constitution is in effect no […]
Category: Military
The Raid On Dieppe
On August 19, 1942, 5,000 Canadian troops of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, 1,000 British commandos, and 50 American Rangers conducted a raid on Dieppe, France which is described by Veterans Affairs Canada as “one […]
Sergeant Reckless
I have a tale to tell you of a US Marine named “Reckless”, so named after the military slang for the recoilless (“reckless”) rifles employed by the unit Reckless was attached to, the 1st Battalion, […]
Vimy Ridge: Canadian Perfection
The Battle of Vimy Ridge took place in April of 1917 during World War One. A static 600+ mile line extended on “the Eastern Front”. Stalemated trench warfare had been going on for two years. […]
The Devil’s Brigade
In June of 1942, then-Major General Ike Eisenhower handed Lieutenant Colonel Robert T. Frederick the job of assembling a unit of guerilla fighters for a one-time behind-the-lines diversionary operation against German forces. Nothing like this […]
Extending Veterans’ Day plus Military News
Combat can throw you off the rails. It can destroy even your will to try to go on. The veteran at this first link, former Army Sergeant Kyle White, describes how that happened to him […]
Because Freedom Isn’t Free
Both Canada and America observe their Veterans’ Day on November 11th, in commemoration of the armistice that ended World War One, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. AMERICA: Theodore […]
Never Forgotten!
This link tells the story of a German Jew who got out of Germany barely in time, and how he wound up in the US military as an intelligence officer: “Holocaust survivor to receive top […]
Last Chance Catch-Up
A little military fun: journey into the past – abandoned US Air Force base: 18 minutes of fun! Filmed by enthusiastic teenagers who intersperse it with a few short video-game clips and real-world clips. They […]
Lawn Darts With Nukes
“Global Thermonuclear War”! That was the option that attracted the character David Lightman in the old movie “War Games”. Lightman had accidentally hacked a US military site and triggered an automatic countdown-to-launch of America’s nuclear […]