I hate to blog about Afghanistan. It’s another defeat for America’s “police the world” and nation-building efforts. But after all, it’s also war history in…
The “new” USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795) takes shape at General Dynamics’ Electric Boat Division in Groton, Conn. Her keel was laid in 2018, and…
Even the universal warning symbol for biological hazards looks threatening with the claw-like shapes ready to latch on or bite unsuspecting victims. Biological warfare can…
These flags were erected along roads in and around an O’Fallon, Illinois, park to mark Veteran’s Day 2020. They reminded me of all the WW…
Americans have been rioting for a long time. Five civilians died when British troops fired on demonstrators in Boston, Mass., on March 5, 1770. This…
Veterans Day is more than free food, although that’s nice. It’s a time to pause and remember the military veterans in your family who sacrificed…
Died – 54, 246 Wounded – 103,284 MIAs – 8,177 I haven’t written much about the Korean War so it’s time to correct that oversight.…
Visitors to Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor can help raise a giant American flag. The 33-star flag (outdated already because Kansas had been admitted as…
Film legend Steven Spielberg released Saving Private Ryan 20 years ago, and it has since been hailed by some as the “greatest war movie ever…
Everyone who has ever seen a Star Trek or Star Wars movie knows future wars will be fought in space. President Trump apparently has seen…