It’s a great Marine Corps day! United States Marines led by Presley O’Bannon capture Derna, Tripoli from the Barbary pirates. Honor and remember!

Paul Revere took his midnight ride on this evening 249 years ago, warning the American leaders about the marching British forces. 

From the deck of the USS Hornet, Jimmy Doolittle led sixteen B-25 bombers for a raid on Tokyo OTD. If you don’t know about Doolittle, you should. An amazing American leader! Doolittle was a famous American aviator before the War. In fact, he was the first man to fly “blind”, on instruments alone, in 1929, and was the first pilot … Read More

Benjamin Franklin, the great and thoroughly original American, died on this day. He was an exceptional mental and moral leader. He signed the Declaration of Independence, and was a leading scientist, entrepreneur and diplomat. Honestly, everything I write feels like understatement, but here are a few aspects of this great American to share with friends…. My favorite story is how … Read More

Battle of Pork Chop Hill on this day in 1953, between United Nations forces and Chinese Communists. 11386  Americans were casualties of the battle, as were, by some estimates, 3500 Chinese Communist troops killed or wounded.  #koreanwar #usarmy #leaders #heroes The battle was widely criticized in the United States, as it was seen as waste of American lives traded for … Read More

I hope all Americans enjoy a glorious Patriot’s Day. It’s an official holiday in six states – Massachusetts, Maine, Florida, Wisconsin, Connecticut and North Dakota – but all Americans should mark the day – either on the third Monday in April or on April 19th, the day of the opening battle of the American Revolution along Battle Road. 

Lincoln assassinated on this day. Honor and remember, always.

Emilio De La Garza earned the Medal of Honor posthumously in Vietnam when he absorbed the blast of a hidden Viet Cong grenade to save his fellow Marines’ lives. Honor and remember him!  #hero #usmc  #leader #patriotic #warrior #vietnamwar #americanhistory From East Chicago, Indiana, De La Garza enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1969 and was a machine gunner in … Read More

Today we should honor and remember a great American leader, John Bulkeley, who led sailors in the Philippines before the fall of Bataan, attacking numerous Japanese ships and landing parties over five months of continuous combat, dealing with limited supply and maintenance support and culminating in the dangerous dash to bring MacArthur out of Leyte. MacArthur told Bulkeley, “You have … Read More

Battle of Shiloh on this day. Honor and remember.