I am partial to ensuring the founding fathers get their due. Today is the day that Ethan Allen was born. Worth remembering and sharing!

Great Medal of Honor story today! Vito Bertoldo was exempt from WW2 service because of poor eyesight, but he finagled his way into enlisting for limited duty as an MP. Once he was in the Army, he talked his way into the infantry and went overseas with the 42nd Infantry Division.  While guarding his battalion’s command post on January 9-10, … Read More

The immortal Israel Putnam, hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill, was born today. Honor and remember him!

Remembering George Turner today, who earned the Medal of Honor OTD in France when he fired a bazooka in the open and then a light machine gun from the hip to break up a German attack. Honor and remember him! Turner was a 46 year old Private from California. He had enlisted in the Marine Corps in World War I … Read More

Captain William Shippin was the first Marine killed in combat in our Corps’ history. He was one of the 44 Americans who died during the Battle of Princeton on this day in 1777. All Marines should know his name, the first of the over 41,000 Marines who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our republic. Shippin was the captain of … Read More

George Washington led the Continental Army to victory on this day at Princeton, NY, rallying the American troops at the decisive moment. This victory and that at Trenton a week earlier, rejuvenated the American cause. Honor and remember the 46 Americans who died across these two battles!

The great Paul Revere, an immortal American, was born on this day in 1735. An original Son of Liberty, Revere organized an intelligence and alarm system to alert the patriots of British troops activity. Of course, on April 18-19, 1775, he and two other men rode throughout the countryside to alert colonial troops to the approach of British troops, before … Read More

I am remembering Donald Cook today, a legendary Marine and a great American leader, who suffered as a prisoner of war of the Viet Cong for three years, inspiring his fellow prisoners with his courage, selflessness and dedication. Start the New Year in the spirit of Donald Cook, who devoted himself to his fellow Americans in arduous times!  Cook was … Read More

Robert Howard was a legendary soldier, and one of the most decorated Americans of the Vietnam War. He was nominated for the Medal of Honor for three separate actions, finally receiving the Medal for his leadership on December 30, 1968. Howard was part of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) in Vietnam, which led aggressive … Read More

Honoring Allen James Lynch, who earned the Medal of Honor OTD, when he rescued several American troops during an ambush, dragging them to safety and then fighting communist troops off for two hours. Please thank him and honor all Vietnam Veterans! On December 15, 1967, Specialist Allen Lynch’s unit, Company D, 1st Battalion (Airmobile), 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division … Read More