The great Glenn Miller, probably America’s most popular musician in WW2, was lost OTD over the English Channel. He was older & nearsighted, so exempt from service, but he volunteered to serve his fellow Americans. Honor & remember him!

Let us remember Robert Nett today, who earned the Medal of Honor OTD in 1944, leading Americans in the Philippines. Though wounded twice, he stayed in the fight until hit a third time. Nett only accepted medical treatment and extraction when he situation was under control and he could hand command to his executive officer. After medial treatment, he rejoined … Read More

The greatest American of all time, Washington, died on this day. I am compelled to mark the dates in his life, from birth, to first tooth lost, to death & everything in-between! He could have been King of America; yet he chose to be an Example for Liberty! Honor & remember him, always!

Twenty years ago today, American troops finally got Saddam Hussein. With remembering.

Remembering Charles Thomas today, who earned the Medal of Honor 78 years and 364 days ago, when he led a ferocious attack on entrenched German tanks despite being badly wounded by small arms fire.  Thomas was commanding Company C, 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion, when led his troops into Chimbach, France. Because he had limited enemy intel, Thomas led by example, … Read More

United States Marines arrived at Hungnam on this day, 73 years ago, after killing ten times their number in communist Chinese troops. Honor and remember the 4,385 Marines lost in this fighting withdrawal from the Chosin Reservoir. Ten United States Marines, two US Army soldiers, and one naval aviator earned the Medal of Honor during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. … Read More

Thinking about Henry Elrod today, who earned the Medal of Honor posthumously for his leadership in defending Wake Island in the opening days of World War II. Honor and remember him! Elrod arrived on Wake on December 4, 1941 with VMF-211, and few his first combat sortie on December 8. On December 12, he single-handedly attacked a flight of 22 … Read More

Please join me, this afternoon, in remembering Ralph Neppel, who earned the Medal of Honor on this day, 79 years ago, when he stayed in the fight, manning his machine gun, after his legs had been blown off by a German rocket. From the 83rd Infantry Division’s combat history: “[The division’s most] distinguished hero of World War II was Sergeant … Read More

I am honoring Thomas Plunkett this morning, and I ask that you remember this man, an Irish immigrant who earned the Medal of Honor at the Battle of Fredericksburg on this day 161 years ago. Plunkett was a color bearer, responsible for carrying the regimental guidon, the crucial communication tool and rallying point for his entire unit. If the colors … Read More

Union General William T. Sherman completed his “March to the Sea”, arriving in front of Savannah, Georgia on this day.