Thomas Paine published  his first “American Crisis” essay in the Pennsylvania Journal,  writing: “These are the times that try men’s souls.”

I read about Bernard Bell the other day & was amazed. Bell earned the Medal of Honor OTD during the Battle of the Bulge, leading his squad to seize & defend a blockhouse, killing 20 Germans, capturing 33, & driving back 150. Honor & remember him! Bell joined the Army from New York City, though he was born in West … Read More

Let us honor Sergeant Jose Lopez today, who earned the Medal of Honor 80 years ago during the Battle of the Bulge, killing over 100 Germans and allowing his company to escape encirclement. Tell his story to your fellow Americans! On his own initiative, Lopez grabbed a machine gun and protected his company’s left flank, mowing down 35 German infantry, … Read More

Eternal & undying respect & thanks for the Sons of Liberty – Sam Adams, John Hancock, Paul Revere, James Otis, Joseph Warren & many others – who led & executed the Boston Tea Party OTD, 250 yrs ago. Honor & remember!

Please join me in honoring and remembering the United States Marine Corps’ first four star general officer, later Commandant, and leader of the First Marine Division on Guadalcanal, who earned the Medal of Honor for his inspiring example and wisdom on this day.  “The Marine Corps, then, believes that it has earned this right—to have its future decided by the … Read More

Today, we should honor and remember Elmer Fryar, who earned the Medal of Honor posthumously on Leyte in the Philippines, in combat against Japanese troops.  Fryar held off a Japanese platoon single-handedly that was trying out flank his company. Later, he jumped in front of a wounded soldier to protect him from a Japanese sniper. Fryar killed this enemy with … Read More

We would do well to honor & remember Francis Flaherty, who gave up his life 82 years & one day ago, staying in the turret of the capsizing USS Oklahoma after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, guiding his fellow sailors to safety, & earning the Medal of Honor posthumously. Flaherty, from Charlotte, Michigan and raised Catholic, joined the Navy … Read More

I am pausing to remember William McWhorter today, a 26 year old private who earned the Medal of Honor posthumously OTD 80 years ago, when he smothered a Japanese grenade with his body, saving the lives of two fellow Americans, William Brooks and George Panzer. McWhorter was from Liberty, South Carolina. He was with the 32nd Infantry Division in 1944 … Read More

It’s worth pausing on this Monday to remember what the greatest American, George Washington, did on this day, 241 years ago. It was a remarkable act, unparalleled in history, and one which caused his former sovereign and more recent enemy to call Washington “the greatest man of the age.” On this day, Washington walked away from power, saying farewell to … Read More

We should honor and remember Pedro Cano today, who earned the Medal of Honor for his leadership on this day 79 years ago in World War II, by exposing himself to ferocious German fire to blast his bazooka at machine gun nests pinning down his company in the Hurtgen Forest. As part of the 8th Infantry Regiment of the 4th … Read More