Kissed by an Angel, Where Violins are the Angels’ Voices, and the Cello Sings Harmony
Major Brent Taylor, 39, of North Ogden, Utah and its Mayor, was shot and killed in a Green on Blue murder in Kabul, Afghanistan
He was serving on National Guard duty and serving with their Join Force HQ in Kabul
Rest in peace, Major
Job well done.
Kissed by an Angel, Where Violins are the Angels’ Voices, and the Cello Sings Harmony
Army Specialist James Slape, 23, of Morehead City, North Carolina, 42
was killed Oct 4, by IED in Hellmand Province.
He was assigned to 60th Troop Command, North Carolina National Guard
Rest in peace, Specialisy
Job well done.
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(Courtesy of our Vietnam War combat vet, Mike Collins, this is how my Dad got home in ’45.)
The U.S. military experienced an unimaginable increase during World War II. In 1939, there were 334,000
servicemen, not counting the Coast Guard. In 1945, there
were over 12 million, including the Coast Guard. At the
end of the war, over 8 million of these men and women
were scattered overseas in Europe, the Pacific and Asia.
Shipping them out wasn’t a particular problem ...
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Uncle Hank,
We went back to FOB Volturno the other day. We’re on our third month here, there’s been guys injured, evac’d, a couple in Germany in the hospital but we had our first Paratrooper killed. Sarn’t Spear and the Delta Comp’ny CO and 1SG went back for the memorial service. We took two trucks, took some volunteers for the convoy ‘cuz they knew Staff Sarn’t Peterson. One of my buddies was in Sarn’t Peterson’s squad in Alpha Comp’ny. ...
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Otherwise Titled: Our 21st Century Paratrooper (Allen Ness) Updates this 20th Century Garritrooper (Vassar) about Sexual Misconduct in the Modern Military
My comment: Damn! Anything that interferes with the harmony and cohesion of this organic team, off with their heads.
False accusations of rape/sexual harassment are running amok in the Army these days. Half the lawmakers see the Army as the Defense of our Nation the other half see’s it as a petri dish for their social justice programs, and in the ...
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If you’re not too handy with writing we have some good writers here, so just pick up the phone and call me 804-318-1750 or email me at VassarB@gmail.com and let me start you out.
All I need is your name, service branch, and era of service. It can be your story, or your uncle’s story, your dad’s, your mother’s, or granddad’s, or your best buddy.
It’s even free, although we’d appreciate you dropping a few bucks into the tin cup, then ...
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I had the good fortune of meeting a retired Army Sergeant Major (E-9) named Frederic Barnett at a gym, where his son brings him for physical therapy. Mid-80s, uses a rolling walker, SGM Barnett is very affable and I approached the both of them and gave them the VeteransTales site address. I said I wanted to hear some of his stories, and would bring a tablet and let him tell some of them the to me and I’d write them up. Continue Reading →
Meet Sergeant Major John L. Canley, a retired marine, America. Canley is the 300th recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Remarks by President Trump at the Presentation of the Medal of Honor to Gunnery Sergeant John L. CanleyEast Room THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Thank you. And thank ... |
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Since “She said-He said” is all the political rage right now, I have a couple of cases that are almost on point, both of which point out the reason why our judicial system of evidence is so important.
At one time I had planned on turning both of these tales into short stories and maybe even a script, but the thought left me years ago.
The first was a case where a WAC accused an Army sergeant of rape, told here, and ...
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Recognizing Gold Star families, President Donald J. Trump on Friday, September 28, 2018 issued the following proclamation.
Continue Reading →Courageous Americans of every generation have given their last full measure of devotion in defense of our country and our freedom. The families who stood alongside these heroes ...