Time Well Spent With A Fellow Marine I was online a few years ago and ran across Chicago Honor Flight, which is an organization that takes veterans to see Washington D.C. for a day. I reached out to them and asked if my wife and I could volunteer, even though we are not from Chicago.… Continue reading Time Well Spent With A Fellow Marine
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Bible Stops Shrapnel
Marine Save By His Bible This is a recreation of an article from The Grand Rapids Press in 1951. This article is about Jess Holcomb, a Marine that I got to meet and spend some time with, in 2017. Bible Stops Shrapnel Local Marine Believe Book Save his Life on Korean Hill The Bible that… Continue reading Bible Stops Shrapnel
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Attack on Pearl Harbor The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, just before 08:00 a.m., on Sunday, December 7, 1941. The United States was a neutral country at the… Continue reading Attack on Pearl Harbor
National POW / MIA Recognition Day
National POW/MIA Recognition Day Did you know that nearly 81,000 American service members still remain missing after having served in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and other conflicts involving the U.S. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has worked to recover 127 service members in 2023. That is 88 members that were… Continue reading National POW / MIA Recognition Day
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Attack on Pearl Harbor The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, just before 08:00 a.m., on Sunday, December 7, 1941. The United States was a neutral country at the… Continue reading Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Normandy Landing – D-Day
The Normandy Landing – D-Day The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the… Continue reading The Normandy Landing – D-Day
Happy Star Wars Day – May 4th
Happy Star Wars Day – May 4th May 4th has been designated by Star Wars fans as Star Wars day. “May 4th” = “May the Force” be with you. The exact history of the day isn’t formally documented, but ironically it is believed that former UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher may have been the inspiration… Continue reading Happy Star Wars Day – May 4th
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Attack on Pearl Harbor The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, just before 08:00 a.m., on Sunday, December 7, 1941. The United States was a neutral country at the… Continue reading Attack on Pearl Harbor
Corporal Frank S. Wright – USMC
Corporal Frank S. Wright – USMC I want to feature great Marines from time to time, and today, I want to introduce you to Cpl Frank S. Wright. Frank was born July 5, 1925, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. In 1942, at the age of 16, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps, lying about his age, as… Continue reading Corporal Frank S. Wright – USMC
And There Is You
And There Is You You are a struggling actor, you get a call to be an extra in a major movie, You are on the set and they are getting ready to film. Director: You are all going to be running away from the Zombies, your motivation is to be absolutely in shock and distress.… Continue reading And There Is You