Is new again… SECDEF has announced there will be a medal for those who serve on the Mexican border… Border medal, yes. New medal, no. We have proudly revived the 1918 “Mexican Border Service Medal” — same mold, same ribbon, … Continue reading
Category Archives: honoring our military
Apollo 13 mission commander, astronaut Jim Lovell, has died. He was 97 years old. “We are saddened to announce the passing of our beloved father, USN Captain James A. ‘Jim’ Lovell, a Navy pilot and officer, astronaut, leader, and space explorer,” … Continue reading
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that a Civil War monument removed under the Biden administration from Arlington National Cemetery will be restored to its original location. The monument, known as the Reconciliation Monument or the Confederate Memorial, was removed … Continue reading
From the Coasties that participated in the Camp Mystic rescue… Seth Reeves was only supposed to be at U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, for two weeks. He was slated to work from July 1 to July 15 … Continue reading
Haven’t done one of these for a while… So, back in the day… This one comes with a few memories… Cafe Acores, George the Crook, Fast Eddies, Matteus Rose, goat cheese and fresh bread, beautiful filigree silver and gold jewelry… … Continue reading
The question is, will it even make it through acceptance trials??? Shipbuilder Austal USA delivered the final Independence-class littoral combat ship to the U.S. Navy on Friday, marking the end of a construction phase that’s lasted 15 years. The Alabama-based … Continue reading
Is double plus ungood… The next Ford-class aircraft carrier is facing a two-year delay that will leave the Navy with ten carriers for about a year, USNI News has learned. The future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) will now deliver in March … Continue reading
Say whut??? On June 11, 1942, disease, and perhaps an increasing desire not to use one’s own hand to wipe one’s nether regions, drove Lt. Cmdr. James Coe of the submarine Skipjack to send an “urgent” message to the powers … Continue reading
THAT was interesting… President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Saturday that U.S. forces have successfully launched attacks on Iranian nuclear sites. “We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan,” Trump … Continue reading
Brits and Canadians went over and above after D-Day… 🙂 One of the first squadrons to take part in beer runs was 412 RCAF Squadron of 126 Wing, Second Tactical Air Force which was locally based at RAF Merston and … Continue reading