Corporal Freddie Stowers was 22 years old at the start of World War I. He was a farm hand, married with one daughter, from Sandy Springs, South Carolina. His grandfather …
Bart Marcois
Bart Marcois
Bart Marcois (@bmarcois) was the principal deputy assistant secretary of energy for international affairs during the Bush administration. Additionally, Marcois served as a career foreign service officer with the State Department.
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FeaturedMilitary and Police
North Korea Silent after Failed U.S. Missile Test
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said nothing about last week’s failed U.S. missile test. And that may signal an important victory for American diplomacy. It may mean that …
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Milton Olive and Carmel Harvey: the Greatest Sacrifice
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisHow many of the 10,000 students attending Olive-Harvey College on Chicago’s South Side know the history of the two war heroes who gave the college its name? Milton Olive and …
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Major Charles Leroy Thomas was one of the first commissioned officers of African-American heritage in the U.S. Army. His distinguished service on the German-French border earned him the Distinguished Service …
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Lawrence Joel, Army Medic, Medal of Honor
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisMost Medal of Honor awards are given posthumously, because the level of bravery and sacrifice required to receive the award often results in the death of the awardee. Lawrence Joel, …
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Powhatan Beaty: Hero, Engineer, Actor, Playwright, Father
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisSergeant First Class Powhatan Beaty’s Medal of Honor citation is short, expressive. It’s a single sentence. “Citation: Took command of his company, all the officers having been killed or wounded, …
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The Memo shows that the Clinton campaign and the Democrat National Committee (DNC) hired two opposition research firms to discredit Donald Trump and the Trump campaign. The dossier produced (the …
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FeaturedNational Security
Ji Seong-ho, Part Two: Crossing China to Freedom
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisThe previous article in this series started with Ji Seong-ho’s telling of the privations suffered by his family, in spite of his father’s position as a Party member. It covered …
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William Maud Bryant was a Sergeant First Class, serving with the Army’s 5th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces Division, Company A. He was born in Cochran, Georgia in 1933, …
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One of the most electrifying moments in President Trump’s State of the Union address was the sight of Ji Seong-ho, the North Korean defector and double amputee, leaping up and …