This article is part four in a series on preventing mass shootings. It focuses on what families, communities, and mentors can do to intervene in the lives of youths at …
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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Platoon Sergeant “Bill” Matthew Leonard died on February 28, 1967 exactly as he had predicted. The veteran of Korea volunteered for Vietnam, because he felt that he had to teach …
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Dwight H. “Skip” Johnson, Reluctant Hero – Part Two
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisThis is the tragic ending to the story of one of the greatest heroes of the Vietnam War, the only tank driver awarded the Medal of Honor. Read here about …
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Dwight Johnson is the most tragic of all the stories of valor in this series. He was a courageous fighter, nearly singlehandedly driving off an entire battalion of North Vietnamese …
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Sgt. Moses Williams, Buffalo Soldier, Medal of Honor
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisSgt. Moses Williams, Buffalo Soldier, spotted an Indian ambush, stayed by his commanding officer when the rest of the cavalry troop fled, rallied the fleeing troops, and laid down covering …
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Marine Pfc. Oscar Austin Gave His Life for His Friend
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisIn February 1969, Marine Private First Class Oscar Austin risked his life three times to save a wounded brother in arms. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his …
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Stop School Shootings, Don’t Push a Political Agenda
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisThis is the third article in a series on preventing mass shootings, especially at schools. The first article pleads that we stop the insanity of the same tired debate about …
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Navy Cook First Class William Pinckney’s heroism in the Battle of Santa Cruz on October 26th, 1942 led to his receiving the Navy Cross. He also is one of ten …
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Embrace and Educate the Parkland Students
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisAmericans should embrace and educate the Parkland students and parents who met with President Trump and Vice President Pence in the White House today. They were there to discuss ways …
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James Anderson, First Black Marine Awarded the Medal of Honor
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisJames Anderson, Jr. was born in Compton, California in 1947, in January. While serving in Vietnam in February 1967, when he was barely twenty years old, U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. …