Read most pieces online, watch the majority of documentaries, and you’ll be faced with a constant refrain: The 50s was a decade of repression, conformity, and suburban boredom while the …
Tag:
Korean War
-
-
FeaturedThis Day in Military History
5 November: This Day in Military History
by Chris Carterby Chris CarterToday’s post is in honor of Sgt. 1st Class Jose A. Rivera, who was killed in action on this day in 2003 in Mumuhdyah, Iraq. The 34-year-old native of Bayamon, …
-
FeaturedThis Day in Military History
24 October: This Day in Military History
by Chris Carterby Chris CarterToday’s post is in honor of Spc. Jose L. Mesa, who was killed by an enemy mortar attack in Samaria, Iraq on this day in 2003. Mesa, 26, of Bell …
-
FeaturedThis Day in Military History
15 October: This Day in Military History
by Chris Carterby Chris CarterToday’s post is in honor of Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Hines, who gave his life for our country on this day in 2006. The 26-year-old native of Olney, IL perished …
-
FeaturedMilitary and PoliceNational Security
Weekly Ops Briefing: North Korea Returns Remains, New Army Fitness Test, Parachute Accident, Afghanistan IED Kills Czechs
We live in a busy world with a lot of information being thrown at you. Don’t feel overwhelmed. OpsLens will give you a weekly briefing on the major stories you …
-
FeaturedMilitary and PoliceNational Security
Weekly Ops Briefing: Space Force, Korean War MIAs, Afghan Ceasefire Over, Exercise Cancelled, Executive Order, Pregnancy at Ranger School
We live in a busy world with a lot of information being thrown at you. Don’t feel overwhelmed. OpsLens will give you a weekly briefing on the major stories you …
-
FeaturedMilitary and Police
Jesse Brown, Thomas Hudner, and the Brotherhood of Man
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisEnsign Jesse Brown was the first black aviator in the United States Navy, and the first African-American to have a ship named after him. He was college educated, a self-made …
-
FeaturedMilitary and PoliceNational Security
In Honor of the Marine Security Guards
by Bart Marcoisby Bart MarcoisI still remember the first time I visited an American Embassy. It was 1979, in Brussels, and I was helping a colleague renew a passport. We walked into the lobby, …