World War I

Today’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, …

Today’s post is in honor of Cpl. Brett W. Land, who died of wounds from an improvised explosive devise in Afghanistan’s Zhari district on this day in 2010. The 24-year-old …

Today’s post is in honor of Cpl. Jorge Villarreal Jr., who gave his life on this day in 2010 in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. The 22-year-old San Antonio native was killed …

Today’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 …

Today’s post is in honor of Sgt. 1st Class Riley G. Stephens, who gave his life for our country on this date in 2012. The 39-year-old native of Tolar, TX …

As we are in the centennial years of World War I, coming up to the culmination of the process in November, we would be wise to realize that so many …

After the Chinese leadership refused to meet with the South Korean leader during his four-day visit, they asked an insightful question: “[W]hy is it that for such a big country, …

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 …

Featured image: Capt. Alan Shepard (USN) holding the American flag during the Apollo 14 mission 1865: Robert E. Lee is promoted to General-in-Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States. …