by Bob | May 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
ODA 055 I think of lost team-mates on this solemn day. Two in particular: Master Sergeant David Boltz and Chief Warrant Officer James O’Callaghan. Great soldiers, great men and the best team-mates one can hope for. Take a moment on this holiday to spare some...
by Bob | May 31, 2021 | Hidden History
Today we remember fallen comrades. I think of two team-mates, Jim and Dave, who were KIA on deployments but didn’t know it until years later when disease that can be traced directly to toxins they were exposed to during combat deployments ravaged their bodies and took...
by Bob | May 23, 2020 | 2020 Pandemic
ARLINGTON, VA – MAY 27: Mary McHugh mourns her dead fiance Sgt. James Regan at “Section 60” of the Arlington National Cemetery May 27, 2007. Regan, an American Special Forces soldier, was killed by an IED explosion in Iraq in February of this year,...
by Bob | Dec 3, 2019 | Hidden History
This past week when my grandsons were visiting we went to the Worlds Fair Park here in Knoxville. Not far from the infamous Sunsphere, is the East Tennessee Veteran’s Memorial. It’s a solemn spot, as all such locations are. Each Medal of Honor awardee from...
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