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 | Aug 29, 2020 | Idea Into Story
It was one of the classics of the Cold War. The strange thing is, that the scenario is just as likely now. There are more nuclear countries than when the original was written and the movie was made. With the proliferation of disinformation on all sides and the ability...
by Bob | Jun 25, 2020 | 2020 Pandemic
Today is the 144th Anniversary of the Battle of the Little Big Horn, or as the winners call it, the Battle of the Greasy Grass. Not so familiar are the names of the commanders on the other side who overwhelmed and massacred Custer and his portion of the Seventh...
by Bob | Jun 13, 2020 | 2020 Pandemic
As I write this, the class of 2020 is marching single-file, social distanced, onto the Plain at West Point where their chairs are set far enough apart per requirement. There are no families or friends in the stands around the parade field they’ve spent four years...
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