[June 9, 2026] That was me standing in a line of about seven other young teenage boys about to participate in the broad jump at Cooper High School in 1968. It would be my first track meet for all of us on the JV team. I would be in five events for this first track meet, but it… Read More »
[June 8, 2026] A Victorian-era poem offers surprisingly practical lessons on what it means to become a man. A recent article in the Epoch Times by Walker Larson discussed how boys benefit from strong role models of responsible manhood from parents and mentors. Here is what the author had to say about this incredibly important topic. I was… Read More »
[June 7, 2026] I often write about heroes here on my blog. And, I will highlight another heroic act today. The reason I do this is simple; we have a moral obligation to tell stories of heroes. In an X post by @HiddenHistory, the secret story of the heroic capture of German U-Boat U-505 is revealed. 82 years… Read More »
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[June 6, 2026] A dozen years ago, I wrote about the most famous battle in the history of the Western world. The article got zero comments, only a handful of views, and seemed to go down as a flop. Now, I’m resurrecting it for today, as we remember the landing that day, D-Day, June 6, 1944. Operation Overlord… Read More »
[June 5, 2026] In the crucible of modern conflict, where narratives clash, Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani’s tenure as IDF International Spokesman, five truths about human responsibility amid the chaos of war. I found his narrative of these lessons compelling and useful. Shoshani’s five lessons, created in the aftermath of October 7th, stand as a map for confronting the… Read More »
[June 4, 2026] My Soldiers remembered that day like it was Christmas morning at home when they were kids. I was traveling back from our Infantry company supply trains to the defensive front line when, there it was, about a dozen Soldiers milling around in an open field. It was August in Virginia; sunny, hot, humid. I would… Read More »
[June 3, 2026] Dorothea Brande’s book, Wake Up and Live! strikes at the heart of human failure. People drift in self-deception, half-alive, substituting busyness for purpose. Her formula, act as if it were impossible to fail. Doing so demands voluntary confronting difficulties in life. You do this like cleaning your room (like Dr. Jordan Peterson would say). It… Read More »
[June 2, 2026] From the Facebook Page of Bruce Willhoit, we learn that on 31 May 1864 in the American Civil War, the Battle of Cold Harbor began. It would be General Robert E. Lee’s last large-scale field victory of the war. But was this terrible tactical loss for Union forces nevertheless a strategic victory? The Facts: The… Read More »
[June 1, 2026] I had just finished my assignment as a Company Commander, my rank was Captain, and command had been my choice assignment. After the command position, typically an officer will fill a staff position, and I was immediately offered a Battalion S-1, Adjutant job. My response was simple: make me an adjutant, and I’ll quit. It… Read More »
[May 31, 2026] Call me crazy, but I’d swim any day with snakes in a river, as opposed to swimming with alligators. City folks might not understand why, so I’ll explain what I mean. But first, remember this rule: to swim with snakes, not with alligators. Snakes are just trying to swim and won’t bother you because they’re… Read More »