[April 11, 2021] I am re-watching the 2001 HBO miniseries Band of Brothers and find that there scenes that I overlooked on my initial viewing. One scene involves Lieutenant Lewis Nixon (played by Ron Livingston) when he takes a stray machinegun bullet to his head. Fortunately, Nixon was wearing his helmet. The scene can be seen here on… Read More »
[April 10, 2021] Yesterday was the 79th anniversary of the formal surrender of the U.S. Army and Filipino forces at Bataan to the Japanese under the command of Lieutenant General Homma Masaharu. More than we may know, this event was one of the momentous acts of World War II. Bataan featured prominently during the war. Before the Japanese… Read More »
[April 9, 2021] We hear every day that the leading civil rights issue in America is the fight against racism. We are told, no greater problem exists, and our failure to stop racism is an existential societal crisis. I disagree. The greatest civil rights issue of the 21st century is saving babies that otherwise would be legally and… Read More »
[April 8, 2021] Valor is a word we do not often hear. Valor is showing great courage in the face of extreme danger, especially in battle. Often, I’ve written about heroes who show courage and bravery confronting many challenges that life throws our way. ‘Valor’ means voluntarily facing mortal danger to protect others. “You shall, I question not,… Read More »
[April 7, 2021] On occasion, I will hit on a topic that grabs my attention. Comedy is one of them, and while I’m no connoisseur of funniness (a personal failure), I do recognize its benefits. JP Sears is one of the new comedians whose careers took off in the coronavirus era of shutdowns and government-sponsored heavy handiness. He… Read More »
[April 6, 2021] There’s an old saying that says, “If you play with fire, you’re gonna get burned.” I think it was Bam Bam Bigelow – yes, that guy (390-pound professional wrestler and actor) – said it, but others have expressed the same. I always liked watching Bam Bam, but he was not exactly correct on this point… Read More »
[April 5, 2021] It has been said, many times over, that what we see affects us in ways that we often do not know. Such can be said of an old movie, The Purple Heart (1944).1 The film dramatizes the “show trial” of U.S. airmen from the Doolittle Raid. Americans are familiar with the bombing raid by Jimmy… Read More »
[April 3, 2021] When you step in cow poop, the best thing to do is get your foot out and rinse it off. I know, as a kid, I cleaned out barns and even milked a few cows. But Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian does not seem to understand this concept. And, he didn’t step in cow poop… Read More »
[April 2, 2021] Yes, indeed, be the captain of your own ship. If you want to be satisfied with your life and not look back with regret on what you did or did not do, then take the wheel of your ship and steer it. You are accountable for what happens in your life, and you are also… Read More »
[March 31, 2021] War brings the unpredictable. There are men who, we would least expect, do impossible things. This was the case of the ‘lost battalion’ of the 77th Infantry Division during World War I. The Lost Battalion is the name given to nine companies of the 77th isolated by German forces in late 1918. The allied Meuse-Argonne… Read More »