A Leader with an Apron

By | April 18, 2021

[April 18, 2021]  My maternal grandmother was fond of saying that we are placed here on this earth to help others.  She was a Christian, a mother of four children, and strong-willed.  We called her Bigmama, and she was a leader with an apron. “I won’t tell you how to be a good boy.  I’m telling you to… Read More »

Underestimating Intellectual Discipline

By | April 15, 2021

[April 15, 2021]  We all make mistakes, and I have certainly made enough myself.  One stands out in my preparation for a professional career.  Whether it was in college studying engineering or as a young lieutenant in the Army, I underestimated the intellectual discipline needed to achieve great things. Is the lack of intellectual discipline simply laziness?  I… Read More »

He Did His Duty: Prince Philip

By | April 13, 2021

[April 13, 2021]  To do your duty is an admirable trait.  It helps hold us together as humans and creates social bonds that allow trust to develop.  To highlight this fact may seem a bit obscure in the age of “evolving values,” but it is necessary to understand the significance of Prince Philip, a man who epitomized “duty… Read More »

Wearing Your Helmet

By | April 11, 2021

[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 »

Surrender of Bataan: 9 April 1942

By | April 10, 2021

[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 »

The Greatest Civil Rights Issue of the 21st Century

By | April 9, 2021

[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 »