Dakota Meyer, American hero
I hate hearing the word “hero” thrown around with the casual abandon we see today: he’s a sports hero, he’s an “action” (movie) hero, she’s a heroic teacher. I don’t mean to denigrate people who are...
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Dakota Meyer; or who carries the seeds of greatness?
Navy One brought my attention to the fact that America’s 1st Sergeant once served with Medal of Honor winner Dakota Meyer. I quickly headed over to the link, anticipating some reminiscences about...
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McQueary’s age is no excuse for his lukewarm, delayed action
Dan Abrams, who’s some sort of ABC talking head, has weighed in about Mike McQueary. Because I’ve already flogged the topic to death in other posts, I won’t explain here why I strongly disagree with...
View ArticleThe moral space in between
America’s First Sergeant put up a post that perfectly addresses my last two attempts to figure out Mike McQueary’s inaction. The first post I wrote looked at McQueary’s alleged youth, which I...
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The media again attacks the military
I came of age in the post-Vietnam era. Let me amend that: I came of age in San Francisco in the post-Vietnam era. Although Fleet Week, which started in the City about 20+ years ago has done a lot to...
View ArticleFour articles that might interest you
I’m juggling family and work right now, so cannot blog at length (something that plagued me yesterday as well). Still, I have four articles I think you might like to read. One: I’ve ruminated often...
View ArticleA little flotsam, a little jetsam
The following three links don’t have anything to do with each other, but I wanted to bring each to your attention. First, an article by Ben Sasse about Obamacare’s horrible, inherent flaws. The...
View ArticleA Medal of Honor story
The heroism happened during the Vietnam War and the Medal of Honor came during the Reagan administration. Still, it’s a timeless and riveting story, as all Medal of Honor stories are.
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The Bookworm Beat 5-22-15 — the “no more doctors, please!” edition and open...
My post title notwithstanding, I am well, I have been well, and I expect that I will continue to be well. It’s just that I’ve spent between five and fifteen hours every week for the last few weeks in...
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Something strange about “missing” Medal of Honor recipients
One of my Facebook friends proudly noted that only West Point and Annapolis exceed Harvard when it comes to the number of Medal of Honor recipients who attended any single educational institution. He...
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