by DrJohn | Jun 22, 2020 | Culture of Corruption, Deception and Lies, Liberal Idiots, military history, Politics, Slavery, Uncategorized, WtF?
Statue tipping has become the leftist activity du jour of late. Astonishingly, the magazine Popular Mechanics has published a story about how to take down statues without anyone getting hurt: “Should you happen to find yourself near a statue that you...
by Wordsmith | May 25, 2020 | American Exceptionalism, History, Holidays, Military, Military Families, military history, Obituaries, Support the Troops, The Iraqi War, True Heroes
“Only the dead have seen the end of war.” -Plato This is not a political post. This is an American post. About an American soldier. An outstanding milblogger who some of you may have followed. Respected and mourned from both sides of the...
by Wordsmith | Oct 3, 2019 | American Exceptionalism, Military, military history, Obituaries, On This Day, Support the Troops, This Day in History, True Heroes
Gary Gordon. Randy Shughart. WordsmithA former fetus, the “wordsmith from nantucket” was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1968. Adopted at birth, wordsmith grew up a military brat. He achieved his B.A. in English from the University of California, Los Angeles...
by Wordsmith | May 27, 2019 | American Exceptionalism, Freedom, History, Holidays, Military, military history, Obituaries, Support the Troops, True Heroes
I hope everyone has a meaningful, reflective Memorial Day. The following is a repost, originally published May 30, 2016…. Christian Jacobs hugs the headstone of his father U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Christopher Jacobs as mother Brittany, wipes away a tear in...
by Wordsmith | May 28, 2018 | American Exceptionalism, Holidays, Military, Military Families, military history, Obituaries, Photo of the Day, Support the Troops, True Heroes
President Kennedy once said, “A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces, but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.” Ah’Leesya Johnson, presented with an American flag at a graveside service in Hollywood, Florida, Oct. 21,...
by Wordsmith | Apr 14, 2018 | Bush 43, Donald Trump, Middle East, military history, MSM Bias, Syria, The Iraqi War, War On Terror
Well, apparently Trump declared “mission accomplished” today after the U.S. and its allies hit at least three chemical and biological weapons facilities in Syria with more than 120 missiles in a coordinated pre-dawn attack: The military officials said they...
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