Post Tagged 'u.s. army'

May 23, 2014

Memorial Day: From college football to combat

Army and Navy have met for battle on the football field 114 times. The two service academies have played big time college football for well over a century. Navy leads the series by nine games and holds the current and longest winning streak at 12 games. Continue Reading...

December 11, 2013

7 Great Books for Christmas

This short list of books is meant to avoid the obvious works one might find in a Christmas list. So I’ve omitted great works like A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Continue Reading...

May 26, 2011

Memorial Day: Stories from the Virtual Wall

When I first went to work for former Mississippi Congressmen Gene Taylor, I was going through a file cabinet and spotted a thick folder with the name “J.C. Wheat.” I sat down and read through it. Continue Reading...

December 17, 2008

Military Service Members Giving to Poor from Iraq

Here is quite the unique story from 13WMAZ in Macon, Georgia. The clip highlights what Army Staff Sergeant Jeremy Snow is doing to help those in need during the Christmas season. Continue Reading...

November 11, 2008

Veterans Day: Remember Bataan & Corregidor

The National WWII Memorial When FDR ordered General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines in 1942, the dismal fate of the American and Filipino defenders at Bataan and Corregidor was sealed. Continue Reading...