A Brief History On August 21, 1968, the Medal of Honor, the highest military award for bravery and courage in battle that can be earned by an American fighting person, was awarded posthumously to James Anderson, Jr., the first African American US Marine to earn the Medal of Honor. Digging Deeper Anderson was born Los Angeles in 1947 when the US military was still segregated. (The US military became desegregated per Executive Order 9981 on July 26, 1948 under President Truman.) A high school graduate, James went on to study at junior college for a year and a half before…
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A Brief History On August 21, 2017, we look back on this past week, a week that has been incredible for the news cycle, most of the news bad! War, maybe nuclear war with North Korea? Gone from the news! (For now?) Replaced with stories about hatred and violence in the US and in Europe. President Trump’s message condemning violence became a liability instead of a political asset for him, and we learned his Chief Strategist, Steve Bannon, had been fired. Here we list some of the people who either inspired us or made us sick this past week. Digging…
A Brief History On August 19, 2002, the Russian military suffered the worst fatal helicopter incident and crash in the history of aviation when a missile fired by Chechen Islamic Separatists struck a Russian Mi-26 helicopter, bringing the huge helicopter down in a minefield and killing a total of 127 Russian soldiers. Digging Deeper The Mil Mi-26 (NATO code named “Halo”) is a heavy lift helicopter introduced in 1983. Over 300 of the giants have been built, and it is the biggest and most powerful production helicopter ever produced. Its 2 turboshaft engines produce a total of almost 23, 000…
A Brief History On August 18, 2017, we learned of Missouri State Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal, Democrat from Union City, made the idiotic statement, “I hope Trump is assassinated!” on Facebook on August 16, 2017. An African American woman, Chappelle-Nadal has refused demands that she resign. Although the Facebook conversation was removed, Chappelle-Nadal reiterated the comment in an interview with the Post-Dispatch. Digging Deeper Needless to say, the Secret Service is aware of the post and reported interview and will be detailing the St. Louis office to look into the matter. Now claiming that she spoke out of “frustration” and “didn’t…
A Brief History On August 18, 1976, Soldiers of the North Korean Army used an ax to murder two US Army officers that were overseeing a work party to cut down a tree in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea, in an area known as a Joint Security Area (JSA) that is manned by soldiers from North Korea, South Korea, and the United States. Digging Deeper The JSA is a post set up to monitor the DMZ by both sides in the Korean conflict to ensure a safe border and prevent dangerous incidents. The United Nations observers…