MAY 26, 2026 - At the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, some 998 cadets threw their caps in the air, prepared to disperse out into the Army to lead soldiers in every corner of the world. Before that happened, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told those newly minted leaders that they've got his trust and the trust of the president. Four years ago, he said, they … [Read more...]
Medal of Honor Monday: Johnson
MAY 25, 2026 - Army Pvt. Henry Johnson, an infantryman, served in France in 1918 during World War I, which was then called the Great War. Johnson was born July 15, 1892, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. His name at birth was William Henry Johnson. There are conflicting accounts of who his parents and sister were, but it is thought that they worked in the tobacco … [Read more...]
Commander in Chief Honors Nation’s Fallen
MAY 25, 2026 - The United States will soon mark its semiquincentennial — 250 years as a nation. It's a big milestone, said President Donald J. Trump, but not one that could have been achieved without more than a million U.S. service members having given their lives to the nation since the American Revolution began in 1775. Memorial Day is for recognizing those who sacrificed … [Read more...]
This Memorial Day We Pause and Thank You
MAY 25, 2026 - Memorial Day was born out of the Civil War — the bloodiest chapter in American history, in which more than 600,000 Americans died fighting over whether this republic would survive as a nation founded on the proposition that all men are created equal. The first official Decoration Day was observed in 1868, when General John Logan called on Americans to decorate … [Read more...]
Camp Bastion Heroes Exemplified ‘Every Marine a Rifleman’
MAY 22, 2026 —As Americans observe Memorial Day, a day of solemn remembrance for the nation’s fallen service members, the story of the 2012 attack on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, serves as a powerful illustration of the sacrifices made and the foundational ethos of the United States Marine Corps: "Every Marine a rifleman." The battle, which claimed the lives of two heroic Marines … [Read more...]