Category: News
‘Gun-Jumpers’ – Newspaper Showcases Yanks Who Fought for the British Empire in WW2
Readers of Canada’s Toronto Star learned this week about the late Richard Fuller Patterson – a young man who seemed to have everything to live for, but gave it all up to help stop tyranny. The…
The Medal of Honor – 13 Amazing Facts About the American Military’s Highest Award for Bravery
“The Medal of Honor is awarded by the president in the name of the U.S. Congress. As of 1963, only American military personnel engaged in combat against an enemy of the United States are eligible…
Asylum-Seekers – Famous (and Not So Famous) Soviet Defectors
THE LITERARY world lost one of its most accomplished authors last week – Tom Clancy. The 66-year-old former insurance agent’s career as a novelist spanned four decades, during which time the Maryland native penned…
‘Let There Be Light’ — The Wartime PTSD Film the U.S. Army Didn’t Want You to See
“Huston’s wish was to let America see and understand the fragile emotional state of many returning vets.” U.S. ARMY DOCTORS in the Second World War didn’t use the term “post-traumatic stress disorder,” but they knew…
Born to Fight – Earliest Civilizations were Established to Wage War, Research Suggests
Let’s hear it for the barbarians! It turns out that civilization as we know it might not have been possible without roving bands of bloodthirsty killers. At least that’s what recent research from the University…
Acts of Defiance – A Short History of Mutiny in the U.S. Military
“In a number of cases, American soldiers, sailors and airmen have protested orders, defied their commanders and even risen in open rebellion. Consider these examples.” IN SEPTEMBER 2013, cyberspace was a-buzz with photos of what…
