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10 YEARS AGO TODAY: 19 August 2011Private First Class Douglas L. Cordo- U.S. Army.
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Pfc. Cordo served with B Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division (Light) during Operation Enduring Freedom. Pfc. Cordo volunteered to be the driver of the Stryker vehicle in support of his unit’s patrol in Zabul, Afghanistan on 19 August 2011. According to…
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Honoring Private First Class Willie “Leon” Tellie and the Heroes of Iwo Jima
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“Seeking to rescue a Marine who was drowning in the surf at Iwo Jima, these six Army herors narrowly missed meeting their own deaths when their amphibian truck was swamped by heavy seas, March 11, 1945.” – US Signal Corps Archive L-R, back row: T/5 L. C. Carter, Jr., Private…
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John Noah Reese, Jr. of Muskogee, Oklahoma, a Private First Class in the U.S. Army, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on February 9, 1945, near Manila, the Philippines.
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Reese joined the army in December 1942, and by February 9, 1945 was serving as a private first class in Company B, 148th infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division. On February 9, 1945, during an attack on the Paco Railroad Station in Manila, the Philippines, Reese and fellow soldier Private Cleto…
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On this day lost, but never forgotten… John L. Jones was born on July 1, 1947.
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His home of record is Jersey City, NJ. John graduated from Ferris High School in 1966. Throughout high school, he worked at the A&P in the downtown section of Jersey City. Jones served in the US Army and attained the rank of Private First Class (PFC). He was assigned to…
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The Brave hero First Class Samuel L. Felton, Jr
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Private First Class Samuel L. Felton, Jr. disobeyed an order to stay put behind cover, and instead single-handedly rescued three Marines trapped 75 yards outside the wire in a listening post. Wounded, with a Marine slung over his shoulder, and wading through a knee-deep rice paddy, Felton fired his rifle…
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‘Every time a shell landed another family hit the road, driving their cattle, pulling long strings of makeshift vehicles in the tow of oddly-paired horses or even oxen, cluttering up the crossroads…’
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Looking at Lee Miller’s 1945 photographs of refugees fleeing Luxembourg, you can almost hear the commotion attributed to mass movement; the grinding of wheels, the shouting of farmers competing with instructions from soldiers in another language, the braying of livestock and the rumble of tanks. Lee writes of the confusion…
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Cheating is not just physical…it’s a slow, calculated betrayal of trust.
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It’s not just the act of being unfaithful; it’s the mindset that allows you to prioritize your selfish desires over the person who loves you. Texting someone your partner would feel uncomfortable about? That’s cheating. Hiding your phone, deleting messages, erasing your browsing history? That’s lying. Flirting with someone who…
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Four Roman swords, along with their scabbards, were recently discovered in astonishing condition near the Dead Sea in Israel.
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Hidden in a cliffside crevice for nearly 1,900 years, they are believed to have been taken from Roman soldiers and stashed by Jewish rebels during the Jewish revolts. The preservation of these weapons is exceptional, offering a rare glimpse into this turbulent period of history. Discovering even one sword from…
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So, this cool fossil-looking image has got a lot of people buzzing with ideas.
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I mean, could it be a snapshot of fairies straight out of the old stories, or maybe it’s a glimpse of creatures from another planet? Who knows? It could also just be an artist’s creation meant to get us thinking about old myths or some strange, unexplainable stuff. And some…
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On 19 August 480 BC, at Thermopylae, a small force of Spartans, Thespians, and Thebans, led by King Leonidas, held off Xerxes’ massive Persian army for three days.
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When the Persians demanded they surrender their weapons, Leonidas replied with the legendary words, “Molon Labe”—“Come and get them.” Even the elite Persian Immortals failed to breach the Greek defense until betrayal revealed a hidden path. Despite their defeat, the courage of the Spartans became immortalized in history. Simonides of…