USS Arizona Memorial Closed Indefinitely Due to Structural Concerns

The USS Arizona Memorial is one of the most visited places for visitors going to Pearl Harbor. Unfortunately, especially with the Memorial Day weekend in full swing, those visitors won’t be able to visit the battleship memorial for quite some time. Access to the USS Arizona memorial will remain closed for an unknown period of […]

May 24, 1939 USS Squalus Rescued By a New Diving Bell

Prior to this date in 1939, no submarine had ever been rescued in more than 20 feet of water. But all of that would change off the frigid, unpredictable waters of the New Hampshire coast. USS Squalus was the Navy’s newest submarine and she was going thru her sea trials when she went beneath the […]

William Carney, the First African-American to be Awarded the Medal of Honor

With the Memorial Day holiday just days away, we remember the soldiers that fell in battle that paid the price of our freedom. That sacrifice was never so keenly felt as in Charleston, SC during the Civil War. The 54th Massachusetts was a regiment completely staffed with free African-American soldiers, who were fighting to free […]

Desmond Doss, An Unlikely Hero Who Was Awarded the Medal of Honor

Desmond Doss wasn’t the kind of man who would stand out of a crowd as a brave hero but sometimes looks can be deceiving. Doss was a quiet, unassuming conscientious objector who served as a combat medic in World War II. Twice awarded the Bronze Star for valor for risking his life to save wounded […]

Cambridge: a city steeped in history

This January I made a big change: I left sunny (and financially ruined) Greece to live in the U.K., specifically, the city of Cambridge. The city is beautiful and very different to what I’ve been use to. Nature surrounds you here: ten minutes outside of the city center and you see foxes and deer. In the […]

Special Operations Soldiers Honored in Ceremony at Ft. Bragg

Gary Rose was a Green Beret medic in Vietnam and was recently awarded the Medal of Honor from President Trump for actions he performed in a particularly hazardous and dangerous mission there in 1970. Rose and eight other Special Forces, Civil Affairs, and Psychological Operations troops were honored by being named “distinguished members of the Regiment” […]

OSS Operation Greenup, The Most Daring, Successful Mission of WWII

Last week we posted a story on the OSS (Office of Strategic Services) and how after 73 years they were finally recognized as a group and were honored with a Congressional Gold Medal. OSS was the forerunner to both the Special Operations Command of the military, OSS Jedburgh and Operation Groups were the units that […]

Navy commissions the USS Ralph Johnson, honoring MOH recipient from Vietnam War

The United States Navy has commissioned the USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114), meaning that it is now fully operational. It’s an Arleigh Burke-class, guided-missile destroyer, and has been in production since 26 Sept., 2011. This is the 64th of 75 total Arleigh Burke-class ships that have been planned. It has several upgrades from its predecessors, including the […]

Elvis Presley Helps the USS Arizona Memorial With a Benefit Concert

On March 25, 1961, Elvis Presley did a benefit concert for the Arizona Memorial which raised over $62,000 and helped to restart public funding for the war memorial that so many Americans visit every year. After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the United States quickly rebuilt its facilities there and raised […]

Last Living MOH Recipient from Iwo Jima Honors “Guardian Angel”

“Woody” Williams never knew the names of the Marines who helped protect him during some of the fiercest fighting in World War II. But finally, he was able to pay his respects to the men who saved his life. Seventy-three years ago on the island of Iwo Jima, Hershel “Woody” Williams randomly chose several fellow […]