Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe and his men — many from the 101st Airborne Division, along with some stragglers from Pennsylvania’s 28th Infantry Division (known as “The Bloody Bucket”) and the 9th Armored “Phantom” Division — spent Christmas of 1944 in the Belgian city of Bastogne
Published: Monday, January 29th, 2024 @ 1:27 pm
By: Daily Wire
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An American paratrooper — who once famously delivered beer to a wounded soldier in his helmet — died on Wednesday at the age of 98.
Published: Sunday, December 10th, 2023 @ 9:07 am
By: Daily Wire
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"This would never have happened under Donald Trump or Ronald Reagan."
Published: Saturday, December 9th, 2023 @ 8:01 pm
By: Daily Wire
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It was discreetly referred to as Operation Overlord - the final push into Fortress Europe through the inflexible sea wall, built by the Nazi overlords, just a spare few miles from the free shores of Great Britain, where the entire United States Expeditionary Force was stationed.
Published: Tuesday, June 6th, 2023 @ 4:52 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Every year on June 6, our nation pauses to remember the thousands of brave Americans and American allies who stormed the beaches of Normandy to launch the campaign to liberate Europe from the oppression and extermination by the Nazi regime in World War II.
Published: Tuesday, June 6th, 2023 @ 7:02 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Three Army soldiers are dead after two Apache helicopters crashed following a training exercise in Alaska on Thursday.
Published: Saturday, May 13th, 2023 @ 10:06 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Two Army HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed Wednesday night in Kentucky during a training exercise, resulting in the deaths of nine service members.
Published: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 @ 6:14 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Again the government lied to us
Published: Tuesday, April 4th, 2023 @ 5:19 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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Bradford Freeman, the last remaining member of the legendary Easy Company, 101st Airborne Division — immortalized in the miniseries “Band of Brothers” — has died at the age of 97.
Published: Sunday, July 17th, 2022 @ 6:58 pm
By: Daily Wire
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This is what I call making a difference. If you are or have ever had a teacher like this, say a private or public thank you if they are still around.
Published: Monday, June 6th, 2022 @ 11:26 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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'As part of XVIII Airborne Corps, we’re known as America’s contingency corps, so we’re ready to go at a moment’s notice. We can be anywhere in the world in 18 hours if called upon. So we are always ready, and that’s part of our job.' — Capt. Perianne Duffy, public affairs officer
Published: Friday, March 4th, 2022 @ 8:01 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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They came from all over the United States to become part of something new - the 101st Airborne. These young Americans learned how to fight, but moreover, they learned to be brothers.
Published: Sunday, January 2nd, 2022 @ 8:24 am
By: Wyatt Sanderman Day
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Ever since our 2014 vacation to Normandy and the D-Day sites, I think of Veterans Day in an entirely new light.
Published: Thursday, November 11th, 2021 @ 7:55 am
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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In historical terms, 77 years is a short time.
Published: Monday, June 14th, 2021 @ 7:32 am
By: LifeZette
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On May 21, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., will award the Medal of Honor to Colonel Ralph Puckett, Jr., United States Army, Retired
Published: Saturday, May 29th, 2021 @ 2:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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No crisis like COVID is accelerating a greater demand for school choice in North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, January 17th, 2021 @ 11:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Additions to President Donald J. Trump's Supreme Court List
Published: Friday, September 18th, 2020 @ 8:31 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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He knows how powerful a smile can be for others as they battle today's harsh reality
Published: Saturday, April 25th, 2020 @ 4:12 pm
By: LifeZette
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Today, the President’s Commission on White House Fellows announces the appointment of the 2019-2020 class of White House Fellows.
Published: Tuesday, October 29th, 2019 @ 4:19 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Remarks by President Trump at a Full Honors Welcome Ceremony for the Secretary of Defense
Published: Friday, July 26th, 2019 @ 4:26 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Remarks by President Trump at a Salute to America
Published: Monday, July 8th, 2019 @ 6:07 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Joining us to accept the Congressional Medal of Honor on behalf of Travis is his son, Trevor. Thank you very much, Trevor.
Published: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 @ 8:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We're honored to be joined on today's call by great patriots - you are really great patriots - representing each branch of the American armed services.
Published: Saturday, November 24th, 2018 @ 2:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The Republican Lieutenant Governors Association announced today that North Carolina Lt. Governor Dan Forest will serve as chairman for 2018
Published: Thursday, February 8th, 2018 @ 12:44 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Almost 5,000 students will receive degrees during East Carolina University's 2016 Spring Commencement ceremony. The event will be held Friday, May 6 in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium and will begin at 9 a.m. with the processional.
Published: Monday, May 23rd, 2016 @ 3:08 am
By: ECU News Services
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The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today...
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 1:56 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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It’s no secret that Walter Jones irritates the political establishment. The GOPe tried to get him in the 2014 primary. Now, it appears they’re trying again with a new face
Published: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015 @ 4:18 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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North Carolinians played key roles in the historic D-Day invasion that took the fight directly to the Axis powers and hastened the fall of Adolf Hitler.
Published: Saturday, June 7th, 2014 @ 8:27 am
By: Christopher Maye
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Tim Carter passed away Friday, October 18th surrounded by his family. Tim was born in Pasadena, California.
Published: Thursday, November 7th, 2013 @ 7:31 pm
By: Announcements
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Nullification is the theory that says that actions of the federal government that are passed, imposed, or exercised in excess or abuse of the express authority granted in the Constitution are not enforceable.
Published: Sunday, July 28th, 2013 @ 8:52 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Appoints Brigadier General Anthony Tata (U.S. Army, Ret.) as Secretary of Transportation; Sharon Decker as Secretary of Commerce; Bill Daughtridge as Secretary of Administration; Neal Alexander as Director of the State Office of Personnel
Published: Friday, January 4th, 2013 @ 12:48 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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I often receive interesting articles that I don't publish, but can't bring myself to discard. Some months ago, I received a missive written by a Pakistani Muslim that was a veritable "prayer for peace," which was encouraging in this world of real Muslim xenophobia and bigotry, so I saved it.
Published: Monday, April 9th, 2012 @ 5:01 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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As we march further into the proverbial "Book of Life," and as we close the Chapter of 2011 and open the Chapter of 2012, it is tradition that we examine the lives of notable people that have passed on before us.
Published: Sunday, January 1st, 2012 @ 10:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Yesterday the famed 101st Airborne returned home to Fort Campbell Ky to a well deserved homecoming with their families after a year of combat in Afghanistan.
Published: Sunday, August 14th, 2011 @ 9:15 am
By: George H. Schryer
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