Most people will remember April 4, 1968 as the day that Martin Luther King was assassinated. While that was a more histrionically important event, that date will always seired in my mind as the date of a battle we fought in Vietnam. I was only in country for a couple of months and the loss of comr
Published: Tuesday, May 28th, 2024 @ 10:20 am
By: Tony Adams
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A heart warming story about Ann Margret and her Vietnam gentlemen.
Published: Sunday, December 24th, 2023 @ 11:25 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Just in time for Veterans Day, I've once again had the privilege of interviewing a WWII veteran. My husband arranged for me to sit down with Cecil Hannaford, a local VFW member.
Published: Monday, November 11th, 2019 @ 8:15 am
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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I truly wish that our founding fathers had been a bit more clear on what they meant when writing the 2nd Amendment but numerous contemporaneous writings clearly show their intent was for individual possession and ownership of firearms.
Published: Saturday, March 17th, 2018 @ 9:06 am
By: Bobby Tony
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For many civilians, the memories of a military event are an abstract memory. However, for the participants it is the faces, names, and specific events that mark the event. Here are some of their stories.
Published: Wednesday, December 7th, 2016 @ 4:56 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Below are some pictures from the Charlie Company Website. This was the field meals as delivered by helicopter in case quantity. Usually the case was opened (sometimes using the old M16 prong flash suppressor as shown on left below – put over wire and twist until broken) and then turned upside down
Published: Saturday, August 13th, 2016 @ 2:40 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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They were true "life savers" - and that ain't no lie.
Published: Monday, May 30th, 2016 @ 9:01 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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My son said that saying use to make him so mad he could scream.
Published: Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 @ 11:06 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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Charlie Haughey was the battalion photographer for my battalion in the 25th Division during my time in Vietnam.
Published: Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 @ 4:25 am
By: Bobby Tony
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I doubt if there will ever be a robot that can calculate the value of a human life.
Published: Wednesday, August 26th, 2015 @ 5:46 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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No battle field action is reported in this introduction to the jungle. Combat veterans provide the books and movies.
Published: Friday, July 17th, 2015 @ 5:27 am
By: Ted McDonald
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