The following article is encouraging and a great holiday gift to the members of the American military who have been working so hard to give ...

The item below was forwarded to me by one of the officers with whom I served in Iraq: * * * * A B-17 War Story: Charlie Brown was a B-17 ...

Securing America’s borders is not about “political correctness”; it’s about enforcing the law as written and it’s about the safety and secur...

I will be leaving my temporary military training assignment to travel home for a few days. I'm looking forward to spending Thanksgiving ...

America’s soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines have done a magnificent job of removing Saddam Hussein and creating an atmosphere in which t...

I would like to remember all of my fellow veterans today. They are my brothers and sisters in arms and there is an unspoken link between us...

One of the men who made quite an impact on me in Iraq was Colonel Logan Barbee. Since our tour in 2004, Barbee has retired as both an Army ...

"I was born in the shadow of the Kurdish flag in Mahabad and I am ready to serve and die for the same flag." Massoud Barzani, Pre...

The troops are training hard in a variety of areas: firing ranges, convoys, improvised explosive devices and other things that will affect ...

It was reported today that Lt. Michael P. Murphy of Long Island, New York, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroism in comba...

Most soldiers can tell you how many times they’ve been through the gas chamber during their training or mobilizations over the years. They ...

The First Army’s philosophy in training is “theater immersion”. When soldiers train, they are absorbed into an environment which is as clos...

It’s no fun to sleep on a cot. Some soldiers can sleep anywhere – others just toss and turn until simple fatigue knocks them out. Even in ...

2111 hours : The air conditioner in this hotel room vibrates and makes an irritating sound. Over-all, it’s not a bad room – microwave, ref...

Some of us are on the road again and on our way to train more soldiers who are headed overseas. This mission will be longer and we will be ...

I had hoped for one more overseas trip, either to Iraq or Afghanistan, in order to serve in combat one final time before I retired. I also ...

I will always be proud of my service with the First Cav in Vietnam. My pride grew when I served alongside a new generation of First Cav tro...

The email always brings either inspiration or a few chuckles. Here are a few I’d like to share. First the inspiration: From Jim Rossie: ...

The major and I arrived in the vicinity of a large airport at 2130 hours. We traveled to that location instead of the original departure po...

During breaks in their training, the youngest soldiers gather around the war veterans who lead them. Like other experienced warriors, the s...