View this post on Instagram Thomas Edward Gwynn, Tullahoma’s oldest resident, passed this life on Monday, April 6th, 2026 at Life Care Center at the age of 106, just two months shy of his 107th birthday. Mr. Gwynn was born June, 2nd, 1919 in Moscow, Tennessee to the late Garland Ray Gwynn and Lula Mae…
Category: Military History
Army’s New Combat Fitness Test (CFT)
It appears the Army is FINALLY taking a step in the right direction and actually fostering a training environment where WARFIGHTING is the primary goal and not DEI quotas, transgender “acceptance” training Of course the USMC has been doing this type of training in AIT for some time, but not everybody can be a Marine,…
War’s of Distraction
Napoleon Bonaparte took part in seven major coalition conflicts during the era known as the Napoleonic Wars, which lasted from 1803 to 1815. These wars pitted France against shifting alliances of European powers determined to curb his influence. When counting individual engagements instead of entire wars, historians generally estimate that Napoleon personally commanded around sixty…
U.S. Suffers Worst Day of Air Losses in Decades as Iran Conflict Spirals
U.S. Suffers Worst Day of Air Losses in Decades as Iran Conflict Spirals The Iran conflict is escalating, with the Trump administration desperate to keep a straight face on things as American casualties and losses begin mounting. Today’s major shock came when not one, not two, but an unprecedented three American F-15E fighter jets were mysteriously…
On This Day in History 1861: General Robert E. Lee is named General-in-Chief of Confederate Forces
Born to Revolutionary War hero Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee in Stratford Hall, Virginia, Robert Edward Lee seemed destined for military greatness. Despite financial hardship that caused his father to depart to the West Indies, young Robert secured an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated second in the class of 1829. Two years later,…
Assessing “Cognitive Warfare”
Despite its introduction over a decade ago by the People’s Liberation Army, there is no common understanding of Cognitive Warfare. Nor is there an agreement on the existence of a human or cognitive domain. These concepts compete in a crowded and confusing field centered around information technology and the related information dimension of statecraft….
Know Your Real WW1 History: Early Zeppelin Bombings in England
War Victim Goes to Bottom of the Pile January 19, 1915 — As unsung heroes go, Frederick Pile is possibly one of the most unsung. Some would say deservedly so. Very little is known about him, though he is thought to have been a farm labourer. What IS known is that Fred was out for…
Happy Birthday General Robert E. Lee!
The Burning of Alexandria
The Burning of Alexandria The Yankees occupied New Orleans and its surrounding environs from April, 1862 until the end of the Civil War. In 1863, Gen. Nathaniel Banks left New Orleans to start an advance toward Shreveport. He hoped to seize the busy river port. He followed the Red River upstream. Banks joined with forces…
In Memoriam: John C. Cole, USMC, Last of the Old Breed
John C. Cole, a United States Marine Corps veteran, was born on May 23, 1927, in Moran, Texas, and passed away peacefully on March 9, 2025, in Roy, Utah, at the age of 97. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1944, following in the footsteps of his brother and uncle, and served as…