Medal of Honor recipient Duane Dewey dies at 89
Tag: Military History
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The Bad-Ass Files: ‘What to remember in a firefight’ according to ‘Hoot’ the legendary Delta Force operator of ‘Black Hawk Down’ fame
‘What to remember in a firefight’ according to ‘Hoot’ the legendary Delta Force operator of ‘Black Hawk Down’ fame First Rule: Don’t Panic. Second Rule: See Rule #1
Tactics 101: Infiltration in History and Practice
TACTICS 101 – INFILTRATON IN HISTORY AND PRACTICE Excellent Reference Material here. I would highly recommend that you purchase NC Scout’s excellent Field Manuals. Time is short. Stop Flapping your Gums and get to TRAINING! I can promise you the Enemy is.
Jocko Reads From two WW2 Classics
Two of the most influential books ever written about combat in the Pacific Theater of Operations in WW2 were written by Marines. Lt. Commander Jocko Willink, US Navy SEAL (Ret.) reads excerpts from these books below. From With The Old Breed by Eugene Sledge The Poem Battle of the Tenaru (From Helmet…
The Pashtun, A Commentary
The Pashtun, A Commentary Eloquent words from my friend and Brother in Arms NC Scout. “I am proud to have graduated from the greatest combat training course on earth. And now what of those same failures who’ve declared war on you and I?”
Calhoun’s Prophecy
This scene from Amistad with Calhoun always stands out in my memory as superbly written. John C. Calhoun was a man ahead of his time, a true Southern Loyalist and militant proponent of states rights. His words ring as True Today as they did in 1839 do they not?
John Singleton Mosby
One of my personal heroes. The quinessential Southern Loyalist and Guerilla, fighting a Civil War that never ended right up until his death in 1916.
In Memoriam: Capt. Dale “Snort Snodgrass
H/T WRSA Q&A: CAPT. DALE “SNORT” SNODGRASS (USN, RET) – THE F-14 AND NAVAL AVIATION Great article about a military naval aviation Pioneer who put the F-14 Tomcat on the map forever. Read a touching tribute about his death on July 24th, 2021 HERE.
Ernie Pyle: War Correspondent And A GI’s Best Friend
Great Article. Pyle was an American Treasure and the Gold Standard of what American Journalism USED to be.