The Shotgun and Rewriting History
From an old grizzled veteran (my age) named Mike, who contributed a lot of wisdom to our Veterans'Tales site for a few years:
You're asleep when you hear a thump outside your bedroom door. Half-awake, and nearly ...
2021 Annual Memorial Day Musical Tribute to those who Have Gone Before US
I’ve published an annual Memorial Day tribute to our fallen for several years. I think military brass just doesn’t capture the solemnity of what Memorial Day stands for. So, this year I’ve added a more...
Teaching Kids About America, a Beginning
In the "Taking Back our Schools" Department, we should have figured out by now we need to be more face-to-face about the changes we want to see returned to our public schools.
We're outlining a...
Will there be any 9-11 Observances in 2041?
I was born 169 years after the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776. I remember my first 4th of July celebration when I was 6, when my parents took me to...
The Case of the Heisted Bicycle (Military Court)
Most of what follows is true.
Mrs Yae Minami was a genuine Japanese-American internee in California during WWII. As soon as the war ended, she took a job with the Defense Department in the Occupation, married...