We are celebrating our nation’s birthday again. This year the good ol’ United States of America is 244 years young. So, happy Independence Day, everyone! It’s certainly a year for the books.
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Flag Day is celebrated in the United States on June 14 every year. At the seasonal Middlebrook (New Jersey) encampment of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, on June 14, our new flag was hoisted in 1777, which became the tradition of flag day. By resolution passed on that …
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Flag Day is celebrated in the United States on June 14 every year. At the seasonal Middlebrook (New Jersey) encampment of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, on June 14 our new flag was hoisted in 1777, which became the tradition of flag day. By resolution passed on that …
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This Veterans Day brings us thoughts of our warriors of Hayden's 455th Engineer Company training for a combat mission in Afghanistan. Dating back to December 1942, the unit was constituted as the United States Army 608th Engineer Light Equipment Company, and was activated in January 1943 at Camp Swift, Texas. …
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Hayden's "Wolfpack" Army Reserve 455th Engineer Bravo Company is part of the Army Reserve's 321st Engineer Battalion. Originally constituted in the National Army in 1918, the battalion saw action in the Pacific Theater from 1942 to 1946, earning a Presidential Unit Citation for Okinawa, the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, and …
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A recent military leadership ruling is allowing women to serve in combat roles on the front lines. According to CBS News, former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta first announced the repeal of the ban on women in combat roles in January, opening up nearly 240,000 jobs to women in the military. …
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Memorial Day was a living history day for me. Of course Memorial Day is to honor the war dead, and that was the very purpose of all of the ceremonies in this neck of the woods, but hearing from people who experienced war, and those at home with loved ones …
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A couple of weeks ago I had a conversation with a liberal woman. I was surprised when she touted the virtues of those serving in our great military, and followed up with her opinion that since World War II we have never used our military to defend the United States. …
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Reminiscent of some World War II movies, I have memories of my friends in battle. Remember at the end of the movies when the faces of the men who died streamed across the screen? Well, not a day goes by that I don't have the same movie scene portraying my …
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With the holiday season here, we turn our thoughts to Christmas decorations, holiday cheer with family and friends, and of course we look forward to opening those presents under the tree. Houses are lighted along the lane to grandma's house with bright Christmas colors. I don't think we use a …
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After the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783 to end the Revolutionary War and establish the United States as a sovereign nation, the Naval Act of 1794 established the first naval force that would eventually become the United States Navy. Its birthday, however, is Oct. 13, 1775, when Congress …
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On Aug. 6, 1945, the "Enola Gay" dropped an atomic bomb named "Little Boy" on Hiroshima. "Fat Man" was the atomic bomb dropped by "Bockscar" on Nagasaki on Aug. 9. The detonation on Hiroshima killed 90,000-166,000, and Nagasaki lost 60,000-80,000. Half of the total deaths occurred immediately upon detonation of …
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Mustangs, Wildcats, Blackbirds and Tomcats are indigenous to the USA, right? Well sort of. Mustangs are free range horses and are descendents of horses brought to North America by the Spanish. We all know of the Kellogg High School Wildcats. Tomcats are pretty famous for their independence and nocturnal prowling, …
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