Some of you may remember that several years ago I put together “A Brief History of Memorial Day”. In that post, I discussed the calling for a national day “for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and […]
Many people have heard of U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), but they may not know of his military background. After graduating Harvard Law, Cotton joined the Army and rose to the rank of 1st Lieutenant, serving in Iraq with the 101st Airborne and in Afghanistan with a Provincial Reconstruction Team. He was also awarded various […]
“By the flow of the inland river, Whence the fleets of iron have fled, Where the blades of the grave-grass quiver, Asleep are the ranks of the dead: Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment-day; Under the one, the Blue, Under the other, the Gray.” — first stanza of “The Blue and the […]