Collecting My Thoughts

Happy birthday to the U.S. Marine Corps, founded Nov. 10, 1775 in a tavern in Philadelphia. My dad, (1913-2002) was a Marine in WWII, and th...

The Mount Morris Index editor, Worthington Thomas, kept track of the town's young men during WWII. From the going away party at his pare...

"The 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians were marched to a beach, forced to kneel and then beheaded on video, which was broadcast on a websit...

Laurel Johnson, whose husband Robert died of a brain tumor the day after Christmas last year, knows something about the pain and suffering o...

"Iranian Air Defense Radar: 'Unknown aircraft you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself.' Aircraft: 'This is a United ...

But it's for a good cause, they say: counterinsurgency .

They know who really supports them HT Beth Blogger " Just a Regular guy " noted: "The new commander in chief, Barack Hussein...

Monday Memories--Berkeley, whose side are you on? I'm a California ex-pat, according to the Bear Flag League bloggers (see my links). S...

Sleep soundly Baldilocks says, because SSgt Lawrence Dean, USMC, is watching out for you. See the interview .

The photo says it all from The World According to Carl

Monday Memories Honoring our Veterans For all who have served, thank you for our freedoms. May we honor you by not abandoning them. Dad ...

1756 Happy Birthday Marines Semper Fi, and thank you all veterans and current armed forces members for your service this Veterans' Day...