I received a letter last week from Tim Lickness, Cpl Jeffrey Starr’s uncle, with some words of advice I think anyone hoping to lead Marines one day should hear: I note you want to be a Marine officer. I wish you well. I was a young airborne First Lieutenant, infantry platoon leader during the Vietnam [...]

I’ve always had great respect those who fought for our country. In February, this respect led me to become a volunteer teacher at the New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans. Since then, I’ve gotten to know and spend a lot of time with those who gave everything up for you and I. A resident of [...]

I’ve only had one student that never missed a class. His name is Bernard. I liked Bernard from the second I met him. He’s a quiet man that genuinely cares about the people around him. Bernard served in the Army. Midway through his enlistment, Bernard saved his company’s ass and was offered the opportunity to [...]

This has been bothering me since I first read about it on Michelle Malkin’s site over a week ago. On October 26th, the New York Times published (in the paper marking the 2000 dead landmark) a passage about a 22 year-old Corporal who was killed on April 30th. The following excerpt is from the passage: [...]