Memorial Day 2023: One Final Salute

Memorial Day 2023: One Final Salute

One thing about Memorial Day that is not often discussed is the work of the soldiers who are given the difficult honor of knocking on that door and bringing the fallen home.

Hershel Williams: A Hero Has Left Us. Honor Him.

Hershel Williams: A Hero Has Left Us. Honor Him.

America has lost a national treasure: Hershel “Woody” Williams passed away on Wednesday, and America bid farewell to the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War…

Marine Lt. Col. Scheller Fired, But Vindman Got Praised

Marine Lt. Col. Scheller Fired, But Vindman Got Praised

There is a chain of command in the military, and a code of behavior that is required from commanding officers.

Semper Fi, Marine: R. Lee Ermey Has Died [VIDEO]

Semper Fi, Marine: R. Lee Ermey Has Died [VIDEO]

The sad news broke today that retired Marine and actor R. Lee Ermey has passed away suddenly and unexpectedly.

#Superbowl: Marines? There Will Be Battles Won [VIDEO]

#Superbowl: Marines? There Will Be Battles Won [VIDEO]

The United States Marine Corps has been absent from Super Bowl advertising for 30 years…until today. And when the Corps decided it was time to make their…

VP Pence Addresses Appreciative Crowd at Naval Academy Graduation [VIDEO]

VP Pence Addresses Appreciative Crowd at Naval Academy Graduation [VIDEO]

Tis the season for college graduations, and today Vice President Mike Pence addressed the U.S. Naval Academy class of 2017. Before he began his speech, however, the…

Godspeed, John Glenn [VIDEO]

Godspeed, John Glenn [VIDEO]

It’s never easy to see American heroes age and then pass away. But here we are again. John Glenn – United States Marine, Mercury astronaut, Senator from…

Trump Chooses Retired Marine Gen. John F Kelly For Department of Homeland Security [VIDEOS]

Trump Chooses Retired Marine Gen. John F Kelly For Department of Homeland Security [VIDEOS]

Today as we pause to remember the sacrifices and courage of our Pearl Harbor veterans and those we lost 75 years ago, President-Elect Trump announced retired Marine…

Administration Says MOH Recipient Dakota Meyer Can’t Attend Marine Corps Ball Because Politics [VIDEOS]

Administration Says MOH Recipient Dakota Meyer Can’t Attend Marine Corps Ball Because Politics [VIDEOS]

Five years ago, Sergeant Dakota L. Meyer, United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Medal of Honor at the White House. Since then its been an interesting…

Bristol Palin Announces Her Engagement to Medal of Honor Recipient Dakota Meyer

Apparently, Bristol Palin and Dakota Meyer have been on a whirlwind courtship.

Female Marine Claims Corps to Blame for Infantry Officer Course Failures

Ever since the federal powers that be decided that it was a good idea to open combat jobs to women, female members of the armed forces have…

Idiot of the Day: Kaylee Munson Says Cheerleader Training is Tougher Than Marines

Idiot of the Day: Kaylee Munson Says Cheerleader Training is Tougher Than Marines

You might be reading this and thinking, Who the heck is Kaylee Munson?. Don’t worry. So was I. Well, here she is: Kaylee Munson is a cheerleader…

Remembering Our Fallen

My husband and I just got home from visiting our hometown of Jacksonville, Florida. Often, on federal holidays, Camp Lejeune gives Marines and sailors a 96 —…

Repealing DADT: A Marine’s View

At this writing DADT or, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, has cleared the filibuster in the Senate by a wide margin of 63-33. The vote advances the Pentagon’s…

Marine Corps’ 235th Birthday: Remembering Cpl. Jason Dunham

A big Semper Fi and “Happy 235th Birthday” to the United States Marine Corps, America’s 911 Force and the “first to fight!” It’s been a fun 2…

Military life is not all love letters and clean houses

My newest post at Hard Corps Wife takes on a Yahoo article that encourages women to date men in the military, and for all of the shallowest…

Someone to remember this Memorial Day

To Marines, the name Jason Dunham is already famous. He was born on November 10, 1981 — the Marine Corps birthday. He was raised in Scio, NY,…

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