Pentagon Sending Barricades - Here in Arizona and other border states the news reports that demonstrations are taking place advocating for those walking to the southern border unobstructed passage. Liberal politicians agree and some are proponents of no wall. Those that fail to have a medical examination prior to being released, or illegally enter the [...]
President Reagan Presented the Medal of Honor to Roy Benavidez Roy P. Benavidez On February 24, 1981, President Ronald Reagan presented Roy P. Benavidez with the Medal of Honor. Reagan turned to the press and said, "If the story of his heroism were a movie script, you would not believe it". He then read the [...]
Stories of Special Forces Dangerous Missions Master Sergeant Raul Perez "Roy" Benavidez Special Forces Part 6 Roy P. Benavidez Master Sergeant Vietnam Special Forces Part 6 - Master Sergeant Raul Perez "Roy" Benavidez (August 5, 1935 – November 29, 1998) was a member of the United States Army Special Forces (Studies and Observations [...]
VA Loans by the Numbers VA Loans - Friday, April 6, 2018 Some Highlights: Since the creation of the VA Home Loans Program, 22 million veterans have been able to achieve the American Dream of homeownership. In 2017, $188 billion was loaned to veterans and their families through the program. VA Purchase Loans are on the [...]
Bonus Army WWWI - The Bonus Army was the popular name for an assemblage of some 43,000 marchers—17,000 U.S. World War I veterans, their families, and affiliated groups—who gathered in Washington, D.C. in the summer of 1932 to demand cash-payment redemption of their service certificates. Bonus Army WWWI Organizers called the demonstrators the "Bonus Expeditionary [...]
Vietnam War Summary Vietnam War Summary - Those that have followed our blog know that I deviate from our market news from time to time and speak to a topic that I am passionate about - The Vietnam War. One of my battle buddies sent me the video that follows that represents a summary of [...]
Agent Orange's Dead & Dying Agent Orange - June, 1969, Tan An Province, South Vietnam: We were told to hold off our landing until the C-123’s finished their spraying run on a strip of thick jungle on the river. As soon as they were finished, we flew our Huey into a small clearing [...]
Vietnam War Map Vietnam War The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, and in Vietnam as the Resistance War Against America or simply the American War, was a conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. Dates: [...]
Fort Morgan, Alabama is located on Mobile Point, at the end of Scenic Fort Morgan Peninsula, the site has a diverse number of activities to capture your interest and make this a memorable visit. Fort Morgan, Alabama Fort Morgan is a Third System masonry fort built between 1819 and 1833. Standing guard where [...]
Vindication Vietnam Veterans article is written by Resa LaRu Kirkland, a woman that was a child when the Vietnam War occurred but was able to capture the heart, and emotions of those veterans that fought in this war. As a member of that combat group, I was amazed that without the personal experiences she was able [...]