I wrote what follows back in 1996. Someone on the original West Point Forum had mentioned the incident and it had been like the exercise we'd done back in school where a person whispers something in someone's ear, who then whispers it in another's ear, and then another, and so on, until the last person… Continue reading For Lack of Discipline
Fort Benning, Georgia. United States Army Airborne School Headquarters. 1977. “Shouldn’t you be working down the hill?” The young lady admonished the lieutenant sitting by her desk. He grinned back at her and stood up. “Yeah, I think I’ve slacked off enough. See you later?” “You obviously know how to find me…” He caught the… Continue reading A Time of Innocence
Mom joined Dad in the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in March. I made a trip out there the day before Memorial Day to get some pictures after preparation activities were completed but before the massive crowds showed up. The ground in Arizona is hard and it's difficult to place the flags securely, a strong… Continue reading Memorial Day 2018
What follows is a true story. -- "I'm going to lunch." The lieutenant rose from his desk, saw that his proclamation had stirred no interest, and walked out the door. The hallway of the second floor of Fort Benning's Infantry Hall (today: McGinnis-Wickham Hall) was generously wide with the white glare of too-bright neon lights… Continue reading The Salute
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