Over a dozen Americans who fought and died in Bataan in World War II and at the Chosin Reservoir in Korea have been identified in recent months by a specialized military lab in Nebraska. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Monday it had identified, or ‘accounted for,’ the remains of 16 soldiers this spring, most from one of those two famous battles.
Scientists and historians at the DPAA, based at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, have spent decades matching fragments of bodies recovered from former battlefields with the names of U.S.
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Francis P. Sempa, The American Spectator
China’s ambition to dominate the globe is not a response to American policies. It is built into China’s communist world view.
Niall Ferguson, The Free Press
A government with a permanent deficit and a bloated military. A bogus ideology pushed by elites. Poor health among ordinary people. Senescent leaders.
Kelly Clancy, The Wall Street Journal
The invention of Kriegsspiel, a detailed tabletop simulation of battle, revolutionized 19th-century warfare and laid the groundwork for today’s role…
Batteries, often overlooked, could quietly tilt the balance of military power. Yes, it’s true. Batteries have military implications, creating difficult tradeoffs for policymakers balancing strategic, economic, and decarbonization priorities. While mainland China’s lithium-ion storage batteries are useful for meeting economic and decarbonization goals across the United States, Europe, and elsewhere, its battery complex poses potential security risks, especially in the event of a contingency over Taiwan.
William Goines, the first Black sailor to serve as a SEAL, died last week at 88. US Navy photo.
The first Black sailor to serve as a Navy SEAL wasn’t allowed to use the public pool in his Ohio hometown. Still, William Goines joined the Navy at 19 and later became one of just a handful of ‘frogmen’ to stand up the first SEAL teams.
Goines grew up in Lockland, Ohio.
“I never knew there was a public swimming pool in Lockland. … We were never allowed to swim in that pool,” he told the Cincinnatti Enquirer in 2016.
There are moments in history that are nothing short of monumental, but they aren’t broadly celebrated or acknowledged. Juneteenth is one of those days.
You may have heard the word Juneteenth at some point in your life but have no idea what it’s about. It’s a turning point in our country that isn’t emphasized in history books, so it’s easy to skate past the day with little care. But it’s time we give the respect it deserves.
The DPAA announced they accounted for 16 different WW II and Korean War service members last reported as MIA or POWs. (Photos courtesy of the DPAA. Wikimedia Commons image. Task & Purpose Composite image).
Over a dozen Americans who fought and died in Bataan in World War II and the Chosin Reservoir in Korea have been identified in recent months by a specialized military lab in Nebraska. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Monday it had identified, or ‘accounted for,’ the remains of 16 soldiers this spring, most from one of those two famous battles.