Mercury 7 [Friendship 7 with John Glenn Aboard] Launch Anniversary

Astronaut John Glenn. On Feb. 20, 1962, 58 years ago today, Glenn (then, a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps) was hurled into space aboard the NASA Mercury Atlas (MA-6) spacecraft.
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A Life That Is Well Worth Honoring

via Katie Lang, writing for the DOD News, comes a short, but immensely powerful and important piece detailing the outstanding life of a U.S. Marine and Medal of Honor recepient – Captain Raymond Gerald Murphy.

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Lest We Forget: All Gave Some, Some Gave All

Image Courtesy of American Battle Monuments Commission Suresnes American Cemetery
Memorial Day 2019
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Requiescat In Pacem: Fleming Begaye, Sr., US Marine, Navajo Code Talker

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Fleming Begaye Sr., World War II United States Marine Navajo Code Talker has died on the Navajo Nation Reservation at Chinle, Arizona. There are now seven remaining elite World War II United States Marines – Navajo… Continue reading Requiescat In Pacem: Fleming Begaye, Sr., US Marine, Navajo Code Talker

Retrotechtacular: Balloons Go to War

To the average person, the application of balloon technology pretty much begins and ends with birthday parties. The Hackaday reader might be able to expand on that a bit, as we’ve covered several projects that have lofted various bits of equipment into the stratosphere courtesy of a high-altitude balloons. But …read more

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A Giant Sun Storm During the Vietnam War Likely Exploded Dozens of Mines

“The extreme space weather events of early August 1972 had significant impact on the US Navy, which have not been widely reported.” Continue reading A Giant Sun Storm During the Vietnam War Likely Exploded Dozens of Mines

D-Day, Operation Overlord, June 6, 1944

“… these men came here – British and our Allies, and Americans – to storm these beaches for one purpose only, not to gain anything for ourselves, not to fulfill any ambitions that America had for conquest, but just to preserve … Continue reading D-Day, Operation Overlord, June 6, 1944