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Valor Friday
Harold “Hal” Fritz of Wisconsin was a 25-year old Army armor officer when he earned the Medal of Honor for actions in Vietnam in 1969. He was days away from finishing his tour when he refused to stop leading his men. Not in the face of overwhelming enemy odds, not after he was seriously wounded, […]
Let’s talk Carrier Friday
The Harry S. Truman (yes, it should be Harry S Truman but the Navy thinks otherwise) is the 8th Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in the series. Who knew she was going to be immortalized and sunk multiple times. Huh? It’s pretty safe to say that our relations with Russia are a tad strained in the last […]
Thursday thrills
Thrills, meaning some little bits and updates. Looks like the investigation into the Alex Pretti shooting is starting. Two Border Patrol agents who opened fire following the altercation with Alex Pretti in Minneapolis have been placed on administrative leave, according to reports. Placing the agents on leave is part of standard procedure as investigations into […]
NATO SecGen, “Europe Needs the US”
…France surrenders. NATO’s Rutte says Europe can’t defend itself without US; France balks By Rudy Ruitenberg PARIS — Europeans are “dreaming” if they think the continent can defend itself without the United States, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said in a meeting with members of the European Parliament on Monday, citing the costs of going […]
More on Pretti
A lot of info and opinion – mostly the latter going around about the shooting VA ICU nurse, Alex Pretti. Multiple videos exist of the event, and it seems the critical minute or so was covered from a couple of angles. One such second-to-second description is at ABC News. Seems incontrovertible that up until Pretti […]



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