by Leesa K. Donner | Nov 10, 2017 | Military Affairs
Patriotism has had a rough go of it this year. A large number of NFL athletes kneel instead of stand for the national anthem. The Washington Post claims that patriotism is a white thing. The word patriot is taking hits right and left – body blows really – and has...
by Nathan Steelwater | Nov 3, 2017 | Military Affairs
After several emotionally charged days of testimony, Colonel Jeffrey Nance handed down Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl’s sentence. Bergdahl will receive a reduction in rank to E-1 (Private); will receive a $1,000 fine for the next ten months, and a dishonorable discharge from...
by Nathan Steelwater | Sep 28, 2017 | Military Affairs
Second Lieutenant Spenser Rapone, West Point Graduate, and Infantry Officer, has gone viral. One photo, attached to a pro-Kaepernick tweet, shows Rapone in his West Point graduation uniform with a raised fist and the words “Communism will win” written on the inside of...
by Leesa K. Donner | Aug 22, 2017 | Military Affairs
If you watched President Trump’s address last night to the men and women in uniform at Fort Myer, you got a taste of the harsh realities of what it’s like to be President of the United States. It should also put to rest once and for all any questions about the...
by Nathan Steelwater | Feb 14, 2017 | Columns, Military Affairs
(Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of a three-part examination of the consequences of the Obama Administration’s Iraq policy through the eyes of those who were on the ground in Iraq.) In our last installment, we saw the hastily concocted plan to withdrawal...
