I received this from a fellow 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment Association colleague of mine today, I wish I could say I wrote it myself, because the author truly understands what it is to be a soldier, and as I read it, I thought to myself, I could not have said … Continue reading
[Editor’s Note: This article was on the front page of The Washington Times this morning, unfortunately it’s not available online unless you are a subscriber of their e-edition. If someone does find a better link, please let me know and I will update the links here.] Defense Secretary Robert M. … Continue reading
Leonardo da Vinci was born at Anchiano, Italy on this day in 1452, the illegitimate son of Ser piero da Vinci. He was apprenticed to the artist Andrea del Verrocchio, but soon developed his own style which became the High Renaissance standard when Michelangelo and Raphael adopted it twenty years … Continue reading
Thomas Jefferson was born at Shadwell, among the hills of Virginia, on this day in 1743. By far one of my favorite founding fathers, he is also one of my favorite authors of quotes. Jefferson distinguished himself as a horticulturist, statesman, architect, archaeologist, paleontologist, author and inventor. I could easily … Continue reading
Dean Gooderham Acheson was born at Middletown, Connecticut on this day in 1893. He was educated at Harvard, then went on to Yale Law School, and clerked for Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis. He served as Undersecretary of the Treasury under Roosevelt early in his term, and as Assistant Secretary … Continue reading
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, April 9, 2009) – Green Berets, past and present, took time Apr. 9 to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the establishment of Special Forces as a basic branch of the Army. The commanders of the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and … Continue reading
On this day in 1969, 20 years before the birth of the World Wide Web, the first Request for Comments (RFC) document was published in the series that has documented Internet standards, practices, and technical history for the past four decades. Writing in today’s New York Times, Steve Croker – … Continue reading