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03/29/2024

Today, we honor the extraordinary courage and selflessness of our Vietnam War veterans. Your sacrifices are forever etched in our nation's history. Let us remember and express our deepest gratitude to those who served.

03/29/2024

Today, on National Vietnam War Veterans Day, we stand with unwavering respect and profound gratitude for the Marines and fellow warriors who served with valor in the Vietnam War.

Your sacrifices paved the way for future generations, teaching us the values of courage, honor, and commitment. Thank you for your service. Semper Fidelis.

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03/28/2024

Senate Resolution 155 passed on 20 March 1998, referred to the predominance of Scots among the Founding Fathers and claimed that the American Declaration of Independence was "modeled on" the Declaration of Arbroath.

03/24/2024

This coming Friday, March 29, is National Vietnam War Veterans Day.

The men and women who went to Vietnam, overwhelmingly served with honor.

They never received the welcome home they deserved. National Vietnam War Veterans Day now provides an annual opportunity for Americans to express our thanks, and to welcome these veterans home.

At 12:00 Noon, on the 29th, the Arizona Highlanders, Post 1297, of the Scottish American Military Society, will conduct the city and county's official Vietnam War Veterans Day Wreath Laying Cermony, at the Yavapai County War Memorial, on Courthouse Plaza, facing Whiskey Row.

03/21/2024

Friday, March 29th is Vietnam War Veterans Day..The Arizona Highlanders, Post 1297 of the Scottish American Military Society, will be conducting the annual wreath laying ceremony at the Yavapai County War Memorial on the west side of Courthouse Plaza, facing Montezuma Street, in downtown Prescott, Arizona.

The short, 20 minute ceremony will begin exactly at 12:00 Noon, and will include remarks from members of the County Board of Supervisors and the Mayor of Prescott.

The public is invited, but especially Veterans and most particularly, Vietnam War Veterans. Come out to thank our Vietnam War Veterans and welcome them home.

03/03/2024

03/03/2024

“Corporal Edward Burckhard, of Yonkers, New York, sports a kitten that he found at the base of Suribachi Yama on the battlefield at Iwo Jima, when he came ashore with the Fifth Marine Division. This photograph is from the Holland M. Smith Collection (COLL2949). This is one of over 800 photographs in this collection. This collection covers 1905 to 1967. Other than photographs, this collection comprises of official and personal correspondence; a scrapbook documenting Smith’s experiences in World War I; clippings; certificates; transcripts; press releases; scripts and speeches; official orders; photographs; motion picture film; audio recordings tapes; and various printed materials.
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Another collection which holds photographs from Iwo Jima is the Edward W. Mooney Collection (COLL/132). This collection consists of one scrapbook covering Mooney's enlistment through 1936; one scrapbook covering his China service; one scrapbook covering the Battle of Iwo Jima; 11 issues of the 4th Marine newspaper "The Walla Walla" from August - December 1936; five 3 in. x 4 in. black and white photographs covering the Korean War; a poem by Private First Class Joseph Marvin Gish entitled "First Epistole To The Peons" describing, in a tongue in cheek manner, the "unwritten rules" of following orders in the Marine Corps; and a recruiting pamphlet "U.S. Marines" copyright 1912.

03/03/2024

the first U.S. Navy cookbook was established in 1902? There were as many as 8-12 different versions of the cookbook over the years, including the 1944 and 1945 editions that Tom Frezza uses in his "The History Galley" videos.

In 1949, the U.S. Navy went to recipe cards instead of books, and by the 1960s, all the branches combined cookbooks into a consolidated edition.

Check out a digital version of the 1902 U.S. Navy cookbook on our website:
https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/g/general-mess-manual-and-cook-book.html

02/17/2024

Happy Birthday to the Coast Guard Reserve! Did you know that CG-R members may be eligible for VA home loan benefits? You can easily check your eligibility with a VA mortgage lender. Get answers to your questions about the VA-guaranteed home loan program by contacting a VA home loan representative at 1-877-827-3702. The toll-free number operates Monday – Friday, from 8:00 am – 6:00 pm EST.

Learn more: https://www.va.gov/housing-assistance/home-loans/eligibility/

02/17/2024

02/17/2024

in 1944, during Operation Flintlock, from the 4th Marine Division captured Roi and Namur, part of the Marshall Islands in the Northwest Pacific Ocean.

On Jan. 31 around 03:00, 42 Marines from the V Amphibious Corps Reconnaissance Company landed aboard Roi and Namur from rubber boats to secure the small island strip that connected the islands. Securing the strip effectively halted all Japanese movement between the two islands.

Around noon on Feb. 1, the Marines and U.S. Army soldiers commenced a multi-prong amphibious assault on the islands. The Marines quickly and decisively captured the island of Roi; however, Namur had a substantially larger enemy presence, as well as containing more structures and denser vegetation.

American forces dug in for the night of Feb. 1 to regroup and reorganize. At dawn, a company-sized enemy element engaged the Marines in hand-to-hand combat, which the Marines handily won.

The final assault on Namur commenced on February 2. The combined arms assault was incredibly effective, being spearheaded by tanks and half-tracks and supported by infantry. Within 6 hours, the commanding general of 4th MARDIV declared the island secure.

In 60 hours of fighting, 3,472 enemy combatants were killed at a cost of only 190 Marines.

During the battle, 4th Marine Division became the first American division to use rockets mounted on jeeps, trucks, and gunboats in combat.

This decisive victory is credited in part to the lessons learned during the harrowing Battle of Tarawa, including the need to use naval gunfire as a means of both destroy enemy positions prior to landing and neutralize enemy firing positions during the assault.

02/17/2024

The Scottish soldier who went full “Braveheart” on N**i soldiers: “Mad Jack” may have donned Scottish bagpipes to fight in WWII, but Sir Tommy Macpherson had the balls to go full “Braveheart” on the battlefield, sporting a kilt while he raised hell with the Scottish commandos. Nicknamed “The Kilted Killer,”

Macpherson’s flashy battle attire and relentless tenacity earned him a 300,000 Franc bounty on his head for whichever German could kill him first.

Amazingly, Macpherson made it through the entire war despite the Germans’ determination to take him out — even orchestrating the surrender of 23,000 German troops at the Das Reich Headquarters by bluffing that the Royal Air Force would unleash hell if they didn’t cooperate. In reality, Machpherson was alone and the RAF had no idea he was there, but he still managed to convince German Gen. Botho Henning Elster to give up his men and vehicles.

Macpherson walked away from World War II as the The UK’s most decorated living soldier in history, earning the Military Cross for his escape from a N**i prison camp in Poland, a papal knighthood and two bars for his valiant — and unusual — service.

The Giant Killer book & page honors these incredible war heroes making sure their stories of valor and sacrifice are never forgotten. The book which features the incredible life of the smallest soldier, Green Beret Captain Richard Flaherty (101st Airborne & 3rd SF Group 46th Co.) and several of the other heroes featured on this page is available on Amazon & Walmart. God Bless our Vets!🇺🇸

Story by Emma Liem - We are the mighty

01/28/2024

Canyon de Chelly National Monument in Arizona 🇺🇸 In 1963, I was caught in a flash flood in Canyon de Chelly.

01/28/2024

The practice of firing gun salutes has existed for centuries. Early warriors demonstrated peaceful intentions by placing their weapons in a position that rendered them ineffective. Starting in the fourteenth century, as fi****ms and cannons that contained only one projectile came into use, dischargi...