Author Archives: John Michael
Throwback Thursday 26 MAY 2022 -THE BIG PICTURE
THE BIG PICTURE The Big Picture was a documentary television program that ran on the American Broadcasting Company from 1951 to 1964. The program consisted of documentary films produced by the United States Army Signal Corps Army Pictorial Service, showing … Continue reading
Throwback Thursday 19 MAY 2022 – African American Women in the Military During WWII
The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line: Untold Stories of the Women Who Changed the Course of World War II Paperback – May 1, 2022 by MG Mari Eder USA RET. (Author) ABOUT THE BOOK: An Amazon Best Book of … Continue reading
Remembering an Army Aviation Giant – MG Carl H. McNair
Courtesy of Association of the US Army Wed, 05/04/2022 – 11:31 Retired Maj. Gen. Carl McNair, a longtime member of the Association of the U.S. Army and a giant in the Army aviation community, died May 2. He was 88. … Continue reading
Throwback Thursday 21 APR 2022 – Camp Cody
CAMP CODY ? YES! named after Buffalo Bill Cody and it was another remount substation, Auxiliary Remount Depot No. 326 in New Mexico near the Mexican border. FORMATION COMPETITIONS In World War I, the United States mobilized over 4.7 million … Continue reading
The Patriotism of American Samoa
A Patriotic Territory On April 17, 1900, American Samoa became a U.S. Territory. Part of an archipelago over 2,000 miles from Hawaii, these small islands have a big presence in the U.S. Army. This U.S. Territory has the highest … Continue reading
Throwback Thursday 31 MAR 2022 – Camp Dix
Camp Dix served as a staging and training center during WWI and WWII. After the armistice, the Camp served as a demobilization center for Active Army. What’s a Camp Dix? Established on 16 July 1917 as Camp Dix, named in … Continue reading
Throwback Thursday 17 MAR 2022 – Ordnance Museum
Ordnance Museum? what’s an Ordnance? ord·nance /ˈôrdnəns/ noun mounted guns; artillery.” the gun was a brand new piece of ordnance” a branch of the armed forces dealing with the supply and storage of weapons, ammunition, and related equipment. “The ordnance … Continue reading
A Green Beret’s Farewell to the Army Blue
A Green Beret’s Farewell to the Army Blue March 7, 2020, by Special Guest A Green Beret’s Farewell to the Army Blue by Daniel Hodne In November 2017, my family and I returned to West Point, New York, for my class’s 25th … Continue reading
Admiral Stephen W Rochon – First & One of Nine
Who is Rear Admiral Stephen W Rochon? Probably Telling George W and Barack Where to Go! As the first African American Director of the Executive Residence and Chief Usher (he was number eight since 1857!) for four years 2077 to … Continue reading