Author Archives: John Michael

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

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Over 2,500 Reasons History Buffs Like Virginia

It’s the oldest program in the United  States that began nearly a hundred years ago.  Since 1927, the Commonwealth of Virginia  has been erecting historical markers – metal signs with black lettering on a silver background The Virginia historical highway … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday 24 FEB 2022 – Camp Sevier

Camp Sevier was a temporary cantonment site in Greenville County created to train federalized National Guard soldiers during World War I. Written by Samuel K. Fore Camp Sevier was a temporary cantonment site in Greenville County created to train federalized … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday 03 FEB 2022 – 10th Group SF Trojan Horse Badge

Trojan Horse Badge? 10th Group SF Trojan Horse Badge and John Michael It is an honor and distinction that John Michael‘s ongoing mission among the United States military began with the United States Army Special Forces.  For over twenty years … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday 20 JAN 2022 – Pentagram 2010 JAN 20

Pentagram 2010 JAN 20 NOTE:  WIN A FREE AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF “IMAGES OF AMERICA – FORT LESLEY J. McNAIR” — Please see the details at the end of this blog post) There was a time period when John Michael‘s travels … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday 23 DEC 2021 – CHRISTMAS 2011

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2011! It was a very interesting time in my life.  It was the year that I juggled the demands of capturing final honors at Arlington National Cemetery and becoming a published author of the first book ever written … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday 16 DEC 2021- 1962 Fort Benning Doughboys

Football and the US ARMY Ever hear of the Fort Benning Doughboys? People have had a fascination with round and oval objects and turned them into games that were at first entertaining and then became the added attraction of betting … Continue reading

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The Historic US Army Forts!  Part II

The Historic US Army Forts!  Part II Over the past two decades, John Michael has immersed himself in the study of the US military, specifically the US ARMY. Today’s ARMY is a far cry from what was a hundred years … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday 09 DEC 2021 – CHRISTMAS 2011

CHRISTMAS 2011 The year 2011 was an exciting year for that is the year that John Michael became a published author of the first book about Fort Myer entitled  “Images of America – Fort Myer” BUY THE BOOK Images of … Continue reading

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Throwback Thursday 02 DEC 2021- Field Office Wagon

Field Office Wagon A field office wagon was offered by the U.S. Military Telegraph Corps in 1861. Fields of Honor: Pivotal Battles of the Civil War by Edwin C. Bearss ABOUT THE BOOK: Few historians have ever captured the drama, … Continue reading

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