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Tag Archives: Military
Profile in Service: Warren Eddy
A Boy Lands on Normandy and Becomes a Man By: Fred M. Apgar Warren Eddy was the youngest of six children who were raised in a rural part of northern Minnesota. Shortly after he graduated from high school, his family … Continue reading
Posted in Profiles of Service, Real Heroes
Tagged 29th Infantry Division, 40 MM Bofors, Army, Combat Zone, D Day, dogtag chronicles, Eddy, Fred Apgar, Fred M. Apgar Warren Eddy, Greatest Generation, Military, Mission, Normandy, Officers, Omaha Beach, Regiment, the dogtag chronicles, Veterans, Vets, Warren Eddy, WWII
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Nicholas Aaron Madrazo, USMC, Rest In Peace
Nic Madrazo was (is still) one of the best people I have ever known. He was funny, kind to those that could do nothing for him, a man of faith, a lover of life, the best wingman, and had a … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Never Forget, Real Heroes
Tagged IED, Marines, Military, Never Forget, Nic Madrazo, Remember the Fallen, USMC
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Profile in Service: Harry Miller
By: Fred Apgar With a career that spanned two branches of service and three wars, Harry Miller exemplifies the value of service to our nation. Miller grew up in Columbus, Ohio, the youngest of six children. To help support his … Continue reading
Posted in Profiles of Service
Tagged 82nd Airborne Division, Air Force, Army, Battle of the Bulge, Combat Zone, dogtag chronicles, Germany, Greatest Generation, Harry Miller, Infantry, Korea, Korean War, Military, Profile of Service, Profiles in Service, Profiles of Service, Strategic Air Command, Tank, Veterans, Vets, vietnam vet, Vietnam War, WWII
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Stop Contributing to Post Traumatic Stress: Vets are not all crazy
By: Peter Sessum Every veteran has heard this in some way, shape or form. Usually by some uninformed individual that is in no way qualified to make that diagnosis. One reason why it is one of the more powerful ways … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Kicking Some Knowledge
Tagged Afghan, Afghanistan, Army, Bully, Combat Zone, crazy, current-events, dogtag chronicles, Harassment, Infantry, Life Skills, Military, politics, Post Traumatic Stress, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTS, PTSD, Shell Shock, stop contributing to post traumatic stress, Veterans, Vets
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Iraq and Back – One year later
This post was written by an outside author and posted for him by a DTC editor. The post has been deleted due to evidence that the original author does not live up to the standards that we have here at … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary
Tagged Army, Combat deployment, Combat Zone, current-events, Deployment, dogtag chronicles, Experiences, hypervigilance, Iraq, Leadership, Life Skills, Military, Military leadership, My Deployment, National Guard, Officers, PDHA, Post Deployment Health Assessment, PTSD, Redeployment, transition home, Veterans, Vets
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Stop Contributing to Post Traumatic Stress: Diminishing Service
By Peter Sessum June was Post Traumatic Stress (PTS) awareness month and even though it is passed we should still time to look at another way that people contribute to PTS in veterans. Diminishing the service of another is something that … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Kicking Some Knowledge
Tagged Air Force, Army, Combat Zone, dogtag chronicles, female, Grunt, GWOT, Life Skills, Marines, Military, MOS, POG, Post Traumatic Stress, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTS, PTSD, Sailor, Soldier, stop contributing to post traumatic stress, Veterans, Vets, Women in Combat, Women in service
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Profiles of Service: Buck Weaver
By: Fred Apgar Robert “Buck” Weaver was born in 1918 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was the fourth child in a family of two brothers and a sister, who spoiled “little Buck” as they grew older. Buck’s father, John P., was … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Profiles of Service, Real Heroes
Tagged 41st Fighter Squadron, Air Force, airacobra, Army Air Corps, Buck, Buck Weaver, Combat Zone, Edmonds, Experiences, Greatest Generation, Island Hopping, Island Hopping Campaign, Leadership, little Buck, Military, New Guinea, Officers, P-39, P-40 Warhawk, pilot training, Veterans, Vets, VFW, WWII
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The Big Trade
By: Matt Archibald With all the press reports surrounding the release of Bowe Bergdahl, we haven’t seen a lot concerning the 5 detainees that we “traded” for this young man. There have been a few reports here and there, but … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary
Tagged Abdul Haq Wasiq, Afghan, Afghanistan, al-Qaeda, Bowe Bergdahl, current-events, Haqqani, Hazara, Khairullah Khairkhwa, Mazar-e Sharif, Military, Mohammed Nabi Omari, Mullah Mohammad Fazl, Mullah Noorullah Noori, Mullah Omar, Osama bin Laden, revenge, SGT Bowe Bergdahl, Taliban, Usama Bin Laden
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Bergdahl Deserves a Trial not a Another Promotion
By: Peter Sessum There are a lot of unknowns surrounding the disappearance, capture and finally the release of Bowe Bergdahl but one thing that isn’t in question is his rank. It is a minor issue but now that there are … Continue reading
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Be Grateful for the Support or it Will Go Away
By Peter Sessum In a recent New York Times (NYT) article veterans weighed in on how they felt about civilians thanking them for their service. I have talked to a number of vets about this and while we all agreed, … Continue reading →