How a Wounded Pigeon Named Cher Ami Saved the Lost Battalion in WWI
On the afternoon of Oct. 4, 1918, American artillery hit a ravine in France’s Argonne Forest. The rounds were falling directly on roughly 500 U.S. soldiers that had been trapped behind enemy lines for two days. Maj. Charles Whittlesey, a New York lawyer commanding the surrounded force, had one way left to stop the bombardment. […]
Bragg to Liberty and Back Again: Ceremony to Rechristen Army Post Once Named for a Confederate
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — The short-lived existence of Fort Liberty is set to an end Friday when the nation’s largest Army installation officially returns to its former name: Fort Bragg. Christened a century ago in honor of Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg, the post in North Carolina was renamed in 2023 amid a drive to remove symbols […]
Fort Moore Was Named After My Parents. A Letter Mom Wrote Shows Why It Shouldn’t Go Back to Benning
It’s been less than two years since the Army renamed the training base near Columbus, Georgia, in honor of my parents, Lt. Gen. Harold “Hal” and Julie Moore. “Our family is deeply grateful that our parents will be honored, remembered, and held as role models for the generations of Army soldiers in these stands and […]
Saved by an Army Vet, a Bald Eagle Named Freedom Now Calls a NJ Zoo Home
Turtle Back Zoo joined in the Eagles Super Bowl hoopla. First, Lady Edwina, the resident groundhog, predicted Philadelphia would win by munching on a snack near their logo before the game. Then, the zoo launched a campaign to promote another resident, Freedom, the bald eagle. Now that the confetti has fallen in Philadelphia, Turtle Back […]
Top Republicans Fume After Botched Army Terrorism Briefing Named Anti-Abortion Groups
Leading Republican lawmakers are demanding answers from the Army after gate security at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, was given an anti-terrorism briefing that lumped mainstream anti-abortion groups in with extremist groups. The slide presentation was botched in many ways, including also labeling non-violent, left-wing groups as terrorists. But Republicans are homing in on the anti-abortion […]