Category: World War 1
The Illusion of Peace is Seemingly Eternal
I need your help… was your Navy experience a family thing? If so, how?
I can’t remember a time in my life that the Navy wasn’t part of my family. My Dad served in World War 2 and my Grandpa Mac served in World War 1. I joined at 17 and later was joined by my little brother on the USS San Francisco. Tom’s son and my nephew Artie […]
Read More I need your help… was your Navy experience a family thing? If so, how?Even in times of peace, the Navy still needed sailors
Memorial Day 2026 – How do you define freedom?
I was honored to be able to provide the keynote talk at our community Memorial Day Service. Memorial Day in my family has traditionally been one of the most important days of the year. Growing up, I can remember watching my Dad prepare for the day. His leadership was inspirational and helped me to understand […]
Read More Memorial Day 2026 – How do you define freedom?Cold War Stories: Submarines: Past, Present And Future Of Silent Service (1962)
In April of 1962, I had not even turned ten years old. But I already had a fascination with submarines But I was conscious of many of the things that were going on in the world. I read every book I cold find in the library about the wars that came earlier in the century. […]
Read More Cold War Stories: Submarines: Past, Present And Future Of Silent Service (1962)Cold War Stories – The Importance of Greenland is Magnified
Cold War Stories – The Importance of Greenland is Magnified With all of the recent attention given to Greenland, it is important to note that Greenland has been a central focal point for more than a hundred years to the United States. What was once described as a giant iceberg with little value to America, […]
Read More Cold War Stories – The Importance of Greenland is MagnifiedEvery Moment Mattered – The Life and Death of Cassin Young, Captain, USN MOH Recipient – Chapter Nine: “A cowardly, underhanded weapon”
Chapter Nine: “A cowardly, underhanded weapon” As Cassin Young and his classmates were being trained in the art and science of submarine warfare in the summer of 1919, forces across the Atlantic Ocean were gaining strength to try and cut short his and many other’s careers on submarines. The British had been particularly hard hit […]
Read More Every Moment Mattered – The Life and Death of Cassin Young, Captain, USN MOH Recipient – Chapter Nine: “A cowardly, underhanded weapon”Every Moment Mattered – The Life and Death of Cassin Young, Captain, USN MOH Recipient – Chapter Seven: One fights a war where one is sent. (1916 – 1918)
Chapter Seven: One fights a war where one is sent. (1916 – 1918) “So, cheer up my son. Play the game. Take your medicine. Don’t squeal. Watch your step. After all, it is a splendid profession and an honorable career.” (Naval Institute Proceedings, XLI, No. 157 “Letters of a Retired Rear Admiral to his son” […]
Read More Every Moment Mattered – The Life and Death of Cassin Young, Captain, USN MOH Recipient – Chapter Seven: One fights a war where one is sent. (1916 – 1918)Every Moment Mattered – The Life and Death of Cassin Young, Captain, USN MOH Recipient – Chapter Six: The End and The Beginning
Chapter Six: The End and The Beginning Josephus Daniels became the Secretary of the Navy after the election of Woodrow Wilson. He was a reformer in every sense of the word and brought with him very little understanding of the naval traditions that shaped the modern organization he inherited. He was determined to build the navy […]
Read More Every Moment Mattered – The Life and Death of Cassin Young, Captain, USN MOH Recipient – Chapter Six: The End and The Beginning
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