For the first time in 76 years, a second October world-wide full moon occurred on Halloween — All Hallows Eve; this time essentially on the eve of today’s national election. That 1944 “Blue Moon” (the second such full moon in a single month) occurred in the year that included D-Day (June 6, 1944), before Donald Trump was born, while Joe Biden was an infant and our “greatest generation” was winning World War II. Read Full Story
Retired Army General Edward C. Meyer, former Army Chief of Staff (1979-83), died last week in Arlington, Virginia at the age of 91. I understand his prep-school colleagues called him “Shy,” a nickname that stuck; but he was anything but shy. Read Full Story
“There must be a pony in here somewhere!” This punch line from one of President Ronald Reagan’s famous humorous stories implied an important message then — and should encourage us to confront current discouraging situations … with good-natured determination, but determination nevertheless. Read Full Story
Saturday was the 36th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan’s memorable speech launching his famed Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), a day that many of us older folks concerned about the nation’s national security recall with great admiration for the most memorable and revered president of my lifetime. Read Full Story
“To jaw-jaw is always better than to war-war.” ~Sir Winston Churchill. Read Full Story
“Wouldn’t it be better to save lives than to avenge them?” ~President Ronald Reagan … March 23, 1983 Read Full Story
“I didn’t take this job so that we could regain parity with our adversaries. As I’ve taken to saying: ‘I want to see their hand and raise them one. I want to make them worry about catching up with us again. . . Any American, any ally or partner that we have who doesn’t see it that way, I don’t have time for you.’” Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Mike Griffin Read Full Story
“[T}here’s a time when confluence of thought comes together and now it takes a leader to say, ‘The timing is right. I’m going to move it. And I feel comfortable with my grounds, I feel comfortable the American people will back this as a basic ideological concept. I feel comfortable that the technology is within grasp in 20 years. I feel comfortable that this gives us new hope.’ What else do you need? That’s what a vision is all about. And he had the guts to step out and do it.” ~Admiral James D. Watkins Read Full Story
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