Reported on WTOP: Gov. Bob McDonnell is asking Virginians to observe a moment of silence to mark the ninth anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001. The governor issued a proclamation calling for the moment of silence at 9:39 a.m. Saturday _ the time American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon. I’ll be there.
I recall a morning like this one 9 years ago. It was a beautiful, early-autumn day with a clear blue sky. Like today, it started off bright and quiet. As of this moment on September 11, 2001 it was just another day for me. I got ready for work, kissed my wife and month-old daughter [...]
On this day 234 years ago, July 4th, 1776, those men called our Founding Fathers set quill to parchment and boldly signed their names to a document announcing the unthinkable: they were severing their ties to the country they’d called their own for decades and to the man they’d called their king. Those words laid [...]
The longest-serving member of the US Senate, Robert Byrd of West Virginia, has died. He was 92. Byrd, a Democrat who served in the U.S. Senate since 1959, had been plagued by health problems in recent years and was confined to a wheelchair. He had skipped several votes in Congress in the past months. Jesse [...]
While I had heard the tune before – usually played during parades and on bagpipes – it wasn’t until about 15 years ago that I ever heard the words to the tune “The Minstrel Boy.” It’s actually one of the very few songs I can sing credibly (and, AHEM!, that’s debatable) and I find myself [...]
On 14 June, 1775, the Continental Army was formed to fight in the American Revolution. From those roots we have, today, the most capable military force that has ever walked the planet. Today marks the 235th birthday of the US Army. Happy birthday, soldiers!
Fly the colors tall and proud, America! Happy Flag Day!
Hats off, ladies & gents, to the memory and remaining survivors of the opening action of taking back Europe from Hitler’s Nazi Germany 66 years ago today. The Normandy Invasion was a massive amphibious and airborne effort replete with stories of tragic loss and towering heroism. If you don’t know much about, go have a [...]
Today as most of us enjoy the day off I urge you to take a moment to recall the meaning of this day. We have all enjoyed the benefit of the actions of those fallen soldiers we honor. It is in thanks for those actions that we should pause, remember, and offer up a prayer [...]
More evidence of the wisdom of the Founding Fathers: “Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.” - George Washington
