Remember When?

Remember when: –We were all told to give government “15 days to flatten the curve.” How long did it last? Did it work? –State governments shut down selected businesses “to keep us safe”. Going to a gym or nail salon or barber shop...

Lies I’ve Been Told

Recently I have taken stock of the many statements presented as facts that my government, the media, academia, and the medical community has told me over the course of my lifetime. It took me just five minutes to jot these down. If I thought about it longer, I’m...

Chaplain Courage: Timothy Joseph O’Callahan

On March 19, 1945 the Empire of Japan was reeling under the awesome, relentless firepower of the US military. But it could still throw a mean punch…and on that day numerous Japanese airplanes dropped bombs on a US aircraft carrier near Kobe. The USS Franklin was...

Chaplain Courage: Emil Kapaun

Chaplain Emil J. Kapaun served the 3rd Battalion of the 8th Regiment, 1st US Cavalry Division in the Korean War. On November 1-2, 1950 in Unsan, Korea, his unit was surrounded by Chinese communist forces. Father Kapaun was frequently seen dodging bullets and...

Chaplain Courage: John Weir Foote

On August 19, 1942 the Allies (Britain, Canada, France, the US, Poland, and Czechoslovakia) launched a raid against the Nazis in northern France. This was to test the German defenses in preparation of an actual invasion (two years later in Normandy). The force of 6000...

The Tuskegee Experiment

In 1932 the U.S. federal government, through the Centers for Disease Control and the U.S. Public Health Service conducted a medical experiment upon 600 black men near Tuskegee, Alabama. Originally, the experiment was to last only six months, but it continued unabated...