Matt Eversmann, the former Army Ranger of Black Hawk Down fame, has not stopped attacking since the notorious gunfight in Somalia 27 years ago. After serving a full 20 years in the Army, Eversmann took off his armor for the last time, but he ...
The Mysterious Life of the Soldier-Turned-Actor Who Played Old Man Marley in ‘Home Alone’
It’s that time of year when houses are decorated with lights, gifts are wrapped for friends and family, and, of course, movie fanatics binge the Christmas classics. Debates abound about which films truly count as “Christmas movies,” with arguments ...
How Coffee May Have Started — and Ended — the Civil War
In 1861, a citywide sound ordinance prevented steam rail lines from being constructed through downtown Baltimore. The PW&B Railroad, coming out of New York and Philadelphia, ended at Baltimore’s President Street Station. Several blocks away, the ...
How a Distillery Is Supporting the Front Line of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The fog hangs low, a cool blanket pulled tight over the cornfields. Peaking through the haze, a tall, dark silhouette of a man holding binoculars becomes exposed with the sunrise. The bronze figure is Gen. John Buford, the famed cavalryman who ...
10 Facts About Coffee From: ‘The Devil’s Cup: A History of the World According to Coffee’
Stewart Lee Allen’s travel book, The Devil’s Cup: A History of the World According to Coffee, is much more than a story about a drink. This book is a must-read for coffee fanatics as well as history buffs. By following the discovery of the coffee ...
3 Books for Warriors on Warrior Philosophy
There is a bottomless pit of self-help books claiming that by flipping through their pages one will miraculously transform into a “warrior.” They are books about sharpening your warrior mindset, unleashing your inner Viking, and morphing into a ...
We Must Revisit Tarawa Amid the Marine Corps’ Renewed Focus on Amphibious Warfare
Clad in dress blues, the six Marines sidestepped in perfect unison, working together to support the weight of the flag-draped casket held between them. The brass of their buttons gleamed in the early morning light of Nov. 20, 2019. Rows of white ...
3 Books Every New Lieutenant Should Read
Beginning a military career can be one of the most exciting steps in one's life. At the same time, this milestone can also be pretty daunting. The responsibilities that accompany a military career are magnified when one chooses the officer path. For ...
REVIEW: Spike Lee’s ‘Da 5 Bloods’ Revisits African American Military Service
Spike Lee’s 2020 film, Da 5 Bloods, now streaming on Netflix, is hard to pin down to one genre. Part war movie, part comedy, and part treasure hunt, Da 5 Bloods, above all else, is a social commentary that forces us to examine our country’s ...