Originally Posted in the Folsom Telegraph (April 19, 2018) Reader Input A familiar face in Vintage Folsom Dear Editor, With justifies pride and pleasant interest I sighted the “Vintage Folsom” column(“The old Natoma Company”) in the May 19, 2018, … Continued
The mission of the Quilts of Valor Foundation is to cover service members and veterans touched by war with comforting and healing Quilts of Valor.* The Quilts of Valor Foundation (QOVF) was founded in November 2003 by Catherine Roberts. She … Continued
And the Sparrow Fell, Robert J. Mrazek, Cornell University Press, 251 pages. As published on theamericanconservative.com, November 10, 2017 Serendipity, coincidence, or perchance very fortuitous, the release of Robert Mrazek’s novel And the Sparrow Fell coincided with the airing of … Continued
The Vanquished: Why the First World War Failed to End, Robert Gerwarth, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 464 pages. As published on theamericanconservative.com, April 6, 2017 A hundred years ago this month, on April 6, 1917, the United States declared … Continued
Published in The Wall Street Journal (print edition), December 18, 2016, under the heading “Waterboarding, Results and National Morals” – Letters to the Editor (WSJ http://www.wsj.com/articles/waterboarding-results-and-national-morals-1482088037). As a Marine Corps infantry officer in Vietnam, and while in Sarajevo as a NATO officer … Continued
as previously published at theamericanconservative.com The Unquiet Frontier: Rising Rivals, Vulnerable Allies, and the Crisis of American Power, Jakub J. Grygiel and A. Wess Mitchell, Princeton, 240 pages By John C. McKay • July 27, 2016 As November draws near, … Continued
Men of War: The American Soldier in Combat at Bunker Hill, Gettysburg, and Iwo Jima, Alexander Rose, Random House, 480 pages Published on The American Conservative blog site, October 8, 2015. Those who study war should remember the classical maxim … Continued
Text of remarks delivered during Naval Postgraduate School USMC dining-out at Old Customs House, Monterey, California, July 24, 2015.
Leadership presentation to mid-level managers of Berkshire Hathaway, Drysdale Properties, at the Pleasanton North Rotary Club, Pleasanton, California, on January 16, 2015. Demonstrates how the insights of Sir Winston Churchill coupled with leadership traits and principles apply in an increasingly … Continued
Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and Havana, William M. LeoGrande and Peter Kornbluh, The University of North Carolina Press, 544 pages Published on The American Conservative blog site, February 27, 2015. On December … Continued