August 26, 2021 New focus on the George C. Marshall statue Recently, the Virginia Military Institute began a project that relocated the post flagpoles to either side of the George C.…
August 9, 2021 George Marshall, Commuter After he retired from the Army, George Marshall was special envoy to China, secretary of state, president of the American…
July 28, 2021 “No Intention of Becoming Involved in Any Such Enterprise” George Marshall adamantly refused to write his memoirs because he said that doing so tended to make one concerned about…
July 14, 2021 Painting a Patriot Inside the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery – Washington, DC’s temple to portraiture – hangs the likenesses of America’s greatest citizens.…
July 7, 2021 George Marshall and the U.S. Presidency George Marshall’s public stature caused people to think of him as a possible presidential candidate—as early as 1943. He emphatically…
June 23, 2021 Laying to Rest Those Few Who Have Served Our Nation with Dignity and Honor On Monday, June 21, it felt like 105 degrees Fahrenheit at Arlington National Cemetery. Cathy DeSilvey and I know, because…
June 15, 2021 Three Scotches Aboard at Amherst Before George Marshall settled on Harvard University as the venue for his speech about the European Recovery Program, he had…
May 11, 2021 A Symbol of Your Regard and Appreciation of Our War Effort During World War II, Army Chief of Staff George Marshall refused all United States awards and medals, and most from…
April 27, 2021 The Urgent Necessity of Frequent Visits “The big thing I learned in World War II was the urgent necessity of frequent visits … I was abreast…
