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…
April 22, 2021 An Expectation of Professionalism Newly promoted Col. George Marshall had only been commanding officer at Fort Moultrie, SC, for a few months in an…
April 9, 2021 “Avoid trivia.” George Marshall was sworn in as Secretary of State January 21, 1947, just after he returned from working as Special…
March 31, 2021 “Welcome to the Peripatetic Army life, Mrs. Marshall”: The Marshalls’ Homes Upon arriving at Fort Benning, GA, the fall of 1927, Lt. Col. George Marshall was assigned quarters that were an…
