March 24, 2021 “The Old Professor” in China On a wintry evening in December 1945, the telephone at Dodona Manor rang for General Marshall. It was President Harry…
March 17, 2021 “They Were Americans Before All Else”: Col. Marcus Ray and Gen. Marshall Marcus Hannan Ray was born in Chicago to Randall and Ada Ray in 1904. Randall was a porter for the…
March 10, 2021 “Being Educated on Hawaiian Defensive Conditions” “The big thing I learned in World War II was the urgent necessity of frequent visits … I was abreast…
March 3, 2021 How Far? All the Way! Benjamin Franklin first envisioned airborne troops dropped by parachute from hot air balloons flying behind enemy lines in a 1784…
February 23, 2021 “Powder” in Pictures George Marshall called him “Powder.” Powder ordered a warm winter coat for Gen. Marshall before traveling to Russia and found…
February 10, 2021 “General, How About Getting a Nice Coat” When it’s cold, you wear a coat. When you’re a soldier and it’s cold, you wear whatever coat is issued…
February 4, 2021 I’m Sorry, Mr. President, But I Don’t Agree With That At All On Oct. 3, 1917, Gen. John Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I, visited…
January 28, 2021 Stars in space The Atlantis space shuttle flight STS-27R lifted off Dec. 2, 1988 with a crew of five astronauts: Commander Robert "Hoot"…
January 20, 2021 Oh, Fleet! George Marshall loved dogs. He had several as a boy, and usually had one around as an adult. This is…
