MTM Black Cobra The limited edition MTM Cobra, our premier chronograph tactical watch for men, incorporates a classic slide rule bezel with state-of-the-art Titanium to create a contemporary and cutting-edge pilot watch for men. MTM Rad The MTM Special Ops RAD is a tactical watch for men that measures harmful ionizing radiation through a Geiger-Müller tube. It is …
GREEN BERETS “A symbol of excellence, a badge of courage, a mark of distinction in the fight for freedom.” -President Kennedy on the Green Berets, April 11, 1962jfklibrary 56 years ago today (Nov 25), at the request of the Kennedy family, Green Berets from Fort Bragg hurriedly made their way to Washington, DC to participate …
Sullivan Ballou was a successful, 32-year-old attorney in Providence, Rhode Island, when Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers in the wake of Fort Sumter. Responding to his nation’s call, the former Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives enlisted in the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry, where he was elected major. By mid-July, the swirling events …
“My Very Dear Wife” – The Last Letter of Major Sullivan Ballou Manassas National Battlefield Park “If I do not [return], my dear Sarah, never forget how much I love you, nor that, when my last breath escapes me on the battle-field, it will whisper your name. “Major Sullivan Ballou Col. Ambrose Burnside leads his …
OSS in Action The Mediterranean and European Theaters In war it is the results that count, and the saboteurs and guerrilla leaders in Special Operations and the Operational Groups, the spies in Secret Intelligence, and the radio operators in Communications did produce some impressive results. In this unconventional warfare, Donovan believed that “persuasion, penetration and …
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) joined a meeting of the Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 187 to announce introduction of the Purple Heart Flag Act (H.R. 5237), legislation officially designating a Purple Heart flag and making public display of the flag at federal facilities protocol on specific days. Similar to the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action …
