by admin | Mar 22, 2016 | History
But as you know, the tradtion of Xavier as a thoroughly military academy did not survive the antimilitary sentiment of the Vietnam War. I lamented when the school announced that the the Regiment would no longer be compulsory, and I continue to think that was a...
by admin | Mar 12, 2016 | History
I met Michael Schaffner (center in picture above) at the absolutely final Civil War Sesquicentennial event – The Grand Review in Harrisburg in November. Black troops had been excluded from the original Grand Review in Washington in May 1865 (although not from...
by admin | Jan 10, 2016 | History
Back in the day, the day being my childhood, youth, young adulthood and you might say prime – i.e. 1952-1992, every President had some claim to being a World War II veteran. Granted Jimmy Carter was a cadet at Annapolis and Lyndon Johnson’s claims to...
by admin | Dec 28, 2015 | Books, History
Imagine being able to look over the shoulder of your favorite author as he reads a book that you and he both like. Well I just had a an experience a bit like that and thanks to my hours of tedious typing you can share the experience. James Gould Cozzens...
by admin | Dec 26, 2015 | History
I met Michael Schaffner at the kick-off point of the sesquicentennial of the Harrisburg Grand Review of the United State Colored Troops in November. He and I had both showed up early so we had some time to chat. I was there as somebody who was going to watch the...
by admin | Dec 17, 2015 | Books, History
Listen. Pete Reilly has come unstuck in time. I’ve been thinking about easing up just a bit on forbes.com to start to get with some of the projects I have assigned myself for this blog. I keep thinking that if I just stopped goofing off so much ing off so much...
