Vietnamese Beer during the Vietnam War
1964. Beautiful picture of my father in Vietnam. 25 years old in a road side shack on the road to Pleiku. Traveling from Quy Nhon Vietnam. Dangerous road for an…
The Culper Spy Ring: Secret Network of Revolutionary War Spies
Major Benjamin Tallmadge, founder of the Culper Spy Ring There is nothing more necessary than good intelligence to frustrate a designing enemy, & nothing that requires greater pains to obtain.”…
Napalm in the Vietnam War
My father told me that he once raced the family car, with my siblings and me to the beach at Vung Tau while the American military laid down some napalm…
Vietnamese Food During the Vietnam War
Vietnamese cuisine encompasses the rich culinary traditions of Vietnam, offering a delightful fusion of flavors and tastes. Each meal is a harmonious blend of five fundamental tastes known as “ngũ…
Rogers’ Rangers: Leading the Way
Cropped painting of Rogers Rangers, “To Range the Woods”, New York, 1760. US Army Center for Military History Army Artist Team XXII. Rogers’ Rangers was a famous unit of colonial…
The Origins of Coffee
Silencio Calm Chaos Medium Roast Coffee. National Coffee Day is observed on September 29th in many countries, including the United States, Canada, and Australia. For many of us though, every…
Aaron Bank: Father of the Green Berets
Aaron Bank standing alongside German defectors recruited for Operation Iron Cross in WW2. Bank is at left in the first rank Photo: US Army. De Oppresso Liber” — Motto of…
OSS Dirty Tricks Department: America’s WW2 Q Branch
OSS Gallery at the CIA Museum. Photo: Central Intelligence Agency. Difficulties existed only to be surmounted, and there was no setback that a little thought and determination could not overcome.”…
The Legacy of Antonin Scalia and the Intelligence Community
Associate Justice Antonin Scalia (2013). Photo: US Supreme Court Collection. Antonin Scalia, the late Supreme Court justice who died in 2016, was known for his originalist interpretation of the Constitution…
Eugene Fodor: Travel Writer and Spy
Monument “Thank you America” to remember freedom from Nazis by US Army in May 1945. This monument takes place at important Pilsner crossing “U Práce”. Photo: Ondrej.konicek. CC BY-SA 3.0.…