September 16th On September 16, 1916, one month after succeeding Erich von Falkenhayn as chief of the German army’s generalContinue Reading
COL Cyril Richard ‘Rick’ Rescorla was last seen alive on September 11th, 2001 at approximately 8:50 a.m. in the stairwell of the South Tower of the World Trade Center… headed up. His remains were never recovered. His name is featured on panel S-46 of the National September 11 Memorial. Of the nearly 3,000 employees he was charged with protecting all but 6 (including himself) survived the attack.
September 9th U.S. Air Force Capt. Charles B. DeBellevue (Weapons Systems Officer) flying with his pilot, Capt. JohnContinue Reading
September 2nd On this day in 1945, Japan formally signs documents of surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay,Continue Reading
August 26th On this day in 1967, badly injured after ejecting when his North American F-100F is shot down overContinue Reading
August 19th On this day in 1812, the U.S. Navy frigate Constitution defeats the British frigate Guerrière in a furiousContinue Reading
August 12th On this day in 1862, Confederate cavalry leader General John Hunt Morgan captures a small Federal garrison inContinue Reading