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Colonel Paul’s Corner – Boatswain McGee and The USS Bismarck Sea

Colonel Paul’s Corner – Boatswain McGee and The USS Bismarck Sea

During WWII the United States possessed a fleet of 151 aircraft carriers. We lost 11 aircraft carriers due to enemy action. Nineteen of our carriers were referred to as “fleet carriers”. The fleet carriers had flight decks around 900 feet long and carried as many as 100 aircraft. They were

Colonel Paul’s Corner – Sedition in Montana

Colonel Paul’s Corner – Sedition in Montana

The Montana Sedition Act was passed in1918. It was repealed in 1921. During the time it was in effect, 79 Montana Citizens were imprisoned for speaking out against WWI. The law was truly draconian in scope. Citizens were prosecuted for simply speaking out against the war - even in private. People

Colonel Paul’s Corner – Our All-Volunteer Military vs The Draft

Colonel Paul’s Corner – Our All-Volunteer Military vs The Draft

Our first use of “the draft” was during the Civil War. The Enrollment Act of 1863 was our first national conscription law. It provided the authority to draft men between the ages of 20 and 45 and set out the rules. The act was controversial and roundly criticized. Among other

Colonel Paul’s Corner – Young Willie McBride

Colonel Paul’s Corner – Young Willie McBride

From WWI poem and lyrical ballad by Eric Bogle, Adelaide, South Australia …..Well how do you do young Willie McBride? do you mind if I sit down here by your graveside and rest for a while ‘neath the warm Summer sun I’ve been walking all day and I’m

Colonel Paul’s Corner – Manifest Destiny and Lebensraum

Colonel Paul’s Corner – Manifest Destiny and Lebensraum

Manifest Destiny in the 19th century United States and Lebensraum in 20th century Germany share commonalities and stark differences. Both policies deserve impartial observation. As more than one philosopher has stated, “those who do not understand history are doomed to repeat it”. In the 1800s, the people of the newly

Colonel Paul’s Corner – Eisenhower’s Interstate Highways

Colonel Paul’s Corner – Eisenhower’s Interstate Highways

During World War II, the Allied Commander, General Eisenhower, was impressed by the German Autobahn system. He recognized its use for both military and civilian purposes. Later, as President of the United States, he signed the first legislation funding the construction of a similar system in the United States. In

Colonel Paul’s Corner – My Lai Remembered

Colonel Paul’s Corner – My Lai Remembered

Many young people have never heard of My Lai. Many older people wish they had never heard of My Lai. On 16 March, 1968 soldiers of the U.S. Army slaughtered 500 unarmed Vietnamese civilians ranging in age from 1- 82. Men, women, and children were machine gunned, bayoneted and