Cmdr. Lawson P. “Red” Ramage led his submarine, Parche, to hell and back. By Jon Guttman
4 months ago Dubbed "The Incredibly Stupid One" by his captors, 20-year-old sailor Douglas Hegdahl was quietly building intelligence. Maj. Donald K. Willis crash-landed his plane in Nazi-occupied Holland then stopped at cafes for beers — all while evading the capture for two months. Suffering two broken legs and heavy bleeding, Capers continued fighting and directed his team in the counterattack. All 11 men aboard the bomber were killed. Their remains, deep below the sea, were designated as non-recoverable. That changed in 2023. Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen troops. But it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and retail discounts. Signaling that following the law of war is optional is fundamentally inconsistent with the inherent responsibility of command, the op-ed author argues. By Geoffrey S. Corn
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5 months ago Eighty-three years after sinking during the Battle of Midway, the USS Yorktown is still revealing secrets. The enemy positions that Pfc. Clarence Craft took out one by one added up to victory on Hen Hill. By Jon Guttman
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