by Jeanne McKinney | Jul 10, 2020 | All, Articles, Politics, World News
A 19th-century lithograph variation of Paul Revere’s famous engraving of the Boston Massacre. Produced before the American Civil War, this image emphasized Crispus Attucks in the center. He became an important symbol to abolitionists of sacrifice and black...
by Jeanne McKinney | Jun 10, 2020 | All, Articles, Politics, World News
BERLIN, GERMANY, 1936. American athlete Jesse Owens, left, breaks the tape in a record time of 21.1 seconds in the elimination heats of the men’s 200 metres Olympic Games race, Aug. 4, 1936. Canada’s Lee Orr, centre, finished second. (Licensed AP Photo)...
by Jeanne McKinney | Mar 26, 2020 | All, Articles, Military, Politics, U.S. Marine Corps, World News
KENYA, Feb. 12, 2020. U.S. Army Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, addresses U.S. military service members at Camp Simba. Townsend’s command visit was to personally assess the security situation at the Kenyan Defense Force installation at Manda...
by Jeanne McKinney | Feb 8, 2020 | All, Articles, Military, Politics, U.S. Marine Corps, World News
HAWAII, February 5, 2020. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Vincent Patterson, an aviation operations specialist, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 25th Infantry Division re-enlists for 4 years of additional military service. Patterson is a native of Belle...
by Jeanne McKinney | Jan 7, 2020 | All, Articles, Military, Politics, U.S. Marine Corps, World News
IRAQ, 2003. Iraqi girls playing in a street being patrolled by the United States military. Photo United States Department of State SAN DIEGO. The killing of Qassem Soleimani, head of the Iran’s covert Quds force, created a global firestorm for President Trump....
by Jeanne McKinney | Jan 4, 2020 | All, Articles, Military, Politics, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, World News
BAGHDAD, IRAQ, Jan. 1, 2020. U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, reinforce the Baghdad Embassy Compound. The SPMAGTF-CR-CC is a quick reaction...
