The Gale from the North blows into Colonial Williamsburg
On April 19, 1775, embattled farmers of the Colony of Massachusetts fired the shots heard ’round the world at Lexington. Two days…
On April 19, 1775, embattled farmers of the Colony of Massachusetts fired the shots heard ’round the world at Lexington. Two days…
While democracy was dying to thunderous applause in Ohio this weekend, my young-at-heart-ling and I ventured to Tysons Corner in Virginia, where a…
This post contains affiliate links. For more information, click here. The power of Jeannette Walls’ The Glass Castle whispers from what she doesn’t…
Colonial Williamsburg‘s most significant historical program is “Revolutionary City“, a series of skits re-enacting the major events surrounding the American colonies’ break…
The good old days. Now that I’ve finished with the occasional video series on boot camp, I can devote more of my…
Lt. Governor Bill Bolling’s Second Annual Bloggers’ Day at the Capitol in Richmond, Virginia, was as enjoyable as the first. Mr. Bolling…
With a CD of Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA” playing, drill instructors award each recruit they’ve trained the Marine emblem of…
In the Crucible, Marine recruits live out their training. With basic how-tos ingrained, they can concentrate on making crucial decisions—confident that they…
In the Crucible, the reasons for the close-order drills, for the rigid and uniform standards for seemingly small things like making beds,…
The recruits in this video, and the two to follow, have nearly reached the end of USMC boot camp’s Phase Three, which…
Phase Two of boot camp features combat water survival. Many recruits arrive on Parris Island unable to swim; some actually fear the…
A drill instructor, in the blue sweatshirt, supervises mouth-guarded Marine recruits practicing martial arts on Parris Island. Leslie CarboneAfter my misspent youth…