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72Top Ten Tragic Events Of The Sixties
A look at ten of the most tragic events that occurred during The Sixties.
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79The Protest Movement: The 10 Best Political Protest Songs of the 70's
In the 1970's soul music started to take over for folk as the main genre for promoting social awareness. In the UK the emergence of punk rock provided a voice for disenfranchised youth who desired to protest the status quo. Here is a list of the 10 best protest songs of the 70's protest movement.
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77May 4, 1970: The anniversary date of the massacre at Kent State University
The Massacre at Kent State University on May 4, 1970 needs to remain in our memories so nothing that tragic ever happens again.
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67La Drang Battle-Vietnam War
The Battle of the La Drang which took place in November of 1965 was the turning point in the Vietnam War. The Battle of the La Drang had more than just an effect on the rest of the war. This battle physically and mentally affected all those who...
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75Truman: His Successes and Failures in the Fight Against Communism
Brief History of Communism: Communism was an idea. It was a philosophy. Like everything else, the genesis of its implementation manifested first in the form of cognition—thoughts, ideas and ratiocinating. Communism, as first introduced, was a...
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57Vagabond-Preview2
Another tiny tidbit from my new play "Vagabond". Act II Scene I Evening- The curtain rises on JOE and NATE, sitting on chairs in the boys’ lounge. Both are studying for upcoming exams and the lounge is really quiet except for the occasional...
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71Leaving Vietnam
2012 is the 39th “anniversary” of the last troops leaving Vietnam and 37 years since our ignominious “retreat” from Saigon. So I thought I’d dust-off and update an article I wrote for the Dayton (Ohio) Daily News back in 2000. They asked...
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72Joining The U.S. Navy During The Vietnam War
Leaving the academic world and joining the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War was a unique experience. It made me more cognizant of the reality of the world. This hub details why I enlisted in the U.S. military, and why I chose the U.S. Navy to spend four years of my life.
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70The Fighting Seabees
The Seabees are the construction arm of the U.S. Navy and Marines. A band of construction workers and engineers that can be soldiers when the need arises.
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76I'm a Vietnam Vet-- And I Am Not Owed Anything For Serving My Country
America and its citizens do not owe me anthing, for it is I who owe America and its citizens. In fact, I owe this wondeful land and its people such a huge debt, I will not ever be able to come anywhere close to paying it off.
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