Then-Captain William Dabney, photographed on Hill 881S. (Courtesy of David Powell)
It isn't often that one can look back in time and know exactly when life changed. I can. While serving as a contract historian on the National Museum of the Marine Corps project, I...
Posted January 31, 2012 | 01/31/12 03:15 PM ET
A few weeks ago, I got a call from a friend who asked me if I had any knowledge of the use of motorized transportation during World War I. This may seem rather an odd question, but while employed at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, a large part...
1 Comments | Posted January 30, 2012 | 01/30/12 03:44 PM ET
This Friday I took a few minutes out of my day to wish my friend Glenn Prentice a very happy birthday. Now, I will be the very first to admit that I am TERRIBLE at remembering birthdays, but his always sticks in my mind... On 20 January 1968, he was...
1 Comments | Posted January 19, 2012 | 01/19/12 03:23 PM ET
1 Comments | Posted January 12, 2012 | 01/12/12 12:42 PM ET
One of the things I enjoy most about my job is the opportunity to interact with Marine Corps veterans. Several years ago, while working as a research historian on the National Museum of the Marine Corps project, I was tasked with learning everything I could about the siege of Hill...
Posted December 22, 2011 | 12/22/11 01:48 PM ET
Those of you who know me well, are aware that I absolutely adore the Christmas season. It's my favorite time of year. I spend a great deal of time decorating my home, and puttering about in the kitchen, baking and making chocolates.
Over the past several years I have adopted a...
Posted December 9, 2011 | 12/09/11 03:58 PM ET
I have many friends who are former British Royal Marines. This weekend, one of them, Dave Lilburn, and five others took up a daunting challenge. They pulled a 700-pound sled some 60 miles from London to Brighton in an effort to gather toys for the children of Royal Marine Commandos...
Posted February 24, 2012 | 02/24/12 12:30 PM ET