# vietnam war (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover vietnam war. Page: Feed: --- ## [Al Shall Be Wele](https://richardbeck.substack.com/p/al-shall-be-wele-46c) _2026-08-21 · Richard Beck · Experimental Theology with Richard Beck_ Chapter 17, "there was no payne that might be suffrid leke to that sorow that I had to se Him in payne" ## [A Book of Love for Everyone](https://richardbeck.substack.com/p/a-book-of-love-for-everyone-4bd) _2026-08-20 · Richard Beck · Experimental Theology with Richard Beck_ Part 6, Love is Hard ## [He Earned the Medal of Honor in Vietnam. Why Did It Take Decades To Receive It?](https://thewarhorse.org/jim-capers-marine-medal-honor-vietnam/) _2026-08-20 · Ethan Rocke · The War Horse_ Inside an office building in West Los Angeles, retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr. stood tall and strong in his signature spit-shined black cowboy boots. Under the shadow of a red Force Recon Association hat and tinted glasses, Capers’ eyes wore a hardened look that made no effort to hide the darkness and despair that \[…\] The post He Earned the Medal of Honor in Vietnam. Why Did It Take Decades… ## [A Book of Love for Everyone](https://richardbeck.substack.com/p/a-book-of-love-for-everyone-7ec) _2026-08-19 · Richard Beck · Experimental Theology with Richard Beck_ Part 5, Love Demands an Ontology of Life ## [I Typed Forms While Other Men Went to War. That Shame Shaped My Life](https://thewarhorse.org/vietnam-era-soldier-service-shame/) _2026-08-19 · G.A. Thompson · The War Horse_ On the day I left the Army, a sergeant in dress uniform took my hand and held it while he spoke. “On behalf of the president of the United States, the people of the United States, and myself, I want to thank you for your service to our country.” He called me Mr. Thompson. Not \[…\] The post I Typed Forms While Other Men Went to War. That Shame Shaped My Life appeared first on The War Horse . ## [A Book of Love for Everyone](https://richardbeck.substack.com/p/a-book-of-love-for-everyone-127) _2026-08-18 · Richard Beck · Experimental Theology with Richard Beck_ Part 4, Nudges for Conservatives ## [It’s the Power, Stupid: Dancing in the Dark, Part 4](https://washingtonspectator.org/its-the-power-stupid-dancing-in-the-dark-part-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-the-power-stupid-dancing-in-the-dark-part-4) _2026-08-17 · Mark Medish and Joel McCleary · Washington Spectator_ The principle \[of emergency power\] lies about like a loaded weapon, ready for the hand of any authority that can bring forward a plausible claim of an urgent need. —Justice Robert H. Jackson, dissenting in Korematsu v. United States (1944) The president will do it. The predicate is being laid perfectly” \[referring to President Trump’s \[…\] ## [A Book of Love for Everyone](https://richardbeck.substack.com/p/a-book-of-love-for-everyone-fc3) _2026-08-17 · Richard Beck · Experimental Theology with Richard Beck_ Part 3, Surprises for Progressives ## [Al Shall Be Wele](https://richardbeck.substack.com/p/al-shall-be-wele-14f) _2026-08-14 · Richard Beck · Experimental Theology with Richard Beck_ Chapter 16, "Blodeleshede and peyne dryden within and blowyng of wynde and cold" ## [A Book of Love for Everyone](https://richardbeck.substack.com/p/a-book-of-love-for-everyone-9c5) _2026-08-13 · Richard Beck · Experimental Theology with Richard Beck_ Part 2, View of God → Anxiety → Hermeneutics ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/XBRg1kHZfHbl) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [Military Sexual Trauma Survivors Can’t Sue the Government. A New Bill Could Change That](https://thewarhorse.org/military-sexual-trauma-surviviors-bill/) _2026-08-13 · Sonner Kehrt · The War Horse_ When Mayra Diaz opened the door of her Army barracks room in 2022, she didn’t realize it was the beginning of the end of her military career. She had never met the soldier standing in front of her, Sgt. Greville Clarke. She didn’t know he had sexually assaulted three other women on base over the \[…\] The post Military Sexual Trauma Survivors Can’t Sue the Government. A New Bill Could Change That… ## [A Book of Love for Everyone](https://richardbeck.substack.com/p/a-book-of-love-for-everyone) _2026-08-12 · Richard Beck · Experimental Theology with Richard Beck_ Part 1, The Varieties of the Ostrich Option ## [The Marines Created a Warrior. But I Forgot How to Be a Woman](https://thewarhorse.org/marines-women-warrior-femininity/) _2026-08-12 · Shayla Sullivan · The War Horse_ I secured my M-16 to my rack after a long, scorching day on the rifle range and touched my stomach. Cramps should be arriving any day—but they weren’t. How many weeks had it been? Where was my period? Where was everyone else’s? I had seen “Full Metal Jacket” and expected the experience it depicted: the \[…\] The post The Marines Created a Warrior. But I Forgot How to Be a Woman appeared first on The… ## [Warming the Word](https://richardbeck.substack.com/p/warming-the-word) _2026-08-11 · Richard Beck · Experimental Theology with Richard Beck_ Hermeneutics and Stages of Change ## [25 Years Later, Will the Global War on Terrorism Ever End?](https://thewarhorse.org/global-war-on-terror-25-anniversary/) _2026-08-10 · The War Horse Staff · The War Horse_ The Global War on Terrorism began in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. It never officially ended. Instead, the war expanded. U.S. troops invaded Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003, while counterterrorism operations spread across the Middle East, Africa, and elsewhere. The United States withdrew its last troops \[…\] The post 25 Years Later, Will the Global War on… ## [Trump’s Two Oil Mysteries: Freedom Fuel and Venezuelan Crude](https://washingtonspectator.org/trumps-two-oil-mysteries-freedom-fuel-and-venezuelan-crude/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trumps-two-oil-mysteries-freedom-fuel-and-venezuelan-crude) _2026-08-10 · Jonathan Winer · Washington Spectator_ Gasoline prices are rising again, adding to voter concerns about the cost of living. Yet in the Philadelphia region, a new company, Freedom Fuel, is suddenly selling gasoline substantially below its competitors at more than two dozen stations. President Trump has personally promoted Freedom Fuel, and the White House has presented it as evidence that \[…\] ## [A Poem](https://richardbeck.substack.com/p/a-poem) _2026-08-10 · Richard Beck · Experimental Theology with Richard Beck_ Inspired by The Book of Love ## [Al Shall Be Wele](https://richardbeck.substack.com/p/al-shall-be-wele-8bc) _2026-08-07 · Richard Beck · Experimental Theology with Richard Beck_ Chapter 15, "He kepyth us even alike sekir in wo and in wele...both is one love" ## [The Exorcism of the Gerasene Demoniac](https://richardbeck.substack.com/p/the-exorcism-of-the-gerasene-demoniac) _2026-08-06 · Richard Beck · Experimental Theology with Richard Beck_ The Primacy of Sanity Over Morality ## [Their Military Careers Were Cut Short in Combat. Now They’re Fighting Congress for Their Full Benefits](https://thewarhorse.org/richard-star-act-war-injuries/) _2026-08-06 · Natalie Oliverio · The War Horse_ The fall lasted only seconds, but the consequences would span a lifetime. Under the cover of darkness in Balad, Iraq, Army Sgt. Will Fisher was moving into position for an overnight mission. He fell roughly 40 feet and landed on his feet while wearing about 100 pounds of gear. The force of the fall crushed \[…\] The post Their Military Careers Were Cut Short in Combat. Now They’re Fighting Congress… ## [Build with the cheapest GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Lng7Sads22YA) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Deployed a live API in minutes; one user spent under $10. ## [Everybody Wanted to Visit the Wounded Soldier. I Wanted to Be Left Alone](https://thewarhorse.org/wounded-soldier-hospital-visitors/) _2026-08-05 · Justin Watson · The War Horse_ It was only a month after the roadside bombing. I was still in Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, in June 2006, undergoing successive rounds of surgery. Rods protruded from my limbs, keeping the broken bones of my right forearm and left thigh immobile until the doctors could complete a series of bone grafts and insert \[…\] The post Everybody Wanted to Visit the Wounded Soldier. I Wanted to… ## [The Wrecking Ball Comes For the Midterms](https://washingtonspectator.org/the-wrecking-ball-comes-for-the-midterms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-wrecking-ball-comes-for-the-midterms) _2026-08-04 · Jonathan Winer · Washington Spectator_ Last October, I wrote in The Washington Spectator that the Trump administration was constructing an integrated system to constrain voting and criminalize political opposition. Claims of election fraud, domestic terrorism, foreign financing and organized political violence were being used broadly to recast the lawful administration of elections, political fundraising, protest against government… ## [My Little Sister Is Deployed in the Middle East. Her Base Was Hit](https://thewarhorse.org/sister-deployed-iran-war/) _2026-07-29 · Karen Marks · The War Horse_ My little sister has been in the military for 19 years, serving in Germany, U.S. territories, South Carolina, and elsewhere. Since February, she’s called a base in the Middle East home. I’ve known her location and her proximity to danger for months, but it had felt like she wasn’t really there. Iran seemed intent on \[…\] The post My Little Sister Is Deployed in the Middle East. Her Base Was Hit… ## [Shrapnel, Broken Bones, and Head Trauma: New Records Show How U.S. Troops Were Wounded in Iran War](https://thewarhorse.org/records-troops-wounded-iran-war/) _2026-07-28 · Leah Rosenbaum · The War Horse_ The United States recorded at least 17 life-threatening casualties during the first phase of the war with Iran, according to newly obtained Defense Department records that provide the most detailed accounting yet of troops wounded in the conflict. More than 400 casualties were recorded between Feb. 28 and April 8, with Army personnel accounting for \[…\] The post Shrapnel, Broken Bones, and Head… ## [Trump Promised Redemption for Troops Who Refused Covid Shots. A Year Later, Many Are Still Waiting](https://thewarhorse.org/military-covid-vaccine-deniers-waiting-reinstatement/) _2026-07-23 · Leah Rosenbaum · The War Horse_ When the COVID-19 vaccine was released in 2020, Daniel Pendergast was intrigued. “I honestly thought it sounded kind of ingenious at first,” he said. But then he learned there was a very small chance of heart inflammation that could occur after vaccination in healthy men like himself: around eight cases per million, according to the \[…\] The post Trump Promised Redemption for Troops Who Refused… ## [Consumers Here at Home Paid Trump’s Illegal Tariffs: Here’s How to Refund Their Money](https://washingtonspectator.org/consumers-here-at-home-paid-trumps-illegal-tariffs-heres-how-to-refund-their-money/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=consumers-here-at-home-paid-trumps-illegal-tariffs-heres-how-to-refund-their-money) _2026-07-20 · Steven Pressman · Washington Spectator_ On April 2, 2025, so-called “Liberation Day”, President Trump invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and put high tariffs on US imports. His base tariff was 10%, but most countries faced higher rates, including 20% for the European Union, and over 40% for Cambodia and Vietnam. Trump has claimed repeatedly that he loves \[…\] ## [John Roberts and the Unravelling of Democracy](https://washingtonspectator.org/john-roberts-and-the-unravelling-of-democracy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=john-roberts-and-the-unravelling-of-democracy) _2026-07-13 · Stephan Richter and James Maxeiner · Washington Spectator_ The recent decisions handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court have only reaffirmed that John Roberts, the Chief Justice, has been assiduously laying the groundwork for two fundamental changes in the American system of self-government that would have been unimaginable during the first 250 years of U.S. history: first, a massive expansion of the powers \[…\] ## [The Graham Platner Story: What It Says About Our Media and What It Means for the Midterms](https://washingtonspectator.org/the-graham-platner-story-what-it-says-about-our-media-and-what-it-means-for-the-midterms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-graham-platner-story-what-it-says-about-our-media-and-what-it-means-for-the-midterms) _2026-06-26 · George Black · Washington Spectator_ All of a sudden, during a single week in early June, a Marine sergeant turned oyster farmer named Graham Cunningham Platner, Democratic candidate for the Senate in Maine, became the most famous veteran in America. Or, if you prefer, the most infamous. Vets running for elected office have always occupied a special place in the \[…\] ## [The Perfect Books for America250](https://www.casematepublishers.com/blog/2026/06/26/perfect-books-for-america250/) _2026-06-26 · lstead · Casemate Publishers_ Read on to learn more about Casemate's recommendations of revolutionary war books we believe are perfect for America's 250th! The post The Perfect Books for America250 appeared first on Casemate Publishers . ## [World War II’s Turning Point: The 5 Essential Books About D-Day](https://www.casematepublishers.com/blog/2026/06/06/world-war-iis-turning-point-the-5-essential-books-about-d-day/) _2026-06-06 · mfavacchia · Casemate Publishers_ June 6th marks the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, fought on the beaches of Normandy, France. Code-named Operation Overlord, this historic military campaign lasted 12 weeks and is noted as a... READ MORE The post World War II’s Turning Point: The 5 Essential Books About D-Day appeared first on Casemate Publishers . ## [Non-custodial Crypto Payments & Escrow (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2kIeh1HgLK0K) _2026-06-06 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto with trustless escrow, instant confirmations, and no KYC ## [Government by Slush Fund](https://washingtonspectator.org/government-by-slush-fund/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=government-by-slush-fund) _2026-06-02 · Jonathan Winer · Washington Spectator_ Trump produced this latest one through an unprecedented legal maneuver: suing his own government over disclosure of his tax returns, then settling the case through his former criminal defense lawyer, now Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. The legality of that settlement is now under active judicial review, even as Trump appears to be backing away from the fund \[…\] ## [The End of the Rope: An Interview with James Smither](https://www.casematepublishers.com/blog/2026/05/22/the-end-of-the-rope-an-interview-with-james-smither/) _2026-05-22 · mfavacchia · Casemate Publishers_ Dr. James Smither served as Professor of History at Grand Valley State University between 1990 and 2026. He founded the GVSU Veterans History Project in 2006 and continues to direct... READ MORE The post The End of the Rope: An Interview with James Smither appeared first on Casemate Publishers . ## [The Roberts Court Has Turned the Voting Rights Act on Its Head](https://washingtonspectator.org/roberts-court-has-turned-voting-rights-act-on-its-head/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roberts-court-has-turned-voting-rights-act-on-its-head) _2026-05-19 · Leslie J. Winner · Washington Spectator_ I am the North Carolina lawyer who served as lead counsel for the Black citizens whose lawsuit led to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Thornburg v. Gingles. That case gave life to Congress’s 1982 amendments to the Voting Rights Act. Those amendments were born from a simple reality that every voting rights lawyer understood: \[…\] ## [Steve Earle’s song “City of Immigrants”](https://washingtonspectator.org/steve-earles-song-city-of-immigrants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=steve-earles-song-city-of-immigrants) _2026-05-14 · WS Editors · Washington Spectator_ Source ## [Republicans Made Children More Expensive: Here’s How to Fix the Problem](https://washingtonspectator.org/republicans-made-children-more-expensive-heres-how-to-fix-the-problem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=republicans-made-children-more-expensive-heres-how-to-fix-the-problem) _2026-05-04 · Steven Pressman · Washington Spectator_ The Department of Agriculture estimates that in 1960 it cost middle-income families $259,711 (in 2025 dollars) to raise a child. In 2015, it cost $414,000 (again, in 2025 dollars), an increase of over 50 percent—substantially more than median household income increased over this time period. As a result, women are having fewer children. During the \[…\] ## [Paustenbach Hill 554, Guardian of the Monschau Corridor](https://www.casematepublishers.com/blog/2026/04/17/paustenbach-hill-554-guardian-of-the-monschau-corridor/) _2026-04-17 · mfavacchia · Casemate Publishers_ George Thomas “Tom” MacKnight, author of The First Battle for Kesternich, writes about writes about the attacks towards Hill 544 and the 78th’s 309th Infantry Regiment advancements towards capturing Kesternich.... READ MORE The post Paustenbach Hill 554, Guardian of the Monschau Corridor appeared first on Casemate Publishers . ## [Napalm in the Morning: How Robert Duvall’s Most Famous Line Took on a Life of its Own](https://www.casematepublishers.com/blog/2026/03/09/napalm-in-the-morning-how-robert-duvalls-most-famous-line-took-on-a-life-of-its-own/) _2026-03-09 · mfavacchia · Casemate Publishers_ ⁠Joseph Houlihan, author of ⁠Vietnam on the Big Screen, writes about actor Robert Duvall’s portrayal of Lt. Col. Kilgore in Apocalypse Now, and how he was loosely based on real... READ MORE The post Napalm in the Morning: How Robert Duvall’s Most Famous Line Took on a Life of its Own appeared first on Casemate Publishers . ## [Empowering Stories To Read For Women’s History Month](https://www.casematepublishers.com/blog/2026/03/01/empowering-stories-to-read-for-womens-history-month/) _2026-03-01 · mfavacchia · Casemate Publishers_ Women’s History Month starts today and to celebrate, we are sharing some empowering stories of women in history including African queens, World War II nurses, and a young Marine’s experience... READ MORE The post Empowering Stories To Read For Women’s History Month appeared first on Casemate Publishers . ## [5 Essential Books Highlighting Black Military History](https://www.casematepublishers.com/blog/2026/02/01/5-essential-books-highlighting-black-military-history/) _2026-02-01 · mfavacchia · Casemate Publishers_ February is Black History Month. Looking for reading material to commemorate the occasion? Check out these titles! Derricks’ Bridgehead The History of the 92nd Division, 597th Field Artillery Battalion, and... READ MORE The post 5 Essential Books Highlighting Black Military History appeared first on Casemate Publishers . ## [A Bloody Business: Author Guest Post](https://www.casematepublishers.com/blog/2026/01/13/a-bloody-business-author-guest-post/) _2026-01-13 · mfavacchia · Casemate Publishers_ (The image above is frequently attributed as being PQ 17 taken from a Luftwaffe reconnaissance aircraft – probably a Blohm & Voss BV 138 seaplane. The convoy looks to be... READ MORE The post A Bloody Business: Author Guest Post appeared first on Casemate Publishers . ## [The Last War Christmas](https://www.casematepublishers.com/blog/2025/12/19/the-last-war-christmas/) _2025-12-19 · mfavacchia · Casemate Publishers_ Peter Harmsen, PhD, author of The Darkest Christmas, writes about how Christmas was celebrated during the height of World War II. The photo above depicts a GI dressed up like Santa... READ MORE The post The Last War Christmas appeared first on Casemate Publishers . ## [6 Essential Memoirs to Read About the War in Afghanistan](https://www.casematepublishers.com/blog/2025/12/16/6-essential-memoirs-to-read-about-the-war-in-afghanistan/) _2025-12-16 · mfavacchia · Casemate Publishers_ The image above view from the rear of a Chinook helicopter as the tail gunner watches the Arghandab River Valley. Photo taken from Damn the Valley by William Yeske. The... READ MORE The post 6 Essential Memoirs to Read About the War in Afghanistan appeared first on Casemate Publishers .