Josh Benner

Tag: military

  • Memorial Day and the importance of remembering

    American Revolution – 25,000 War of 1812 – 15,000 Civil War – 364,511 World War I – 116,516 World War II – 405,399 Korean War – 36,516 Vietnam – 58,209 Afghanistan and Iraq – 6,713 To the hundreds of thousands of men and women who gave their lives in the service and defense of America,…

  • Pete Davidson’s apology and society’s struggle with forgiveness

    Last week, Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson told a joke about congressional candidate-elect Dan Crenshaw. Crenshaw is a decorated Navy SEAL who lost his right eye fighting in Afghanistan in the War on Terror. Naturally, many were unhappy that Davidson made a joke about the appearance of a war hero. This weekend, Crenshaw appeared on…

  • Hostiles: not a place to learn history but a good parable of friendship

    “Set in 1892, Hostiles tells the story of a legendary Army Captain (Christian Bale), who after stern resistance, reluctantly agrees to escort a dying Cheyenne war chief (Wes Studi) and his family back to tribal lands. Making the harrowing and perilous journey from Fort Berringer, an isolated Army outpost in New Mexico, to the grasslands…

  • Obama commits major military gaffe

    President Obama committed a major  gaffe yesterday while speaking to members of the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York. Here is the quote: “First time I saw the 10th Mountain Division, you guys were in southern Iraq, when I went back to visit Afghanistan, you guys were the first ones there. I had…