Tag: Vietnam
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The End of Civilization (RR)
by Henry, ©2025 (Jul. 24, 2025) — “The Best Part of Living” (3:03) “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place to hear it here first. Leave it to the British to throw a wrench – spanner – into the gears to mess it up for all. But let’s not forget…
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The One Principle I
by ProfDave, ©2024 (Aug. 29, 2024) — It was June 7, 1968, when I returned from Vietnam to a foreign country. The America I had known was gone. A child on the bus saw my uniform and accused me of shooting his kind (Bobby Kennedy had been assassinated the day before). I got that uniform…
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7 Lies, Distortions, or Abominations in Joe Biden’s 9/11 Speech
by Family Research Council, New American Prophet, ©2023 (Sep. 16, 2023) — On the 22nd anniversary of 9/11, Joe Biden once again made history for all the wrong reasons — ignoring grieving families, lying to U.S. soldiers, and attempting to cut a plea bargain with terrorist masterminds while sending billions of dollars to the world’s…
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Joe Biden, China’s Favorite President
by Jeff Crouere, Ringside Politics, ©2023 (Sep. 10, 2023) — After another embarrassing international trip to the G20 summit and to Vietnam, Joe Biden will become the first American President not to memorialize the 2,977 victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack on our country with an event on the mainland. He is commemorating the day…
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A PTSD Trip (RR)
by Roving Reporter, ©2022 (Aug. 5, 2022) — “It’s A Beautiful Morning” (2:35) “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place to hear it here first. With us today is Professor Zorkophsky, eminent psychologist who has another bestseller lurking in the wings. Welcome aboard, Professor. So, what’s this one…
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PTSD: Choices from Oblivion to Life (RR)
by Roving Reporter, ©2022 (Jul. 28, 2022) — “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town” (2:53) “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place to hear it here first. Professor Zorkophsky is once again the keynote speaker at this year’s ‘PTSD Symposium,’ and he’s about to walk on stage to…
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Seems a Lot Ado about Nothing (RR)
by Roving Reporter, ©2022 (Apr. 29, 2022) — “Just A Closer Walk With Thee” (2:52) “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place to hear it here first. As you can see, we’re back at the little church down on Hawthorn Street on an invite from Rook Dunkin and, as…
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9 – Three Big Ideas of Asian History
by ProfDave, ©2022 (Apr. 5, 2022) — [Editor’s Note: Please see the previous installments in this series here.] We are attempting to absorb the whole of Asian experience in the middle period of history, about 300 to 1500 AD – with flashbacks to centuries before the “Common Era.” If you are not on information overload,…
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The Unspoken Army: Our Veterans (RR)
by Roving Reporter, ©2021 (Oct. 19, 2021) — “Forever” (2:18) “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place to hear it here first. Zork, oh, excuse me, Professor Zorkophsky is back hawking his latest new book, ‘Second Chance: All Vets Report for Duty.’ Welcome to ‘Pulse,’ the most-watched information…
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My Loathing for the Joint Chiefs (RR)
by Roving Reporter, ©2021 (Sep. 15, 2021) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place to hear it here first. I’m Roving Reporter (RR) and will be your host for this episode of ‘Pulse,’ the most-watched information show in its time slot. We usually tape in the morning, grab…
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The Little Navy Ship that was Cornered (RR)
by Professor Wert, ©2021 (Sep. 12, 2021) — “The Hanging Tree” (2:50) “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place to hear it here first. Our guest today is Commander Jones, retired. Welcome aboard, Commander. I understand you’ve quite a story about what happens when people are cornered.”…
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One Way to Grow Up (RR)
“NOTHING ELSE MATTERED” by OPOVV, ©2020 (Oct. 19, 2020) — “Gravel Walk” (1:22) “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place to hear it here first. Thank you for tuning in to a rather unique subject, ‘What was your most memorable military experience?’ With us today is Ted…
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The Military Wins Battles, Then Politicians Lose the War
LIVES SACRIFICED FOR FREEDOM WASTED BY POLITICAL COWARDICE by Bob Russell, ©2020 (Jul. 18, 2020) — The American military has never lost a war in our 244-year history but the 20th century saw wars lost after great military victories provided by brave men and women who risked, and thousands lost, their lives for the sake…
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A War Story: A Metaphor for the Truth
“THEY HAD TO LAND SOMEWHERE” by OPOVV, ©2020 (Mar. 11, 2020) — “You want to hear what I’ve got to say or not? I’d just as soon take a nooner*; all the same to me.” “No; no, go on. Try and keep your mouth shut, Jerry.” “Look, I’m keeping it low-key; if I told the…
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The Replacement
“YOU’RE GOING TO FIT RIGHT IN” by OPOVV, ©2020 (Feb. 22, 2020) — “Walkin’ the Dog” (2:38) “So you’re the new guy?” “That would be me, Sir: Jones. At least for a couple of days, until I can catch a ride out to the Fleet.” “Don’t ‘Sir’ me, Jones: just call me ‘Cap.’ ‘Boats’ here…
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Sharing the PTSD Burden (RR)
“HE CAME HOME” by OPOVV, ©2020 (Jan. 24, 2020) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to another enjoyable evening with your Roving Reporter (RR) on ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ a television show where if you hear it here you don’t have to hear it anywhere else. As you can see, we’re back…
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Old Frank on Trump’s Syria Decision: “This is the Time to Withdraw”
“WE HAVE NO SKIN IN THIS GAME” by “Old Frank,” ©2019 (Oct. 18, 2019) — Editor’s Note: On Friday morning, an acquaintance of the author, “Old Frank,” contacted him in regard to an article published Thursday in The New York Times titled, “Our Republic Is Under Attack From the President” by Adm. William H. McRaven,…
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Madam Shylock: The Savior of the Forlorn (RR)
“NOBODY LISTENS ANYMORE” by OPOVV, ©2019 (Aug. 26, 2019) — “Did I what? Pardon me, but what did you say? Did I get my vaccination for Dengue Fever? Yes, yes; we got all of our shots; we’re going to L.A. next. The plague? Yes, yes, that, too. I don’t know; it was a concoction, just…
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Stranger on the Shore
“EXPENDABLE” by OPOVV, ©2019 (Jun. 8, 2019) — The sun just set on a balmy June night in the middle of nowhere, literally, about 3 miles due east of the China-Vietnamese border. We’re on the foc’sle of a WWII destroyer that had her keel laid in 1945, laid to rest in ’46, resurrected in ’50,…
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White House Press Secretary: “Continued Conversations” Expected at Vietnam Summit
BUT WILL THERE BE TANGIBLE RESULTS? by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 22, 2019) — On Friday morning, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told the hosts of “Fox & Friends” that the “expectations” of next week’s summit between President Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un is “continued conversations.” Trump and Kim will be meeting on…