Some folks are born into money while others work really hard or are incredibly lucky. John Walton wore his wealth well, possibly due to his hard times while in uniform.
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Dr. Dabbs – USS Buckley: Ready the Crockery to Repel Boarders
BY Will Dabbs Updated: May 20, 2023The epic fight between the USS Bradley and the German U-66 was the last ship-to-ship close quarters fight in American naval history.
Dr. Dabbs – The Sordid Saga of Whitey Bulger
BY Will Dabbs Updated: May 13, 2023“Whitey” Bulgar cut quite the dashing figure in his youth, but the kid was a born thug and seemed drawn to the streets at a young age.
Dr. Dabbs – Arturo Guzmán Decena: Zeta-1
BY Will Dabbs Updated: May 6, 2023Guzmán Decena put the bloodthirsty in “bloodthirsty Mexican drug cartel”. His natural talent and capacity for aggression landed him in Mexican Special Forces.
Guns and Rotors: The XM-215 .22 Rimfire Helicopter Defense Weapon
BY Will Dabbs Updated: April 8, 2023Providing effective defensive systems for rotary-wing aircraft (helicopters) is a problem as old as the choppers themselves.
The Hawker Hurricat and the Manliest Job in the World
BY Will Dabbs Updated: April 2, 2023The war was lost for the Axis as soon as that first bomb was dropped on Pearl Harbor. It just took a great deal of time and suffering to work out the details.
Bishnu Prasad Shrestha: The Indestructible Gurkha
BY Will Dabbs Updated: March 26, 2023I have reliable information that movies are not technically real. This story about Bishnu Prasad Shrestha is very much real and as cool as any movie.
The Battle for Antonov Airport: A Turning Point
BY Will Dabbs Updated: March 16, 2023Russia’s best hope for success evaporated at the Antonov Airport on February 25, 2022.
The Botched Assassination of Garrett Warren: Hollywood is Horrible
BY Will Dabbs Updated: March 10, 2023The world of Hollywood is arguable the most dysfunctional on the planet. The profession selects gorgeous, vain, narcissistic people who are accustomed to going to extremes to achieve their personal goals.
Joseph Stalin: The Short-Statured Weatherman who Killed 9 Million People
BY Will Dabbs Updated: October 8, 2022Stalin was likely personally responsible for the deaths of around 6 million people. His lunatic policies claimed another 3 million lives beyond that.