With most of our holiday plans looking different this year, many people are finding themselves having to navigate new territory when it comes to celebrating. For some, that may mean taking on new responsibilities in the kitchen. Whether it’s your first time tackling cooking duties or you’re a seasoned chef, preparing an entire Thanksgiving dinner […]
Ghost at the gate: 3 Hauntings at Kadena Air Base
HistoryIt isn’t terribly hard to find stories of ghosts, unexplained events and seemingly supernatural occurrences on battlefields and at military bases. Both historical significance and circumstances of the locations lend credence to the idea that (for those who believe) spirits would be more prevalent there. In looking through all of the most talked about instances […]
Facts woven into Tarantino’s fiction of ‘Inglourious Basterds’
Off DutyAdmittedly, I need very little encouragement to go on a tangent about Quentin Tarantino movies, and will do it ad nauseam, even when there’s no one else around. Typically, it’ll be about your standard Tarantino-isms: cinematography, pop culture references, general nerding out over the practical effects used during the over-the-top scenes of gratuitous violence… that […]
The Whisky War: History’s most polite territorial conflict
HistoryConflict over land is as old as recorded history, but the world has never seen another quite like the Whisky War. Wars have been fought, violently and continuously, over the rights to territories across the globe. In the case of Hans Island, however, the two countries at odds had a different way of staking their […]
Martha Gellhorn: The woman who snuck into the D-Day invasion
HistoryWar correspondents are an integral part of the way global conflicts are captured and conveyed to those who have a vested interest around the world. They report firsthand accounts of what’s happening on the front lines, and choose to accept the potential dangers that come along with the job. Journalists have been taken, held hostage […]
Chef Julia Child developed shark repellant for the OSS
HistoryBefore Julia Child became a household name for helping home chefs tackle the nuances of French cooking, she came very close to becoming a WWII spy, aiding the war effort in other areas along the way. Since 2001, visitors of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History can tour Julia Child’s kitchen from her former […]
“We can do it!:” The story of Rosie the Riveter
HistoryOne of the most powerful tools of communication we have is imagery. As overplayed as the phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” is, it sums up the allegorical impact that certain photographs, paintings and other works of visual art have on us. The images captured or conjured during times of conflict are no […]
Defining your identity as a Military Spouse
MilSpouseI met my husband right after I had turned 21, and really wasn’t thinking about long term plans, marriage or meeting my “person.” Our relationship started the way most Shakespearean romances do: in a bar, on St. Patrick’s Day. I knew he was a Marine, in the way that someone in their early 20’s with […]
5 ways to improve your mental health during a crisis (and every day, really)
Off DutySometimes it can feel like the only thing certain in the world today is uncertainty. With every day bringing new challenges, questions and expectations, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Rightfully, there is so much emphasis being put on everyone’s physical health, but it’s equally important to be aware of our mental health, as well. While […]
Habakkuk: Churchill’s aircraft carrier made of ice
HistoryLasting five years, eight months and five days, the Battle of the Atlantic was the longest military campaign of WWII. Allied supply convoys were being continuously threatened by German U-boats and Luftwaffe aircraft, and when Italy’s Regia Marina introduced submarines into the mix when they entered the war in June of 1940, Allies were exhausting […]
