Welcome to issue 337 of your Military. The latest to join the ranks of our lifetime subscribers is:
• JOHN MAILMAN, SR. PALMER, MA
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James Walsh of Pottsville, PA, sent us an unused WWII U.S. military Motor Vehicle Operator’s Permit, and two unused post WWII Soldier’s Permanent Pass-Class “A” cards.

U.S. Navy retired SCMR John E. Kolstad of Bakersfield, CA, donated a menu from Thanksgiving Day 1939, USS Rigel – Destroyer Base San Diego, California, Captain Byron McCandless, USN, Commanding. John joined the Navy in 1939.

CMS Marlyn R. Bonacker, USAF (Ret) of Monterey, TN, sent in a large (20×33) map of the U.S. Army 71st Infantry Division’s movement through Europe from England to the German surrender in Steyr, Germany, drawn by T4 Emil Albrecht and T4 Roland Wille. Marlyn tells us that a close friend, a Marine Viet Nam veteran, gave the colorful and humorous map to him and that the map had belonged to a relative who was a WWII veteran himself. In early April, for the first time since the end of WWII in Europe, Marlyn was able to visit the graves of some of his B-17 crewmen who are buried in the Ardennes, Belgium cemetery.

Joseph Ollerenshaw of Mendham, NJ, donated a U.S. Army Signal Book from 1912, and a U.S. Army Song Book from 1918.

Former USAF MSgt. James Treat of Santa Claus, IN, sent some items he discovered in an old footlocker. The two items are prints of original drawings done by U.S. War Correspondent Frank E. Beresford. The “ETO” U.S. Army Series prints are from WWII and in their original cardboard mailing tubes. The first print is No. 2 in the series titled “The Regensburg Raid, August 17th, 1943,” depicting B-17s flying in formation over snowcapped mountains. The second print, No. 12 in the series, is titled “Flak” and depicts doctors and nurses working in an operating room on an injured airman.
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Every day seems to bring another audacious and corrupt thing that this administration does, says, or otherwise runs contrary to the U.S. Constitution and the will of the people the government is supposed to serve! Worse yet is our ever compliant liberal media, AKA the ministers of propaganda, who consistently spew forth lies and distortions whenever possible, followed close behind by the ministry of criminals, the government enforcement thugs, and the paid street “protestors.” The level of the blatant corruption and violation of the very laws the government is supposed to uphold is stunning.

This corrupt administration has taken upon the task of severe cutbacks on our nation’s defenses despite the growing threats worldwide. Another favorite tactic of “progressives” is to use our military as their own personal experiments in “social engineering,” which is having the detrimental effect upon the moral of our fighting men. Take the case of Sgt. Bales who basically snapped after repeated deployments and the ridiculously stupid Rules of Engagement our soldiers are forced to follow. It’s not a wonder why this country is going down the toilet.
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We thank all of our veterans this Memorial Day for serving our country and keeping it free, at least up until now. May God be with you.

— John D. Shank, Editor