Tony’s Take
Tony VachaI retired as an Army Colonel in 2024 with over thirty years' experience in Infantry, Civil Affairs, and Force Development assignments. I research and write on National Security and military history topics.
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The Value of the U.S. Servicemember
Author’s photo. An Honor Flight visit to the Marine Corps War Memorial, Arlington, Virginia, October 2025.
Recently, my wife and I went out to dinner. We sat on an outdoor deck at the restaurant because we thankfully have some good March w...
The Battle of Moores Creek
Photo courtesy of Moores Creek National Battlefield, National Park Service.
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NOTE – I didn’t source this post with footnotes. The main source is The North Carolina Continentals by Hugh F. Rankin (University of North Carolina...
Staten Island
The bluff at Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island. Photo courtesy of the National Park Service, Fort Wadsworth - Gateway National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service).
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The Madonna of Stalingrad
Photo credit: Kurt Reuber, “Madonna of Stalingrad”, 1942, Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin. Words translated from German to English: “Light, life, love. Christmas in the Stalingrad fortress cauldron.”
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House in the Horseshoe
Photo: House in the Horseshoe, near Carthage, North Carolina. Author’s photo.
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A fierce, irregular war erupted in the Carolinas, pitting neighbors...
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