To All
Good Wednesday morning July 1. Same weather different day. It is overcast and a cool 62 now. The clouds are clearing by 11 and we are heating up to 75 by 1.
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This day in Naval and Marine Corps History (thanks to NHHC)
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On This Day in Naval and Marine Corps History July 1
July 1
1801 Commodore Richard Dale's squadron arrives at Gibraltar for the protection of American interests and to strike at the Barbary Pirates in the Mediterranean. Squadron ships were USS President, USS Philadelphia, USS Essex, and USS Enterprise.
1850 The Naval School at Annapolis, Md., is renamed the U.S. Naval Academy and adopts a four-year course of study. Also on this date, Commander Cornelius K. Stribling becomes the first Superintendent of the Naval Academy and serves until the fall of 1853.
1911 Designer Glenn Curtiss makes the first flight in the Navys first aircraft, Curtiss A 1, at Lake Keuka, NY, and prepares Lt. Theodore G. Ellyson, the first Naval Aviator, for his two A 1 solo flights.
1918 USS Covington (No. 1409), is torpedoed by German submarine (U 86) and sinks the next day while in tow. Of the 776 onboard, all but six are saved.
1931 USS Constitution is re-commissioned after a four-year, nearly $1 million restoration. The next day, the ship and crew began a three-year, three-coast tour of the U.S., visiting 76 ports and hosting 4.6 million people; the tour, known as the “National Cruise”, was intended to thank U.S. citizens who had supported “Old Ironsides’” restoration.
1946 The atmospheric nuclear weapon test, Able, is detonated during Operation Crossroads at the Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands.
1972 Rear Adm. Samuel L. Gravely Jr. becomes the first African-American to achieve flag rank in the U.S. Navy.
1995 USS Whirlwind (PC 11) is commissioned in Memphis, TN. The 11th Cyclone-class patrol craft is currently homeported in Manama, Bahrain.
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Today in World History: July 1
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0069 Vespasian, a Roman army leader, is hailed as a Roman emperor by the Egyptian legions.
1543 England and Scotland sign the Peace of Greenwich.
1596 An English fleet under the Earl of Essex, Lord Howard of Effingham and Francis Vere capture and sack Cadiz, Spain.
1690 Led by Marshall Luxembourg, the French defeat the forces of the Grand Alliance at Fleurus in the Netherlands.
1777 British troops depart from their base at the Bouquet River to head toward Ticonderoga, New York.
1798 Napoleon Bonaparte takes Alexandria, Egypt.
1838 Charles Darwin presents a paper on his theory of evolution to the Linnean Society in London.
1862 Union artillery stops a Confederate attack at Malvern Hill, Virginia.
1863 In the first day's fighting at Gettysburg, Federal forces retreat through the town and dig in at Cemetery Ridge and Cemetery Hill.
1867 Canada, by the terms of the British North America Act, becomes an independent dominion.
1876 Montenegro declares war on the Turks.
1898 American troops take San Juan Hill and El Caney, Cuba, from the Spaniards.
1916 The Battle of the Somme begins. Approximately 30,000 men are killed on the first day, two-thirds of them British.
1942 Axis troops capture Sevastopol, Crimea, in the Soviet Union.
1945 The New York State Commission Against Discrimination is established--the first such agency in the United States.
1950 American ground troops arrive in South Korea to halt the advancing North Korean army.
1961 British troops land in Kuwait to aid against Iraqi threats.
1963 The U.S. postmaster introduces the ZIP code.
1966 The U.S. Marines launch Operation Holt in an attempt to finish off a Vietcong battalion in Thua Thien Province in Vietnam.
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July 1
Hello All,
Thanks to Dan Heller and the Bear
Links to all content can now be found right on the homepage http://www.rollingthunderremembered.com. If you scroll down from the banner and featured content you will find "Today in Rolling Thunder Remembered History" which highlights events in the Vietnam war that occurred on the date the page is visited. Below that are links to browse or search all content. You may search by keyword(s), date, or date range.
An item of importance is the recent incorporation of Task Force Omega (TFO) MIA summaries. There is a link on the homepage and you can also visit directly via https://www.rollingthunderremembered.com/task-force-omega/. There are 60 summaries posted thus far, with about 940 to go (not a typo—TFO has over 1,000 individual case files).
If you have any questions or comments about RTR/TFO, or have a question on my book, you may e-mail me directly at acrossthewing@protonmail.com. Thank you Dan
Thanks to Micro
To remind folks that these are from the Vietnam Air Losses site that Micro put together. You click on the url elow and get what happened each day to the crew of the aircraft. ……Skip
This following work accounts for every fixed wing loss of the Vietnam War and you can use it to read more about the losses in The Bear’s Daily account. Even better it allows you to add your updated information to the work to update for history…skip
Vietnam Air Losses Access Chris Hobson and Dave Lovelady’s work at: https://www.VietnamAirLosses.com.
This is a list of all Helicopter Pilots Who Died in the Vietnam War . Listed by last name and has other info https://www.vhpa.org/KIA/KIAINDEX.HTM
MOAA - Wall of Faces Now Includes Photos of All Service members Killed in the Vietnam War
(This site was sent by a friend . The site works, find anyone you knew in “search" feature. https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/ )
Wall of Faces Now Includes Photos of All Service members Killed in the Vietnam War
By: Kipp Hanley
AUGUST 15, 2022
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From the archives
Great piece thanks to Dutch. History of any kind is taught very little in our school systems. You watch the TV and sometimes they have a guy with a mike go out and interview different folks and ask history related questions. The answers show a complete lack of knowledge of our history. A sad state of affairs. This bit is a good piece that uncovers things they never taught us but most will not take the time to read it.
Little-known influences that shaped our founding
When we don’t know history, false narratives emerge
By Nicholas Giordano in TWT
Due to a failed education system that pushes ideology and indoctrination, many Americans are unaware of our rich and unique history — a history that exemplifi es why America is an exceptional nation. When we don’t know our history, false narratives begin to emerge like the 1619 Project, pedaling the lie that our founders were nothing more than rich white men from England who wanted to preserve the institution of slavery.
America’s real history begins with the Boston Massacre and the decision to craft the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration would convey our desire to be free from England and define the core American political philosophies, including life, liberty and the pursuit of appiness.
Thomas Jefferson is synonymous with the Declaration. To a lesser degree, some may think of Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. Contrary to what has been taught, there are many unknown names from a diverse set of backgrounds that shaped our founding.
Unfortunately, most Americans have never heard of Filippo Mazzei who played a critical role in America’s founding. Mazzei, an Italian merchant, befriended Jefferson. In 1773, Mazzei traveled to America and quickly took up the cause of independence.
Mazzei and Jefferson would regularly discuss politics, sharing their ideas on how true liberty could go from the theoretical and instituted into practice. In 1774, Mazzei published an article in the Virginia Gazette and wrote, “Tutti gli uomini sono per natura egualmente liberi e indipendenti. Quest’ eguaglianza e neccessaria per costituire un governo libero.” Jefferson translated Mazzei’s work: “All men are by nature equally free and independent. This equality is necessary in order to create a free government.” The idea would become a central part of the American creed and illustrates Mazzei’s influence on the Declaration.
What makes this so remarkable is that Italians weren’t considered white until the turn of the 20th century, and it would take nearly 200 years for Congress to recognize Mazzei’s contribution. However, Mazzei’s contributions go beyond the Declaration, and his story is one of the many contributions that are never taught, intentionally perpetuating the false narratives of an evil and racist nation. Few could recognize the names Capt. Richard Taliaferro, Capt. Ferdinando Finizzi and Capt. Francesco Vigo, all playing integral roles throughout the American Revolution.
Hispanics also contributed to the cause of independence. For example, Gen. Bernardo Galvez’s victories on the battlefield were essential to eliminating British naval presence in the Gulf of Mexico. The contributions of other Hispanics like Gov. Luis de Unzaga and Lt. Jordi Mesquida also remain relatively unknown. Few Americans are aware that in the lead-up to America’s independence, a Black man, Crispus Attucks was the first casualty when he was shot and killed in the Boston Massacre. How many of us know that 5,000 Black American patriots took up the cause of independence against the British, particularly the integrated 1st Rhode Island Regiment, which earned a reputation for bravery and ferocity? What about other Black patriots, like James Armistead, who served as a spy and double agent, or Peter Salem, best known for killing Major John Pitcairn at the Battle of Bunker Hill, or Phillis Wheatley whose literary talent influenced George Washington and Benjamin Franklin? What about Lancaster Hill, Prince Hall and others, demanding America live up to the principles laid out in the Declaration and abolish the institution of slavery?
Reducing our founding to a bunch of old rich white men is a lie and does a disservice to the countless others that have contributed to this great nation. It’s odd that those who complain the loudest of whitewashing history are the same people who have controlled academia and curriculums for nearly a century. This Independence Day all Americans should make a commitment to reacquaint themselves with our country’s vibrant history
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July 1, 2026
China Makes Its Move in Bangladesh
Investment promises could strengthen Beijing’s position on the Bay of Bengal, but it may not buy the political influence China ultimately seeks.
By: Victoria Herczegh
Tarique Rahman, who became Bangladesh’s prime minister in February, was in Beijing last week meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Bangladesh has historically been so close to India that it could almost be considered a satellite of New Delhi, but in the wake of 2024’s uprising that ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina, Dhaka has pursued strategic autonomy with vigor. Beijing and Dhaka signed 13 memorandums of understanding during Rahman’s trip (covering trade, investment, infrastructure, agriculture, science, technology and public health), and a dozen Chinese companies proposed investments totaling approximately $9.2 billion. The investments concentrate on infrastructure, logistics, manufacturing and energy and appear to be aimed at boosting China’s influence in the South Asian country.
It’s a somewhat alarming development for New Delhi, which must weigh the costs of lost leverage and the risks of a stronger Chinese presence in and around the Bay of Bengal. However, besides India, China’s expansion is likely to encounter friction in multiple directions: the United States, which opposes China’s growing presence throughout the Indo-Pacific; Myanmar, whose instability will hinder Chinese connectivity plans; Beijing’s own budget, which is groaning under the strain of a vast overseas investment portfolio and a decelerating economy; and to a great extent Bangladesh itself, which is more concerned with building its own sovereignty than it is interested in becoming a Chinese vassal state.
Chinese Investments
From Dhaka’s perspective, perhaps the most notable outcome of Rahman’s visit to China was the renewed political momentum behind the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project. Bangladesh struggles every monsoon season with chronic flooding, followed by water shortages in the dry season. The Teesta River initiative, long-discussed but never implemented, aims to end this cycle between extremes through dredging, embankments, reservoirs and modernized irrigation systems. For more than 15 years, Bangladesh and India have been unable to reach a comprehensive Teesta water-sharing agreement due largely to political opposition within India's West Bengal state. The Chinese-funded project, however, concerns work located entirely within Bangladeshi territory, negating the need for consensus with Indian local officials.
This is about more than water rights or infrastructure. If Beijing can deliver, the project would reinforce its reputation as a development partner capable of delivering politically important infrastructure, while also supporting its broader Belt and Road connectivity ambitions across South Asia.
Relatedly, a Chinese state-owned firm, China Civil Engineering Construction Corp., offered a $650 million investment to, among other things, develop the Mongla Port Economic Zone. Chinese investment in Mongla Port and associated economic zones strengthens Beijing's commercial presence along the Bay of Bengal, and it also revives discussions surrounding the proposed Bangladesh-Myanmar-China Economic Corridor (the successor of the Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar Economic Corridor, a 2015 multi-modal proposal by China, from which New Delhi decided to withdraw due to strategic rivalries and territorial disputes with Beijing).
Superficially, these are economic initiatives, but they inevitably raise concerns in New Delhi because they increase Beijing’s influence close to India’s eastern coastline and near strategically sensitive areas such as the Siliguri Corridor. Chinese commercial investments do not automatically translate into military access, but India remains wary given China’s pattern of overseas port investments, not to mention concerns about future intelligence or logistical capabilities in the Indian Ocean region. The message for New Delhi is clear: It can no longer take its regional influence for granted and must instead begin actively competing for partnerships.
Other Factors
Even though Beijing’s initiatives represent a strategic setback for New Delhi, geography continues to provide India with solid advantages that China cannot replicate. India shares more than 4,000 kilometers (2,500 miles) of border with Bangladesh and maintains deep historical, cultural and linguistic ties, as well as extensive bilateral trade, transportation links and decades of security cooperation. During crises involving border management, migration, natural disasters or supply chain disruptions, Bangladesh cannot simply bypass its immediate neighbor. Consequently, while China may become Bangladesh's main source of investment and infrastructure financing, India is likely to remain its most indispensable geographic and economic partner. Recognizing this reality, New Delhi will likely not oppose Beijing’s investment but will accelerate its own connectivity initiatives, expand cross-border energy cooperation and potentially also try to revive negotiations surrounding the long-delayed Teesta water-sharing agreement.
India can likely expect support from the United States, which shares New Delhi’s concerns regarding Beijing’s growing presence across the Indo-Pacific. Washington recently strengthened its strategic engagement with Dhaka as part of its Indo-Pacific strategy, and it is deepening cooperation with New Delhi in areas such as maritime security, defense interoperability and regional diplomacy. However, India and the U.S. do not exactly see eye to eye: Washington wants a network of partners and allies it can rely on to stabilize the Indo-Pacific, while New Delhi shuns formal alliances in favor of freedom of movement and regional primacy within South Asia. Washington is also pursuing an economic rapprochement with Beijing that, if push came to shove, would take precedence over India and its regional concerns.
Another key factor that will shape the future of regional connectivity is Myanmar. The country's ongoing civil war represents perhaps the greatest source of uncertainty affecting Chinese, Indian and Bangladeshi strategic planning. Many of China's regional infrastructure ambitions, including the proposed Bangladesh-Myanmar-China Economic Corridor, depend on secure transportation routes through Myanmar. However, persistent conflict between the military junta and numerous ethnic armed organizations has produced fragmented territorial control, attacks on infrastructure, shifting local alliances and widespread instability. Although China maintains substantial influence over Myanmar's military leadership, it does not fully control developments on the ground. Continued instability thus threatens to delay or undermine projects that depend on reliable transit across Myanmar. The conflict also complicates India's own eastern connectivity strategy, contributing to refugee flows and humanitarian pressures across the region.
Finally, China faces the limits of expanding its overseas investment portfolio. Beijing is financing major infrastructure and development projects across Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Central Asia and numerous African states. Maintaining these commitments requires substantial financial resources, diplomatic engagement, political risk management and security for Chinese personnel and infrastructure. Should China's domestic economic growth continue to slow, Beijing may need to prioritize some of its overseas investments over others, especially as it will more than likely work on rooting out domestic structural issues and moving toward a much-desired economic rebound.
Things That Money Can’t Buy
China’s growing economic presence will not necessarily translate into geopolitical dominance over Bangladesh, but the fast expansion of Chinese economic and potentially defense cooperation increases the risk of long-term structural dependence if diversification of partners is neglected. The discussion around deeper defense cooperation, including possible Chinese fighter aircraft acquisitions, together with growing Chinese involvement in key ports and industrial zones, demonstrates that bilateral ties are gradually extending beyond economics into areas with wider geopolitical implications.
Still, Bangladesh increasingly seeks to maximize economic opportunities while preserving strategic autonomy. Rather than aligning exclusively with any single great power, Dhaka is simultaneously accepting Beijing’s investment, maintaining strong trade relations with Washington, preserving extensive economic and security cooperation with New Delhi and participating in multiple regional institutions, all the while avoiding formal alliance commitments. This balancing strategy enables Bangladesh to extract benefits from competing powers without having to sacrifice its political independence.
Thus, China's greatest limitation might be its assumption that economic influence will certainly lead to long-term political alignment. Beijing can finance major infrastructure projects and become Bangladesh's largest investor, but this does not guarantee enduring political loyalty. Future governments or changing regional circumstances could lead Dhaka to rebalance its external relationships if doing so serves its national interests better. One thing’s for certain: As competition across the Bay of Bengal intensifies, Bangladesh is evolving from a peripheral actor into a strategic player whose choices will increasingly influence the future security and economic sphere of South Asia.
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Thanks to some bits from the California Flyover
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2026
Good Morning! On this day in 1769, the last party of Spain's Portolá expedition trudged into San Diego, reuniting the "Sacred Expedition" and paving the way for the permanent European settlement of California.
A helicopter that carried four U.S. presidents is getting a new mission. As we report below, the historic aircraft is making a careful trip through Southern California before its next chapter on public display.
This got us thinking:
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Newsom Signs $352 Billion Budget
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a $352 billion state budget Monday that delays many planned health care and social-service cuts to 2027.
State leaders say the plan leaves California with a balanced budget this year, reduces projected future deficits, and relies in part on stronger-than-expected tax revenue tied to the state's AI-driven boom.
The budget adds 22,700 state-funded child care slots and gives counties $900 million for homelessness, nearly double what Newsom first wanted. It also delays most Medi-Cal cuts and preserves in-home care for low-income residents.
To balance the books, lawmakers approved new taxes on certain software products, capped business tax credits, and raised taxes on commercial health plans. Counties warned that dropping $125 million for indigent care could force cuts to core services.
California Gas Tax Rises Today
California's gasoline excise tax rises 2.2 cents to 63.4 cents per gallon today, keeping the state's fuel tax the highest in the nation.
The increase is automatic under Senate Bill 1, the 2017 Road Repair and Accountability Act, which requires the tax to be adjusted each July 1 for inflation. Revenue funds highway maintenance, road repairs, and transportation projects.
For a 15-gallon fill-up, the change adds about 33 cents. A weekly driver pays roughly $17 more a year. California's average pump price sits near $5.46 a gallon, with San Diego County closer to $5.52.
State officials say the revenue is used to fund highway maintenance, road repairs, and transportation infrastructure. Critics argue the higher tax adds to the financial burden on drivers already facing some of the nation's highest gasoline prices.
SF Archdiocese Reaches $395M Settlement
The Archdiocese of San Francisco agreed to pay $395 million to resolve roughly 530 claims from people who say Catholic clergy sexually abused them as children.
Attorneys for the survivors say it is the largest per-survivor settlement in any Catholic diocese bankruptcy, averaging about $745,000 per claim. The archdiocese filed for bankruptcy in 2023 after a 2019 California law briefly lifted the time limit on decades-old childhood sexual abuse claims.
The deal also requires Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone to write a personal apology to each survivor and to publish a partial list of accused clergy, which the archdiocese had long withheld.
Cordileone said the church accepts responsibility, saying it has "a moral obligation to bring some level
➤ San Jose: A gyrocopter crashed in a field near Reid-Hillview Airport on Monday, injuring both people aboard. One person was hospitalized with moderate injuries, while the other was treated and released at the scene. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
➤ San Francisco: Golden Gate Bridge tolls rise today under a multiyear funding plan. Electronic tolls increase to $10.25, while Golden Gate Ferry and Golden Gate Transit fares increase by 25 cents.
➤ Willows: Officials declared a public safety emergency Monday after the city's law enforcement contract with the Glenn County Sheriff's Office expired with no replacement. Officials said Willows would lose regular patrols, while some residents opposed the move.
➤ Delano: A man who pleaded guilty awaits sentencing in a nearly $10 million real estate fraud scheme directed by a federal inmate from prison after the group marketed Central Valley properties that weren't actually for sale.
➤ Northern California: "Safe and sane" fireworks are legal across much of Sacramento County and in cities like Stockton and Roseville this Fourth, but banned outright across Nevada and El Dorado counties and many unincorporated areas, where rules vary by community.
➤ California City: A man whose three dogs chased a 12-year-old boy into a park lake, where he drowned trying to escape, has been charged with second-degree murder. Kenneth Dobbins, 68, refused to be transported to his Bakersfield arraignment Monday. (More)
➤ Avenal: City officials and recall organizers clashed outside the Kings County courthouse after a hearing on the contested recall of four council members was delayed two weeks. The recall effort grew out of proposed changes to fire services, with organizers alleging a lack of transparency. (More)
➤ Carmel-by-the-Sea: The seaside village adopted formal street addresses for the first time in more than a century to improve emergency response and navigation. Residents who prefer to receive their mail at the downtown post office can continue doing so. (More)
➤ Fresno County: A former couple was sentenced for stealing more than $800,000 from a vulnerable 74-year-old family member. Justin Teel received three years in prison, while Gina Abercrombie was sentenced to a year in county jail and probation after prosecutors said they carried out a yearslong fraud scheme. (More)
➤ Buellton: Caltrans launched a $29 million project along nearly 10 miles of Highway 101, including new pavement, drainage, guardrails, and rebuilt ramps. Lane reductions and ramp closures are expected to continue into next year. (More
➤ San Diego: A Marine who went missing from the San Diego-based USS Anchorage off the coast of Southern California has been declared dead. Lance Cpl. Armando Ortiz Canseco, 21, was reported missing June 25, and the circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation. (More)
➤ Simi Valley: A Tesla jumped a curb and crashed into the patio of an Urbane Cafe at a Target shopping center Monday afternoon, killing a 79-year-old woman walking outside. Police are investigating the cause of the crash. (More)
➤ Boyle Heights: Mayor Karen Bass signed two executive orders Monday to speed the cleanup of 85 million pounds of rotting food left by a warehouse fire, setting a 45-day deadline for the operator to remove the waste and vowing to hold those responsible accountable. (More)
➤ San Marcos: Homeowners in the Ambiance townhome community say their HOA threatened a $100 fine for flying American flags outside their homes. At least two residents are refusing to remove the flags and plan to challenge the policy, which legal experts cited in the report say may violate federal and state law. (More)
➤ San Diego: Yoga instructor Steve Hubbard, known as "NamaSteve," filed another lawsuit against the city challenging its enforcement after park rangers cited him for teaching yoga at Pacific Beach, despite a federal court ruling the city's outdoor yoga bans unconstitutional.
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➤ LeBron James informed the Lakers yesterday that he will not return to Los Angeles, ending an eight-year run that included a championship in 2020. (More)
➤ The LA Clippers reportedly traded superstar Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors yesterday for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, and multiple draft selections. (More)
➤ The U.S. men's national team plays its first World Cup knockout game tonight at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
➤ Four California schools will compete in the Big West Conference's Olympic sports beginning in 2027-28: Fresno State and San Diego State will compete in women's water polo, San JosĂ© State will add beach volleyball and men's and women's water polo, and UC Santa Barbara will continue in men's volleyball and men's and women's track & field. (More)
➤ The Anaheim Ducks traded the rights to defenseman Radko Gudas to the Florida Panthers for forward A.J. Greer, continuing their offseason overhaul. They'd already traded Mason McTavish, Olen Zellweger, and John Carlson's rights in recent days. (More)
➤ NBA free agency kicked off last night, meaning a frenzy of signings have already taken place for the Lakers, Warriors, Clippers, and Kings. Contract negotiations and trades will continue throughout today.
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➤ A historic presidential helicopter that carried Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford left the Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda on Monday for the March Field Air Museum near Riverside, where it will undergo restoration before remaining on public display for at least a year. (More)
➤ The Big Bay Boom, billed as the West Coast's largest fireworks show, returns to San Diego Bay on the Fourth of July, launching from four barges synchronized to music on 91X FM. Prime viewing spots include Shelter Island, Harbor Island, the Embarcadero and the Coronado Ferry Landing. (More)
➤ Fourth of July celebrations across California are going bigger this year to mark the nation's 250th anniversary. Highlights include fireworks at San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf, South Lake Tahoe's synchronized display, and celebrations in Marina del Rey, Newport Beach, and San Diego's Big Bay Boom.
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Destruction of America - To be taken seriously
Thanks to Brett and Mugs
From Maj Gen Ken Israel, USAF (ret.)
ALL: The Democrats are totally lost. They are always wanting the best of everything both ways. Their lust for control of government and our individual lives knows no bounds. Their dissolvent theories of life and society are to be separate from their mega hypocritical personal conduct and their political agenda. They indulge in all the liberties of freedom, while yakking irresponsibly for universal justice, advocating the stacking of the Supreme Court, amnesty for illegal aliens, destruction of any conservative movement, equalization of all incomes, elimination of prisons and the Department of War (DOW) and a new social order based on reparations and not merit. Anyone that has more than another is guilty of meanness if not outright fraud. Like all socialists and communists, ownership of all forms of wealth belong to the state. Anyone who dares to hold an idea opposed to their views should be excoriated if not scorned, harassed, imprisoned or worse. They have no qualms/patience about preaching anarchy and rule by the masses to achieve whatever goal happens to be popular at the moment. Make no mistake the rise of the Democratic Socialists of America has a glorious socialist goal in mind -- the destruction of America. Below is an article that confirms our over-toleration of the ridiculous, radical and revolutionary instincts of the former and failed/floundering Democratic Party - RIP. Thank you Biden and Obama!
Ken
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(From PJ Media on 7/1/2026)
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are on the rise across all states from Maine, to NY to California and Colorado. They just triumphed in New York, and are sending Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez, along with Brad Lander, a former DSA member, to Congress, where they will join DSA stars Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Ditzville) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Islamic Rage). Another DSA luminary, Zohran Mamdani, is mayor of New York City, and it is looking increasingly as if the DSA has done an Invasion of the Body Snatchers move on the Democrat Party, occupying its body and replacing its soul. The DSA is now the Democrat mainstream.
Emboldened with all this success, the DSA is loudly and proudly proclaiming what it is all about, hoping to draw more suckers into the big top. The socialists are making it clear that their program is far more comprehensive and far-reaching than most people realize; they’re hoping to do nothing less than re-create Stalin’s Russia or Mao’s China in the United States.
This is no exaggeration. The superlative investigative journalist Stu Smith recently published in City Journal a long expose of the DSA’s new platform. Smith revealed that “earlier this month, the Democratic Socialists of America’s top leadership met for an in-person meeting of their National Political Committee (NPC), the DSA’s governing authority. The result of the meeting was ‘Workers Deserve More!’, a rebooted platform for the organization featuring a host of radical proposals.”
The “Workers Deserve More!” document, as Smith describes it, a blueprint that, if implemented, would without any doubt lead to the total destruction of the United States. “The document commits DSA to scrapping the U.S. Senate, ‘abolishing the carceral forces of the capitalist state,’ defunding the Department of War, amnesty for all immigrants, and ‘replac[ing] the President and Supreme Court with an executive and judiciary chosen by and subordinate to Congress.’”
Among the “carceral forces of the capitalist state” that would be abolished would be ICE and the police, so that criminals and terrorists would be streaming across the border and the American people would have no one to protect them. The idea of scrapping the Senate and making the executive and judiciary subject to Congress would be to place political power in the hands of the House, which the most populous (and far-left) areas of the country would control.
The “Workers Deserve More!” document also said that its goal was to “win the battle for democracy, draft a new constitution, and create a democratic socialist republic.” You know, like the German Democratic Republic (that was the official name of Communist East Germany, one of the most repressive regimes the world has ever known) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).
In a series of X posts, Smith augmented his City Journal with more from the “Workers Deserve More!” platform, each bit more radical, and more destructive if implemented, than the last. The DSA would even move to implement a fully communist state: It would “establish public ownership of the largest corporations and essential industries to ensure democratic control and accountability to the people. Enact aggressive wealth taxes on the richest individuals and corporations to spend on public goods and infrastructure.”
Wealth taxes! Why, Gavin Newsom is already there. And that’s just another indication of how this socialist madness, that has failed in so many countries, is become mainstream in ours, where people should know better, but apparently (after years of miseducation) do not.
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From the archives
Great piece thanks to Dutch. History of any kind is taught very little in our school systems. You watch the TV and sometimes they have a guy with a mike go out and interview different folks and ask history related questions. The answers show a complete lack of knowledge of our history. A sad state of affairs. This bit is a good piece that uncovers things they never taught us but most will not take the time to read it.
Little-known influences that shaped our founding
When we don’t know history, false narratives emerge
By Nicholas Giordano in TWT
Due to a failed education system that pushes ideology and indoctrination, many Americans are unaware of our rich and unique history — a history that exemplifi es why America is an exceptional nation. When we don’t know our history, false narratives begin to emerge like the 1619 Project, pedaling the lie that our founders were nothing more than rich white men from England who wanted to preserve the institution of slavery.
America’s real history begins with the Boston Massacre and the decision to craft the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration would convey our desire to be free from England and define the core American political philosophies, including life, liberty and the pursuit of appiness.
Thomas Jefferson is synonymous with the Declaration. To a lesser degree, some may think of Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. Contrary to what has been taught, there are many unknown names from a diverse set of backgrounds that shaped our founding.
Unfortunately, most Americans have never heard of Filippo Mazzei who played a critical role in America’s founding. Mazzei, an Italian merchant, befriended Jefferson. In 1773, Mazzei traveled to America and quickly took up the cause of independence.
Mazzei and Jefferson would regularly discuss politics, sharing their ideas on how true liberty could go from the theoretical and instituted into practice. In 1774, Mazzei published an article in the Virginia Gazette and wrote, “Tutti gli uomini sono per natura egualmente liberi e indipendenti. Quest’ eguaglianza e neccessaria per costituire un governo libero.” Jefferson translated Mazzei’s work: “All men are by nature equally free and independent. This equality is necessary in order to create a free government.” The idea would become a central part of the American creed and illustrates Mazzei’s influence on the Declaration.
What makes this so remarkable is that Italians weren’t considered white until the turn of the 20th century, and it would take nearly 200 years for Congress to recognize Mazzei’s contribution. However, Mazzei’s contributions go beyond the Declaration, and his story is one of the many contributions that are never taught, intentionally perpetuating the false narratives of an evil and racist nation. Few could recognize the names Capt. Richard Taliaferro, Capt. Ferdinando Finizzi and Capt. Francesco Vigo, all playing integral roles throughout the American Revolution.
Hispanics also contributed to the cause of independence. For example, Gen. Bernardo Galvez’s victories on the battlefield were essential to eliminating British naval presence in the Gulf of Mexico. The contributions of other Hispanics like Gov. Luis de Unzaga and Lt. Jordi Mesquida also remain relatively unknown. Few Americans are aware that in the lead-up to America’s independence, a Black man, Crispus Attucks was the first casualty when he was shot and killed in the Boston Massacre. How many of us know that 5,000 Black American patriots took up the cause of independence against the British, particularly the integrated 1st Rhode Island Regiment, which earned a reputation for bravery and ferocity? What about other Black patriots, like James Armistead, who served as a spy and double agent, or Peter Salem, best known for killing Major John Pitcairn at the Battle of Bunker Hill, or Phillis Wheatley whose literary talent influenced George Washington and Benjamin Franklin? What about Lancaster Hill, Prince Hall and others, demanding America live up to the principles laid out in the Declaration and abolish the institution of slavery?
Reducing our founding to a bunch of old rich white men is a lie and does a disservice to the countless others that have contributed to this great nation. It’s odd that those who complain the loudest of whitewashing history are the same people who have controlled academia and curriculums for nearly a century. This Independence Day all Americans should make a commitment to reacquaint themselves with our country’s vibrant history
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USMC Eagle Globe Anchor History
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Lucas: Obama and the Democrats paved the way for Iran's nuclear program
The Boston Herald is not known for its intellectual rigor. However this columnist published a reasonable history of funds given to Iran for peaceful nuclear programs.
Obama and the Democrats paved the way for Iran’s nuclear program
Former President Barack Obama (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
By Peter Lucas
PUBLISHED: June 30, 2025
The Babylon Bee’s satirical headline over the bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites summed it up best.
It read: “Obama distraught as Trump bombs cool nuke factories he paid for.”
There is truth in satire, which is why it works.
Former President Barack Obama’s appeasing financial largesse toward Iran paved the way for Iran to build its nuclear and missile delivery program that President Trump just blew off the map.
It seemed that Obama—and then Joe Biden—could not pour enough money into the militant Islamic theocracy to get it to sign on to the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) treaty curbing its nuclear program.
It was a treaty supported by Obama, Biden and the Democrats that Iran ignored as it built its capacity to launch a nuclear attack on Israel and the United States, while it financed, armed and trained Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis to spread terror throughout the region.
The constant Iranian threats of “Death to Israel” and “Death to America” did not stop either Obama or Biden from showering Iran with billions of dollars to woo the wily and implacable Iranians to the negotiating table.
The Iranians, under religious dictator Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, are like Hitler and the Nazis of World War II. They will sign anything knowing that they will ignore what they signed anyway.
That is what Iran did with the so-called sanctions that were put into place under the treaty. They ignored them and got rich selling oil to China while working on their nuclear bombs.
It is no wonder that Trump tore the JCPOA treaty up in his first administration and bombed Iran in his second.
Trump had Iran on the ropes economically during his first administration when he forced compliance with the sanctions.
“They were broke,” Trump said, and could never have advanced their nuclear program. Then Biden was elected, and the sanctions were once again relaxed or ignored and Iran proceeded to take in billions, which went into its nuclear plan.
The Democrats made Iran rich, largely by lifting or ignoring the sanctions, but also by other means, like paying for hostages.
Back in 2015, Obama unfroze $150 billion in Iranian funds that the Iranians quickly used to work on their nuclear bomb and missile plans as well to finance its terrorist proxies.
In 2016, rather than demand their release, the ever-amenable Obama paid the Iranians $1.7 billion in cash delivered to Tehran for the release of four Americans held hostages.
In 2023 alone, while Iranian terrorist proxies launched attacks on forty U.S. military installations in the region, Iran took in $80 billion in illicit oil sales to China under Biden’s relaxed or ignored sanctions.
In addition, Biden, like Obama, paid Iran $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds in a prisoner swap for the release of five Americans held hostage for five criminal Iranians in U.S. prisons.
The Ayatollah had a good thing going with the Democrats. He played Obama and Biden like a fiddle.
Then came Trump and a real military shock and awe bombing campaign that took the Iranian mullahs and the world by surprise.
The Ayatollah threw in the towel and wanted a cease fire.
It was also a case of shock and awe for the Democrats—Warren, Markey, Pressley, McGovern, Trahan and their progressive allies in the media—CNN and The New York Times—who could not wait to downplay the amazing accomplishment by the U.S. military and Donald Trump.
Their hatred of Trump is so great that they seemed to be hoping for a mission failure rather than an American victory.
The next Babylon Bee headline should read: “Democrats distraught as America wins.”
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Thanks to Interesting Facts
What popular nuts can spontaneously combust?
Pistachios can spontaneously combust.
It turns out there’s a price to pay for how tasty and nutritious pistachios are: Under the right circumstances, they can spontaneously combust. Everyone’s favorite shelled nut is especially rich in fat, which is highly flammable. Thankfully, that only becomes a problem when pistachios are packed too tightly during shipping or storage. It’s important to keep the nuts dry lest they become moldy — but if they’re kept too dry and there are too many of them bunched together, they can self-heat and catch fire without an external heat source.
Though exceedingly rare and easy to avoid if the proper instructions are followed, pistachio self-combustion is a real-enough concern that the German Transport Information Service specifically advises that pistachios “not be stowed together with fibers/fibrous materials as oil-soaked fibers may promote self-heating/spontaneous combustion of the cargo.” Don’t worry, though: It won’t happen in your pantry with just a few bags, which means you can indulge in the shelled snack of your dreams without worrying about their flavor becoming unexpectedly smoky.
“Flammable” and “inflammable” mean the same thing.
Pistachios are known as Happy Nuts in China
Numbers Don’t Lie
Tons of pistachios produced per year worldwide
911,829
Countries that produce more pistachios than the U.S. (Iran)
1
Grams of fat in 1 cup of pistachios
56
Years a pistachio tree can live
300
Raw cashews are toxic.
Cashews are delicious, but you’d never know it from looking at a cashew tree — they’re quite strange-looking. If seeing one in the wild makes you hesitant to eat the fruit they bear, there’s a good reason for that: Cashew shells are toxic. They contain a toxin called urushiol, which triggers a delayed allergic reaction in the form of a painful, itchy rash; urushiol is also found in poison ivy, which, like cashews and pistachios, is a member of the Anacardiaceae family of trees. It’s for this reason that cashews are roasted before being sold and consumed, even those labeled as “raw.” Doing so removes all traces of urushiol and makes them safe to eat.
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12 Common Garden Pests In The U.S. And How To Control Them
Even on the smallest possible scale, nature is wild, and garden pests are a clear expression of that reality. Holes in leaves, small grubs around the roots of container plants, speckled foliage, and skeletonized leaves are just a few signs that pests may be present in your garden.
Check your plants often, and act quickly as soon as you spot a problem. Your garden will thank you!
Spotted and striped cucumber beetles
Striped and spotted cucumber beetles favor cucumbers and melon vines. These insects spread bacterial wilt from plant to plant, a disease that is often fatal. When striped cucumber beetles are a chronic problem, the best course of action is to choose bacterial-wilt-resistant cucumber varieties.
Colorado potato beetle
As the name implies, the surest way to attract Colorado potato beetles to your garden is by planting potatoes. These insects lay clusters of orange-yellow eggs on the undersides of leaves, which hatch into highly destructive orange larvae that feed voraciously and grow quickly. While beetles can be killed at any stage, it's easiest to remove the adults and eggs by hand.
Eggplant flea beetle
Eggplant flea beetles can destroy an eggplant plant in just a few days. While many insecticides can kill these pests, the most effective method requires protecting plants with summer-weight floating row covers. These covers transmit enough sunlight while physically blocking the beetles from the plants.
Harlequin cabbage bug
These insects might look striking, but they are the worst enemy of summer kale, broccoli, and other brassicas. They suck the sap from leaves, leaving behind unsightly pockmarks.
Harlequin cabbage bugs can be picked off by hand, and wearing a face mask can help you avoid the unpleasant odor they emit. Also, spraying them off with a jet of water will help knock them back.
Mexican bean beetle
In a similar case to the one we mentioned earlier, it’s the larvae of Mexican bean beetles that cause the most damage. The adults emerge in late spring but usually don’t become a serious problem on bean plants until midsummer.
The best way to deal with this pest may seem harsh, but necessary if you want to keep your other plants safe: you must completely harvest and remove the infested plants from the garden. After picking all the beans, the entire plant should be pulled, bagged, and taken far away from the garden.
Red spider mites
Tiny red spider mites live on the undersides of leaves, where they feed on plant sap. To control them, the best approach is to increase humidity and, if growing under glass, introduce a biological control. Alternatively, organic sprays can also be effective.
Codling moth
These moths are responsible for the maggots found in apples. To avoid these, spray emerging caterpillars twice with bifenthrin, starting in midsummer. Another useful method involves hanging pheromone traps in late spring to catch male moths and prevent them from mating.
Winter moth
Winter moth caterpillars hide inside webbed leaves on fruit trees during the spring. One effective way to control these pests is by applying sticky traps to capture the adult moths before they lay eggs.
Scale insects
Scale insects cluster on branches and beneath leaves, often leading to poor plant growth. Other common symptoms include sticky excretions (called honeydew) and the development of sooty mold, especially on evergreens. The solution is to wash off the mold and spray the plant with horticultural oil.
Viburnum beetle
The Viburnum beetle and its larvae can create holes in the leaves. The answer to this is to spray the areas affected during the spring with bifenthrin or thiacloprid.
Adult vine weevil
The adult weevil is a nocturnal, flightless insect that makes notches in the leaves of your plants. To control this pest, apply nematodes by mixing them with water and applying the solution to the soil in the affected area.
Rose slug
The rose slug is easy to overlook until its feeding starts to damage the leaves. Rose slugs feed on the undersides of leaves, out of sight, nibbling on the tissue between the veins. By the time they’re done, the leaves often resemble skeletons.
Luckily, the solution only requires blasting the slugs off the roses with a spray of water or treating them with spinosad, a bioinsecticide derived from soil bacteria.
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Thanks to History Facts
Rowdy sports fans nearly overthrew a Roman emperor.
Ancient Romans were fanatical about chariot races, and were devoted to one of four teams: the Reds, Whites, Greens, or Blues. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE, the four teams consolidated into two, the Greens and Blues. The rivalry was more potent than ever, and often led to violence. In Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, competitions took place at the local hippodrome, an arena with a capacity of more than 60,000. In 532 CE, the bitter sports rivals, enraged by some recent tax increases, found a common enemy in Emperor Justinian I. After some particularly nasty fighting broke out at the hippodrome, Justinian, a longtime Blues fan, put his foot down, relinquished his fandom, and sent for the military. He sentenced seven leaders in the fighting to death, but two of them, one fan from each team, survived when the hanging scaffolding broke.
At the next big chariot race, the Greens were resentful of Justinian’s longtime preference for the Blues, the Blues were angry that Justinian was no longer a fan, and both demanded that the two riot leaders be spared. Both teams started chanting “nika,” meaning “win,” but they were cheering less for the charioteers and more for a violent revolt against the emperor. The crowd poured out into the streets, and the ensuing riot went on for five days. On the last day, the rioters returned to the hippodrome and attempted to install a new leader. Justinian was ready to retreat, but his wife, Theodora, convinced him to hold his ground. Troops stormed the hippodrome and massacred the crowd, while some soldiers guarded the exits to make sure nobody could escape. The death toll was around 30,000, or around 10% of the city’s population. Justinian reigned for another 33 years, until 565 CE.
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This Day in US Military History…….July 1
1863 – The largest military conflict in North American history begins this day when Union and Confederate forces collide at Gettysburg. The epic battle lasted three days and resulted in a retreat to Virginia by Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Two months prior to Gettysburg, Lee had dealt a stunning defeat to the Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville. He then made plans for a Northern invasion in order to relieve pressure on war-weary Virginia and to seize the initiative from the Yankees. His army, numbering about 80,000, began moving on June 3. The Army of the Potomac, commanded by Joseph Hooker and numbering just under 100,000, began moving shortly thereafter, staying between Lee and Washington, D.C. But on June 28, frustrated by the Lincoln administration’s restrictions on his autonomy as commander, Hooker resigned and was replaced by George G. Meade. Meade took command of the Army of the Potomac as Lee’s army moved into Pennsylvania. On the morning of July 1, advance units of the forces came into contact with one another just outside of Gettysburg. The sound of battle attracted other units, and by noon the conflict was raging. During the first hours of battle, Union General John Reynolds was killed, and the Yankees found that they were outnumbered. The battle lines ran around the northwestern rim of Gettysburg. The Confederates applied pressure all along the Union front, and they slowly drove the Yankees through the town. By evening, the Federal troops rallied on high ground on the southeastern edge of Gettysburg. As more troops arrived, Meade’s army formed a three-mile long, fishhook-shaped line running from Culp’s Hill on the right flank, along Cemetery Hill and Cemetery Ridge, to the base of Little Round Top. The Confederates held Gettysburg, and stretched along a six-mile arc around the Union position. For the next two days, Lee would batter each end of the Union position, and on July 3, he would launch Pickett’s charge against the Union center.
1966 – U.S. Air Force and Navy jets carry out a series of raids on fuel installations in the Hanoi-Haiphong area. The Dong Nam fuel dump, 15 miles northeast of Hanoi, with 9 percent of North Vietnam’s storage capacity, was struck on this day. The Do Son petroleum installation, 12 miles southeast of Haiphong, would be attacked on July 3. The raids continued for two more days, as petroleum facilities near Haiphong, Thanh Hoa, and Vinh were bombed, and fuel tanks in the Hanoi area were hit. These raids were part of Operation Rolling Thunder, which had begun in March 1965. The attacks on the North Vietnamese fuel facilities represented a new level of bombing, since these sites had been previously off limits. However, the raids did not have a lasting impact because China and the Soviet Union replaced the destroyed petroleum assets fairly quickly. China reacted to these events by calling the bombings “barbarous and wanton acts that have further freed us from any bounds of restrictions in helping North Vietnam.” The World Council of Churches in Geneva sent a cable to President Lyndon B. Johnson saying that the latest bombing of North Vietnam was causing a “widespread reaction” of “resentment and alarm” among many Christians. Indian mobs protested the air raids on the Hanoi-Haiphong area with violent anti-American demonstrations in Delhi and several other cities.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
SELLERS, ALFRED J.
Rank and organization: Major, 90th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 1 July 1863. Entered service at: Pennsylvania. Born: 2 March 1836, Plumsteadville, Bucks County, Pa. Date of issue: 21 July 1894. Citation: Voluntarily led the regiment under a withering fire to a position from which the enemy was repulsed.
WALLER, FRANCIS A.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I, 6th Wisconsin Infantry. Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 1 July 1863. Entered service at: DeSoto, Vernon County, Wis. Birth: Gurney, Ohio. Date of issue: 1 December 1864. Citation: Capture of flag of 2d Mississippi Infantry (C.S.A.).
WILSON, AUGUST
Rank and organization: Boilermaker, U.S. Navy. Born: 1 March 1864, Danzig, Germany. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.. 482, November 1897. Citation: For gallant conduct while serving on board the U.S.S. Puritan and at the time of the collapse of one of the crown sheets of boiler E on that vessel, 1 July 1897. Wrapping wet cloths about his face and arms, Wilson entered the fireroom and opened the safety valve, thus removing the danger of disabling the other boilers.
BERG, GEORGE
Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 17th U.S. Infantry. Place and date: At El Caney, Cuba, 1 July 1898. Entered service at: ______. Birth: Wayne County, Ill. Date of issue: Unknown. Citation: Gallantly assisted in the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines and while under heavy fire of the enemy.
CANTRELL, CHARLES P.
Rank and organization: Private, Company F, 10th U.S. Infantry. Place and date: At Santiago, Cuba, 1 July 1898. Entered service at: Nashville, Tenn. Born: 13 February 1874, Smithville, Tenn. Date of issue: 22 June 1899. Citation: Gallantly assisted in the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines and under heavy fire from the enemy.
DE SWAN, JOHN F.
Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 21st U.S. Infantry. Place and date: At Santiago, Cuba, 1 July 1898. Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa. Birth: Philadelphia, Pa. Date of issue: 22 June 1899. Citation: Gallantly assisted in the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines and under heavy fire from the enemy.
GRAVES, THOMAS J.
Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 17th U.S. Infantry. Place and date: At El Caney, Cuba, 1 July 1898. Entered service at: Millville, Ind. Birth: Milton, Ind. Date of issue: 22 June 1899. Citation: Gallantly assisted in the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines and under heavy fire from the enemy.
MILLS, ALBERT L.
Rank and organization: Captain and Assistant Adjutant General, U.S. Volunteers. Place and date: Near Santiago, Cuba, 1 July 1898. Entered service at: New York, N.Y. Birth: New York, N.Y. Date of issue: 9 July 1902. Citation: Distinguished gallantry in encouraging those near him by his bravery and coolness after being shot through the head and entirely without sight.
QUINN, ALEXANDER M.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, 13th U.S. Infantry. Place and date: At Santiago, Cuba, 1 July 1898. Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa. Birth: Passaic, N.J. Date of issue: 22 June 1899. Citation: Gallantly assisted in the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines and under heavy fire from the enemy.
ROOSEVELT, THEODORE
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, March 3, 1863, has awarded in the name of The Congress the Medal of Honor to
LIEUTENANT COLONEL THEODORE ROOSEVELT
UNITED STATES ARMY
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty:
Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt distinguished himself by acts of bravery on 1 July, 1898, near Santiago de Cuba, Republic of Cuba, while leading a daring charge up San Juan Hill. Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt, in total disregard for his personal safety, and accompanied by only four or five men, led a desperate and gallant charge up San Juan Hill, encouraging his troops to continue the assault through withering enemy fire over open countryside. Facing the enemy’s heavy fire, he displayed extraordinary bravery throughout the charge, and was the frst to reach the enemy trenches, where he quickly killed one of the enemy with his pistol, allowing his men to continue the assault. His leadership and valor turned the tide in the Battle for San Juan Hill. Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt’s extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect greet credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.
SHEPHERD, WARREN J.
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company D, 17th U.S. Infantry. Place and date: At El Caney, Cuba, 1 July 1898. Entered service at: Westover, Pa. Birth: Cherry Tree, Pa. Date of issue: 21 August 1899. citation. Gallantly assisted in the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines under heavy fire from the enemy.
WENDE, BRUNO
Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 17th U.S. Infantry. Place and date: At El Caney, Cuba, 1 July 1898. Entered service at: Canton, Ohio. Birth: Germany. Date of issue: 22 June 1899. Citation: Gallantly assisted in the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines and under heavy fire from the enemy
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for July 1, FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD “PHIL” MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
1922: Eight Navy Medical officers, the first to receive flight training, began their instruction at NAS Pensacola. (24)
I think Dr.Rich was in this class
1924: US Post Office began through transcontinental airmail service with a route between New York and San Francisco with stops at Chicago, Omaha, and Salt Lake City. (21)
1933: The Douglas DC-1 first flew. 1939: The Aeronautical Board, the Joint Board (later the JCS), the Joint Economy Board, and the Munitions Board all previously functioned under an understanding between the Secretaries of War and Navy. A presidential order, however, placed the offices under the direction and supervision of the President as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy.
1941: Lt Cmdr W. D. Anderson made the first landing, takeoff, and catapult launch from an escort carrier, the USS Long Island. (24) The Air Corps Ferrying Command (ACFC) sent its first air transport flights from Bolling Field to Scotland via Montreal and Newfoundland. Using modified B-24 Liberator bombers with seats in the bomb bay, the “Arnold Line” (after Gen Henry H. Arnold) made six round trips to Scotland monthly. Lt Col Caleb V. Haynes flew the first flight from Bolling Field to Scotland, via Montreal and Newfoundland. (2) (18)
1946: Operation CROSSROADS. From the 509th Composite Group, Maj Woodrow P. Swancutt flew a B-29, named “Dave’s Dream” to Bikini Atoll, where he dropped a Nagasaki-type Atomic bomb from 30,000 feet on 73 ships. He sank five and heavily damaged nine ships. (1) (24) The first C-118 Liftmaster entered the ATC inventory as a presidential airplane when the Independence arrived at Washington National Airport. A military version of the Douglas DC-6, the four-engine Liftmaster could carry 20,200 pounds for 2,000 miles, and it could carry up to 76 troops. (18)
1949: Lockheed’s F-94 Starfire prototype first flew. (12)
1950: KOREAN WAR. The 374 TCW airlifted the first troops from the USA 24th Infantry Division in Japan to Pusan. (21)
1957: The 704 SMW, the USAF’s first ballistic missile wing, activated at Cooke AFB to maintain an Atlas D alert force and train crews for duty with the missile. (6) The USAF (TAC) used the C-130 aircraft as a paratrooper jump platform for the first time. (11)
1959: SAC inactivated its first missile wing, the 704 SMW, at Vandenberg AFB. (6)
1960: SAC began testing an airborne command post, a modified KC-135, in ground alert operations at Offutt AFB. (1) SAC activated the 394th Missile Training Squadron at Vandenberg AFB to train combat crews for the Minutman missile. (1) 1961: NORAD began operating its SPADATS to provide electronic cataloging of man-made objects in space. (16) (24)
1962: SAC activated its first Minuteman I (Model B) squadron, the 66 SMS, at Ellsworth AFB. (6)
1964: Navy's navigational satellite, Transit, declared operational. It was used extensively in August through September during the round-the-world voyage of Task Force One. The satellite served as an artificial star for fixing the position of submarines and surface vessels. SAC activated its last and 13th Minuteman I (Model B) squadron, the 400 SMS at Francis E. Warren AFB. (6) Curtiss-Wright X-19 tri-service VTOL completed its first test flight. The first jet-augmented KC-97L became operational. (18)
1965: TIROS X, the first weather satellite paid for by the US Weather Bureau, launched into a north-south polar orbit from Cape Kennedy to report on hurricane situations in the Caribbean and Atlantic. The Navy’s F-111B completed its first supersonic flight.
1966: SECAF Harold Brown presented the Gen Thomas D. White Space Trophy to Lt Col Edward H. White II, the first astronaut to walk in space. The trophy was awarded annually to the Air Force officer or unit making the foremost contribution to US progress in aerospace. (26) The USAF started aeromedical flights from Saigon to the US via Japan. This route reduced flight time by 24 hours. (16) (26) CONAC activated 14 AFRES units to help the Air Force Logistics Command (AFLC). The new units included reserve maintenance squadrons (mobile) and reserve supply squadrons (mobile support) with a mission to augment AFLC during limited wars and other emergency actions. (16)
1967: An USAF Titan III-C booster launched from the Eastern Test Range inserted six satellites--three Initial Defense Communications Satellite Program (IDCSP) satellites, a scientific capsule, a gravity-measuring device, and a antenna teest satellite--into orbit. These IDCSP satellites combined with 15 others launched on 16 June 1966 and 18 January 1967 to complete the Pacific link of the DoD's IDCSP system. This system was designed to provide reliable, full-time radio communications between Washington DC and Vietnam. (5) (16)
1969: Aerospace Rescue and Recovery forces in SEA completed their 2,500th save when they evacuated three wounded men from the Mekong Delta.
1971: At Pease AFB, N. H., the 509 BMW became the first operationally ready unit equipped with FB-111 aircraft.The ADC turned Selfridge AFB, Mich., over to the ANG. This was the first active, major Air Force Base to come under ANG control. (16) (26)
1974: Aerojet-General received a follow-on contract for the Titan III. (12) 1975: ANG air refueling units began supporting SAC operations. (21)
1976: SAC transferred its drone reconaissance program from the 100 SRW at Davis Monthan AFB to TAC. Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical Division built the small unmanned, remotely piloted, jet powered drones that were launched from DC-130 aircraft and recovered in mid-air by CH-3 recovery helicopters. All SAC drones, six DC-130s and seven CH-3 recovery helicopters were transferred. (1) Responsibility for ANG aerial refueling wings transferred from TAC to SAC. (16)
1979: General Dynamics and Boeing began competitive tests to determine which company would receive the ALCM contract. (6)
1982: At Shaw AFB, TAC formally accepted the F-16. (11) USAFE activated its first GLCM wing, the 501st Tactical Missile Wing, at RAF Greenham Common, UK. (16) (26)
1985: The 7 BMW at Carswell AFB became the first unit to receive the ALCM, modified for use on B-52H Stratofortress bombers. (16) (26) A C-141 Starlifter from the 438 MAW flew 39 passengers that were released from the hijacked Trans World Airlines flight 847 on 30 June by two Shiite Muslims. These survivors were flown from Damascus to Rhein-Main AB. (16)
1988: Through 31 August, the US and the Soviet Union agreed to destroy their intermediate-range missile stockpiles in the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Each side sent inspectors to conduct on-site inspections of production facilities. During Phase I, C-5s and C-141s flew Soviet inspectors to the US and carried American inspectors to the ports of entry in the Soviet Union to inaugurate a continuing mission. (18)
1994: Operation DESERT STORM. The last F-15E Eagle left the Persian Gulf region. The aircraft went to the area in August 1990 at the start of DESERT SHIELD. (16) The 184 BG, Kansas ANG, became the first Guard unit to receive B-1B Lancers. (16) (26) The USAF transferred the responsibility for ICBMs from ACC to AF Space Command. (21)
1996: An Air Force crew flew an EA-6B Prowler off the deck of the USS Constellation for the first time. The Navy’s EA-6B was destined to replace the EF-111 as an Air Force jamming aircraft. (26)
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June 30, 1968
At 7:47 a.m., the first Lockheed C-5A Galaxy transport, serial number 66-8303, took off on its maiden flight at Marietta, Georgia. Chief Engineering Test Pilot Leo J. Sullivan and test pilot Walter E. Hensleigh, flight engineer Jerome H. Edwards, and E. Mittendorf, flight test engineer, made up the flight crew. U.S. Air Force test pilot Lt. Col. Joseph S. Schiele was also on board. The C-5A weighed 497,000 pounds at takeoff. After a 3,800-foot takeoff roll, it lifted off at 123 knots. It remained in takeoff configuration while it climbed to 10,000 feet at 140 knots. The flight lasted 1 hour, 34 minutes. On landing, the Galaxy’s touchdown speed was 116 knots.
July 1, 1949
The Air Force established the USAF Medical Service, headed by Maj. Gen. Malcolm C. Grow, the first surgeon general of the Air Force. He was chief flight surgeon of the Army Air Corps from 1934-39. Along with Maj. Gen. Harry G. Armstrong, he founded the Aero Medical Laboratory at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
July 2, 1926
Congress established the Distinguished Flying Cross, directing that it be awarded to individuals for outstanding flying achievements since April 6, 1917.
July 3, 1937
Pilot Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred J. Noonan disappeared in a Lockheed 10E Electra, NR-16020, while attempting to reach Howland Island from Lae, New Guinea. Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet Adm. Arthur J. Hepburn dispatched Lexington (CV 2), Capt. Leigh Noyes commanding, to coordinate the search. An air group from Lexington, Saratoga (CV 3), and Ranger (CV 4) embarked on board Lexington: 10 BG-1 dive bombers of VB-4 (Ranger), 11 SBU-1 dive bombers of VS-2 (Lexington), nine SBU-1s of VS-3 (Saratoga), 14 SBU-1s of VS-41 (Ranger), nine SU-4 Corsairs of VS-42 (Ranger), nine BM-2 biplanes of VT-2 (Lexington), and one O3U-3 Corsair of Lexington Utility.
July 4, 1982
The F-16E/XL completed its first flight at Carswell AFB, Texas.
July 5, 1912
Capt. Charles deForest Chandler, 2nd Lt. Thomas D. Milling, and 2nd Lt. Henry H. Arnold became the first Army pilots to qualify as military aviators. Chandler was Daedalian Founder Member #1667, Milling was #133 and Arnold was #2182.
July 6, 1950
The U.S. Air Force conducted the first strategic air attacks of the Korean War, sending nine B–29 Superfortresses to bomb the Rising Sun oil refinery at Wonsan and a chemical plant at Hungnam in North Korea
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