The Ramblings of a Crusty Old Sailor - Honoring US Army Reserve Lt. Col. Lisa Jaster

Lisa Jaster is a United States Army Reserve lieutenant colonel who, in 2015, was the first female reserve soldier to graduate from the Army's Ranger School. Jaster is currently serving as the executive officer for the U.S. Army Reserve’s 420th Engineer Brigade.

The Ramblings of a Crusty Old Sailor - Honoring Four Chaplains who sacrificed their lives to save their fellow service members during World War II

Today we recognize and remember four chaplains who sacrificed their lives to save their fellow service members during World War II. In 1943, four chaplains, Methodist Minister Lt. George L. Fox, Reformed Minister Lt. Clark V. Poling, Rabbi Lt. Alexander D. Goode, and Roman Catholic Priest, Lt. John P. Washington, boarded the USAT Dorchester en route to Army command base at Narsarsuaq in Southern Greenland. But on the morning of February 3, a German submarine torpedoed the Dorchester. The four chaplains surrendered their life jackets so that other sailors had a chance to survive in the frigid waters.

The Ramblings of a Crusty Old Sailor - Honoring USMC Gunnery Sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone.

We honor USMC Gunnery Sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone. Known as "Manila John," he received the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Guadalcanal Campaign and the Navy Cross posthumously for extraordinary heroism during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Basilone was the only enlisted Marine to receive both of these decorations in World War II.