The complete post guide to Fort Campbell
Heading to the Bluegrass State? Home of the 101st Airborne Screaming Eagles, Ft. Campbell is an Army post that straddles the border of Kentucky and Tennessee. It’s named in honor…
They adopted their daughters from Ukraine. Now, they’re giving back.
In 2017 the Perry family, with six children living in Kentucky, brought home their first adopted daughter, Daisy, from Ukraine. After having their youngest son, the family returned to Ukraine…
Today in military history: Confederate invasion of Kentucky begins
On Aug. 14, 1862, the Confederate invasion of Kentucky began. Wanting to draw the Union army away from Chattanooga, Tennessee, and hoping to win over Kentucky and the Midwest for…
WATCH: Kentucky’s role in the War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the British and the US. The US wasn’t too happy about the British restricting their trade in Europe, so we went to…
Kentucky Colonels are real and they have nothing to do with chicken
If you’re anything like me and had a subscription to Civil War Times Illustrated when you were ten years old, the first time you saw Colonel Sanders (of KFC fame), you probably thought to yourself: “That’s not a colonel! I’ve seen colon…
An actual giant served in the Civil War
Featured image courtesy of Lexington Herald Leader (kentucky.com)
The people of Letcher County, Kentucky are currently raising money to build a bronze statue of one of their most iconic civil war veterans, Martin Van Buren Bates…
Why the Kentucky militia was most feared by America’s enemies
“These Kentucky men are wretches,” wrote British Redcoat NCO Sgt. James Commins, ” suborned by the government and capable of the greatest villainies.” The War of 1812 was in full swing by the end of that year, and fighting the war on the British…
Combat controller goes up against 350 ISIS fighters
A special operations airman from the Kentucky Air National Guard will receive the nation’s second-highest medal for combat valor for his actions on an Afghanistan battlefield.
Gen. David L. Goldfein, Air Force chief of staff, will present the…