Today in military history: US declares war on Mexico
On May 11, 1846, President James K. Polk asked Congress to declare war on Mexico. Tensions with Mexico were on the rise since the United States annexed Texas and admitted…
HEARTS Veterans Museum of Texas welcomes traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall to permanent home
The traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall has been to 48 states to honor and remember those who lost their lives in the Vietnam War. The wall has retired from the road,…
Here are all the famous people who died at the Alamo
A lot of people died at the Alamo, especially considering it was a fortification that wasn’t supposed to be manned at all. It was only when Col. James Bowie arrived at the Alamo to remove the guns did they realize its strategic importance. Sadly, t…
Texas Military community saves Green Sea Turtles during catastrophic winter storm
Although the nation remained devastated over the winter storm which severely impacted Texas in particular, it wasn’t just Americans in harms way. It was catastrophic for animals on land in…
Rangers: The reason why you don’t mess with Texas
This post is sponsored by The CW’s Walker, premiering on January 21st, Thursday 8/7c! (Featured image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.) Rangers: No, not the baseball team. Nope, not the Lone…
Hispanic family defines meaning of service
National Hispanic Heritage Month honors those who have positively influenced and enriched the U.S. and society.
For the Fuentes family, that means celebrating the nine brothers who served in the military. Brothers Alfonso, David, Enrique, Ezeq…
SpaceX just launched a full-size Starship rocket prototype hundreds of feet above Texas
SpaceX is one giant grain-silo launch closer to reaching Mars.
The aerospace company, founded by Elon Musk in 2002, launched and landed an early prototype of a potentially revolutionary rocket system called Starship at 7:57 p.m. ET on Monday. …
5 little-known times aggressors picked fights with the wrong enemy
Bigger isn’t always necessarily better. Military history is replete with examples of Goliaths falling to Davids. Sometimes the bigger army is the agent of its own failure, like the restrictions placed on American troops in Vietnam. Sometimes the hu…
This Texas Revolutionary was the original ‘Maverick’
In the later days of 1835, Samuel Maverick and his two friends were held on house arrest in what would one day be called San Antonio, Texas. The Texas Revolution was in full swing and the local Mexican military commander, Gen. Martín Perfecto de Co…
Honoring the life of one of the ‘richest and most beloved men in America’
Ross Perot, the self-made billionaire, philanthropist and third-party presidential candidate, died July 9, 2019, at his home in Texas. He was 89.
Henry Ross Perot was born in Texarkana, Texas, on June 27, 1930. His story is the epitome of hard…