By S. Vincent Anthony Retired US Army Veteran and Model Railroading Enthusiast, September 2025 As a fellow veteran who is walking the path of PTSD recovery, I know firsthand how the invisible wounds of service can linger long after the uniform is hung up. The nightmares, the hypervigilance, the sense of lost control—these are battles (more…)
In the quiet moments of reflection, when the world slows down and we contemplate the true cost of freedom, it’s impossible not to think of those who have given everything in service to their country. Today, on this Tribute Blog, I want to honor a man whose story embodies courage, sacrifice, and an unbreakable will (more…)
Posted on September 4, 2025 by S. Vincent Anthony Dear Readers, In the quiet moments of reflection, as the world hurries by with its fleeting distractions, I am drawn once more to the stories that anchor us—the tales of extraordinary courage that remind us of the true cost of freedom. Today, from the depths of (more…)
Posted on September 3, 2025 by S. Vincent Anthony Dear Readers, Enveloped by the shadows of tales I’ve crafted and the indelible memories that linger, I feel an urgent pull to share this from the core of my being. Our world races forward without pause, turning today’s news into tomorrow’s overlooked details. Yet, certain realities (more…)
In the grand tapestry of American history, where the threads of valor, innovation, and unyielding duty intertwine, few figures stand as resolutely as Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Sr. A man forged in the fires of two world wars, a pioneer who sculpted modern law enforcement from the raw clay of necessity, and a patriarch whose legacy (more…)
In the vast theater of history, where the echoes of battle drums fade into the annals of time, certain figures stand as colossi—unbowed by the tempests of war, unyielding in their pursuit of duty. General Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., forever etched in the American lexicon as “Stormin’ Norman,” was such a titan. His life was (more…)
In the shadowed annals of history, where the clamor of battle fades into the quiet ache of memory, there are names that linger like ghosts—unforgotten, yet often unspoken. Sergeant Richard Thomas Jackson is one such name, a young man from Green Bay, Wisconsin, whose life was a brief flame extinguished too soon amid the chaos (more…)
In the annals of American military history, few figures embody the unyielding spirit of service, valor, and patriotism quite like Colonel Jesse Loftis Johnson. From the rural farms of Pocahontas, Arkansas, to the blood-soaked battlefields of Vietnam, the covert operations of Delta Force, and the sands of the Persian Gulf, Johnson’s life was a testament (more…)
As a Cold War veteran with severe PTSD and someone who’s carried the weight of military service in my blood—my family fought in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam—I’ve seen the invisible wounds of war up close. My name is S. Vincent Anthony, and through my writing in books like those exploring the echoes of (more…)
Written by S. Vincent Anthony In the misty highlands of Vietnam’s Ia Drang Valley, Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore stood atop a termite hill, his eyes scanning the chaotic horizon. It was November 1965, and the air thrummed with the roar of helicopters and the crack of gunfire. Moore, a West Point graduate with the steely (more…)