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A humble World War II veteran who died more than 40 years ago is about to be awarded the nation’s highest honor.Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds of Knoxville, Tennessee, whose defiance of German captors in a prisoner of war camp saved the lives of almost 200 Jewish American troops during the war, is posthumously receiving the Medal of Honor. “We’re thrilled, we’re absolutely thrilled. We’ve been on this journey for 13 years; it’s been a long journey but a grateful journey,” Chris Edmonds, interim pastor of Oakwood Baptist Church in Knoxville and the son of Sgt. Edmonds, told Military.com.The Medal of Honor…
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When I was 19, I enlisted in the Navy. A few weeks later, I’m in Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, and someone hands me a 1911. It’s chambered in .22, but it’s still a 1911, and not the M9 I expected. Still, the training evolution is simple. We take aim at a target following a safety briefing and commence firing. Again, I’m 19-years-old, and the United States government just handed me a handgun.That’s something that I couldn’t lawfully purchase at the time. It’s something that other 19-year-olds in many states can’t even carry, even if…
The 3D printer industry and the gun world have an overlap, but not necessarily an intentional one. A lot of people in the 3D printing world aren’t exactly into guns, and while there are many others who are, the truth is that these printers can be used by a lot of different people with a lot of different goals. That’s kind of what’s cool about them.But people like Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, to say nothing of lawmakers in other anti-gun states, think that the government can force 3D printer manufacturers to include technology that will…
in Mitchell Graf, SHOT Show 2026 The NVision HALO-C Clipon brings 640×512 resolution and long-range thermal detection to shooters looking for advanced clip-on performance. Its 50mm model pairs with day optics supposedly up to 30x magnification. Integrated with Applied Ballistics, it communicates with compatible laser rangefinders for precise targeting. NVision says the HALO-C is designed for both tactical and hunting applications. The HALO-C family includes 35mm and 50mm models, each optimized for different fields of view and detection ranges. Users benefit from a 2K OLED display with a 12 µm sensor pixel size. This is supposed to provide sharp thermal…
The United States has taken control of another oil tanker for defying ruler Donald Trump’s “quarantine.” The Pentagon said that “the vessel tried to defy President Trump’s quarantine – hoping to slip away. We tracked it from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean, closed the distance, and shut it down.” The US launched a military operation in Venezuela in early January. That operation saw the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. In addition to that, the US now claims to have seized control of the country’s oil exports. Earlier this year, Trump said that Washington plans to “control Venezuela’s oil…
As the tech industry continues to blossom in Central Ohio, the demand for skilled workers is expected to rise in the coming years. Military veterans Brian Parks and Bill Pencil are preparing the next generation to meet that moment. Parks and Pencil use the lessons they learned in the military: teamwork, discipline, leadership and technical skills, to instruct high school students at Tolles Career and Technical Center in Plain City, Ohio. Trades schools and technical colleges are looking for veterans with real-world knowledge to fill instructional needs, and Parks and Pencil fit the bill. It’s certainly not a traditional classroom, but the…
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Images by the author First off, let me state that I am a fan of Canik pistols. I own an MC9L compact that sports a red dot. I really like this gun, so much so that when HiLight Tactical (weapon lights and lasers) offered to send me their new PX-4 light to review and wanted to know what pistol I would put it on, I asked that it fit the MC9L. It’s a very nice carry gun. For my review of that pistol, go here. So, when I got the chance to review something from Canik with a longer barrel…
The dangerous epidemic of large banking institutions discriminating against, or “debanking,” companies within the gun industry—especially makers of modern semi-auto rifles incorrectly referred to by many as “assault weapons”—has been occurring for a long time. And JPMorgan Chase, one of the largest financial institutions in the country, has been right in the middle of the controversy. Now, however, it seems leadership at JPMorgan Chase is finally going to do the right thing. According to a news item posted online on February 2 by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), the big bank recently announced that its policy of denying services…
Peace Vans announced its VW ID. Buzz electric campervan conversion back in the fall of 2024, but it wasn’t until January 2026 that it brought its most-requested feature to market. The electric VW van pop-top has arrived! “A pop top is one of the most iconic road trip and camping features,” says Harley Sitner, CEO of Peace Vans. “When VW confirmed the ID. Buzz was coming to the U.S., we knew we had to produce this. As the largest vintage VW Camper restoration and repair shop in the U.S., the VW camper van and pop tops are such a deep…
When I was 19, I enlisted in the United States Navy to be a corpsman. College wasn’t working out, in part because I was more interested in hanging out with my friends than going to class, and I figured I needed to grow the hell up. As someone who’d always had an interest in the military, it seems like a good way to make that happen. My folks weren’t thrilled, but they were proud that I not just recognized the issue, but took steps to address it and didn’t expect them to make everything better…
This article was originally published by Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. at The Mises Institute. Do illegal immigrants have the right to stay in America, or can they be deported? Of course, they do not have such a right. Furthermore, as Brion McClanahan of the Abbeville Institute has pointed out, the Supreme Court has in numerous cases ruled that control of immigration is a federal matter, not one under state jurisdiction. You can argue that these precedents are wrong, but that is the law as it exists today. That being so, if “progressive” Governors like Tim Walz of Minnesota oppose the…
It’s a fine week to be surfing the web for sweet new gear to take outside. This week’s lineup includes lots of cooler-than-normal collaborations, many of them focused on upcoming events, like the chilly Winter Olympics in Italy or ultramarathons in the Arizona desert. Other new releases are content with creative opportunities to share the love on Valentine’s Day, or to trim down backpacking gear in the never-ending race to make our gear lighter and more packable. Find all that and more in this week’s Emerging Gear. Stars and Stripes Olympics Shades (Photo/Pit Viper) The Winter Olympics kick off today!…
