“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams LODD: On this day in History

“The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.” – General Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. Army LODD: History:

The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line: Untold Stories of the Women Who Changed the Course of World War II by Mari K. Eder is an amazing book detailing the contribution of several women who changed, not only the course of the war, but the course of history in many, many ways. The author, Mari […]

“The truly great leader overcomes all difficulties, and campaigns and battles are nothing but a long series of difficulties to be overcome. The lack of equipment, the lack of food, the lack of this or that are only excuses; the real leader displays his quality in his triumphs over adversity, however great it may be.” […]

“Real heroes are men who fall and fail and are flawed, but win out in the end because they’ve stayed true to their ideals and beliefs and commitments.” – Kevin Costner. LODD: Major Incidents:

A somebody was once a nobody who wanted to and did. – John Burroughs LODD: Major Incidents:

Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do. – Pope John XXIII LODD:

While we are catching up on book reviews, here is another good one… JFK Has Been Shot by Charles A. Crenshaw M.D. (Author), Jens Hanse (Author), J. Gary Shaw (Author) relates the recollections of one of the surgeons tasked with trying to save the President’s life in the ER. This one may make you question […]

The Expendable: The true story of Patrol Wing 10, PT Squadron 3, and a Navy Corpsman who refused to surrender when the Philippine Islands fell to Japan by John Floyd tells the story of Charles Beckner, another of “The Greatest Generation”, as he works to do his duty during the chaos of being trapped in the […]

Never Forget! Daniel Suhr: A Story of September 11th by Paul Conlon captures the emotion, struggles and tragedy of that terrible day. The author was a FDNY Captain assigned to Engine 216 in Brooklyn and was dispatched after the second tower was hit. Daniel Suhr was the senior firefighter and the first firefighter to be […]