The Minnesota-made movie, “Memorial Day,” recently premiered to audiences around the United States. The story revolves around a grandson and his grandfather, a WWII veteran coping with the onset of Alzheimer’s. The precocious youth discovers a trunk of souvenirs and … More »

Standing there, recounting America’s military accomplishments during the War in Afghanistan, President Obama cemented the iconic MRAP vehicle in the long line of America’s symbolic military vehicles: The FT-17, the Jeep, the Dodge WC-43 Ambulance, the UH-1 Huey, the HMMWV and now, the MRAP. More »

Hardly a day goes by when someone doesn’t send me an email with some pretty interesting photos or military history tidbits. I will admit, a lot of these are “forwarded” messages repeating news I had already learned from elsewhere, so … More »

During a recent visit to my folks’ home in southeast Minnesota, I found a little time on my hands between taking my Mom to church and doing all the chores she had posted on the door of the coffee cup … More »

Gasoline fumes rose with the roar of starting engines, pit crews strained across the line to catch a glimpse their drivers as they rolled up for the green flag and the two-man staff of Military Vehicles Magazine and Military Trader … More »

I must have forgotten about the brutal winters, when I moved back to Minnesota last autumn. Forgetting was no accident, however. Having left for warmer parts three years earlier, I gave my big brother my snow blower and Goodwill received … More »

One hundred sixty-five years ago, through the night of Feb. 23 and the pre-dawn hours of the 24, the remnants of General Zachary Taylor’s small, mostly volunteer, American Army listened to what they believed would be their final demise. For … More »

  It’s that time of year when a collector’s mind drifts into daydreams of buying and driving a historic military vehicle. Whether the object of that fantasy is a jeep, deuce-and-a-half or maybe even a tank, there are few things … More »

After fixing my parent’s cuckoo clock, Dad asked me, “You ever hear the one about the clock repair man?” “No,” I replied, “What about him?” Dad went on to explain how a company had a large clock in the factory … More »

“Yeah, yeah, yeah!” my Mother hollered from the kitchen the last time I was at my folks’ house. Before I could react to her mystifying call, my Dad, who was laid out in his Lazy Boy behind me, yelled, “Shoot … More »