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06/20/2026

Grace Hopper invented the first compiler -- the program that translates human
language into machine code. Before her 1952 breakthrough, every computer instruction
had to be written in ones and zeros by hand.

She also co-created COBOL, the programming language that still runs the financial
systems of most major American banks today.

But her most recognized teaching tool was a piece of wire.

She would arrive at Congressional hearings and executive briefings carrying wire cut
to 11.8 inches -- the distance light travels in one nanosecond. She handed them out
so decision-makers could hold in their hands the time a computer command took to
execute.

She called them nanoseconds. She said if you could not hold it, you could not
understand it.

She was 87 when she retired from the Navy, the oldest active-duty officer in
the service at the time.

Save this -- next time someone asks what a nanosecond is, now you know.

06/20/2026

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Memorial To the Ravens Dedicated at Wright-Patterson AFB

06/20/2026

On this day during the Vietnam War --- June 20:


1964 – Westmoreland becomes Commander of MACV

Gen. William Westmoreland succeeds Gen. Paul Harkins as head of U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV). Westmoreland had previously been Harkins' deputy. Westmoreland's initial task was to provide military advice and assistance to the government of South Vietnam. However, he soon found himself in command of American armed forces in combat as the war rapidly escalated and U.S. combat forces were committed to the war.

One of the war's most controversial figures, Gen. Westmoreland was given many honors when the fighting was going well, but many Americans later blamed him for problems in Vietnam. Negative feeling about Westmoreland grew particularly strong following the Tet Offensive of 1968, when he requested a large number of additional troops for deployment to Vietnam. In the wake of the offensive, the Johnson administration decided to de-escalate the war, halt the bombing of North Vietnam, and go to the negotiating table. On July 1, 1968, General Creighton Abrams replaced Westmoreland as MACV Commander. Westmoreland was reassigned to be the Army Chief of Staff, a post he held until he retired in 1972.

1967 – Muhammad Ali convicted of being draft dodger

Boxing champion Muhammad Ali (formerly known as Cassius Clay, Olympic Gold Medal Champion – Rome-1960), is convicted in federal court for refusing induction into the American armed services.



1972 – Abrams appointed as Army Chief of Staff

President Richard Nixon appoints General Creighton W. Abrams, commander of U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam, to be U.S. Army Chief of Staff. Abrams had become Gen. William Westmoreland's deputy in 1967, and succeeded him as commander of all U.S. forces in Vietnam in July 1968 when Westmoreland returned to the United States to become the Chief of Staff of the Army.

As Westmoreland's successor, Abrams faced the difficult task of implementing the Vietnamization program instituted by the Nixon administration. This included the gradual reduction of American forces in Vietnam while attempting to increase the combat capabilities of the South Vietnamese armed forces. At the same time, he had to keep the North Vietnamese forces at bay; the Cambodian "incursion" in 1970 was part of his plan to take pressure off the Vietnamization effort and the U.S. troop withdrawals. It was hoped that a successful campaign in Cambodia would reduce the infiltration of North Vietnamese troops and equipment into South Vietnam while the effort continued to increase the combat capability of the South Vietnamese armed forces so that U.S. troops could be withdrawn on schedule.

General Abrams again succeeded General Westmoreland in 1972 when he returned to the Pentagon to become the Chief of Staff of the Army. Among his major contributions in that position were the plans and strategies for the post-Vietnam U.S. Army and his revitalization of the Army following its withdrawal from Vietnam. General Abrams died in office on September 4, 1974.

General Abrams served in the U.S. Army from 1936 to 1974.

06/20/2026

Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced a resolution to recognize and honor Cambodian veterans of the Khmer National Armed Forces (FANK) for their support to the U.S. military and their defense of freedom in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. [ Adam Schiff ]

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06/19/2026

It's weekend, but before we celebrate with our father's we must remember those of our Armed Forces deployed around the world. There are many fathers carrying out their duties while away from their families. On , we wear & .

In 2026, through our First There programs we’ve funded over $201,000 in assistance requests from our warriors—and the need continues to grow. Every day, more warriors reach out for assistance.

Join us. Stand with us. Support our mission so we’re always ready to answer the call. Because when the mission calls, Combat Controllers are First There—and so are we.

06/19/2026

The President will award the Medal of Honor to Capers, alongside two other distinguished veterans, during a White House ceremony on Thursday, June 18.

The presentation marks the culmination of a years-long effort by veterans and lawmakers to see Capers recognized for his legendary selflessness under fire.

From March 31 to April 3, 1967, then-Second Lieutenant Capers led a nine-man team from the 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company tasked with locating a North Vietnamese regimental base camp.

Over four days, the team clashed with numerically superior enemy forces three separate times. Capers successfully directed fire onto the enemy camp—thwarting an impending attack on a nearby Marine battalion—before the patrol was ambushed by a claymore mine on their final day.

Capers sustained severe blood loss from a broken leg and more than a dozen bullet and shrapnel wounds.

Despite his injuries, he continued to lead his men, coordinate supporting fire, and direct the team to an extraction zone.

When the evacuation helicopter arrived, the situation was desperate. The chopper's floor was slick with blood from wounded Marines, and the co-pilot had been shot.

Capers flatly refused to board until all of his surviving men were loaded, along with the body of the team's military working dog.

When the heavy aircraft struggled to lift off, Capers attempted to exit the chopper twice to sacrifice himself so his men could escape. Another Marine had to grab him by his harness and pull him back in.

"When the helicopter was too heavy with the man load, I did what any commander would do: lighten the load," Capers recently reflected.

"It was an attempt to save my troops. It wasn’t heroism... It was about the 10 men that I had and the dog’s body that I wanted to get home."

Current military policy dictates that a Medal of Honor must be awarded within five years of the combat action unless Congress grants a waiver.

Capers was initially awarded a Bronze Star with a "V" device for his actions, which was upgraded to a Silver Star in 2010.

For years, military officials balked at upgrading the award to a Medal of Honor, arguing no "new" information had come to light. Advocates persisted, arguing that the existing record of Capers' actions was more than enough to justify the award.

On March 26, President Trump signed legislation passed by Congress explicitly waiving the time requirement for Capers.

Thursday's ceremony will also honor two other exceptional service members:

Col. John W. Ripley, U.S. Marine Corps (Posthumous): Recognized for his actions on April 2, 1972, in South Vietnam. Ripley single-handedly hauled 500 pounds of explosives through intense enemy fire over three hours to destroy a bridge in D**g Ha, successfully halting a major mechanized assault by North Vietnamese forces.

Maj. Nicholas Dockery, U.S. Army (Retired): Honored for actions on October 2, 2012, in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan. Dockery fought through a four-hour ambush by a well-armed Taliban force in restricted urban terrain, repeatedly risking his life to protect and evacuate three wounded soldiers from his platoon.

Even as Capers prepares to receive the highest military recognition, he remains characteristically humble about his service.

"They call me a hero, but having gone through what we went through in those jungles and those swamps there, we were just surviving, basically," Capers said. "We did our job."

06/19/2026

06/19/2026

The Pentagon is the largest office building in the world -- 6 million square feet, 17 miles of corridors, and enough concrete to pave a 2-lane highway from Chicago to Los Angeles.

It was built in 16 months.

Construction began September 11, 1941. The first workers moved in on April 29, 1942, before the building was even finished. 13,000 workers were on site around the clock at peak construction, pouring concrete at a rate that would have been unthinkable a decade earlier.

The building that houses the United States Department of Defense was completed on January 15, 1943.

16 months. At war. Engineering the impossible on a deadline.

Does 16 months still surprise you, or does that sound about right for what America could build when it had to? Share this with someone who should know the number.

06/19/2026