Journey Back to Khe Sanh

04/27/2014
04/27/2014: Introduction by Ed Timperlake Khe Sanh has an important place in the Vietnam War.  For Marines, the epic battle is how they remember the name. In a remote mountain stronghold in 1968, six thousand US Marines awoke one January morning to find themselves surrounded by 20,000 enemy troops. Their only road…

Marine Forces Pacific General visits MRF-D

04/25/2014
04/25/2014: Lieutenant. Gen. Terry Robling, commanding general, Marine Corps Forces Pacific, discusses the Aviation Combat Element of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin with Lt. Col. Matthew Puglisi, officer-in-charge, Forward Coordination Element, MRF-D, aboard Royal Australian Air Force’s Base Darwin, April 22, 2014. General Robling conducted the visit in order to…

Remembering LBJ on Memorial Day: A Special Moment for Boomers

06/06/2012
6/6/12: On the Second Line of Defense Forum,  we have a regular column which looks at life and language Inside the Beltway.  This Memorial Day, Boomer has reflected on the legacy of LBJ and the Inside the Beltway approach to policymaking. by Ed Timperlake On days other then Memorial Day,…