by admin | Mar 3, 2021 | Archive
Retired Colonel Charles Long, a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army Reserve, passed away at age 107. He will be missed by all of us here at ROA, and to all those who knew him.A local news outlet interviewed the spunky, then 104-year-old, and published the interview...
by admin | Feb 5, 2021 | Archive
January 1991 was the month that the training became execution. On January 17, thirty years ago, I was an Army captain in the 1st Cavalry Division; I was about to do the job I’d been trained to – not lead tanks into battle, as I had been trained as a lieutenant in the...
by admin | Jan 7, 2021 | Archive
ROA endorses warning by former defense secretaries not to use military force in connection with the 2021 presidential inauguration. Members of ROA . . . swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution. That reflects the glory of America, a nation of laws that...
by admin | Jan 2, 2021 | Archive
Joshua 1:3; Philippians 1:20A Spiritual Fitness message from the ROA National ChaplainThe New Year has arrived. Ready or not, 2021 is here. With its arrival comes hope, anticipation, unknown, curiosity, and the sense that the “New” will be even better than the one...
by admin | Jan 1, 2021 | Archive
In July, ROA wrote Congress and President Trump supporting renaming military bases named for Civil War confederate officers and a renaming commission. We ask young Americans and immigrants aspiring to citizenship to defend our nation. They deserve the substance and...
by admin | Dec 29, 2020 | Archive
(U.S. Navy graphic by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Luke Cunningham) Isaiah; Malachi; Luke The four weeks of December are filled with very special days in American history. December 7 is a sobering day as we remember Pearl Harbor Day. That day has become one of...
