By Charles C. Baldwin, Chaplain, Maj Gen (Ret), USAF They all were Chaplains, First Lieutenant, US Army. They all were in...
Category - STARRS Authors
George Washington Knew the Enemy, Do We?
By Jane Hampton Cook Member STARRS Board of Advisors One of the most important lessons we can learn today from George...
True Racism: Black Lives Matter
By Dr. Michael Padgett, COL, USA (Ret) What is the truth regarding racism in America? Is it the theme espoused by Black...
Yet Another Scandal at West Point? You Be the Judge (Part 2)
By William F. Prince, Col, USA (Ret), USMA ‘70 The editors of the STARRS newsletter have graciously allowed me to divide...
‘Hold the Line!’: Why the Military Must Repudiate Radical Politics
America finds itself in a culture war. While one side lives in a fundamentally flawed and systemically racist country...
A Message from STARRS’ President Lt Gen Rod Bishop, USAF (Ret)
As you may know, over a year ago, myself and a growing group of concerned citizens formed Stand Together Against Racism and...
Did I Flee Communist Romania to End My Life in Communist America?
By Alex Hogue, STARRS member A few months back, I was asked a question about what correlation I saw between Critical Race...
Why Does STARRS Exist?
By Mike Pefley, STARRS VP, Communications, USAFA ‘74 Our twin American ideals of liberty and equality have made us the...
Does the Navy’s New Emphasis on ‘Diversity’ Put the Nation At Risk?
By CDR Phillip Keuhlen, US Navy ret, USNA ’71 After the 2020 summer of riots, the U.S. Navy’s Chief of Naval...
Diversity and Inclusion at USAFA – A Trojan Horse
By Scott Sturman, M.D., USAFA ’72 STARRS BOD Member In 2013 the Air Force Academy announced “The United States Air...
Gen Colin Powell, A Soldier’s Soldier (1937-2021)
By Patti Stuart, USAFA ‘87 STARRS BOD Member Inspiring Quotes by Colin Powell: – Regarding America’s leadership in...
St. Crispin’s Day
By Scott Sturman M.D., USAFA ’72 STARRS BOA member On St. Crispin’s Day, October 25, 1415, in the north of France, the...
Which United States Constitution?
By Phillip Keuhlen, USNA, ‘71 STARRS Member Fifty years ago my United States Naval Academy Class accepted its individual...
Yet Another Scandal at West Point? You Be The Judge (Part 1)
By Bill Prince, Colonel (Ret), US Army, USMA ’70 Scandal, cover-up?! Certainly, the apparent quibbling and stonewalling on...
What is STARRS Doing? Meet External Affairs
By Chris Petty, Brig Gen, USA (Ret), USMA ’87 Last week, a West Point classmate of mine shared a disheartening story...
Part 3: There Is No “I” In Honor Code
By Doug Goodman, STARRS member, USAFA ‘72 By Scott Sturman M.D., STARRS BOA member, USAFA ’72 “Duty, Honor, Country. Those...
Discrimination Against Me and the Founders’ Writings
By Jane Hampton Cook STARRS member This summer I was asked to contribute a chapter about women and religion for a book about...
Politics and the Academy Boards of Visitors
An Open Letter to STARRS Members Regarding Service Academy Board of Visitor (BOV) Firings By Rod Bishop, Lt Gen, USAF (Ret)...
On The Oath of Office
By Phillip Keuhlen, Commander, USN (Ret), USNA ’71 An oath of office has been a feature of U.S. military service since...
USAFA 1987 Graduate Leroy Homer who Heroically Died as the Co-Pilot of United Flight 93 on 9/11
By Patti Stuart, STARRS BoD Member, USAFA ‘87 From his earliest days growing up in Long Island, American hero LeRoy W. Homer...
Navy Update Part III
By Brent Ramsey, STARRS member, CAPT, USN (Ret), NROTC ‘69 Senator Cotton and Congressmen Banks, Crenshaw, and Gallagher...
“Can The Academy Survive?” PART 2 – Is Attrition A Good Thing?
By Doug Goodman, STARRS member, USAFA ‘72 By Scott Sturman M.D., STARRS BOA member, USAFA ‘72 In June 1968, 1254 of us Basic...
STARRS Navy Update, Part II
By STARRS Member Brent Ramsey, Capt, USN (Ret) In Part I, we raised questions about the Navy’s establishment of Task Force...
Personal Stories Contrasting Capitalism and Communism
By STARRS Member, Col, USAF (Ret), USAFA 1987 In late 1989 I was a young first lieutenant stationed at Comiso Air Station on...
Medal of Honor Recipient SSG Leroy A Petry, US Army
By STARRS Board Member, Patti Stuart, USAFA 1987 Modern-day hero Leroy Petry was born in New Mexico in 1979. Shortly after...
Medal of Honor Recipient Daniel K. Inouye – A Life of Service
STARRS believes it is important to tell the stories Medal of Honor recipients because they loved their country and fellow...
Questions Regarding Navy Task Force to Address Racism
By Capt. Brent Ramsey, USN (ret) STARRS VP for Opertaions On 30 June 2020, the Chief of Naval Operations established Task...
When and Why Did Washington’s Views on Slavery Change?
By STARRS member Jane Hampton Cook One problem with Critical Race Theory (CRT) is that there is no room for forgiveness or...
Herbert Marcuse And CRT: A Solution Looking For A Problem
By Scott Sturman, MD, USAFA ’72 STARRS Board of Advisors Critical Race prophet Herbert Marcuse, a German born Marxist and...
Medal of Honor Recipient Sergeant William Harvey Carney
By Col Brent Ramsey, USAF (ret) STARRS CITATION “When the color sergeant was shot down, this soldier grasped the flag, led...
Can the US Air Force Academy Survive?
Doug Goodman, USAFA ‘72 Scott Sturman, USAFA ‘72 “We will not lie, steal, or cheat, nor tolerate among us anyone who does”...