The 31st Infantry Regiment was formed at Fort William McKinley, Philippine Islands on 13 August 1916. In 1920, after a two year deployment protecting the Trans-Siberian railroad from Cossack bandits and Red revolutionaries, the regiment became known as the Polar Bears. In February 1932 when Japanese troops invaded China the Polar Bears deployed to protectContinue reading “Veterans Day 2025”
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15 January 2024
Cold days are coming, the snow has been falling all morning where we are. My daughter got to experience snow for the first time, that’s wonder, it may be the last snow in awhile as we’re moving further South. The amount of snow we’ve already gotten is probably considered a blizzard for here. When theContinue reading “15 January 2024”
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