Given the Choice Between Jail or the Military, Snuffy Smith Chose the Latter and Earned the Medal of Honor
After idling for six weeks as an undesirable bomber crewman, Smith more than proved himself in action over Brest, France.
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After idling for six weeks as an undesirable bomber crewman, Smith more than proved himself in action over Brest, France.
When Frank X. Walker looked up the word Appalachia in a dictionary 30 years ago, he saw it was defined with the phrase “the white residents of the Appalachian mountains.” As a man of color, he said that shook him. His latest work is a children’s book, using the alphabet to identify and focus on people of color who grew up in Appalachia. It is called “A is for Affrilachia.”
All vets share some attributes of Snuffy: times we were hapless, unsure, confused. But when the time came we answered the call and offered our lives.
If you’re a military veteran, you’ve likely met an Airman Snuffy.
Dilbert comics were pulled from over 70 newspapers this week, Adams said—but what was the reason? Newsweek Fact Check assesses what happened.