Dave MattinglyinThe SpyglassSome Gave All: A Review of “Danger Close”Deployment after deployment, the U.S. has sent its men and women into battle. Yet, who tells their stories to America, the country that…4 min read·May 9, 2017----
Dave MattinglyinThe SpyglassThe Day I Was Deported From IraqArriving at an airport brings with it many emotions including the excitement of seeing family and friends, and new experiences. But for me…6 min read·Jan 29, 2017----
Dave MattinglyinThe SpyglassCuba Libre!Castro is dead! The headlines hit my Twitter account last night with a colleague posting live video from the streets of Miami…3 min read·Nov 26, 2016----
Dave MattinglyinThe SpyglassThe Mattingly’s: My Military FamilyFrom the American Revolution to Operation Iraqi Freedom8 min read·Nov 10, 2016--1--1
Dave MattinglyinThe SpyglassYou Don’t Know Jack: Meeting an Iwo Jima Vet!If you have read some of my earlier posts, I advocated for going the extra mile and saying something more than “thank you for your…3 min read·May 18, 2016----
Dave MattinglyinThe SpyglassTin soldiers and Nixon’s coming, We’re finally on our own.This summer I hear the drumming, Four dead in Ohio.7 min read·May 1, 2016----
Dave MattinglyinThe SpyglassHello in there, hello!Finding a new shipmate at the World War II Memorial3 min read·Apr 27, 2016--1--1
Dave MattinglyinThe SpyglassThe American Lens: A review of Why America Misunderstands the WorldPillar, Paul R. Why America Misunderstands the World: National Experience and Roots of Misconception. New York: Columbia University Press…5 min read·Apr 13, 2016----
Dave MattinglyReview of Seventeen Fathoms Deep: The Saga of the Submarine S-4 DisasterWilliams, Joseph A. Seventeen Fathoms Deep: The Saga of the Submarine S-4 Disaster. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2015. ix + 279 pages…5 min read·Apr 4, 2016----