3. The latter also brings us to a Presidential First:
"The grand jury also named Nixon as an unindicted co-conspirator. The indictments marked the first time in U.S. history that a president was so named."
Pretty cool, huh? To be the first?
4. So let's count to fourteen - the two cohorts of seven. Here we go!
One. G. Gordon Libby served 4-1/2 years in prison.
Two. E. Howard Hunt served 2 years 9 months in prison.
Do you sense a trend here? Let's keep going.
5. Let's see... Three would be Bernard Barker. He reversed his plea and served 18 months in prison. But there was another charge, and he served an additional year in prison.
By the by... I'm not mentioning the sentences; who cares once you're out. This is time *on site*.
6. Four is Virgilio Gonzalez, 13 months in prison.
Five. Eugenio Martinez, 15 months in prison; pardoned.
Six. James W. McCord Jr., served 4 months. That's why you give up some names.
7. Seven is Frank Sturgis. 14 months in prison.
So, the first cohort? Real prison time for everyone. How about that second cohort, though?
8. Eight is John N. Mitchell. 18 months in prison.
Nine is H.R. Haldeman. While in prison, Haldeman worked in a facility testing sewage. 18 months in prison.
But, hey, every one of of this cohort has his own wikipedia page, so there's that.
1. So there was a guy named Benedict Arnold. His name is pretty famous within the USA. But the *reason* might be interesting. Do you recall? (Thread, cc @cookietpa)
General Arnold at Saratoga, being heroic.
2. We need to begin with the time period. Arnold lived 1741-1801. Quick quiz - what wars were conducted on now-US soil (meaning the region of the 13 colonies) during that time period? I'll check in with some answers below.
3. Great-grandmother Sarah Barnard was part of the Raid on Deerfield (aka Deerfield Massacre), but that was the winter 1803-1804, so that won't count but might offer some clues. Already a widow, she'd remarried, the captain of town militia, so lived in a fortified house.
1. Lt Col Brock (ret) was in the USAF Academy class of 1989. For perspective, so was astronaut Terry Virts.
I truly hope the service academies enhance their curricula regarding disinformation. That training *can* last a lifetime. (short thread) @LouiseMensch@911CORLEBRA777
2. The USAFA Academy did, for example, strongly update their survival/POW training in the mid 1970s as a result of lessons learned from returning POWs (Operation Homecoming). This change I observed first hand.
3. Congress has the authority to impose curriculum changes at the service academies. For example, here is the 1976 report to Congress on heavy attrition at the service academies.
1. In June 1965 an obscure family took home leave in Switzerland. He'd been Peace Corps director in Nepal. Now it gets good. Note Bill and Jolene's four children.
2. They returned to Nepal with Bill joining USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development). Bill's first assignment with USAID was to be in charge of family planning. Uh oh.
3. Previously as Peace Corps Director, their "kids had to cross over a small stream on their way to the bus for school. Every morning, they would check to see if there were any new dead babies drowned there since the day before."
Dr. Dena, the tone radically changed here in Minnesota this week. Perhaps THIS is why. Minnesotans are rightly proud of our Mayo Clinic even though it's somewhat lost the vision of the original Doctors Mayo and Mrs. Charlie. (cc @jburcum) h/t @DrDenaGrayson
For those interested... it's well known that there was more than one (male) Doctor Mayo. But Mayo Clinic exists because of the woman, Mother Alfred Moes.