Dotted across our nation are monuments, trails, and highways dedicated to recipients of the Purple Heart. The United States Postal Service has a Purple Heart forever stamp in regular production. The Purple Heart is a military decoration awarded to service members who sustain injuries in battle against the enemy. It’s right that we commemorate and memorialize the sacrifice of our service members who are wounded in battle.

The Purple Heart traces its roots back to George Washington and the Continental Army, the latest iteration being around since the early 1900s. The design of the Purple Heart itself is beautiful. A golden medal shaped like a heart, with a deep purple background, and a profile portrait of George Washington in the middle.

I once read a quote by an Admiral in which he reframes the idea of battlefield injuries. In his mind, when service members who come back from war having lost limbs, we shouldn’t see them as having lost a limb. Rather, we should see that they gave that limb for our freedoms.

Every day, our brothers, sisters, parents, friends, and neighbors get out of bed thousands of miles away from home and stand of the front lines to defend our American way of life. We owe them a profound debt of gratitude.

North Korea Says It Test-Fired New Tactical Guided Weapon - WSJ

Mr. Kim visited an air force unit where he instructed pilots to “take off and perform difficult and complicated air combat actions,” state media said.

This makes Kim look cartoonish. He’s anything but.

Drafts app is the perfect cross-platform app. Fast enough to catch an idea before it slips away.

Seriously, what is wrong with the Toyota design team?

Flowers in bloom at Monticello

Another beautiful evening.

We want news fast, but for some stories, fast answers aren’t possible. Aviation accident investigation is a complex process that examines multiple causes and factors. There’s so much reckless journalism surrounding the 737 MAX story. It’s a disservice to the flying public, and emblematic of the deeper issues with journalism in the digital era.

I love the alternate app icon feature in iOS.

I love Spring evenings.