The Grand Army of the Republic

President William Taft at Grand Army of the Republic
Convention  Rochester, NY,1911 Photo credit: Wikimedia

The media spotlight has been shining bright on the removal of Confederate monuments and statues. Getting less attention is the sacrifice both black and white Union soldiers made to help preserve the Union and end slavery.

For this story I talked to Associate Professor of History at UCF, Barbara Gannon, about the shared sacrifice of black and white Union soldiers and the post-Civil War veteran’s organization called The Grand Army of the Republic.

 Click to listen to The Grand Army of the Republic.

2018 12 Hours of Sebring

The 66th annual running of the 12 Hours of Sebring was Saturday March 17. A Nissan prototype won with a whopping 12.4 second lead over the Cadillac prototype. I was lucky to attend with my lovely wife and 6 of my dearest friends in the world. It's the most fun I've had in a long, long time.

The Whole Gang

Bill and Gwen Patterson

Diana and Michael DuMolt

Lisa Hamler-Fugitt, Me and Rick Fugitt

Charlotte and Chris