Oath of Enlistment – Charles van Heck's Woodhull Journal

26.11.2025

Veterans Have a Word to Say About the Constitution, Duty, and Who They Serve

The Military News this morning contained an article titled “Military Veterans Call Out Trump, Hegseth and Pentagon in New Video.” Rather than post the entire article written by Nick Mordowanec, I am providing a link to their short video. This issue was a matter of personal concern prior to the Trumpian attack on Mark Kelly

11 November, Part Two: Oath and Loyalty

On Tuesday, 30 September, the U.S. senior military leadership gathered at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, to hear Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump deliver remarks. The meeting struck both civilian and military personnel as rather odd. What was the assembly about exactly? Larry Wilkerson, a retired colonel and former chief of

11 November, Part One: The Music of Memory

11 November has traditionally been a day of reflection for me. This is the day I pause to remember the end of the First World War, the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Three classical music pieces express my sentiments about this day: Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending, Edward Elgar’s “Nimrod”