Schuyler Kropf is a Post and Courier politics editor in Nutty South Carolina. Don't call me during the WVU game. Story tips: [email protected]
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Henry Wirz, former commandant of the infamous POW camp at Andersonville, GA, was executed by hanging #otd in 1865 after being convicted of conspiracy and murder by a military tribunal. Shown here: an officer reads the death warrant to Wirz on the scaffold.
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When Jay Rockefeller came to West Virginia back in the early 1960s, we were so excited and starstruck because we knew his incredible family legacy. We knew he could have gone anywhere in the world, but he chose to come to West Virginia, and most importantly, he chose to call West Virginia home. He adopted us and we adopted him as a true West Virginian.
I looked up to Jay as a mentor and as a friend. When I ran for my first full term in the U.S. Senate in 2012, Jay was on the front lines and helped me every step of the way. He showed me how to be an effective U.S. Senator and best represent our state. He couldn’t have been a better mentor or tutor.
We are forever grateful for Jay’s service to our state, his compassion, and his love for the people of West Virginia. He’s helped so many people, and for that, I will forever be grateful.
Please join Gayle and me in praying for his wife, Sharon, his children, grandchildren, and our entire state as we mourn the loss of my friend and a truly legendary West Virginian, John D. Rockefeller IV.
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28 years ago tonight, I was in Columbia, SC, when the state re-elected Sen. Fritz Hollings, who I was working for. It was the last time South Carolina elected a Dem U.S. Senator.
It’s now just a matter of time before this race is called for U.S. Senator-elect Annie Andrews.
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Tail gunner Lawrence Benner, on a Lancaster bomber, Royal Canadian Air Force, RAF Bomber Command, 1943.
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Bradley Benavides of Aiken, South Carolina, one of two former FBI officials charged.
justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/two-f…
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I still can't believe we've lost the great John Anderson. 💔
Sadly an underrated of True Country Music.
His Seminole Wind (and other great songs) is one of the finest tunes ever recorded in the genre.
Rest in Power, Mister Anderson, you'll be so missed. 🙏🏻
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On October 16, 1970, Andersonville National Historic Site was established to honor prisoners of war. Today marks 56 years as part of the National Park Service. Nearly 13,000 Union POWs died at Camp Sumter—Andersonville’s legacy reminds us of their sacrifice. #Andersonville #NPS
ALT A concrete walkway leading up to large brick building with trees in the background on a sunny day.
ALT Andersonville National Cemetery with rows of headstones in the front with monuments and trees.
ALT An open field surrounded by a walking path with a sign in the middle of the field and the prison wall in the background.
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Space X Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral Florida is seen over Charleston, South Carolina.
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Today in 1900, the U.S. Navy commissions its first modern submarine, the USS Holland (SS-1). With a crew of six, it can dive to a maximum depth of 75 feet. It'll be decommissioned in 1905 and later exhibited in various museums until 1932 when it's broken up and sold for scrap.
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On this day in 1780, 900 Rebels defeat an army of Tory militia at the Battle of King's Mountain, South Carolina. It's remembered as the largest engagement of the Revolutionary War fought entirely by American forces.
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🚀 Some personal news: I wrapped up my run with @DefenseOne last week.
Now, I’m @axios where I’m reporting on the future of defense with a focus on space.
Why it matters: The U.S., China and Russia are trying to control the ultimate high ground — space. That affects all of us.
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Full house today at the hearing for Charleston County school board member Darlene Roberson, who’s facing allegations of misconduct from an OIG report and potential removal by Gov. Henry McMaster.
Starts at 1 p.m.
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On National POW/MIA Recognition Day, we honor POWs' courage and sacrifice. Join us Sept 19-20 at the National Prisoner of War Museum. #POWMIARecognitionDay #NeverForgotten #HonorAndRemember #PrisonerOfWar #MilitarySacrifice #NationalPOWMuseum #RememberTheFallen
ALT Black POW/MIA flag draped over a gold star with the American flag background honoring National POW/MIA Recognition Day on September 18, 2026.
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We’re nearing the end of the first day of the greatest airborne operation in history. Around 100 Brits have been killed with far more to come in the next few days. Tomorrow I’ll be covering events live on the ground in Arnhem as casualties soar and heroism defines every minute.
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The first British paratroopers have just reached the bridge across the Rhine at Arnhem, the legendary "bridge too far."
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All American badasses.
BRIDGE CAPTURED.
Jim Gavin’s 82nd Airborne sweeps in and secures the massive bridge at Grave completely intact!
A crucial lifeline for the highway remains open, but the clock is ticking and the most lethal crossings still lie ahead. #MarketGardenLive (6/21)
See more at
alexkershaw.substack.com/
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It's 2.15pm in Holland. Let's roll.
The guns open up. The ground phase ("Garden") kicks off in Belgium with a massive 350-gun Allied artillery bombardment.
XXX Corps armor starts its engines.
To succeed, the tankers must race 64 miles up a single, narrow, heavily defended two-lane highway in less than 2 DAYS.
There is NO margin for error - no margin for traffic jams or tactical pauses.
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H Hour is here. It's 1 pm in Holland. Operation Market Garden has officially begun.
The fate of millions hangs in the balance.
This massive Allied military operation aims to create a fast invasion route into northern Germany by bypassing the heavily fortified German Siegfried Line.
If it works, it will save countless lives, and the war will surely be over by Christmas.
The plan aims to seize a 64-mile (103 km) corridor of key bridges across major rivers and canals in German-occupied Netherlands.
The Two Halves:
"Market": The airborne phase. More than 34,000 paratroopers and glider troops from the U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions, the British 1st Airborne Division, and the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade will be dropped behind enemy lines to capture vital bridges."
"Garden": The ground phase. The British Second Army's XXX Corps will advance rapidly up a single main highway to link up with the airborne forces and push across the Rhine River.
Will it work?
