Eagle Hoss & Hound

Colin Powell was the 65th U.S. Secretary of State serving under President George W. Bush. Prior to that, he had served a distinguished U.S. Army career of nearly 4 decades culminating as the U.S. Military's highest rank and position, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (during Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton).  General Colin Powell had commented that he much enjoyed working in 1987-1989 as President Ronald Reagan's National Secrity Advisor (even while still a 3-Star General).  Having been born to Jamaican immigrants in New York City in 1937, Colin Powell grew up poor but well loved and nurtured amongst his family and neighbors. He proved his work ethic as a teenager working for a shop owner on his block. Attending public schools throughout his years growing up, he graduated from City College of New York in 1958 with a degree in geology.  Gaining his commission from ROTC at CCNY, he became a soldier of the U.S. Army as a 2nd Lieutenant. While in the U.S. Army, he experienced the racism of the segregated south while stationed in places like Georgia and North Carolina. Plus, he met and married an Alabama beauty, Alma Johnson, just before shipping off to Vietnam in 1962. Powell was able to witness first-hand the difference between being denied service at a hamburger restaurant in 1962 and later enjoying a hamburger there after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 took effect. He provided calm, determined leadership throughout his Army career and continued serving given his imbued attributes as an Eagle in several roles beyond. Notably, he and Alma started the organization, America's Promise, to enhance the learnings of youth in strengthening his beloved county, the United States of America.  Having just passed away in October 2021, and due to his steadfast devotion to advancing social integrity in all areas of his life and career, Colin Powell is considered a HOSS indeed! The Eagle Hoss & Hound podcast is a platform for respect. Respect for the Eagle - the individual with a service background (including spouses). Respect for the Hoss - the Social Integrity Hero from our American past. Plus, the Hound - the common #AmericanMutt - you and me. Follow @EagleIMBUED - J.D. Collier  

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Pocahontas was a pivotal figure in American history!  When the first English settlement of Jamestown was established in 1607, she became enthralled at these newcomers and befriended John Smith (learning some English and teaching him some Powhatan language). Pocahontas, the favoraite daughter of Powhatan, Chief and ruler of the Native Americans in Virginia, later saved John Smith from death by giving him a hug before Powhatan's warriors could strike him down.  Defying her father by continuing to engage with and help the colonists who were facing starvation, Pocahontas showed them how to plant crops like corn, squash, beans, and tobacco. Powhatan's war against the English encouraged them to capture and hold Pocahontas for ransom/relief in the form of food and supplies, but Powhatan did not press for her release.  Instead, Pocahontas became more familiar with the English, further befriending them.  Later, a colonist, John Rolfe, asked Powhatan for her hand in marrriage.  Surprisingly, Powhatan agreed and pledged peace since his daughter was then related to the English.  This peace extended even further when Pocahontas visited England with her new husband and toddler boy, Thomas Rolfe, her only child.  The English graciously welcomed Pocahontas and her fame in England helped spur investment and interest in further colonizing efforts in Virginia and elsewhere in North America. Tragically, Pocahontas died while in England of pneumonia or tuberculosis, but her fame and influence only increased afterward.  Due to her empathy and courage in supporting the early colonists of America promoting social integrity no matter the skin color or origin, Pocahontas is considered a HOSS indeed! The Eagle Hoss & Hound podcast is a platform for respect. Respect for the Eagle - the individual with a service background (including spouses). Respect for the Hoss - the Social Integrity Hero from our American past. Plus, the Hound - the common #AmericanMutt - you and me. Follow @EagleIMBUED - J.D. Collier  

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On winning the election for Senator of Maine in 1948, Margaret Chase Smith became the first woman to have won elections for both houses of U.S. Congress.  Hailing from Skohegan, Maine, Margaret Chase became involved with politics in 1930 when she married Clyde Smith. By 1936, Clyde won election as a U.S. Representative from her home in Maine. After 10 years of marriage and living with her husband in Washington, D.C., Clyde died of heart disease, and she ran for election in 1940 to fill his vacant Congressionnal seat.  She would go on to win a total of 4 elections to the House of Representatives before running for Senate in 1948.  By 1950, the junior Senator from Maine made headlines by leading the Republican Party minority dissent against the inflammatory McCarthyism which had swept the U.S. Capitol and the nation.  Margaret delivered her famous speech before Congress, called the "Delcaration of Conscience"  Her courage to stand up to the bigoted and intolerant forces of supposed anti-Communism in the name of true Americanism was noteworthy for anyone, especially a female Senator. She even ran for President in 1964!  Throughout her distinguished career in Congress spanning 32 years, she stood up for women, labor, and minorities, especially as it related to social integrity within the military services making her a HOSS indeed! The Eagle Hoss & Hound podcast is a platform for respect. Respect for the Eagle - the individual with a service background (including spouses). Respect for the Hoss - the Social Integrity Hero from our American past. Plus, the Hound - the common #AmericanMutt - you and me. Follow @EagleIMBUED - J.D. Collier

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Part 2 - How important is the VOTE? - When JFK spoke to the nation on June 11, 1963, many Americans were inspired by his words. Only, that same evening, a racist segregationist sniper shot Medgar Evers in his own driveway as he returned home to his family. Medgar Evers had been the NAACP secretary for Mississippi, and his success in leading activities of protest and boycott throughout Mississippi caused many in power to shudder. Medgar had served in the U.S. Army during World War II, involved with the Normandy invasion, and after his service, he vowed to do everything he could to restore civil rights for all minorities including African Americans once he returned from war.  Due to his military service, Medgar Evers was an Eagle, and due to his courage to advance civil rights for all, including Afro-Americans, he was a HOSS indeed! The Eagle Hoss & Hound podcast is a platform for respect. Respect for the Eagle - the individual with a service background (including spouses). Respect for the Hoss - the Social Integrity Hero from our American past. Plus, the Hound - the common #AmericanMutt - you and me. Follow @EagleIMBUED - J.D. Collier   https://linktr.ee/eagleIMBUED

When JFK spoke to the nation on June 11, 1963, many Americans were inspired by his words. Only, that same evening, a racist segregationist sniper shot Medgar Evers in his own driveway as he returned home to his family. Medgar Evers had been the NAACP secretary for Mississippi, and his success in leading activities of protest and boycott throughout Mississippi caused many in power to shudder. Medgar had served in the U.S. Army during World War II, involved with the Normandy invasion, and after his service, he vowed to do everything he could to restore civil rights for all minorities including African Americans once he returned from war.  Due to his military service, Medgar Evers was an Eagle, and due to his courage to advance civil rights for all, including Afro-Americans, he was a HOSS indeed! The Eagle Hoss & Hound podcast is a platform for respect. Respect for the Eagle - the individual with a service background (including spouses). Respect for the Hoss - the Social Integrity Hero from our American past. Plus, the Hound - the common #AmericanMutt - you and me. Follow @EagleIMBUED - J.D. Collier   

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When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was jailed in Atlanta 9 days before the 1960 election, his release changed the course of the election, benefiting John F. Kennedy who won.  JFK and his brother had made two important phone calls, convincing the judge to release him.  The joy felt by Afro-American voters swayed the election in favor of the Democrats.  Julian Bond's civil rights lectures recounted several scenes from the Civil Rights movement in the book Time To Teach (assembled 5 years after Julian's 2015 death). Besides the efforts of the NAACP, and the activism of MLK, Julian's notes tell of the formation and work of the SNCC - Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee (of which Julian was a part).  From sit-ins to Freedom Rides, the SNCC was a potent force for advancing civil rights for all, including Afro-Americans.  The Eagle Hoss & Hound podcast is a platform for respect. Respect for the Eagle - the individual with a service background (including spouses). Respect for the Hoss - the Social Integrity Hero from our American past. Plus, the Hound - the common #AmericanMutt - you and me. Follow @EagleIMBUED - J.D. Collier

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Although Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is most noted for his "I Have A Dream!" ,speech, he did many other things including write a letter while being held inside a Birmingham Jail.  This letter was in response to criticism by a moderate group of clergy who were disappointed in the tactics MLK was employing to hasten the end of segregation. Dr. King's non-violent marches, sit-ins, and writings were ratcheting up tensions so that legal actions could occur more quickly, but the critics weren't at all critical of the conditions which gave rise to the tensions in the first place. Dr. King highlighted his feelings very well within the letter response. One major theme of the letter is the discussion about SAMENESS rather than DIFFERENCES in how he described people.  J.D. Collier agrees with MLK that WE ARE THE SAME. The Eagle Hoss & Hound podcast is a platform for respect. Respect for the Eagle - the individual with a service background (including spouses). Respect for the Hoss - the Social Integrity Hero from our American past. Plus, the Hound - the common #AmericanMutt - you and me. Follow @EagleIMBUED - J.D. Collier  Link to "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" is below. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/02/letter-from-a-birmingham-jail/552461/

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Quanah Parker was considered the Last Comanche Chief. His mother was Cynthia Ann Parker, who at the age of 9 was captured during a Comanche raid of her Parker family settlement on the frontier of the Lone Star Republic of Texas. Raised as a Comanche, when grown she married Chief Peta Nokona and bore 3 children, the first being a son, Quanah (Frangrance).  Quanah, born in 1850, grew to be an able warrior and well-respected amongst his people despite his mixed blood. Through the leadership of his father and his own, a great many Comanches refused to sign the Treaty of Medicine Lodge in 1867 which brought most of the Comanche to a reservation in southwestern Oklahoma. No! Quanah and the Comanches expected to be free to hunt the buffalo on the land which was theirs from 100 centuries back in time.  Only, the U.S. Army, the Texas Rangers, buffalo hunters, and settlers kept invading and interfering. The Comanches raided and attacked, killing thousands of settlers and soldiers before Quanah ultimately surrendered in 1875 (after the buffalo herds were gone and his people were starving). Like Sitting Bull, Geronimo, and others, Quanah would later become a celebrity and embraced his new life as a United States citizen.  In fact, he became a very successful rancher. He managed to visit Washington DC and meet with President Theodore Roosevelt. He also played a cameo role in an early motion picture. As a warrior, he was an Eagle, as a leader fighting for fair treatment of his people, he was a Hoss. As an immigrant from over a hundred centuries past (from Asia), he was an Immigrant Mutt, like the rest of us! The Eagle Hoss & Hound podcast is a platform for respect. Respect for the Eagle - the individual with a service background (including spouses). Respect for the Hoss - the Social Integrity Hero from our American past. Plus, the Hound - the common #AmericanMutt - you and me. Follow @EagleIMBUED - J.D. Collier

Geronimo was an Apache Warrior from the southern area of Arizona and New Mexico who in the 1870s and 1880s fought for freedom for his people as the US Army resisted and eventually prevailed.  Like the other renegade tribes beforehand, the Apache were not going to sit back and allow the American settlers to invade and take away their native homelands without a fight. Told they would be released to join their families at the reservation in Florida, Geronimo and the remaining warriors eventually surrendered to General Nelson Miles.  However, as was usually the case, the US Government broke its promise and instead imprisoned Geronimo and his fellow warriors as prisoners of war (by order of President Grover Cleveland). In 1905, Geronimo participated in the inaugural parade in Washington, DC for President Theodore Roosevelt. After the parade, he asked Roosevelt to allow his tribe to return to AZ/NM their homeland. Too bad though, he was denied.  In 1909, Geronimo died of pnuemonia on the reservation in Oklahoma. As a warrior, he was an Eagle, as a leader fighting for fair treatment of his people, he was a Hoss. As an immigrant from over a hundred centuries past (from Asia), he was an Immigrant Mutt, like the rest of us! The Eagle Hoss & Hound podcast is a platform for respect. Respect for the Eagle - the individual with a service background (including spouses). Respect for the Hoss - the Social Integrity Hero from our American past. Plus, the Hound - the common #AmericanMutt - you and me. Follow @EagleIMBUED - J.D. Collier

Chief Joseph, the leader of the Nez Perce Tribe of Native Americans from the Columbia River Plateau in the US Northwest, who in 1877 directed the efforts of his tribe to battle and eventually surrender to the US Army (in Montana only 40 miles from the Canadian border where they meant to escape). Chief Joseph had expected to join Sitting Bull who was in exile in Canada for awhile to recover from the brutal clashes that left many of his people dead and those still with him broken and desperate (after their 1400-mile journey fleeing the US Army's advance).  On surrendering, he said, "Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever."   Chief Joseph was a great speaker from the heart, and his wisdom shown through with many timeless quotes.  His spirited pleas perhaps were dismissed mostly during his time in the late 1800s, but he remains one of the most quoted of Native American leaders.  As a warrior, he was an Eagle, as a leader fighting for fair treatment of his people, he was a Hoss indeed!  The Eagle Hoss & Hound podcast is a platform for respect. Respect for the Eagle - the individual with a service background (including spouses). Respect for the Hoss - the Social Integrity Hero from our American past. Plus, the Hound - the common #AmericanMutt - you and me. Follow @EagleIMBUED - J.D. Collier