Gary W. Toyn

Orange spray-painted swastika on a Utah bike trail, documented to report to city authorities I was enjoying a gorgeous autumn afternoon bike ride on a paved trail near Layton, Utah. The air was clear, the mountains stood sharp and tall, dusted in snow. For a couple of hours, I couldn't imagine a better escape from the world. Then I rolled up to this: a large, bright orange swastika spray-painted across the middle of the trail. It stopped me in my tracks. I stood there staring

My USO bandmates, 1985 Forty years ago this month, I was dangling out of a Chinook helicopter, wind whipping my hair as I watched the Honduran jungle rush by below. Me strapped into a "monkey harness" in our CH-47 Chinook I was riding high on adrenaline and applause...enjoying the excitement of another helicopter ride on another whirlwind USO tour. I was convinced I was living my dream as a musician. In retrospect, I was pretty clueless. About life, my responsibilities. Just

Lithuania’s Holocaust and shifting blame echo in today's Gaza. Discover how victimhood fuels violence and why history’s lessons matter.

SA Members Enforce Boycott of Jewish Stores - Bundesarchiv, Bild 102-14468 Georg Pahl CC-BY-SA 3.0) Why did the Nazis ignore the “Mormon...

This is a difficult Memorial Day post, so forgive me if I sound overly sentimental. This is the first Memorial Day since my son Trevour...