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Another Valor Friday
We have an EOW notice of an Army veteran police officer. Sergeant Mark Butler of the Navasota, Texas Police Department was killed in the line of duty stopping a fleeing felon. His watch ended on Wednesday shortly after 1500 hours. The incident started in nearby College Station (with Navasota lying about halfway between College Station […]
Weekend Open Thread
By this time on Monday, we will have a new administration in the White House. Many on both sides hold hope. Many conservatives pray that Trump makes it safely and gets inaugurated on time. There are those on the left who expect something to happen involving Donald Trump’s being arrested and Kamala Harris being inaugurated under […]
No beards for Marines outside of medical waivers
The Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Eric Smith, declared that there would be no beards for Marines outside of medical waivers. Smith argued that Marines have a standard and a brand. There is a medical waiver for pseudofolliculitis barbae. Without the conditions needed for the medical waiver, Marines won’t be able to obtain a […]
Valor Friday
Last week, as we wrapped up the dramatic rescue of Bat 21, I discussed the Medal of Honor earning heroics of Navy SEAL Lieutenant Thomas Norris. Norris received the Medal of Honor from President Ford in 1976, after having initially refused the award. He was presented with the medal at a White House ceremony where […]
Friday Fragments
Well, first up is the formerly useful American Civil Liberties Union. I guess I am REALLY old – I remember when they used to be impartial defendants of the Bill of Rights, in its entirety. Heck, I remember when the National Rifle Association mentioned that the ACLU had actually supported the NRA’s side of lawsuits […]
“Harry Doyle”, Army vet, passes age 90.
Perhaps the funniest ex Army corporal ever passed on at the tender age of 90. Dubbed “Mr. Baseball” by no less than Johnny Carson, Bob Uecker epitomized baseball’s humor like few have done before or since, and was a touchstone of the Milwaukee Brewers almost from their start through two league championships (both American […]
Daily FGS
H&K VP9 Maine man shot after allegedly stealing front-end loader and threatening house by Ethan Andrews A Maine man was arrested on Tuesday morning after allegedly threatening to drive a stolen front-end loader through a home. The incident started with a call to Penobscot County emergency dispatchers at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday from a person […]
AWOL Austin: National Security Risk
SECDEF Lloyd Austin Watchdog: Pentagon chief’s secret hospital stay ‘unnecessarily’ risky By Noah Robertson A Pentagon watchdog found that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin needlessly risked U.S. national security by not immediately informing Congress and the White House of his hospitalization last January. “Although we found no adverse consequences to DoD operations arising from how the […]
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