Real Soldiers
The Berlin Airlift Candy Bomber
The Berlin Airlift is back in the news. The “Candy Bomber” now has a baseball field at Tempelhof Airport named for him. https://www.militarytimes.com/2019/05/12/baseball-field-dedicated-to-98-year-old-us-wwii-veteran-as-germans-recall-berlin-airlift/ Germans are celebrating the anniversary of the USAAF’s efforts to keep Berlin supplied with food and fuel at the end of World War II, despite Stalin’s attempt to seize control of the […]
Another One Leaves Us
The Navajo Nation has announced the passing of another Code Talker, Fleming Begaye, Sr., at the tender age of 97. The full story is here: https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2019/05/12/wwii-era-navajo-code-talker-fleming-begaye-sr-dies-at-97/ Per the article: According to the Navajo Nation, Begaye served as a Code Talker from 1943 to 1945 and fought in the Battle of Tarawa and the Batter of Tinian. […]
Former US “Marine” Strangles a Man to Fake His Own Death
The TimesLive in South Africa (SA) published a story today about Karl Kamal Rashid, who is reported to have served time in the US Marine Corps. Rashid has admitted to strangling a man to death, putting him in a car and burning the vehicle to fake Rashid’s death. “In all the 23 years I have […]
More Tanks and Heavy Stuff
Not saying it’s Tanker Tuesday, but if any of you have tanker stuff, or HE adventure memories you’d care to share, by all means, please do so. Stories are always welcome. These are US tanks/armored divisions overseas, e.g., Germany, going from Hohenfels to Grafenwoeher. Granted, it was done in 2014, but thanks to Youtubers, we […]
Army Ranger battalion deployment kills, captures 1,900 terrorists
The 1st Ranger Battalion has deployed 22 times to support the war on terror, the deputy commanding general of Joint Special Operations Command said. The 1st Ranger Battalion’s members ran 198 combat missions that resulted in 1,900 terrorists killed or captured in their most recent deployment. After the deployment, 14 of the Rangers recently received valor […]
10th Mountain Infantry WWII
Thunderstixx sniffled a little over my post of the Army’s WWII tanker training film. Thunderstixx says: on February 11, 2019 at 11:25 pm How come you never do anything for us US Army 9th Infantry Division Ski Instructors ??? I’m crushed… I did due diligence on this, but found that there weren’t any 9th Infantry Ski Instructors, because […]
Nation’s oldest military veteran dead at 112
America’s oldest veteran, Richard Overton — credited God, whiskey and cigars for his longevity — died Thursday in Texas at the age of 112. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) By Frank Miles | Fox News America’s oldest veteran, Richard Overton, who served in the Army during World War II, died Thursday in Texas at the age […]
Some People’s Kids….
This one is a little unusual. Well, really, it’s quite unusual, but it’s true. Our friends at Military Phony checked this story thoroughly, because the late Jonn Lilyea did not believe it was true. But it is true. The young man in the photo below was 14 years old when he enlisted in the U.S. […]
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