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Dear Jonn…

Jonn Lilyea passed 5 years ago today. A recent photo of his marker is above. His last post to the blog read: “I’ll admit that I have “mumbly peg” scars on my feet, but none in my chest.” Where does one even begin to write about the man? He was eloquent: This is the same […]
Rumble Case Video

This is a Valor Vulture case on John Watts. Rumble LINK to the case. Special thanks to everyone for helping. Having some live testing going on makes it a whole lot easier. Link to our Rumble Channel https://rumble.com/Valorguardians
Short Takes: We’re #1, Navy 214s, Poland billing Germany for WWII, Nimitz water

Russian Mobilization Rejects 50% Russia reports rejecting up to 50% of those mobilized and fired a local enlistment officer in one region. The governor did not specify how many Khabarovsk region residents have been mobilized, but the 50% figure is believed to be the highest share of wrongful mobilization cases to be declared in a […]
Personnel issues

Seems like a bunch of minor things – but this is the kind of things that loses troops to CIVLANT when they could be retained. The Air Force comes in at the top of the list – Child care at Eglin is such a problem that since 7th SF moved in, they had to […]
Gallimaufry

From time to time I have to respond to an inquiry about “who we are”. Usually, it is some smarmy and unctuous malcontent pretending to give a rats ass about what we do here. I generally just ignore them. On rare occasion I feel compelled to respond if it is coming from someone that has […]
Annual Fundraiser -Here All Week(end)!

What, already? It’s time to shamelessly rattle the cup, and I’m your huckleberry. I recall Jonn’s reticence to ask for help, and I thought it pretty humorous the tuff paratrooper Platoon Sergeant gladly handed the chore off to me. See, I have no such qualms. The best things in life are free, but sadly it […]
Fair Warning: Clouds On the Horizon

Grain and world markets in trade: https://apps.fas.usda.gov/psdonline/circulars/grain.pdf US wheat sector 2021 – 2022 https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/crops/wheat/wheat-sector-at-a-glance/ And why are grain prices skyrocketing? Read at the link below, but don’t cringe just yet. https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/verify/the-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-is-raising-grain-prices-grocery-costs-could-go-up/65-9b211493-7818-4d04-ac63-dd79d4616ce2 Question: If the USA doesn’t import oil/gas from Russia, why are these prices rising like a thunderstorm in the distance? https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/verify/why-is-us-gas-skyrocketing-if-we-dont-import-much-russian-oil-russia-ukraine-oil-gas/65-abbd81e3-fd13-4eff-a779-3b4a78f41e2c Our research and […]
Regarding Those Idiot-Stick Mandates….

This should really piss off the mumblegum birdbrains in the general area of The Swamp: https://www.route-fifty.com/public-safety/2022/02/dem-mask-mandate/361730/ As the omicron variant of Covid-19 fades, at least five states with Democratic governors this week moved to roll back mask mandates. It’s a sign that even states that took a more cautious approach to battling the virus are looking […]
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