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Homeless vet, Johnny Bobbit, left Marines after an abbreviated tour
Last week we all read the story of homeless former Marine Johnny Bobbit who gave a woman his last $20 for gasoline when she was on her way to a holiday gathering. She set up a GoFundMe account to pay him back and raised more than $381,000 so far. Well, the Marine Corps Times reports […]
Boy, I Hope These Reports are Wrong
Since both Fox News and the Daily Beast are already reporting this, I thought it was probably apropos to mention it here. Recent reports indicate there may be more to the recent incident regarding 2 Navy SEALs and one Army Green Beret that happened in Mali. That incident left the Green Beret, SSG Logan J. […]
HMS Vigilant; submarine booze cruise
Stars & Stripes reports on the UK’s HMS Vigilant, a submarine that has fallen under scrutiny after nine sailors tested positive for cocaine use and the commander and XO have been accused of fraternization with female crewmen. One sailor is said to have engaged in sex with a prostitute in a pool. All while they […]
Joe Hernandez; Oregon security dude
A couple of people have asked us about this fellow, Joe Hernandez of Eugene, Oregon where he has worked for a couple of years as a security guard. According to these radio hosts in the area, Joe has been suspended from his duties and the local sheriff’s department is conducting an investigation into his activities. […]
The Road Goes On Forever (Continued)
Well, not really. But this trip is indeed a longish one. US 70 – in the past called the “Broadway of America” – is still around, albeit no longer coast-to-coast (it now ends where it meets US 60 in Globe, Arizona). Still: parts of US 70 are indeed a drop-dead gorgeous drive. US 70 […]
From the Road
I’m back on the road again for a bit. So that means you all get lucky – articles from me may be somewhat limited for the next 2 or 3 weeks. (smile) Someone asked me if I’d be playing Willie Nelson’s “On the Road Again” during the trip. Probably not; I never was a huge […]
Patrick Mandeville was not a Green Beret
Someone sent us this article from the Twin Cities, Pennsylvania Morning Times in which they report that a local group presented a “Quilt of Valor” to Patrick Mandeville for his service in Vietnam; For 1969 Waverly High School graduate Patrick Mandeville — who served in Vietnam as a Green Beret — this honor came in […]
Dan Bilzerian; the records
We first wrote about fake celebrity, Dan Bilzerian in December 2013 when he was pushing the idea that he was “almost a SEAL”. According to Bilzerian, he was booted from BUD/S for reasons that seem to change. He claims that he struck an officer, that he cursed an officer, that he committed a safety violation, […]
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