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No Explanation Necessary
DPAA doesn’t appear to have listed any new POW/MIA accountings this week. So instead of the normal “No Longer Missing” article, here’s a bit of music. This one’s from a group of now-middle-aged Irshmen. I’m thinking any of our male readers who’ve (1) loved someone and (2) are 35 or older can identify with this […]
Drone collided with Black Hawk helicopter
David sends us a link to Reuters which reports on a collision between a hobbyist’s DJI Phantom 4 drone and a US Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter near Staten Island, New York while the Army aircraft was involved in security operations for the United Nations General Assembly; The helicopter landed safely but a 1 1/2–inch […]
The 15:17 to Paris
The trailer for the newest Clint Eastwood-directed film “The 15:17 to Paris” was released today. It’s about Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler, the heroes of the terrorist attack on a train to Paris. The ambitious film stars the actual trio as themselves. From Sacramento Fox 40; Eastwood’s film is said to be set […]
British officer faces manslaughter charges for deadly training accident
The UK’s Telegraph reports that Ranger Michael Maguire of 1st Bn The Royal Irish Regiment, an Afghanistan veteran, was killed in a training accident in May 2012, for which Captain Jonathan Price, the Range Officer, is facing manslaughter charges in a British court next year. Maguire was eating his lunch nearly a thousand yards away […]
Yer Saturday Chuckle – Things You See While Traveling
On a recent trip, I took a route I hadn’t taken in 20 years. Much of the route was pretty much the same as I remembered. But there was one recent change that caught my eye. Now, I happen to like roadside billboards. Yeah, some of them can be pretty garish and ugly. But they […]
Michael Flynn to plead guilty to making false statements
According to Stars & Stripes, Michael Flynn, the former national security advisor to President Trump is scheduled to make an appearance at a hearing in DC in a few minutes to plead guilty to making false statements to FBI investigators in regards to his contact with the Russian government; A plea hearing is scheduled for […]
Rob Riggle; 12 Strong
The folks at the Conan O’Brien show sent us interviews that Rob Riggle, a retired Marine Lieutenant Colonel, did with Conan this week. Riggle is appearing in a movie, 12 Strong, about the guys who went to Afghanistan in the early days of the War Against Terror. In the movie, Riggle plays his former commander […]
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 […]
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