Afghanistan
White House Afghanistan withdrawal memo responds to pending Republican report
A member of “Team Biden” wrote a memorandum defending Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from Afghanistan. The memo presents points made criticizing the Afghanistan withdrawal, along with an explanation responding to each point. They dismissed the Republican report as being “cherry picked” with “false claims”. From the memorandum: * This partisan report is riddled with […]
Brother of Afghanistan Marine KIA Commits Suicide at Memorial
In a heartbreaking story, several news outlets are reporting that the brother of a Marine killed in Afghanistan during the withdrawal has killed himself at the site of a shrine honoring his brother’s sacrifice. Brother Of Marine Killed In Afghanistan Withdrawal Dies By Suicide During Memorial Service By Dillon Burroughs • Aug 14, 2022 • […]
Republican dispute over Afghanistan rescue claimed by State Department
Two former LTC/O-5s running for the Florida District 7 seat are in dispute over an Afghan rescue last year. Both are relying heavily on their ‘decorated’ military careers in their campaign literature, but one, Al Santos, is accusing Cory Mills, of stolen valor for his stories of rescuing an American woman and her three children. […]
Valor Friday
Some operations are so important that they’re kept classified for decades. The men and women who participated in them are forbidden to talk about them to anyone, even their own families. Such is the trade of being a clandestine warrior. Not all of these positions are for the secret squirrel super spy-types. We discussed the […]
Airmen cleared of wrongdoing in deaths of Afghans who mobbed C-17 during Kabul evacuation
As if this were in doubt, but with the current administration I guess I would have been shitting bricks if I were part of this crew. From Air Force Times; An American C-17 crew tasked with evacuating people from Kabul last August followed the rules of engagement and the law of armed conflict when they […]
Steven Eggert – Fake Special Forces Fire Starter
A Wisconsin man, Steven Daniel Eggert – 24 years old, is facing a pile of criminal charges for allegedly setting a dead man’s house on fire and stealing his firearms, is now facing stolen valor charges. I say ‘allegedly’ but Eggert was quoted in several articles telling reporters that he set the fire. Man accused […]
Four airmen recieve DFC for Afghanistan evacuation
Jeff LPH 3 sends in word that some Zoomies received attaboys for their efforts during Biden’s horrendously botched Afghanistan withdrawal. From Task and Purpose; Four members from a C-17A Globemaster III aircrew were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for their performance during the chaotic and violent evacuation of Kabul last August. During a ceremony at […]
Valor Friday
I’ve previously talked about Britain’s highest honor, the Victoria Cross. They also have an animal-equivalent award for animals in war, issued by the PDSA. The PDSA is an animal welfare charity, not dissimilar from the Humane Society here in the states. The PDSA’s Dickin Medal is considered to be the dog/horse/cat/pigeon version of Britain’s highest […]
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