Marines
Send in the Marines
USS Tripoli (LHA-7) Amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli and elements of the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) will join USS Gerald R. Ford and Abraham Lincoln carrier strike groups already on-station. USS Tripoli, 2,500 Marines headed to Middle East The move bolsters the 50,000 troops and two carrier strike groups that are already in […]
Valor Friday
Here’s one of the most Marine-looking Marines to ever Marine. Kenneth Walsh was the #4 top scoring Marine fighter ace of World War II. Here’s how he earned that shiny blue ribbon that outranks all the others. From Military Times; World War II in the Pacific produced a remarkable 10 fighter pilots of the United […]
Medal of Honor Monday
It’s getting hard to keep up with the flurry of valor decorations being awarded/upgraded lately. I’m not complaining, as the people being honored have, in almost all cases, been very long, long overdue. I hope to report on many more of these award upgrades. As Lmn0351 noted in my Valor Friday piece last week, the […]
The GOP senator broke my hand!
The fella, who looks like a raging jackass, acted like a raging jackass. You see, while wearing his Marine blues to a Senate hearing, he interrupted to “protest” the Iran war. He yelled something about how the Jews run US foreign policy (I’m not joking), then got “escorted” out by Capitol Police. Like a petulant […]
Marines Defend Karachi Consulate
US Consulate Karachi, Pakistan Marines opened fire after group attempted to storm US consulate in Pakistan “It’s just seven to 20 guys; that’s all you have facing an angry mob. Being in that headspace is important. Your back is really against the wall.” Jeff Schogol Marines assigned to the U.S. consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, recently […]
Saturday updates
Welp, now that the HMFIC has confirmed the Search button has been removed, I’m gonna have to revert to “y’all remember when we talked about XXX?” (And hope some of you deplorables don’t instantly actually GO XXX.) Oh, and the Army Times suggested you woo your significant other with WWII acronyms for Valentine’s Day. I […]
Staff Sergeant Awarded for Heroism
Navy and Marine Corps Medal Marine earns service’s highest non-combat award for vehicle rescue By Cristina Stassis A U.S. Marine was awarded the service’s highest non-combat award on Feb. 6 for heroic actions in 2024, when he saved another Marine’s life following a motor vehicle accident. Staff Sgt. Billy Scafidel, an armory chief with the […]
Marco Sends In The Marines
Not Yours When the WHO Wouldn’t Return the Flag, Trump and Rubio Sent the Marines David Manney Respect is nothing more than an abstraction until somebody refuses to show it; that’s when symbols clarify moments. Flags matter because they represent authority, sacrifice, and ownership. The World Health Organization (WHO) crossed that line when it decided […]
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