Iraq
Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe, Medal of Honor recipient
One of this site’s favorite heroes, US Army Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe, will be receiving his posthumous Medal of Honor in a White House ceremony tomorrow. This concludes a 16 year fight to get him the recognition he so well deserves. I wrote about Cashe for a Valor Friday piece a while back, which […]
FINALLY! SFC Alwyn Cashe to be awarded MoH
The bravery of Alwyn Cashe should be well known to regular readers here. For those who don’t know, or would like a refresher (have tissues handy), here is my Valor Friday write up of this amazing man. He was a personal hero of our departed founder and platoon sergeant Jonn Lilyea. Finally, after years of lobbying to […]
Politician’s Military Service Called Into Question
Brenton Davis is campaigning for the office of Erie County executive. Recent comments from the Republican nominee have raised questions and invited some scrutiny in regard to his claims of combat experience. According to GoErie, some claims that raised eyebrows are: On Sept. 11, Davis posted a statement on Facebook describing his memories of 9/11 […]
Valor Friday
Some people are just obscenely good at being over-achievers. They don’t just follow a dream to be a firefighter, a lawyer, or a dentist. They go be all of them. My wife’s obstetrician was one such person. He’d attended college, went to law school, passed the bar and found it wasn’t for him. Off he […]
Marine Raider receives Navy Cross for actions fighting ISIS in Iraq
Jeff LPH 3 sends in this Marine Corps Times article; A former Marine staff sergeant received the Navy Cross on Aug. 26 for his 2020 heroic actions that saved the life of one French special operator and attempted to save, then recover the bodies of two Marine Raiders while fighting ISIS in northern Iraq. Marine […]
Tanker Tuesday – Desert Storm
For anyone who was there in February 1991, these videos should bring back some memories. We know a few who were there and have left us too soon. The M1 Abrams at 73 Easting takes out the Iraqi opposition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4d9KsTMA4E 3-Day battle Desert Storm 2/27/1991 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8cv6ds1TZI
Iraq News
I just wanted to remind everyone that we still have people over there in the Middle East, and hope and pray it does not turn into another major conflict, considering everything that has happened recently on this side of the pond. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/03/03/us-forces-rockets-hit-airbase-iraq-hosting-us-troops.html From the article: BAGHDAD — At least 10 rockets targeted a military base […]
Rockets Hit Iraqi Air Base
And this just in: we may be withdrawing from Iraq, bit by bit, but there are still malcontents outside in the darkness who simply want to pick a fight. Yep, those walloping warhogs over there in The Sand Pile are still taking potshots at people, including those at Iraqi bases. https://www.militarytimes.com/news/2021/02/21/officials-say-rockets-strike-iraqi-air-base-one-injured/ From the article: The […]
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