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Christmas to all you deplorables

| December 25, 2022 | 27 Comments
Christmas to all you deplorables

I normally don’t do Sunday columns. I figure with Boomer’s Sunday, no one would bother to read them, right? But seeing as how it’s Christmas: Merry Christmas to all you ‘deplorables who cling to your guns and Bibles’ in flyover land. Also to those of you behind enemy lines in places like the People’s Republik […]

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Christmas Eve Short takes – Navy up or out, new SMA, new Infantry 2LT, March awards

| December 24, 2022 | 42 Comments
Christmas Eve Short takes – Navy up or out, new SMA, new Infantry 2LT,  March awards

It’s the day before Christmas. Sun is out, wind has dropped, we will get above freezing today (first time in several days) and three of the four vehicles started during the snap. Life is good. The Navy is suspending its high-year tenure  program (we used to call it Up or Out in the Army) wherein […]

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Wednesday musing

| December 21, 2022 | 20 Comments
Wednesday musing

  Sorry, no news item in this one. I am privileged to talk to a highly intelligent school principal frequently and often get her insights into kids currently in school. Our conversation this week was interesting. “Kids today have no – and I mean no – conflict resolution skills. No one has taught them that […]

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Army gives one of its rarest awards to 5

| December 21, 2022 | 8 Comments
Army gives one of its rarest awards to 5

A bit behind the time – in June the Army gave one of its rarest awards to five aviation crew of a CH-47 after their Chinook was brought down in Afghanistan November 20, 2020. By a hut. The Broken Wing Award was established in 1968 and is given to Army personnel who show “extraordinary skill […]

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Man Convicted in Shooting Death of Navy Midshipman’s Mother

| December 15, 2022 | 29 Comments
Man Convicted in Shooting Death of Navy Midshipman’s Mother

A man was convicted in the shooting death of a mother of an Annapolis Midshipman. Man found guilty of murder for death of Naval Academy mom in 2021 By FOX 5 DC Digital Team | Published December 13, 2022 ANNAPOLIS, Md. (FOX 5 DC) – A man has been found guilty of murder for the […]

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Hump Day Shorts – Brinton, Doggy Mask, Relieved commanders, Fallujah

| December 14, 2022 | 76 Comments
Hump Day Shorts – Brinton, Doggy Mask, Relieved commanders, Fallujah

Oh, short articles…OK, sorry. Remember this sweetie? Sam Brinton of the nuclear waste and stolen luggage?  The administration is trying to distance itself and says Brinton is not one of theirs. Funny thing, according to Wikipedia’s bio he started working for the nuke boys in January this year. Makes him one of yours, Joe. They […]

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20-17 Army UPDATED

| December 11, 2022 | 24 Comments
20-17 Army UPDATED

  In the 123rd meeting between the Army and Navy military academies, Army prevailed in double-overtime and won by a field goal, 20-17. Army kicked a field goal with less than 2 minutes in regulation to force overtime, scored a touchdown on its first play of the initial OT period and forced a fumble on […]

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Navy Veteran drives 300 yards despite Police flashing lights and sounding horn

| December 9, 2022 | 33 Comments
Navy Veteran drives 300 yards despite Police flashing lights and sounding horn

Braxton Smith apparently did not pull over when the police flashed their lights at him, and made associated sounds. Smith continued driving for 300 yards before stopping. When asked why continued driving, Smith said that he was looking for a safe spot for both the police and for him. Smith also stated that he was […]

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