SEALs
Saturday Shorts
Some of you older fellas here remember the aftermath of when Osama bin Laden was finally terminated – seemed the SEALs involved spent years blowing their own horns about it, right? Reminded me of the old Cold War line that “the difference between classified information and common knowledge is that common knowledge is harder to […]
Steve Robinson, SEAL and stolen valor warrior, passes away
Snake noted the recent passing of a friend in the stolen valor community. Steve Robinson has passed at the age of 75. Snake worked with him on a few phony SEAL cases. Steve was the OG outer of fake SEALs in the days before Don Shipley brought his glorious hair and sardonic wit into the […]
Dreamcatcher: U.S. Navy Door Gunner in Somalia
The folks at MilitaryPhony.com send us their work on this Wesley Wade Washoe fellow, who claims to have been a U.S. Navy door gunner (yes, a door gunner), a veteran of the Gulf War and Somalia, and SEAL dreamer extraordinaire. Meet Wesley Wade Washoe, his city’s own military fiction novelist, age 54 and still workshopping […]
She coulda been a SEAL
This middle-aged lawyer lady from Long Island is suing the Navy. She was *this* close to fulfilling her lifelong dream of becoming the first female Navy SEAL. If only the Navy hadn’t slow-walked her application past the line where she was now too old. Those nefarious Navy recruiters risked missing their quota and signing a real […]
NYC Helicopter Crash
Let’s talk about the dramatic and tragic helicopter crash in NYC yesterday. A Bell 206 (a venerable, long-serving airframe in both military and civil applications) appears to have broke apart over the Hudson River while flying what seems like a routine tourist flight. Juan Browne (aka Blancolirio) over on YouTube has a video on it […]
Valor Friday
Last week, as we wrapped up the dramatic rescue of Bat 21, I discussed the Medal of Honor earning heroics of Navy SEAL Lieutenant Thomas Norris. Norris received the Medal of Honor from President Ford in 1976, after having initially refused the award. He was presented with the medal at a White House ceremony where […]
SV accusations in close Senate race in MT
October surprises abound in elections across the country. Will they derail a hopeful’s chance at becoming a millionaire dedicated public servant that wouldn’t dream of insider trading? Here’s hoping we get Congressmen that are actually interested in the public service aspect of the job. A guy can dream, right? Today’s October surprise comes from NBC […]
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