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Gerber Mk II Man shoots suspect in self-defense in Buckhead, Atlanta police say ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A man is in custody after a shooting in Buckhead on Thursday morning, according to Atlanta police. The shooting happened in the street on Lindbergh Way NE at Piedmont Road NE between 6 and 7 a.m. […]
Weekend Open Thread
Since KoB put in a lot of effort to be “King of Firsts”, I figured it would be appropriate to dedicate this open thread to him. An additional throne sits in the throne room, left empty for KoB. Perhaps future mentions of the first commenter on the WOT could mention the additional throne set up […]
Venezuelan fighter jets provocatively flew near US Navy ship
The US Department of Defense is accusing Venezuela of flying two of its fighter aircraft near a U.S. Navy ship. The Department of Defense is describing this as a highly provocative move in international waters aimed at interfering with America’s counter narcotic terror operations. On a post on X, the U.S. warned the cartel running […]
Happy Birthday Pvt. Bailey
75 Years Young Beetle Bailey turns 75: the Army’s lovable slacker marches on By Clay Beyersdorfer When “Beetle Bailey” debuted in 1950, it was a college strip about a lanky underachiever who wanted to do as little as possible. Six months later, creator Mort Walker had Beetle enlist in the Army during the Korean War. […]
Valor Friday
I wrote about Philip Conran a while back. He’s a personal hero of mine, and the efforts to get his Air Force Cross upgraded to a Medal of Honor continues. News broke a month or so ago that legislation was (again) introduced in Congress to that effect. Closer to home, Conran’s home county of Santa […]
Friday Gaza updates
Well, we have commented on this in the past: 60-80,000 Palestinian residents of Gaza have left the city due to the ongoing conflict. You would think that number might be higher, right? A senior defense source on Wednesday said that Hamas is working hard to block Palestinian civilians from evacuating from Gaza City despite the […]
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Trench Knife Murder Charges Dropped in Fatal Fiesta Stabbing Case Santa Barbara DA Says Two Suspects in State Street Stabbing Acted in Self-Defense; Victim’s Family Is ‘Outraged’ By Callie Fausey The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday announced amended charges in the fatal stabbing on State Street during Fiesta weekend, including the complete […]
Newest, Oldest Marine Sergeant
Legendary Marine Raider finally promoted to sergeant at 100 One of the original Marine Raiders, Frank S. Wright and was bayoneted in the stomach and shot in the chest during combat across the Pacific in World War II, including at Iwo Jima. Jeff Schogol Frank S. Wright recently got what he described as a “big […]
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