Archive for March, 2012
The LT you remember
StrikeFO sends us another link from the Duffle Blog. I know you guys know this lieutenant; Despite his success in such a dangerous environment as Kuwait, Lieutenant Boyd is taking all the positive praise in stride. “I haven’t really let it change me as a person you know. Everywhere I go on Camp Buehring I […]
White Glove/Iron Mike
You know that I’ll use any excuse to mention that I know Eve Chase, but this time, I’m a little hesitant. Here she is starring in the latest offering from our buddies, the Ranger Up guys in a video about the unlikely love that grows between an inspector at the Central Issue Facility and a […]
Iraq War veteran rescues man from mob
Derek Madrigal was at SanSouth Padre Island celebrating his 21st birthday when he saw a women being abused by a man because she didn’t want to dance with him. Derek stepped in to rescue the woman and then found himself the target of the man’s rage Madrigal suffered stab wounds and a brutal beating. Until […]
Veterans’ unemployment falls
Some of you may not have noticed, but the media is telling us that the unemployment rate for veterans is coming down. The folks at CNN/Time sent us a link to their article on the difficulties some veterans are facing in the world of civvies; 27-year-old Marcel Rowley, who went from being a combat infantryman […]
Iraq veteran foils convenience store robbery
Zack Thome, an Iraq War Army veteran and Mixed Martial Arts fighter, who is also a college student in Grand Rapids, happened to be in a convenience store when some derelict tried to rob the store. Being what he is, Zack choked the thief out, who claimed that he was armed, but apparently wasn’t and […]
Witness the unfolding campaign to strip your rights
There’s a new angle in the campaign to strip you of your rights to defend your self with the Constitutional tools afforded to you. In the wake of the Martin shooting in Florida comes a recent op-ed piece by Tom Brown for Reuters masquerading as reporting the “case” being built for the deconstruction of so […]
LTC Ralph Peters (Ret) unloads on the Generals
For those not familiar with Ralph Peters he’s an old MI guy and unapologetic supporter of the war in Iraq who later came out in opposition to the surge, before conceding it worked. His record, as with most fallible humans, is mixed. He’s been know for inflammatory quotes such as: “Make no mistake: the anti-war […]
Clinging to the PTS BS
Chris sends us an article about Robert M. Lanzilotti who shot a 19-year-old at a party, supposedly to scare the guy away from him. Well, the article says that Lanzilotti is mentally competent enough to stand trial, because apparently his lawyer is leaning on PTSD as the reason Lanzilotti shot young Cameron Bock, because Lanzilotti […]
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