Archive for June 30th, 2019
Marine testifies Navy SEAL did not stab detainee
Defense is at bat for SOC Gallagher now, calling witnesses to disprove the prosecutions case in the stabbing death of the ISIS Jihadi, and the sniping of two civilians. The prosecution has been rocked by violations of attorney/client privilege and Constitutional Rights of the accused, and the original prosecutors were relieved or replaced. The prosecution […]
President Trump Becomes First Sitting President to Step on North Korean Soil
President Trump became the first sitting US President to set foot on North Korean soil. This began with a tweet inviting their leader to meet for a handshake at the border. Then, after they came face-to-face, President Trump asked if Kim Jong-un wanted him to cross over. Kim accepted; they walked 10 steps into North […]
Boomer’s Sunday
Best of Boomer’s ‘toons for the week. Send ’em to your leftie relatives and spread the joy! They already think you’re a Fascist war monger anyway.
New Army Role in the World
There have been several articles elsewhere regarding China as a threat, which emphasized China’s aggressive efforts to gain control of South Asia, including Afghanistan and Pakistan. More on that later, but the driving force behind it is China’s aim at gaining control of mining rare earths in those areas, as well as control of shipping […]
Demns Lost Again. Poor Things.
Just in case you were wondering, the Democrats didn’t get to have their way in limiting Pres. Trump’s authorizations for sending troops to the Middle East and elsewhere. https://www.militarytimes.com/news/2019/06/28/senate-fails-to-limit-trump-war-powers-amid-iran-tensions/ The Senate fell short Friday, in a 50-40 vote, on an amendment to a sweeping Defense bill that would require congressional support before Trump acts. It […]
…and He’s Off to Parris Island Now
This young man went and joined up before he finished high school, so his school gave him a proper send-off ceremony. https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/2019/06/29/future-marine-gets-his-own-graduation-ceremony-before-leaving-for-parris-island/ He comes from the Dominican Republic originally. Now he’s lined up to serve his new country. BZ to him and others like him. I wish him well, with a long and prosperous career. […]
Three More Return
DPAA has identified and accounted for the following formerly-missing US personnel. From World War II Sgt. Howard F. Gotts, US Army, assigned to 66th Bombardment Squadron, 44th Bombardment Group (Heavy), US Army Air Forces, was lost in Romania on 1 August 1943. He was accounted for on 25 June 2019. Tech 5 John E. Bainbridge, […]
Sunday Feel Good Stories
Ruger LCR Video: Attempted burglary, shooting at Bouchards; owner says: “I don’t come to work to have a shootout” by Katie DeLong, John Parnon and Bryan Polcyn MILWAUKEE — A 20-year-old man facing charges in connection with an attempted burglary and shooting that occurred at Bouchards, a high-end clothing store on Martin Luther King Drive, […]
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