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Boots on the ground in Poland
ROS sends us a link from the Washington Post which reports that this week, Poland and the US will announce the deployment of US troops to Poland in response to Russia’s movements in the Ukraine. But the defense minister also said that any immediate NATO response to Russian aggression in Ukraine, while important, matter less […]
Air Force PJs saving the world
Eggs sends us a link to af.mil which reports the story of several Air Force pararescuemen who were staffing a display at Davis-Monathan Air Force Base’s Thunder and Lightning over Arizona Open House when they had to leap into action to rescue a fellow who was there for the show; “We were all working the […]
Sunday morning feel good story
This Easter Day feel good story comes from Columbus, Ohio, where a homeowner confronted a burglar; The break-in and shooting happened after 10:00 PM at a home on Carrigallen Lane near Londonderry Avenue. Neighbors say shortly after the homeowner opened fire, several neighbors including the homeowner came to suspected burglar’s aid. The homeowner called 911. […]
Vet cheats vets
An Army reservist, Birdie Anderson, was able to scam the VA, and thus the rest of us, out of more than $364,000, according to The Tennessean; Birdie Anderson, 55, received a $80,600 grant from the VA in April 2007 in conjunction with a program to house homeless military veterans. Anderson used the grant to buy […]
To Support Our Patriots–Privatize the Military
It occurred to me in the last blog I put together, “Why So Few Choose to Serve,” that the government has a distinct advantage over American patriots, and because we have a Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps talking about why marines should be paid less. The reason for this is that the US government, […]
Remembering Our Forgotten Dead from Vietnam
The Vietnam War claimed over 58,000 American men and women in uniform (the officially-recognized total today is 58,220). It claimed a far greater number of Vietnamese. This much we all know. Those US military personnel who died as a result of the “official” Vietnam War are permanently memorialized in Washington, DC, at the Vietnam Veterans […]
Sgt. Reckless, Revisited
Jonn got an e-mail from one of our TAH readers recently, and forwarded it to me. It was the story of “Sgt Reckless” – the equine Marine. I guess the reader must have missed the story I wrote and posted at TAH about Sgt Reckless some months back. Still, it’s worth repeating. ——————— Yesterday (author’s […]
About that Kennedy-Bisping Bout . . .
Well, he didn’t knock him out, or even get him to completely shut up. But Tim Kennedy did defeat Michael Bisping in their UFC bout earlier this week. The bout went the distance. The Army Times has further details. I’ll leave it at that, since I’m sure TSO will want to weigh in with additional […]
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