August 2009 - Argghhh!

“Hey, Bill,” the Boss said as I trudged across the company street from the flight line, “come into the Orderly Room after you get human again.”Since getting human entailed divesting myself of armor, flight gear, survival gear, miscellaneous weaponry, scuffed leather boots and flight suit, taking a (cold) shower, then putting on a clean flight suit, specific weaponry, and *shined* boots, I figured that meant 1. I wasn’t in trouble, 2. neither was anybody in the First...

Proof that God loves bureaucrats...

...detailing a classroom interaction in a local school. The teacher said, "Let's begin by reviewing some American History. Who said 'Give me Liberty, or give me Death'?" She saw a sea of blank faces, except for Little Johnny, a bright Navajo Indian boy who had his hand up. "'Patrick Henry, 1775," he said. "Very good!" Who said, "Government of the People, by the People, for the People, shall not perish from the Earth?" Again, no response except...

A Marine of the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division, loads a 50 cal. machine gun prior to moving into the firing slot, a key position in the defense of Boulder City after the Communists had taken outposts Berlin and East Berlin. This was the final battle before the Korean truce talks. ID #127-GK-235-A174618090806-A-2575T-003: LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Moultrie, Ga., native, Spc. Waylon Selph, a gunner with Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain...

Open post for those with something to share, updated through the day. New, complete posts come in below this one. Note: If trackbacking, please acknowledge this post in your post. That's only polite. ************************************* In today's From the Front: (Click on link to read stories highlighted below) Afghanistan My Last Tour : Election Mission-Air Force Style Michael Yon : Do Americans Care about British Soldiers? At War : Remembering a Soldier and a Reporter SGT Emily Anderson...

Getting some downtime... then and now. The biggest difference... in the old days, before the New Deal, the world was Black and White. It's in color now, thanks to Democrats. Just ask them. Soldiers playing cards during World War One. March 11, 1918. Photo courtesy the Truman Library.090807-A-2575T-012: LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Spc. Cailin Strubhar and U.S. Army Sgt. David Lloyd, both assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division...

I don't know what law school this kid is attending but if I were his dad I'd say it was worth the tuition...

Polish Prime Minister honors Soldiers on Armed Forces DayBy Polish Captain Katarzyna Szal/Bogumiła PiekutGHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The Polish Prime Minister Donald Tust, along with Gen. Bronisław Kwiatkowski, the operational commander of Polish Land Forces, met with Polish and American Soldiers at Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan, on Poland's Armed Forces Day, Aug. 15. "I pay homage for courage, sacrifice and heroism of all polish soldiers, here in Afghanistan," said...