October 2009 - Argghhh! - The Network of Care

Part Two of the Twofer Fer You Two...

...fer Slinky, who's *just* about nailed it, but bobbled the "hovering" reference (which was for the Whoziss, not the Whatziss), and for Fishmugger because he wondered where the blonde went.For those of you who came in late, here's the backstory.And, as I said, Slinky was correct about the fixed-wing applocation -- now let's see iffen y'all can pin down *which* fixed wing aircraft it belongs to?As always, here's another dead giveaway clue -- with *context*!Geez, I might...

Published Thu, Oct 01 2009 1:13 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Postcards from the Edgy, Bill's Excellent Adventure

Wazzup With the Whatziss and the Whoziss

Rather than keep everyone on tenterhooks (as opposed to ninerhooks or 'lebenterhooks), I shall take great pleasure in announcing that everyone who guessed the Whatziss was a Hellfire launcher mounted on the wing of a Caravan was correct. Those who guessed it was the *left* wing will report to Fishmugger immediately after the post for remedial training in recognizing the difference between left, right, and cheese.This is what it looks like with the noisemaker on the rail.And sorry, Rod and LaMigra...

Published Fri, Oct 02 2009 1:31 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Postcards from the Edgy, Bill's Excellent Adventure

A new whatziss!

Forget all that context carp that Bill's all on about. I like treating you guys like flies - pull a wing off and watch you fly in circles. There is a little *** in the picture, though. Just to give you a size cue.

Published Fri, Oct 02 2009 9:45 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Gun Pr0n - A Naughty Expose' of the fiddly bits

No We Can't

Our President went overseas and projected yet again self loathing negativism about his own country. No wonder he lost his pitch to the IOC I am glad that we are all going to Rio . At least people are more optimistic down there Boq

Published Sat, Oct 03 2009 8:29 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Disgust with Everybody

Today's Medal of Honor Moment for 4 October

There are seven Medals awarded for actions on this day through our history militant. Two during the Civil War, four during WWI, and one during WWII.The Civil War, the second day in the Battle of Corinth, MS, 1862.ARCHER, JAMES W. Rank and organization: First Lieutenant and Adjutant, 59th Indiana Infantry. Place and date: At Corinth, Miss., 4 October 1862. Entered service at: Spencer, Ind. Birth: Edgar, Ill. Date of issue: 2 August 1897. Citation: Voluntarily took command of another regiment, with...

Published Sun, Oct 04 2009 9:30 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Medal of Honor

Today's Medal of Honor Moment for 6 October

Interesting bit of trivia for you - how many Medals of Honor do you think were presented by President Clinton, he who was cursed by "not having been tested" except by the endgame in Somalia? Yes, he did present the awards for Shughart and Gordon for the Battle of Mogadishu. He also presented 35 others, for a total of 37. What really drove President Clinton's numbers up was 22 award upgrades authorized for Asian-Americans believed to have been slighted during WWII. By contrast, the WWII...

Published Tue, Oct 06 2009 6:23 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Medal of Honor

H&I FIRES* 07 OCT 2009

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) The Lede: (VIDEO) Fighting Uphill in Afghanistan Old Blue: Okay, So Maybe My Day Wasn’t So Bad After All Bouhammer: A first hand account of treating the wounded from last weekend Army Household6...

Published Wed, Oct 07 2009 9:54 PM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Commentary

Plus ça change, plus - ça change!

An e-gram from VC / Castle cross-poster and Blogger-In-Her-Own-Right Miss Ladybug, who manages the Victory Caucus news feed:Hey, Bill -- This about your students?Yup, it sure is, Miss L..And here's the shot that probably would have accompanied that release:Remember this post from a while back?And remember this one, too? Well, the fledglings have learned to soar on their own...What's changed about this particular graduation ceremony, and why is it important? Simple enough -- the rotary wing...

Published Thu, Oct 08 2009 7:24 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Postcards from the Edgy, Bill's Excellent Adventure

Today's Medal of Honor Moment for 8 October

18 Medals earned on this day in history - 15 of them on the same day during the closing days of WWIThe Civil War, the battle of Perryville. Sergeant Durham seems like a guy to stay away from, and Private Surles a guy to keep close by!DURHAM, JOHN S. Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company F, 1st Wisconsin Infantry. Place and date: At Perryville, Ky., 8 October 1862. Entered service at: Malone, St. Croix County, Wis. Born: 1843, New York, N.Y. Date of issue: 20 November 1896. Citation: Seized the...

Published Thu, Oct 08 2009 7:45 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Medal of Honor

The color is coming

Morning at the Castle. I'll be busy with the Heart Walk today - see ya later!Of course, a little sun makes a big difference....

Published Sat, Oct 10 2009 7:07 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Castle Pr0n

Today's Medal of Honor Moment for 11 October

There are no Medals awarded for actions on this day in history until WWI.*BLACKWELL, ROBERT L. Rank and organization: Private, U.S. Army, Company K, 119th Infantry, 30th Division. Place and date: Near St. Souplet, France, 11 October 1918. Entered service at: Hurdle Mills, N.C. Birth: Person County, N.C. G.O. No.: 13, W.D., 1919. Citation: When his platoon was almost surrounded by the enemy and his platoon commander asked for volunteers to carry a message calling for reinforcements, Pvt. Blackwell...

Published Sun, Oct 11 2009 8:50 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Medal of Honor, Machine Guns

Remembering The Attack on USS Cole DDG 67

Nine years ago today, far from the safety and securty of America, 17 Sailors made the ultimate sacrifice. 39 more were injured. Maggie

Published Mon, Oct 12 2009 11:32 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Global War on Terror (GWOT), In Memoriam

For those of us with more take-offs than landings (in airplanes)

Pretty ballsy Sheriff, too. 58-0787 is the famous "Cornfield Bomber"In 1970, while assigned to the 71st FIS at Malstrom AFB, Montana , its pilot ejected during an inflight emergency. The pilot somehow got himself into a flat spin -- considered generally unrecoverable in an F-106 -- and he did what the flight handbook said to do -- get out ofit , i.e. eject.After the pilot did just that, 58-0787 recovered itself from this 'unrecoverable' situation. In a vain attempt to break the...

Published Tue, Oct 13 2009 6:03 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: I think it's funny!, Defending the Homeland, Aircraft

Epic Fail - Terrorism in Milan

Yesterday, a Muslim Kamikaze Failed Bomber attempted to blow-up an Italian Army Barracks in Milan, Italy - The Santa Barbara Kassern ...

Published Tue, Oct 13 2009 1:34 PM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: GWOT Whatever it is...

H&I FIRES* 14 OCT 2009

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. ******************* Oh - and Sanger... they are *too* Halloween lights . Speaking of SWWBO (you'll have to click that link above for that reference to make sense) she's looking for household robots (rogue or not) to deal with splodey-goats and other household pains, and I've got guard...

Published Wed, Oct 14 2009 10:32 PM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Commentary

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Part Two of the Twofer Fer You Two...

Wazzup With the Whatziss and the Whoziss

A new whatziss!

No We Can't

Today's Medal of Honor Moment for 4 October

Today's Medal of Honor Moment for 6 October

H&I FIRES* 07 OCT 2009

Plus ça change, plus - ça change!

Today's Medal of Honor Moment for 8 October

The color is coming

Today's Medal of Honor Moment for 11 October

Remembering The Attack on USS Cole DDG 67

For those of us with more take-offs than landings (in airplanes)

Epic Fail - Terrorism in Milan

H&I FIRES* 14 OCT 2009