October 2009 - Argghhh!

I know I don't have a lot of Airpower stuff to pontificate on much these days, what with very little going on in the air combat arena around the world right now, but for what it's worth, allow me to clue you in to what often goes on in the front of an airliner during relatively long (3+ hours, say) trips.While no longer a Hog pilot, I do still fly for a livink and am sitting in the hotel waiting for my next trip to start day after tomorrow.I just got in from Taipei early this afternoon and...

From CNN:NEW YORK (CNN) -- When filmmaker Roman Polanski was arrested Saturday in Switzerland, he was on his way to accept an award for Lifetime Achievement at the Zurich Film Festival.Polanski's friend, Swiss filmmaker Otto Weisser, was among the first to publicly run to his defense. "This is for me a shock. I am ashamed to be Swiss, that the Swiss is doing such a thing to brilliant fantastic genius, that millions and millions of people love his work," Weisser said upon learning the...

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) A World of Troubles: Baghdad's deadliest bombing, yet again Peter Bergen: The U.S. is losing Afghanistan on two fronts Lt Col Rupert Jones: 4 RIFLES CO reflects on OP HERRICK 10 IraqPundit...

The Pit, it Burnses us it does!Remember our discussion of Hoser or Poseurs? And Bill's comments therein about Rick Strandlof/Duncan? From the Marine Corps Times article about charges finally being filed...Online discussionsThe case frustrated veterans across the country, and spawned spirited discussion in veterans communities online. A Sept. 23 entry on the American Legion’s Burn Pit blog, questioning why he has not been charged, generated more than 120 comments, and at least a dozen bloggers...

What ever happened to that proud and self reliant spirit of the New England of old?

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

First up - in keeping with the post below this one, about bemusing history... the last of the leaders of the Warsaw Uprising, Marek Edelman, has passed away.Kevin forwarded this next story which is interesting to me because the man who is the subject of it, George Hobson, was an acquaintance of the Auld Soldier, and attended his funeral. George has his own ghosts to wrestle with from his time in the fire. This is a good story of Leave No Man Behind.And here, with a lede designed to catch Dusty's...

Today rather exceeds the daily average for the Medal, which is about 10 per day, with 49 Medals spanning the Civil War, the Indian Campaigns, sailors in peacetime, WWI and Vietnam. We open with the Civil War and iron men from a wooden ship, the USS Tacony during the fight to take Plymouth, North Carolina from the rebels. One was wounded serving Tacony's pivot gun, the other four went ashore to spike the rebel guns.Civil WarBRUTSCHE, HENRY Rank and organization: Landsman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1846...