November 2009 - Argghhh! - The Network of Care

Today's Medal of Honor Moment for 19 November

There are six awards of the Medal of Honor for actions on this day. 5 of them are posthumous. All of them are from the modern era, starting in WWII.World War II - ask yourself, warrior - could you do what Captain John Cromwell, USN, did? WWII also gives us our only survivor - Joe Foss, who I have had the honor of meeting.*CROMWELL, JOHN PHILIP Rank and organization: Captain, U.S. Navy. Born: 11 September 1901, Henry, Ill. Appointed from: Illinois. Other Navy award: Legion of Merit. Citation: For...

Published Thu, Nov 19 2009 5:08 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Medal of Honor

Deployment

Same Uniform, Same Army, Same War. Same Tearful Good-byes, Same Invocation By The Chaplain...

Published Fri, Nov 20 2009 7:00 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: GWOT Whatever it is...

Some Random Thoughts Today

It is now the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month over here.Ninety-one years ago, the War to End All Wars came to an uneasy halt. That war didn't end all wars, despite the hopeful chirping of the idealists -- it merely set the stage for a bigger global war, which , in turn, set the stage for the global war John and Dusty and I fought, although in different theaters, in different decades.Four decades ago, today, at just about this time, I was just getting to know my theater...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2009 12:22 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, GWOT Whatever it is..., Postcards from the Edgy

A whatziss for a lazy Friday

It's Friday - I'm both busy and lazy. Was this a great week or what? We had two two-day weeks with a full half-weekend in the middle!Well, some of us did.So - a whatziss!I suspect someone will get this pretty quick, if they've been paying attention to the things I pay attention to....

Published Fri, Nov 13 2009 5:32 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

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

Giving Thanks

May all pass this day amongst loved ones. And for those who can't, may their reunion be as heartfelt as HER's . Happy Thanksgiving! Boq

Published Thu, Nov 26 2009 5:24 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Commentary

Chicken Little

Every time that Attila of Argghhh goes to work, a cuddly Polar Bear is flung to its death...

Published Mon, Nov 23 2009 10:24 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Moonbat Watch

Just One More Thing

The Dems say: We just need one more thing to pass the Health Care Bill. More Taxes on the Pharmaceutical Industry. Boq

Published Fri, Nov 06 2009 8:08 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Politicians Hit Bottom, Dig...

Today's medal of Honor Moment for 17 November

There are seven awards of the Medal for this day, spanning from the interim period of 1817-1898 to World War II. We meet some famous holders today, such as "Hiking Hiram," not to mention the scion of two famous Admirals, and a darling of the anti-war Left.We open with a naval lifesaving award, which today would be covered by the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, the highest award for non-combat heroism.Interim Awards, 1871-1898.MITCHELL, THOMASRank and organization: Landsman, U.S. Navy. Born...

Published Tue, Nov 17 2009 4:13 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Medal of Honor

And then there were 93...

...living Holders of the Medal of Honor. There are 100 Senators. When I joined the Army, there were 293 living Holders. There's good news and bad news in that - the good news is... we haven't had to fight the kinds of wars that produce large numbers of Medals. The bad news, is that empirically, the Services seem to be gravitating to making it harder and harder to earn a Medal without dying during the act. But that's a different rant. From the American Legion:Comrades: Col. Lewis Lee Millett...

Published Tue, Nov 17 2009 6:07 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Medal of Honor, In Memoriam

The persistence (and malleability) of memory

They were soldiers once...And young.50 years after the event, and there they are, rushing across the field where so many of their comrades died, for the benefit of the camera. And they look like they're having a good time, in that perverse way that many who've never seen the elephant don't understand.And it's simple. They remember the good. The Cause. The bond of brothers-in-arms. A bond of an intensity that rivals and can exceed marriage.The Auld Soldier, when he retired, put away...

Published Fri, Nov 20 2009 4:49 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Commentary, Historical Stuff, Observations on things Military

Gotta admit...

...I enjoyed yesterday's election returns much better than a year ago.Now to see what message who takes away from it - aside from the Dems spinning the NY-23 election as the single most important indicator of anything that occured yesterday and those two governorships as meaningless, and the Republicans spinning them (probably more correctly, but no doubt overstated) as the opposite.That said - the Republicans need to understand that what happened yesterday wasn't Republicans going to the...

Published Wed, Nov 04 2009 5:56 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Politics, Rino-plasty

Meanwhile, out near Las Vegas...

...we find a little eye candy for Dusty. A P-51 Mustang, F-86 Sabre, F-4 Phantom and A-10 Thunderbolt (clockwise) break over Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., for the Air Combat Command heritage flight during the 2009 Aviation Nation open house Nov. 13, 2009. The open house is an opportunity for the Las Vegas community to view aerial demonstrations and static displays of various aircraft from the military. The open house also acts as the final air show of the year for the U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration...

Published Thu, Nov 19 2009 5:55 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Observations on things Military, Aircraft

Teacher Unions - Subverting Our Children

I always thought that Teachers Unions were left leaning partisan organizations. But never thought that they would actively work to destroy the foundations upon which our republic is founded on...

Published Mon, Nov 02 2009 10:41 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Disgust with Everybody

AVE, Pater Patriae!

We in the U.S. venerate the Fathers of our Country. We have George Washington , John Adams , Thomas Jefferson , James Madison , and other luminaries. Kosovo, on the other hand...

Published Mon, Nov 02 2009 10:18 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Heartless Libertarian reports from Afstan

As of today, there is a brigade (a small one by US standards - 2 infantry battalions, plus support, including artillery, helos, and UAVs - but still a brigade) of French troops operating under the command of the American general in RC-East. The French are responsible for Kapisa province and the Surobi district of Kabul province. Ever since they lost 10 troops in a battle in Surobi last summer, the French have, in the words of a 101st planner, "had their game face on." Kapisa and Surobi...

Published Mon, Nov 02 2009 5:46 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Observations on things Military, GWOT Whatever it is..., Artillery

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