January 2010 - Argghhh!

Remember these?The mosaics of President Bush made from pictures of the fallen?Wonder when the anti-war left will get around to making some for President Obama?[crickets chirp]Fair and balanced, right? Oh - and if you find any, lemme know, I'll link 'em. I haven't found any, but admit I haven't looked that hard. You didn't have to look hard for these - they were in your face...Heh....

...as important as Haiti is, there *is* still a war on. And we like puppies here at the Castle. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Paul N. Krist enjoys a moment with his bomb-sniffing dog, Max, before beginning a search for homemade explosives in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Jan. 19, 2010. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Walter Marino.By Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Walter Marino Special to American Forces Press Service HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Jan. 25, 2010 - Their truck sways from side to side...

There are eight Medals awarded on actions for this day. Seven are naval lifesaving Medals, covering two events, and the eigth is a posthumous combat award during WWII.Interim Awards, 1901-1911BEHNE, FREDERICK Rank and organization: Fireman First Class, U.S. Navy. Born: 3 October 1873, Lodi, N.J. Accredited to: New Jersey. G.O. No.: 182, 20 March 1905. Citation: On board the U.S.S. Iowa, 25 January 1905. Following the blowing out of the manhole plate of boiler D of that vessel, Behne displayed extraordinary...

...and some thoughts on public affairs and how things are portrayed. An email from a Vietnam-era vet who is working aboard USNS Comfort.Sorry it’s been so long for an update but internet access has been non-existent on the ship. In fact as I’m typing this I still don’t have access but I wanted to catch some notes on my laptop and mail them as soon as I can. When I do send email, if you reply please delete all the text of the email I sent you to keep the message small. The bandwidth...

There are four Medals awarded for actions on this day. We open with a Buffalo Soldier and close with two heroes of the Pacific in WWII, both of who received their awards posthumously (though one with an asterisk).Indian Campaigns. Corporal Greaves was a Buffalo Soldier who helped establish the respect that native americans had for black soldiers - a respect the Army wouldn't accord them until President Truman essentially made them. GREAVES, CLINTONRank and organization: Corporal, Company C, 9th...

U.S. Air Force officers controlled traffic from this makeshift setup at Port-au-Prince’s airport on Monday, Jan. 18 (Julie Platner for The Wall Street Journal) Boq

The next time you think Granny is just a sweet old lady who bakes you cookies and pinches your cheek, remember this .