January 2010 - Argghhh! - The Network of Care

3 Thugs And The .22 LR

P*WNED Laugh all you want about the smallness of a .22 LR cartridge. But last week, it saved the lives of a family in Texas. Though the thugs managed to seriously injure the 9-year old in the family. Like the man of the family that he is, he shot back and put one of the criminals in the hospital. Your Second Ammendment at work. Story HERE and HERE . Boq

Published Tue, Jan 19 2010 10:47 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Stupid Criminal Tricks Dept

Meet Erroll Southers

Meet Erroll Southers.

Published Mon, Jan 11 2010 11:16 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Disgust with Everybody

The best comment on the Forced March...

...came in email, from reader and occasional commenter JW:I read your story about the flat tire and colonoscopy. I was glad you didn’t take the prep first and then have to go out to fix a flat. That would have been a very interesting story.I read the second story of your winter walk home for your anniversary. I can imagine your dad in heaven getting summoned to see St Peter and told he needs to meet you at the gate. You’ll be living with your mom and dad for a while, because you’re...

Published Tue, Jan 12 2010 5:36 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: I think it's funny!, Castle Pr0n, I'm an idiot...

A Last Post Long Overdue

Ninety-four years, they had to wait to hear a Last Post played in their honour. Thankfully, no longer. Boq

Published Sun, Jan 31 2010 6:48 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Militaria

Today's Medal of Honor Moment for 28 January

There is only one Medal awarded for actions on this day. a posthumous award from World War II.This is the second "Fighting Mess Daddy" we've seen recently. World War II*GIBSON, ERIC G. Rank and organization. Technician Fifth Grade, U.S. Army, 3d Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Isola Bella, Italy, 28 January 1944. Entered service at: Chicago, Ill. Birth: Nysund, Sweden. G.O. No.: 74, 11 September 1944. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above...

Published Thu, Jan 28 2010 5:15 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Medal of Honor

We interrupt Haiti coverage because... well,

...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...

Published Tue, Jan 26 2010 5:27 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

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

TINS! "Hello, Operator?"

It all started a couple of weeks ago when one of the shooters who lives in our hootch was chowing down with an SF-type he served with in northern Af-stan and said, “See those guys over there? They were doing Special Ops when it was just a mission, and not a branch.” He was pointing at J.J. (a pseudonym) and me. Long story short, now there are a select group of Operators1 who join us for supper.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * There are a couple...

Published Tue, Jan 05 2010 3:44 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: GWOT Whatever it is..., Postcards from the Edgy, Bill's Excellent Adventure, This is no Sh*t!

Today's Medal of Honor Moment for 31 January

There are seven Medals awarded for actions on this day, all in the modern era, from World War II through Vietnam. Two were awarded posthumously.World War II. Indeed, where do we find such men? Look to your left. Look to your right. Look to that kid be-bopping down the road with his iPod glued to his ear and his trousers baggin' at his butt. This set of awards includes a documented example of pulling grenade pins with your teeth...DEBLANC, JEFFERSON JOSEPH Rank and Organization: Captain, U.S....

Published Sun, Jan 31 2010 2:38 PM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Medal of Honor, Citizenship

This hill is very high...

If yer a fat auld phart about to attack it at dusk and the drifts are 3-5 feet high......

Published Sun, Jan 10 2010 2:55 PM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: I think it's funny!, Castle Pr0n, I'm an idiot...

An Ice Castle morning

We woke up this morning to fog and heavy frost... with the destriers of Argghhh! out munching on the remnants of the big round bale.It was really quite lovely.With every thing limned in delicate icy filigreeJust plain purty. Waitaminnit. Whazzat?There, in the distance, at the end of the road.I missed, dammit....

Published Tue, Jan 12 2010 8:58 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Petulant Pundits, Castle Pr0n

Today's Medal of Honor Moment for 10 January

There are five awards of the Medal for today in our history militant. All in the last century, one a naval life-saving award, three from World War II and one from Vietnam.Interim Awards, 1901-1911. When the Medal was first authorized, it was the only award of it's kind, other than "Certificates of Merit." Congress specifically restricted the Medal to wartime, with the exception of the sea services, where Congress recognized the inherent dangers of shipboard life in the age of sail and...

Published Sun, Jan 10 2010 8:33 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Medal of Honor

Let us continue the teasing...

Here you go, Og. "Embiggened."This is a tough one. I know that were I you guys, I'd have spent all day yesterday thinking, "Dammit, I *know* what that thing is - I know I do!"And some of you will have that moment later.But, it ain't a flute or a piccolo. Nor is it a pipe for an organ. It's a firearm part....

Published Wed, Jan 20 2010 5:50 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

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

Meanwhile, at Band Camp...

...er, I mean Mudville - we find this interesting bit of prose:"Firm endorsements of the letter's description of the situation in Kirkuk have since been re-registered by most of the soldiers who were supposed to have written letters," explained the editors of the New York Times, "but that matters little to anyone who ever marched in the military command system." I shudder at the thought of what we owe those courageous reporters, of how close we came to the end of freedom as...

Published Tue, Jan 26 2010 5:30 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: GWOT Whatever it is..., Petulant Pundits, Media Morons

Don't Mess With Grandma

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

Published Sat, Jan 23 2010 3:46 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Gun Rights, Pistols

Sweet

Hey, it ain't B5 or Mudville, but it ain't bad, and all y'all have been part of it. Thanks!...

Published Sat, Jan 23 2010 5:17 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Shameless Self-Promotion

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