February 2010 - Argghhh!

News and Personal dispatches from the front and the home front.

That's it. That's all ya get. Run with it....

There are three Medals awarded for actions on this day, one of them posthumous. We span from the close of the early era with a Medal from a war not seen in these posts for some time - the Philippine Insurrection. We then move to Korea and Vietnam.Philippine Insurrection. A typically terse citation for Medals from this era.GEDEON, LOUISRank and organization: Private, Company G, 19th U.S. Infantry. Place and date: At Mount Amia, Cebu, Philippine Islands, 4 February 1900. Entered service at: Pittsburgh...

...because unlike some in our little milblogging community, I don't live on my email and twitter accounts at night. SWWBO gets somewhat pissy if I do. So, I missed this. McManus, our faux Brigadier in Houston, was busted for Stolen Valor . Yeah, we had a hand in this. Not so much this place in particular, but rather as in Milblogs in general, working in concert with POW.net and others.

"We are a nation at war," GEN Cartwright said in preface to the meat of his speech, "And it is killing our young soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines...and that must be the center of our budget planning decisions."

News and Personal dispatches from the front and the home front. (The online version is updated throughout the day and includes news about Iraq and Afghanistan) Foreign Policy: Operation Marjah - A Photo Essay of Coalition forces are hunting Taliban insurgents in the largest military operation in Afghanistan since the initial U.S. invasion in 2001. (VIEW PHOTOS) Afghanistan My Last Tour: A Lively ANA Discussion Part One - Last night I couldn’t sleep well and stayed up late preparing for my discussion...

Lance Cpl. Mark Trent, a scout sniper with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, provides security inside a compound in Marja, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 16, 2010. The Marines took shelter inside the compound after clearing it of insurgents and improvised explosive devices. Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers have been conducting Operation Moshtarak to rid Marja of Taliban presence and insurgent activity. (USMC photo by Lance Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde)...

Civil WarDAVIS, JOHN Rank and organization: Quarter Gunner, U.S. Navy. Born: Cedarville, N.J. Accredited to: New Jersey. G.O. No.: 11, 3 April 1863. Citation: Served on board the U.S.S. Valley City during action against rebel fort batteries and ships off Elizabeth City, N.C., on 10 February 1862. When a shell from the shore penetrated the side and passed through the magazine, exploding outside the screen on the berth deck, several powder division protecting bulkheads were torn to pieces and the forward...