March 2010 - Argghhh! - The Network of Care

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Yo, Bill - in your post below, you allude you are living in a situation that must cost Carborundum a lot of sleep and make him very twitchy. I ask, because Heartless Libertarian sent along this article, and asks the question - Did Bill send Carborundum, et al, on TDY? Or did they simply train this guy's guardian angels ? (N.B. - Carborundum is Bill's long suffering Guardian Angel )

Published Fri, Mar 05 2010 5:45 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: GWOT Whatever it is..., I think it's funny!, Helicopter Pr0n - 10,000 fiddly bits all flying in formation...

Not Your Grandma's Chop-Sticks

How about something different this morning...

Published Fri, Mar 05 2010 5:45 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Something for the Soul

Today's Medal of Honor Moment for 5 March

There were seven Medals awarded for actions on this day, three of them posthumous. Four are from the Civil War, three from Vietnam.Civil War. A cavalryman capturing a flag, and three sailors trying their hand at being field artillerymen.BOURY, RICHARD Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 1st West Virginia Cavalry. Place and date: At Charlottesville, Va., 5 March 1865. Entered service at: Wirt Courthouse, W. Va. Birth: Monroe County, Ohio. Date of issue: 26 March 1865. Citation: Capture of...

Published Fri, Mar 05 2010 5:41 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Medal of Honor

Taking Back the Infantry Half-kilometer

This is a student monograph written by Major Thomas Ehrhart, who is a student in the School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) here at Fort Leavenworth. This is the "second year" program by which select students stay an extra year at the Command and General Staff College and earn a Masters, and are the cadre of the Army's strategic planners. Not surprisingly, they have to write papers, and this is one such on the weaknesses of our current infantry weapons and training in the context...

Published Fri, Mar 05 2010 5:15 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Observations on things Military, GWOT Whatever it is..., Gun Pr0n - A Naughty Expose' of the fiddly bits, Rifles

Trees, Forest. Forest, Trees.

Mea culpa. For reasons I’ll explain in a bit…* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The segment of my normal walk-to-work route through the Iraqi compound is now a scale model of the Sea of Japan, courtesy of a week’s worth of continuous rain, so I took the Long Way ‘Round along what used to be a taxiway for MiG-21s. As I turned the corner, I spotted a convoy forming up about fifty meters ahead, with a couple of cammied, Up-Armored Hummers in the lead. From the green-brown-sand splotch...

Published Fri, Mar 05 2010 5:14 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

From the Front: 03/04/2010

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

Published Thu, Mar 04 2010 8:02 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Global War on Terror (GWOT)

A Manscaped Army

No Irish Pennants on this SSG...

Published Thu, Mar 04 2010 6:05 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

SWWBO has been busy.

She's found she doesn't want to do business with people who say she's stupid... She's announced the birth of a new grand-kid... ...and she's seeking some help on getting power to her new studio . Anybody with experience or knowledge with solar, wind, etc, whether off-grid or connected to the grid, drop over and have a chat.

Published Thu, Mar 04 2010 5:48 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Castle Pr0n

Today's Medal of Honor Moment for 4 March

Today is an eclectic day for the Medal where we range farther afield than we have of late. There are six Medals associated with this date. Three for actions on 4 March, and three authorized on 4 March. The distinction will become clear as you read. They range from a naval lifesaving Medal, to the Philippine Insurrection, to World Wars I and II. Four are posthumous awards.Interim Awards, 1871-1898RYAN, RICHARDRank and organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1851, Connecticut. Accredited to...

Published Thu, Mar 04 2010 5:09 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Medal of Honor

High Noon For Maj. Gorbea

How time flies. Last time I saw Maj. Gorbea, he was still in middle school...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2010 12:32 PM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Commentary

From the Front: 03/03/2010

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

Published Wed, Mar 03 2010 10:38 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Global War on Terror (GWOT)

Today's Medal of Honor Moment for 3 March

The Medal has been a harsh mistress on this day in history, with five of the six Medals awarded for actions on this day being posthumous awards. Four of them are from Iwo Jima, two from Vietnam.World War II*BERRY, CHARLES JOSEPH Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 10 July 1923, Lorain, Ohio. Accredited to: Ohio. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as member of a machinegun crew, serving with the 1st Battalion...

Published Wed, Mar 03 2010 4:34 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Medal of Honor

A Trip To The Woodshed, Joisey Style

Please pardon this wonkish entry. But I couldn't help but cheer Gov. Christie's feet-to-the-fire session that he gave New Jersey's mayors, last week...

Published Tue, Mar 02 2010 10:56 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Busy Time For GA Corps

Carborundum's colleague in East Anglia was kept VERY busy, recently...

Published Tue, Mar 02 2010 7:36 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: GWOT Whatever it is...

A Canine Conundrum

How many dogs does it take to change a light bulb? Golden Retriever: “The sun is shining, the day is young, we've got our whole lives ahead of us, and you're inside worrying about a stupid burned out bulb?”Border Collie: “Just one. And then I'll replace any wiring that's not up to code.”Dachshund: “I can’t even reach your *knee* -- and you expect me to reach that lamp?”Rottweiler: “Make me.”Boxer: “Who cares? I can still...

Published Tue, Mar 02 2010 6:41 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: I think it's funny!, Postcards from the Edgy, Furry Family Members

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Not Your Grandma's Chop-Sticks

Today's Medal of Honor Moment for 5 March

Taking Back the Infantry Half-kilometer

Trees, Forest. Forest, Trees.

From the Front: 03/04/2010

A Manscaped Army

SWWBO has been busy.

Today's Medal of Honor Moment for 4 March

High Noon For Maj. Gorbea

From the Front: 03/03/2010

Today's Medal of Honor Moment for 3 March

A Trip To The Woodshed, Joisey Style

Busy Time For GA Corps

A Canine Conundrum