May 2010 - Argghhh!

...there was a helicopter pilot who didn't tell a completely outlandish and totally unbelievable war story.But that was long, long ago, in a far-distant land, and it was only that one helicopter pilot.And it was only on that one day...* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Now, that's a perfect example of the kind of unwarranted, blatant, stereotyping abuse I'm subjected to on a daily basis by the ground-pounding gravel-crunchers over here. I swear, it's exactly like what happened that...

Call me nostalgic, but I preferred when the pirates of old used to swagger with cutlasses in hand...

Shamelessly swiped from Theospark after CAPT H pointed it out as a potential recruiting tool. And he's right, guns like that will certainly draw a whole new generation of Gunners.I don't feel bad about stealing if from Theo, since he swiped it from here....

Army Medic Earns Distinguished Service Cross Jerry Harben | U.S. Army Medical Command May 18, 2010 An Army medic’s heroism during a firefight in Afghanistan led to his recognition with the U.S. military’s second highest decoration for valor.Sgt. Joseph L. Lollino received the Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart from Lt. Gen. Eric Schoomaker, Surgeon General of the Army, May 17 during the Army Medical Symposium cosponsored by U.S. Army Medical Command and the Association of...

First the massive VBIED, now this from the CJTF-82 PAO shop: NEWS RELEASE MAY 19, 2010 UPDATE: Nearly a dozen insurgents killed during attack against Bagram this morning BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Several more insurgents were killed in addition to the seven militants who were killed during this morning's attack on the outer perimeter of Bagram Airfield, bringing the total up to nearly a dozen. The attack included rockets, small arms and grenades. Four of the insurgents killed were intended...

So, apparently the squeaky clean candidate is, well, perhaps a little (s)oiled. Oy. Ambinder is unconsciously delicious. The lede: C onnecticut Attorney General *** Blumenthal is denying a New York Times report that he routinely lied about his service in Vietnam. The next line: "The New York Times story is an outrageous distortion of *** Blumenthal's record of service," Blumenthal's campaign manager, Mindy Myers, said in a statement. My take: Oh, it's really okay and no big...

Woody Allen on how American politics would work in a perfect world.Woody Allen has a strange take on the democracy that allowed him to become rich and famous.The "Scoop" director said it would be a cool idea for President Barack Obama to be dictator for for a few years.Why?So he could get things done without all the hassle of opposing views getting in the way.In an interview published by Spanish language newspaper La Vanguardia (that we translated), Allen says “I am pleased with Obama...

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