June 2010 - Argghhh! - The Network of Care

From the Front: 06/08/2010

In today's From the Front : (Click on link to read stories highlighted below) This post is courtesy of The Thunder Run

Published Tue, Jun 08 2010 8:41 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Global War on Terror (GWOT)

Where Ikea, Apple Stores & Cabelas Collide

Leave it to the Germans take the concept of Cabelas and give it a decidedly Teutonic spin...

Published Tue, Jun 08 2010 6:51 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Gun Rights

From the Front: 06/07/2010

In today's From the Front : (Click on link to read stories highlighted below) This post is courtesy of The Thunder Run

Published Mon, Jun 07 2010 12:02 PM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Global War on Terror (GWOT)

Got this piece of Red State blogfodder in email this weekend. Mmmmmm, juicy! FW: Clueless..... Now is it just me, are both of them as dumb as they appear. I guess this could have been taken in a mirror which would screw it up, or maybe it is authentic. I would not doubt it being authentic!!!! Note both have rings on their ring finger and most likely on their left hand. I think they are truly clueless!!!! His suit coat is buttened correctly, so it is not a mirror image. These people are so clueless...

Published Mon, Jun 07 2010 6:03 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: I think it's funny!, Politics, Petulant Pundits

Liberals Don't Do Realpolitik, Do They?

A memo from the 'Stan in which Heartless Libertarian thanks a Congresswoman for her well-considered assistance...This one's been bugging me for a while... there was a story in the Stars & Stripes a few days ago, the day the peace jirga started, that one of our busybody Congresscritters (female D from MD, I forget the name) [I couldn't find a story in the Stripes online, but I believe HL is referring to Representative Donna Edwards. -the Armorer] was propounding that any political...

Published Mon, Jun 07 2010 5:28 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, GWOT Whatever it is..., Politics

Overseen At British Petroleum

So true... Boq

Published Mon, Jun 07 2010 5:10 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Commentary

Lt. John Finn, Coda

Last month, Lt. John Finn quietly passed away in Campo, CA...

Published Sun, Jun 06 2010 7:00 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Commentary

Two old veterans

Today being the 66th anniversary of D-Day, it seems appropriate to highlight these two recent acquisitions to the Arsenal. Both are from the stocks of the Civilian Marksmanship Program. One is old enough to be a veteran of today's battle 66 years ago, but I would suspect that's unlikely.

Published Sun, Jun 06 2010 6:54 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Gun Pr0n - A Naughty Expose' of the fiddly bits, Rifles

D-Day, the Navy on the beaches

This is an excerpt - the whole article is here. To clear the beach, the invasion planners envisioned an aerial and naval bombardment sweeping the coastline. Then the initial wave of infantry, supported by specially designed amphibious tanks, would land at low tide after dawn and rush up to secure the beaches.Following in their wake, the NCDUs would land with a mission to blow a 50-yard gap in the German obstacles, and place markers so landing craft coming in later that morning at high tide would...

Published Sun, Jun 06 2010 6:50 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Observations on things Military, Liberty...and its Detractors, Defending the Homeland

D-Day - We weren't the only ones there, we had Allies

-The Airborne Drops.Pegasus Bridge, securely in British hands, is crossed by military vehicles on D-Day plus 1, June 7, 1944. The Trustees of the Imperial War Museum, London -Brits:Gold Beach Special Service troops of 47 Royal Marine Commando land at Gold Beach near Le Hamel on D-Day, June 6, 1944. The Trustees of the Imperial War Museum, London Sword BeachMine- and obstacle-clearing tanks of the 27th Armoured Brigade thread toward the shore at Queen sector, Sword Beach, on D-Day, June 6, 1944. The...

Published Sun, Jun 06 2010 6:44 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Observations on things Military, Liberty...and its Detractors, Defending the Homeland

D-Day: Currahee! The Airborne goes in.

Donald R. Burgett - a Screaming Eagle of the 101st Airborne who dropped on D-Day. An excerpt from his book, Currahee! A Screaming Eagle At Normandy, which is well worth the read.The time was 1:14 A.M. June 6, 1944. Suddenly the green light flashed on."Let's go," screamed Lieutenant Muir at the top of his voice, and he, along with Carter and Thomas gave the big bundle a shove. Lieutenant Muir followed it out; Carter did a quick left turn and followed him into the prop blast; Thomas did...

Published Sun, Jun 06 2010 6:31 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Observations on things Military, Liberty...and its Detractors, Defending the Homeland

Of course, there's an alternative view to the post below, too.

Published Sat, Jun 05 2010 6:37 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: GWOT Whatever it is..., I think it's funny!, Petulant Pundits, Media Morons, General Disgust with Everybody

There's embedded, and there's really embedded.

Old Blue of Afghanquest has supped here at the Castle now and again when he drops in to Fort Leavenworth to talk COIN with the people who run the COIN Center here at the Combined Arms Center. This non-commissioned officer, who has multiple tours in Afghanistan, working hand-in-hand with Afghan security forces, tells Colonels what works and what doesn't. And they listen.He talks the talk, walks the walk, and eats and sleeps COIN day in and day out. In ways that others do not. He doesn't write...

Published Sat, Jun 05 2010 5:51 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Commentary, GWOT Whatever it is..., Petulant Pundits, Media Morons, Shameless Pandering to Big Bloggers, Shameless Self-Promotion

$43-Million Scammed

It's good to know that my Federal Tax Dollars are judiciously at work. Boq

Published Fri, Jun 04 2010 9:26 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Disgust with Everybody

Redleg Cowboys

Remember the movie Space Cowboys? Where four retread astronauts go deal with a rogue satellite because they're the only guys with the requisitely dated skills and experience?Welcome to Space Cowboys II, er, Redleg Cowboys, where four retarded, er, retired Redlegs go on a road trip to St Joe and come back with a cannon.All good guns get a name, and this one is no exception. We're gonna call him "Auld Soldier" in honor of my favorite artilleryman. And he can guard the flag under which...

Published Fri, Jun 04 2010 6:59 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

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

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From the Front: 06/08/2010

Where Ikea, Apple Stores & Cabelas Collide

From the Front: 06/07/2010

Oh, for pity's sake!

Liberals Don't Do Realpolitik, Do They?

Overseen At British Petroleum

Lt. John Finn, Coda

Two old veterans

D-Day, the Navy on the beaches

D-Day - We weren't the only ones there, we had Allies

D-Day: Currahee! The Airborne goes in.

Of course, there's an alternative view to the post below, too.

There's embedded, and there's really embedded.

$43-Million Scammed

Redleg Cowboys