First up - Congress passes a law, screws troops to the wall. Of course, since it involves tobacco, many of them will just be pleased with this unintentional [one hopes] result. Of course, it was "for the children." It always is.
The Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009 quietly took effect June 29. It cut off those care packages by effectively requiring that tobacco be sent with one particular kind of U.S. Postal Service shipping that requires a signature for delivery but does not deliver to most overseas military addresses.
Read the rest here at
Military.com.
Captain H sent along two fun ones.
New Toyz at
Eurosatory Arms Show.
And
Old Toyz (and the men who used them in WWI) at Big Foto. There are some glitches with some of the pics, and the captions don't always match - but I like the guy riding his bicycle at the train station with his Mauser broomhandle out and with the holster-butt attached. Don't hit a bump, bubba! Of course, he pretty much has to be an officer...
Read the complete post at http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/08/some_interestin.html
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Aug 10 2010, 06:39 AM
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Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..