September 2010 - Argghhh!

Some leftist lib-weenie in the fair city of Cambridge, MA had a bright idea...

One of the advantages of military service is sometimes being able to shoot back at the people making your job miserable. Certain restrictions apply of course. Another picture from one of 1SG Keith's former minions. U.S. Army Spc. William B. James shoots at the enemy during a firefight that lasted more than three hours at an Afghan National Police Checkpoint in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 18, 2010. James is assigned to the 327th Infantry Regiment's Company D, 1st Battalion, Task Force...

Yesterday was the 140th anniversary of an interesting footnote in history...

The scene: a lady paging through her family albums chances upon an old photo that piques her curiosity.Several young men in uniform, possibly 19th Century European, are joyously posing for the camera with -- banjos and ukeleles. They have billed caps, and the insignias thereon appear to have been either removed, or cut off. I did a double-take when I saw the chevrons.I made a guess, and I have a couple more, but they are only guesses, and there are a lot of 'way-more-smarterer-than-me of you...

Cats got opposable thumbs!...

Murkowski - the disease of power has a strong hold in that family, producing an almost breathless, if yet sadly unsurprising, sense of entitlement.Interesting philosophical discussions can emanate from this, especially should she win.I would guess the most likely outcome is that she ensures Miller loses (which might well be a satisfying outcome to her), but one would hope there's something aside from hurt pride and boundless ambition lurking in her run - such as some serious analysis (not just...

By Army Staff Sgt. Gary A. Witte Combined Joint Task Force 101 WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2010 - His position was under heavy enemy fire when a round hit Army Pfc. Jonathan B. Burson in the chest. "It was almost surreal," the 28-year-old gunner said. "I could feel the fragments of the bullet hit my face." Company A, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, Task Force No Slack, was holding an overwatch position in eastern Afghanistan's Kunar province as part of Operation Strong Eagle...