April 2012 - Argghhh!

The Castle counts a Carl Gustav 84mm RCL in the holdings. Sadly, not shootable, but, those rounds aren't cheap, anyway. The one the Castle has is Swede-made, ex-Israeli.

Dr. Phil: Vets with PTSD Are “Damaged Goods”, “Monsters”

The 2012 Presidential Campaign has surely gone to the dogs...

This story has been brewing since last week ,[the link has graphic pics, enter at your own risk] as the Times apparently held the story at the request of the Pentagon, as they were also trying to sweet-talk the Pentagon into access to troops. I would hazard the guess that in addition to that it was also to allow the Administration time to get as ahead of the story as is possible, as well as a recognition of the potential fall-out of the story. One wonders what their pre-2008 position would have been...

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 16, 2012 President Obama to Award Medal of Honor WASHINGTON, DC—On May 16, President Barack Obama will award Specialist Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., U.S. Army, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry. Specialist Sabo will receive the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic actions in combat on May 10, 1970, while serving as a rifleman in Company D, 3d Battalion, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division in Se San, Cambodia...

She's not done yet. Taking names and kicking doors. Thanks Ms. Miller! BOQ

...around here, if you don't put everything away behind lock and key, some German comes by and starts playing with it. The pic embiggens a smidge.