August 2013 - Argghhh!

If I were in that cockpit, there would totally be maps on that dash. And maybe a cuppa joe.

Hug a wounded warrior. This is the Auld Soldier's collection. Missing from his *seven* are the bayonet wound, and the chinese hand grenade fragments buried with him. All of his took stitches, I would note, even if, especially during his time in Korea, there was no time for a week or so recovering. It was out to the Brit destroyer offshore to get the bayonet wound sewn up, then back into the fight, and three weeks later drop by an evac hospital to get the stitches out and... back to the fight...

...but close. And stars Our Bill .

That airplane needs a bath. Just sayin'. 08/02/2013 - U.S. Marines with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepare to sling load a 5,000-pound steel crate aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Aug. 2, 2013. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson, U.S. Air Force/Released)

Remember - I'm a well-known squish. Meh. First up: Down with the drug war. Far more corrupting of liberty and the rule of law than just dealing with the idiots who insist on being disfunctional users. In fact, down with the whole "War" metaphor for domestic issues. REPORT: DEA Special Operations Division Covers Up Surveillance Used To Investigate Americans. Although these cases rarely involve national security issues, documents reviewed by Reuters show that law enforcement agents have...

But the French troops liked him well enough. The 9mm MAT49, almost the symbol of the French Para in their post-WWII colonial wars. Folds up compactly, especially useful for jumping, and the grip safety and folding magazine housing made accidental discharges unlikely.

Because I just know you were curious. This is the M1886 Mannlicher rifle we recently acquired. Like many rifles of it's era, it has very optimistic sights. In this case, using two different sights, it is set up for target engagements out to 2300 "schritt" which is an Austrian pace measurement, equal to 29.5 inches. The rear sight has a sekrit...