Argghhh!

Lay me down... in that open field on the edge of town.

Denizen Bloodspite sings of war, warriors, and the family. ...

Published Tue, Aug 25 2009 6:02 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Observations on things Military, GWOT Whatever it is..., Something for the Soul, Spirit of America

Another peek at the past

Brit 25pdrs in Burma. Fascinating picture. The picture embiggens.

Published Sun, Apr 08 2012 11:06 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Artillery, Gun Pr0n - A Naughty Expose' of the fiddly bits, burma, 25pdr

22 October, 2012, Organizing for America Truth Team tweets: "From al-Qaeda to Russia to Iraq, Mitt Romney has not demonstrated that he meets the threshold to be Commander in Chief." There - fixed it for ya: "From al-Qaeda to Russia to Iraq, Mitt Romney Barack Obama has not demonstrated that he meets the threshold to be Commander in Chief:"

Published Thu, Jun 12 2014 8:59 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Pugnacious Stupidity, Politicians Hit Bottom, Dig..., Obama, not, commander in chief

More ranting about the VA...

Sign me up. And start with Secretary Shinseki. Because he's thoroughly a part of the problem, and isn't going to be a part of the solution. The whole farce with the "resignation" of Peltzer just shows it's going to be smoke and mirrors until the furor dies down. The key is to not let it die down. But I doubt the media is going to be much help on that. Until a Republican gets into the White House. Then the demands for a house-cleaning will be legion. Until it becomes apparent...

Published Sat, May 17 2014 9:46 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Veteran's Issues, VA, Veterans, shinseki, peltzer

Seriously?

I think the part I like best is they consider this a *good* thing, and a defense of the President. If he did, then this is shaping up to be the most obtuse and inept administration in the history of administrations... Ulysses Grant is probably dancing a jig. Of course, they're also annoyed that their loyal serfs, the Press, dared report it. Surprise: WH Says Obama Found Out About VA Scandal On the News Let us have a Dead Pool - I take 5PM Friday afternoon for announcement of Shinseki's departure...

Published Wed, May 21 2014 7:13 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Veteran's Issues, VA, scandal, shinseki, gaming the system, hospitals

A Castle tribute to the Army's birthday...

The Armorer, via his mother's family, the Meriwethers, is a direct lineal descendant of a soldier who served in Roger's Rangers , and that Ranger, along with two other Meriwethers, served in the Colonial Line and Virginia militia during the Revolution. That started a tradition of service that currently ends with me. There were gaps. We missed the war with Mexico somehow, and we fought on the losing side in that 1860's imbroglio, and there's no record we wore a uniform campaigning...

Published Thu, Jun 14 2012 6:59 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, Birthday

Today's Medal of Honor Moment for 24 June

There are five Medals awarded for actions on this day. We start with the Civil War, the battles of Weldon Railroad, and Saint Mary's (Samaria) Church. We discussed Weldon Railroad yesterday, a 5 day fight in 1864 where Grant was trying to isolate Lee's army in Petersburg from its supply base to the west. First up is a pretty classic Civil War medal for capturing an enemy color. HUGHES, OLIVER Rank and organization: Corporal, Company C, 12th Kentucky Infantry. Place and date: At Weldon Railroad...

Published Tue, Jun 24 2014 5:51 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Medal of Honor, Petersburg, Korea, Trevilian Station, Weldon Railroad

These people are kicking up my tribal instincts.

We extend our condolences to the family and friends of Ambassador John Christopher Stevens and Sean Smith - as well as those of the as yet un-named citizens murdered in Benghazi yesterday. H/t, RangerUp for the message .

Published Wed, Sep 12 2012 8:50 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, GWOT Whatever it is..., In Memoriam, Benghazi, Ambassador Stevens, Sean Smith

Really? Kewl! The witch is dead? And Qaddaffi's son?

Wow - if true, a two-fer! US forces reputedly are in possession of a dead Osama bin Laden . And NATO apparently managed to nail Qaddaffi's son . Some good news. Yay.

Published Sun, May 01 2011 9:19 PM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: GWOT Whatever it is..., libya, bin laden, Qaddaffi, al qaeda

The Affordable Care Act...

Affordable Care Act - so, it's constitutional. That's what the Supremes were asked. Doesn't make it good law, or a good approach to the problem. I have no idea how this affects November... So, Lefties - is the Court legitimate again? Well, except for it's 2A rulings which clearly are just dictated by the NRA. I eagerly await the pencil-necked sunken-chested geeks to arrive to escort me to fat-camp, eat broccoli, or be denied health care (but still taxed to provide it to others).....

Published Thu, Jun 28 2012 8:27 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Politics

Me and Mini-Me

Published Wed, Aug 01 2012 6:23 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

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

The Mighty Hunter...

Woke up this morning to the Exterior Guard going full goose batshite bozo. When it was finally light enough to see - I went to see what there was to see. Gunner has been engaged in pest control. Check out the whole story of Gunner's adventure here, in the Facebook album (They say you don't have to be a Facebook person for this link to work....)

Published Sun, Mar 25 2012 7:45 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Castle Pr0n, Defending the Homeland, Furry Family Members, Gunner, possum, hunting

Today's Medal of Honor Moment for 30 May

The Civil War: SAXTON, RUFUS Rank and organization: Brigadier General, U.S. Volunteers. P/ace and date: At Harpers Ferry, W. Va., 26 to 30 May 1862. Entered service at: Deerfield, Mass. Birth: Greenfield, Mass. Date of issue: 25 April 1893. Citation: Distinguished gallantry and good conduct in the defense. Brigadier General Saxton was an interesting man. As the war progressed Saxton was later appointed military governor of the Department of the South. In that position, he directed the recruiting...

Published Fri, May 30 2014 9:17 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Medal of Honor

Someone with a tad more hours than me...

57,635.4 , to be exact...

Published Fri, Oct 30 2009 7:57 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff

Father's Day

This is Father's Day for me this year. Not lookin' for sympathy, btw.

Published Sun, Jun 16 2013 1:33 PM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Gun Pr0n - A Naughty Expose' of the fiddly bits, Something for the Soul, Castle Pr0n, bar, father's day, M1918A1

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