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Three Wise Guys Vs. The 11-Year Old Girl

In Christmas time, The Three Wise Men come bearing gifts to Hispanic kids far and wide. I remember going to my back-yard every January 5th, and collecting grass clippings for the camels to have during their visit. But what to do if instead of Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthazar, Three thugs show up at your door? Instead of grass clippings, you reach for your rifle, of course. Boq

Published Thu, Dec 23 2010 6:47 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Gun Rights

Castle Argghhh! Weather Station.

Current status: Sorta Snowy If the Balls are wet - Rain If the Balls are hot - Sunny If the Balls are cool - Overcast If the Balls are white - Snowy If the Balls are moving - seek shelter or enjoy the tornado. If the Balls are missing - check and see if we're here or somewhere over the rainbow...

Published Fri, Dec 24 2010 7:34 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Castle Pr0n

Sometimes, making a mistake can be the best thing you ever do...

Around here, we appreciate the efforts of volunteers, from the USO to Soldier's Angels and beyond. Here's the story of another angel, in a different war, in an America most of us never knew, and those who did know it probably remember it only dimly.Not that the spirit hasn't remained. It's just sometimes quiescent as the "cool people" denigrate such things as being so naive and unsophisticated.But, just like the Army recruiting song from the 80's - "When We Were...

Published Tue, Dec 28 2010 2:55 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff

Infantillery ***

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.

Published Mon, Apr 23 2012 11:01 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Artillery, Gun Pr0n - A Naughty Expose' of the fiddly bits, Castle Pr0n, M3 Carl Gustav RCL

Hmmm, mebbe I should get some bling...

...for the Castle's F150? Coalition and special operations forces conduct a security patrol in the mountains around the Latif district in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, April 17, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class David Frech

Published Wed, Apr 25 2012 6:51 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, GWOT Whatever it is..., Gun Pr0n - A Naughty Expose' of the fiddly bits

After you get groped/mugged by the TSA...

...and are shuffling aboard your aluminum tube to hurtle through the air wondering if the folks in the front seat are going to lose it and go beserking down the aisle... remember there is someone flying a *real* no-frills airline that truly does consider you self-loading cargo!

Published Thu, Apr 26 2012 5:51 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: GWOT Whatever it is..., Aircraft, c-17, self-loading cargo, Manas AFB, no frills airline

H&I FIRES* 18 August 2009

Open post for those with something to share, updated through the day. New, complete posts come in below this one. Note: If trackbacking, please acknowledge this post in your post. That's only polite. ************************************ The next logical step WRT speedcams ? H/t, CAPT H, natch. War is Boring - except when it isn't. A reality of having a job where you aren't selling something or building something, but have to be ready to do it on short-notice is... your time gets filled...

Published Tue, Aug 18 2009 10:07 PM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Commentary

Today's Medal of Honor Moment for 18 August

The Medal doesn't make an appearance on 18 August until 1942 in the Pacific, with a Marine Raider on Makin and a very determined Army fighter pilot over New Guinea in 1943.*THOMASON, CLYDE Rank and organization: sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Born: 23 May 1914, Atlanta, Ga. Accredited to: Georgia. Citation: For conspicuous heroism and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty during the Marine Raider Expedition against the Japanese-held island of Makin on 17-18 August 1942. Leading...

Published Tue, Aug 18 2009 5:38 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Medal of Honor

One summer's morn in the Korengal Valley. Part II: Home on the Range

The live fire range, where the targets shoot back.Gunfight and Airstrike in Korengal valleyPhotos by U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Moeller 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment090813-A-1211M-004: KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan –Tech. Sgt. Joel McPherson, a native of Knoxville, Tenn., scans the Korengal valley’s steep hills for insurgents in Afghanistan’s Kunar province, August 13. Moments later, McPherson and fellow members of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat...

Published Mon, Aug 17 2009 12:48 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Observations on things Military, GWOT Whatever it is..., Artillery, Gun Pr0n - A Naughty Expose' of the fiddly bits, Machine Guns

Wednesday, Bloody Wednesday

The MSM is reporting casualties in the hundreds from the VBIEDs, but two of the cadets with relatives in Baghdad say over a thousand people have been admitted to or treated and released from the local hospitals. One of them in particular should know -- his wife works in one of them.The small bright spot is that security forces stopped one of the car bombers before he and his fellow suicider could make it to their target -- the police at one particular checkpoint did everything by-the-book and captured...

Published Thu, Aug 20 2009 4:41 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Postcards from the Edgy, Global War on Terror (GWOT)

Even as STRATCOM and the Air Force Cyber-Warriors...

...want to fort up the portals and keep the DoD networks sterile and non-interactive with the rest of the world, the Army continues to resist. Well, that's a little harsh.Whether with it's own new portal designed to better allow soldiers and the leadership to interact with public, or in appointing leaders, such as Major General Ferriter, the new Chief of Infantry, who set forth this philosophy in his "Hi! I'm the New Boss!" letter, the Army is pushing forward, not retreating...

Published Thu, Aug 20 2009 8:56 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Observations on things Military, GWOT Whatever it is...

Getting some downtime, Part III

Another then and now....USS President Lincoln (1917-1918) "Boxing bout between troops" embarked on the ship, while en route to France during World War I. Note life jackets worn by the spectators. Photo courtesy the Naval History Center08/16/2009 - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Henry Schermer and Lance Cpl. Anthony Sotelo, both with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, grapple in the Nawa district of the Helmand province of Afghanistan Aug. 16, 2009. The Marines are deployed with...

Published Fri, Aug 21 2009 5:42 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: Historical Stuff, Observations on things Military, GWOT Whatever it is...

Doing our bit to help the Department of Homeland Security.

I want to make sure they've got their eye on this group of highly-trained and skilled military veterans who are clearly sliding into dangerous militia-style attitudes and probably bad right-wing politics, too.Just look - they *openly* display the sentiments of the Gadsden Flag, which is a well known and documented (just ask Potok at the Southern Poverty Law Center) indicia of Bad and Dangerous Thinking. Hopefully this group is under constant surveillance.U.S. Navy Petty Oficer 3rd Class Joshua...

Published Sat, Aug 22 2009 7:18 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: I think it's funny!, Politics, Petulant Pundits, Liberty...and its Detractors, Media Morons

Okay, let's try this again.

Since I screwed up the code, some of you couldn't see the video. Since it's up on YouTube, we'll just snatch it from there, and try again. The video above has been making the rounds. One of the people who sent it to me suggested it might have utility as a caption contest... H/t, Ron P. for the vid. I agree. Here's J.W's caption, to start you all off and get you interested: “After repeated failures, Helmut Limpenschutzen’s successful 5th formula for armored glass is...

Published Sun, Aug 23 2009 11:15 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: I think it's funny!, Gun Pr0n - A Naughty Expose' of the fiddly bits

It is the disposition of the thought...

...that altereth the reality of the thing. John Lyly said that, in Euphues, The Anatomy of Wit, in1579. It came to mind (yes, snippets like that actually do come to mind at times) as I observed this bit of written buffoonery from Frank Rich, writing, where else, in the New York Times.This uptick in the radical right predates the health care debate that is supposedly inspiring all the gun waving. Nor can this movement be attributed to a stepped-up attack by Democrats on this crowd’s holy Second...

Published Mon, Aug 24 2009 6:50 AM by Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..

Filed under: General Commentary, Politics, Petulant Pundits, Liberty...and its Detractors, Media Morons, Moonbat Watch, Citizenship, General Disgust with Everybody, Pugnacious Stupidity

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