Argghhh!

I'll catch up on the missed ones over the week. I just needed a break! There are 18 Medals awarded on this day in history, spanning from the Civil War to Korea. Two were posthumous, and two were long-after-the-event catch-ups - Corporal Smith and Sergeant Ohata.15 Medals during the Civil War for two fights - one with "US Colored Troops" at Honey Hill, South Carolina, where much heroism was displayed for little result, and the other the hugely significant battle at Franklin, Tennessee...

...a nanny-statist just perked up his or her metaphorical ears at this welcome bit of news from the UK: Police roadblocks are being set up to catch drivers who are breaking the law – by smoking at the wheel of their company vehicle. Council wardens and Essex Police will carry out random inspections across the county to look for evidence of illicit cigarette use. They will even hunt for cigarette butts in the ashtrays and smell the air inside the vehicles in order to clamp down on the outlawed...

Do you all remember my old post on the Filthy Filthy Pigs ? Well, it's time again to take out the trash. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com (Back to Ludditical Penalty Box) Boq

...and backed up the truck to the ammo holding bunker.

Our military history this decade is beginning to read like the British Empire's military history... except they actually had an empire and made money at it. We're doing it the "progressive" way - having all the wars and losing our shirt doing it. Sigh. Word for the journos who are risking their lives covering the latest fracas - these are howitzers, not tanks. Otobreda Palmaria 155mm howitzers, of which Qaddaffi has, oh, I guess 208, now that he's had one blow it's turret...

Presented as a public service of Castle Argghhh!:TDY Travel In keeping with the latest round of military budget cuts, changes will be made to the Joint Military Travel Regulations (JMTR). Effective Monday the following revised procedures apply: Lodging All military personnel performing temporary duty (TDY) are encouraged to stay with relatives and friends while on government business travel. If weather permits, public areas such as parks should be used as temporary lodging sites. Bus terminals, train...

A U.S. Army paratrooper takes cover behind a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle while firing his M4 carbine at insurgents during a firefight near Muqor in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 30, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod