September 2009 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

9/11 Families about politicizing the day

Elise Cooper for BLACKFIVE As 9-11 approaches Blackfive has asked the victim families how they should be honored. The anniversary of September 11th has become a political football between the left and the right. Unequivocally the family members state...

Published Tue, Sep 01 2009 3:38 AM by BLACKFIVE

LW On The Radio, Part 1

Tomorrow morning on the Morning Zoo, an interview with yours' truly will be played. The Morning Zoo, hosted by the lovely and talented Tara Madison, is the top-rated morning show in the Lafayette, Indiana area and is the most listened to at work to...

Published Wed, Sep 02 2009 4:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

LW On The Radio, Part 2

This morning's interview that aired on WAZY.com was good, and my thanks to Tara Madison for her editing, production, and -- most of all -- for doing the interview. That said, tonight I will be on You Served radio with some characters you should know...

Published Thu, Sep 03 2009 12:29 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Ask an infantryman:

Infantrymen, Your counsel is requested: ARMY WIFE STRUGGLES TO ADJUST TO HUSBAND'S RETURN FROM IRAQ DEAR ABBY: My husband, "Rick," spent a year in Iraq. He has been home for 3 1/2 months. Before his return, the Army gave out a lot of information...

Published Fri, Sep 04 2009 9:02 AM by BLACKFIVE

Our allies, the Germans

h/t Mrs. G. Good thing we are acting multi-laterally in Afghanistan So not only did the German commander call in an air strike based on uncertain aerial surveillance and a single HUMINT source, he then couldn’t be bothered to go investigate the bombing...

Published Mon, Sep 07 2009 2:25 AM by BLACKFIVE

Night Watch

As seen though a night-vision device, U.S. Army Pfc. Brendan Smitke uses his scope to check enemy activity during a patrol in Nassir Wa Salam, Sept. 1, 2009. Smitke is an infantryman assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's Company C, 2nd Battalion...

Published Tue, Sep 08 2009 12:04 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Red Flag Landing

An F-16E lands following a Red Flag training mission on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 26, 2009. The air craft and crew are from Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. This is the first time the nation has participated in Red Flag, a realistic air...

Published Tue, Sep 08 2009 4:05 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

The NY Times no longer decides what's News

For at least the second time, the NY Times has attempted to suppress the news that their reporters and staff had been kidnapped. The journalist was rescued by British forces who suffered a casualty and his interpreter was killed as well along with two...

Published Wed, Sep 09 2009 8:30 AM by BLACKFIVE

Netanyahu jets to Kremlin- Iran in the crosshairs?

This seems to be a particularly ominous sign. A senior Kremlin official confirmed Wednesday to the Russian paper Kommersant that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu did indeed make a clandestine trip to Russia on Monday. Commenting on the visit, the official...

Published Thu, Sep 10 2009 1:42 AM by BLACKFIVE

Introducing...The Burn Pit!

The American Legion has launched it's web 2.0 efforts today. It is affectionately called "The Burn Pit". The opening entry is classic in that it describes the disconnect between two cultures - main-stream-media and military. With regards...

Published Thu, Sep 10 2009 7:11 AM by BLACKFIVE

Operation Iraqi Child

ALI BASE, Iraq - Airmen from the 407th Air Expeditionary Group assembled school supplies and toys for Operation Iraqi Child Sept. 5, 2009. The school supplies will be distributed to local communities in southern Iraq to prepare children for the upcoming...

Published Fri, Sep 11 2009 3:25 AM by BLACKFIVE

9-12- Reports from MK Ham and Uncle J

I stepped off the Metro today and saw an amazing number of people from all over America in town to talk to their government. MK Ham took a similar approach from the Newseum and she took the opening picture.

Published Sat, Sep 12 2009 3:10 PM by BLACKFIVE

9/11 Reflections

Elise Cooper for BLACKFIVE I made a decision to go to New York this past weekend to be with some of the 9/11 families. As I was flying home I thought about my experience. Those I met and talked with deeply touched me, so I decided to write about it. I...

Published Mon, Sep 14 2009 8:31 AM by BLACKFIVE

J'est arrive Paris, et Normandie

Bonjour mon amis. I made it to Paris, and am back from a trip down to Normandy. I don't have internet right now, but managed to steal a bit of time just to touch base, and promise some photos and more to come. Things are on track for the cooking for...

Published Mon, Sep 14 2009 4:55 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Paris, Normandy, France

DAV holds virtual march on Washington

This sounds like something we can all get behind. WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 — The Disabled American Veterans, one of the nation’s premier veterans service organizations, will launch the first-ever “Virtual March on Washington for Veterans” next week to increase...

Published Tue, Sep 15 2009 4:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

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