September 2009 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Matthew Lancelot Ryan - Someone You Should Know

2,996 is a tribute to the victims of 9/11. On September 11, 2006, 2,996 volunteer bloggers will join together for a tribute to the victims of 9/11. Each person will pay tribute to a single victim. We will honor them by remembering their lives, and not...

Published Thu, Sep 10 2009 4:48 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know, FDNY, 911

Cooking With The Wounded: Summary

This started as "Cooking with Laughing Wolf" but was already "Cooking with the Wounded" before I left. Today, made it real. More soon, with lots of photos, but for now am off to get a couple of hours sleep before my plane leaves. We...

Published Sun, Sep 20 2009 8:05 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, "Cooking with the Wounded", wounded, "cooking with Laughing Wolf", Germany, porchini, steaks, crimini, Landstuhl, cooking, soldiers, USO, Marines, mac and cheese, Soldiers' Angels

Lots of Stuff Happening at Ranger Up

First, there is a "Fight for the Troops" video. This movie will rock, but it needs some support to get in front of the right audience. Check it out and let us know what you think. Send the link around. http://rhinoden.rangerup.com/fight-for...

Published Tue, Sep 29 2009 12:11 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Sports, Film

SFC Jared C. Monti MOH Ceremony - "One In A Million"

Today President Obama presented the Medal of Honor to SFC Jared Monti's parents. If you have a moment, take the time to watch it and reflect on the sacrifices made in our name and in our defense by our men and women in uniform.

Published Thu, Sep 17 2009 7:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

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

Shadow of the Sword- Book Review

Jeremiah Workman's book Shadow of the Sword is officially out today. I got a review copy a few weeks back and plowed through it non-stop over a weekend. It is an odd feeling to read a book when you have heard all the stories in it first hand, but...

Published Tue, Sep 15 2009 1:20 AM by BLACKFIVE

Omaha: 65 Years

It's been 65 years, and a few months, since our troops went ashore at bloody Bloody Omaha. Far too many never made it fully onto the beach, much less off of it. Today, the view from the top of the bluffs is far different than it was on that miserable...

Published Mon, Sep 28 2009 7:21 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten, Normandy, Normandy Invasion, WWII, Omaha Beach

Silver Star awarded to SGT Israel Garcia

In a woefully under-reported ceremony SGT Israel Garcia's wife was presented the Silver Star for his heroic actions in Afghanistan. The Tanker Babe has the full story. SGT Israel Garcia was posthumously awarded the Silver Star, our nation's third...

Published Mon, Sep 21 2009 6:23 AM by BLACKFIVE

Sergeant Earl Werner--Someone You Should Know

I'm asking You God, to give me what You have left. Give me those things which others never ask of You. I don't ask You for rest, or tranquility. Not that of the spirit, the body, or the mind. I don't ask You for wealth, or success, or even...

Published Wed, Sep 16 2009 4:17 PM by BLACKFIVE

The Best Phone Call

There was a hospital corpsman a few years ago who was hit while saving Marines in Iraq. He covered the body of a patient to protect the Marine under fire. He was hit in the face, shoulder, legs...it was bad. I had very little to do with helping him recover...

Published Tue, Sep 22 2009 12:14 AM by BLACKFIVE

Return to Operation Market Garden

A group of WWII vets of the airborne assault Operation Market Garden have returned to the Netherlands for the 65th anniversary of the event. Memorialized in the movie a Bridge too Far, Market Garden was a massive effort to pull an end run on the German...

Published Mon, Sep 21 2009 2:21 AM by BLACKFIVE

Afghanistan - Political Will or Political Cynicism

For all the rhetoric about Afghanistan being "the 'good' war" and where we should be concentrating the fight we heard during the campaign, it really comes as no surprise to me that politicians, the chattering class, and the liberal left...

Published Tue, Sep 01 2009 2:23 AM by BLACKFIVE

Michael Chertoff's book on Homeland Security

Elise Cooper for BLACKFIVE Former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has written a book, Homeland Security: Assessing the First Five Years. This book takes readers through a range of homeland security issues from complacency among Americans...

Published Sat, Sep 19 2009 2:58 AM by BLACKFIVE

A Direct Challenge To You

I love a good challenge. It gets things flowing, from endorphins onward. I've now got one, and so do you. Rick Calvert, founder and head of Blog World and New Media Expo, has issued a challenge not just to me, but to you too. It seems Rick is convinced...

Published Sat, Sep 26 2009 5:04 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, milblog, BWE09, BWE, military news, milblog track, Blog World, Blog World and New Media Expo, milblogs

Patrick Swayze: RIP

The year: 1984. The movie: Red Dawn. The scene: Right after the commies parachute in to capture the strategically important high school of Calumet. Matt Eckert is played by Charlie Sheen and Jed Eckert is played by the incomparable Patrick Swayze: Matt...

Published Mon, Sep 14 2009 5:04 PM by BLACKFIVE

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