September 2009 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

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

Mind, body and the warrior

OK I approach a topic like this having a history of Zen, meditation and plenty of other explorations of warrior philosophy. So let's take a look at an interesting experiment in helping warriors re-integrate to society, and ignore the Jesus look of...

Published Wed, Sep 16 2009 1:42 PM by BLACKFIVE

More thoughts on the ROE

Continuing to discuss the ROE and the safety of our troops. I still think it looks like a poor interpretation of the ROE not a fault with the rules themselves.

Published Wed, Sep 16 2009 8:01 AM by BLACKFIVE

Did ROE in A-Stan lead to Marine deaths?

The answer is no. Michelle Malkin has a post up now titled "Report: Rules of engagement led to soldiers’ deaths". I wrote her to explain why this is not the case.

Published Wed, Sep 16 2009 2:25 AM by BLACKFIVE

Father embeds w/ fallen son's unit

A touching story about a man who went to Iraq and embedded with the unit his son was serving with when he was killed. . After he buried Darrell "Skip" Griffin Jr. and after the sympathy calls faded, the elder Griffin, like every American who...

Published Wed, Sep 16 2009 12:44 AM by BLACKFIVE

Macarthur- There is no substitute for Victory

Ranger Up has a new shirt out that has a powerful image and a timely message. I wonder what size President Obama wears.

Published Wed, Sep 16 2009 12:28 AM by BLACKFIVE

"Realists" tell Obama to Cut & Run- Again

As I have said quite a few times we are playing out the 2006 argument over Iraq again regarding Afghanistan. The usual suspects muster the same arguments about lost causes, lack of exit strategies etc. and see the same solution they proposed in 2006....

Published Tue, Sep 15 2009 5:28 AM by BLACKFIVE

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

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

The Commitment to Courage - MOH Convention in Chicago

I've been a bit silent on the net lately working on some big projects. One of the ones that I'm proud to tell you about is the Congressional Medal of Honor Society's annual convention. I'm on the Host Committee and have been working on...

Published Tue, Sep 15 2009 12:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, Someone You Should Know

Dead Tango time in Somalia

I wanted to give this a little time before calling for the dead tango dance, but it looks like we got an important one. If the reports are correct it was this ***. Western intelligence agents have described the militant, Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, as the...

Published Tue, Sep 15 2009 12:21 AM by BLACKFIVE

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

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

COL Timothy Donovan: The Story

I had a feeling that, when John Donovan got around to telling us about his father, it would be a remarkable story. So it proves: He spent summers in Canada, living in tents and riding horses in the Canadian Rockies as his father did surveying tasks for...

Published Mon, Sep 14 2009 11:25 AM by BLACKFIVE

Friday at Walter Reed

Tanker Babe has a couple of good posts about the cookout Friday for the wounded at Mologne House at Walter Reed, and then the Friday night Freepathon flag waving to counter the Code Pinkos. One of the biggest turn outs ever. Plenty of milbloggers to be...

Published Mon, Sep 14 2009 9:03 AM by BLACKFIVE

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