September 2009 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

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

Workman: Hangin' in Anaheim...

Jeremiah Workman gets to throw out the first pitch at the Anaheim Angels game on Friday, 9.11.09. Here's the video- be sure to listen to the announcer's audio, and the crowd reaction. I love it when the manager asks him to just 'hang out for...

Published Mon, Sep 14 2009 2:39 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Books, Video Channels, Sports

Boot Olberman off NFL show

Keith Olbermann is a reprehensible swine, on a good day. The last thing I want to see when I turn on the television to watch the greatest rivalry on earth (Packers v. Bears) is the smirking face of the least talented, least fair, least honest person on...

Published Mon, Sep 14 2009 1:42 AM by BLACKFIVE

Packers v. Bears & Brent

Great game underway between Matt's team and mine. Hitting, savagery, un-frozen tundra, all that is good with America. Favre in a Vikings uniform? Dead to me.

Published Sun, Sep 13 2009 11:18 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

Mobbing DC

WOW! I am not going to get into a numbers game, but there were an amazing bunch of people petitioning their government for redress of grievances today. It was a great atmosphere and a lively collection of patriots. I have a video brewing and it features...

Published Sat, Sep 12 2009 9:21 AM by BLACKFIVE

Uncle Jimbo On The March

Uncle Jimbo is in DC, as per usual, and is attending the march this weekend. I've just received a phone update from him, and he's telling me that ''by far its the largest crowd I've ever seen- and that includes this year's inauguration...

Published Sat, Sep 12 2009 2:09 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Pop Culture

"Inconvenienced" Doesn't Begin to Describe It

Sergeant First Class William "Brian" Woods was a Team Medical Sergeant of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne). On August 14th, Brian was shot and killed by small arms fire in Ghazni, Afghanistan. At 32 years old...

Published Fri, Sep 11 2009 4:02 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, Fallen But Never Forgotten, Someone You Should Know

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

"Today is a day to be proud to be American"

Those words were shouted by Rick Rescorla as he herded 2700 people out of tower two 8 years ago today. [This is an annual post. Please sign the petition at the end of the post. Thank you.] "Men of Cornwall stop your dreaming Can't you see their...

Published Thu, Sep 10 2009 4:08 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

A first hand account from the towers

Stormbringer, who I know from 1st Group, has a three part, first person account of the horror of the towers. Never forget.9-11 from the Towers 1 The following is the story of my good friend Thane Thompson. We served together in the 82d Airborne Division...

Published Thu, Sep 10 2009 1:46 PM by BLACKFIVE

Review of: Building Security Forces & Ministerial Capacity

Kim Kagan's think tank, The Institute for the Study of War, held a release event for a new paper by LTG Jim Dubik, a Senior Fellow there. He was Commander of MNSTC-I (min-sticky) in 2007/8 and oversaw a large and successful expansion of Iraqi military...

Published Thu, Sep 10 2009 10:30 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

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

General Pelosi Not Interested In Sending More Troops To A'Stan

Nancy Pelosi, in an interview yesterday said: "I don't think there's a great deal of support for sending more troops to Afghanistan in the country or in the Congress," Pelosi told reporters. And she really doesn't much care what...

Published Thu, Sep 10 2009 3:50 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

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