January 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

GEN McChrystal and President Karzai Talk Over Tea [Caption Contest?]

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, right, speaks with U.S. Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, left, commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, as they enjoy a cup of tea at a local store in Nawa district’s marketplace, Jan. 2, 2010. The two leaders...

Published Tue, Jan 05 2010 9:37 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Dead Tango Demotivators

The Sniper is not right......in the 'ead. That is a well known fact and his latest venture makes that deadly certain. He has a nice set of, well, Dead Tango Demotivators. He was kind enough to anonymize that I gave him the title, but heck I've...

Published Sat, Jan 23 2010 3:43 AM by BLACKFIVE

Miss America Contestants in boots

Special B5 audience preview. Warrior Legacy Foundation will be sending out a press release about the photo shoot and participation of the Miss America contestants in the When They Come Back campaign (check out the cool new website). The shoot was a blast...

Published Sat, Jan 23 2010 5:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Warrior Legacy Foundation, when they come back, miss america

Al Qaeda Attackers: Common Criminals or Enemy Combatants?

David A. Rivkin, Jr. and Lee A. Casey published an excellent piece at National Review Online addressing the line between trying our enemies as enemy combatants subject to the rules of war; or criminals subject to our Constitution (emphasis added). The...

Published Wed, Jan 06 2010 10:16 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

The Warrior Returns - SFC Mike Schlitz - Someone You Should Know

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Lawrence Wilson, left, accompanies Army Sgt. 1st Class Mike Schlitz, a wounded warrior returning to Iraq as part of Operation Proper Exit, on Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Dec. 29, 2009. The program returns severely wounded veterans to...

Published Mon, Jan 04 2010 12:31 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week, Someone You Should Know

'Devils in Baggy Pants'

From W. Thomas Smith Jr.'s This Week in American Military History series at Human Events: Jan. 22, 1944: Allied forces, including the U.S. VI Corps under the command of Maj. Gen. John P. Lucas (of Lt. Gen. Mark Clark’s Fifth Army), begin a series...

Published Mon, Jan 25 2010 1:52 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Bellavia brings the crazy funny

My good friend David Bellavia's blog is rapidly turning into serious competition for the Onion. I have been exposed to his wicked hilarity for a long while now, but he has brought it out into public for all to see and I strongly recommend you wallow...

Published Sat, Jan 30 2010 2:34 AM by BLACKFIVE

What is courage?

One day, four military commanders were standing at the bottom of Hill 905 - which was occupied by a heavily fortified enemy force. As they strategerized, they argued over which service had the most courage. Army General says" You want to see courage...

Published Tue, Jan 05 2010 1:35 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Humor

The Hunt for bin Laden and the Slain C.I.A. Chief at F.O.B. Chapman...

Maggie's Notebook has some interesting information, correlation, and speculation about the slain CIA chief at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Chapman in Afghanistan and the 1990s hunt for bin Laden and President Obama's Deputy Security Adviser, John...

Published Fri, Jan 08 2010 2:32 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Fallen But Never Forgotten

Lots of good news in the war on terrorists

I realize we have all been watching Haiti, and the potential win in Mass. and the Douchey McChinPubes fiasco, but head on over to the Long War Journal and get up to speed on all the fun. US airstrike in North Waziristan kills 6 Yemen captures Al Qaeda...

Published Tue, Jan 19 2010 1:10 AM by BLACKFIVE

To Do What's Right - Godspeed Delbert Hahn

When two people do the right thing...it's a must read about a genuine hero (five bronze stars and two purple hearts) who was finally laid to rest properly. Ashes Found in Trash Led to Proper Burial January 05, 2010 St. Petersburg Times The two teenagers...

Published Thu, Jan 07 2010 2:09 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Fallen But Never Forgotten, Someone You Should Know

Military Motivator - Courage

Published Fri, Jan 01 2010 3:35 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week, Military Motivators

Medal of Honor History: Ferguson and Dix

Today marks the 42nd anniversary of the beginning of the Tet Offensive. Two soldiers earned the Medal of Honor: Frederick E. Ferguson (Hue) and Drew D. Dix (Chau Doc Province, Jan. 31 - Feb. 1, 1968). The two men are the only troops awarded the Medal...

Published Sun, Jan 31 2010 1:59 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Mugging Marines

There are a lot of reasons I don't mug Marines, I mean aside from my being a pacifist and a law-abiding citizen. Turns out this dumbass extraordinaire didn't get the memo. LAVALE — When a 6-foot tall, 300-pound convicted armed robber allegedly...

Published Tue, Jan 12 2010 6:11 AM by BLACKFIVE

Vox Veterana back online

Go visit OIF vet Tim Boggs as he picks up blogging again at Vox Veterana.

Published Mon, Jan 18 2010 2:35 AM by BLACKFIVE

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