May 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Calling All Vets - Extreme Home Makeover Wants You!

Via Soldiers' Angels Germany: Do you know a Veteran and family whose home deserves an Extreme Makeover? If so, the producers of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition want to hear from you.When you submit your Extreme Makover application tell them Troy...

Published Wed, May 12 2010 3:48 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, Television

Logo Contest Underway

Cooking with the Troops has kicked of a national logo contest to get a logo. And, we have prizes (and hope to add a few more even).

Published Sun, May 23 2010 12:58 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Caring For The Defenders, cooking, food, charity, Cooking with the Troops, gretchen wilson, beverage, the spice house, troop support, michael z. williamson, logo, logo contest

A Way To Honor A Fallen Hero Today

This is short, sweet, and simple. There is a petition up to name a U.S. Navy ship in honor of Lt. John William Finn. Well, just don't stand there, get to it. Rumor has it that DDG-113 hasn't been named yet...

Published Sun, May 30 2010 1:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten, U.S. Navy, Lt. John William Finn, ship, Navy, LT John William Finn, DDG-113, Memorial Day, Petition, naming a ship

Senator Webb Quote on Military pay and benefits - continues to rise at disturbing rates

Jonn Lilyea at This Ain't Hell discusses Senator Webb's latest comments about military pay, benefits, and healthcare. It's an important but short read on why many think that Senator Webb talks out of both sides of his mouth...

Published Fri, May 07 2010 2:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Memorial Day 2010

He scarce had need to doff his pride or slough the dross of Earth -- E'en as he trod that day to God so walked he from his birth, In simpleness and gentleness and honor and clean mirth. So cup to lip in fellowship they gave him welcome high And made...

Published Sun, May 30 2010 10:13 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

Fiddling while Tehran prepares to burn us

I highlighted the recent "deal" Iran struck with Brazil and Turkey as an example of how the policy of engagement was failing the Obama team. That is an understatement, it is failing the world. The policy is based on the fundamentally-flawed...

Published Thu, May 20 2010 1:23 AM by BLACKFIVE

Why JD is alive for another Memorial Day

http://outsidethewire.com/blog/heroes/100-fewer-to-memorialize-because-of-one.html "The attack on March 26th, 2007 was supposed to destroy the outpost--if not for one man they might have succeeded and there would be 100 more white headstones with...

Published Mon, May 31 2010 4:11 AM by BLACKFIVE

Chosin

Over at Rhino Den, Nick from Ranger Up was able to preview the documentary "Chosin" (which I had heard was FANTASTIC). Jimbo and I missed the GI Film Festival this year, unfortunately due to other business, and so the Army Rangers covered it...

Published Wed, May 19 2010 3:32 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Fallen But Never Forgotten, Film

An Interview You Don't Want To Miss

Greyhawk outdoes himself yet again. For those that follow good reporting (from any source) on the war, you've probably seen the name C. J. Chivers. He was a Captain in the Marines, and decided to take a new objective: reporting. Few do it as well...

Published Sun, May 30 2010 2:39 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

USASOC Unveils New Memorial Wall

See the Fayetteville Observer's video report.

Published Fri, May 28 2010 1:35 PM by BLACKFIVE

Wa Po spinning hard on Gitmo Commission report

(h/t Weekly Standard) It is almost comical to watch our major news organs play agenda journalism. They have a narrative and the facts be damned, or at least spun so that the proles are sure to get the proper message, in this case Gitmo is bad, mmmkay...

Published Sat, May 29 2010 5:26 AM by BLACKFIVE

Memorial Day: Fitting Memorials and Passing of Torches

By now, you have read this post by Blackfive. If not, you need to. Today, there are two posts you need to read in honor of those who gave their tomorrows for our today. For they may be gone, but they also live on -- especially when others pick up the...

Published Thu, May 27 2010 10:20 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

James Hooker's Latest Songs

James Hooker, a Grammy award winning artist, has been featured here before. His song "Hanging Out with the Boys (on the Line)" was one that military blogs played. Now, he was two new songs with more coming in an album. You can go here to check...

Published Thu, May 27 2010 5:53 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Caring For The Defenders

Robert Young Pelton- Blustery Adventuring, Punk-A Bch

OK I kneed this clown in the neck not too long ago, and yet he is still popping up in the comments at Tim Lynch's Free Range International blog. Tim is just a good dude doing good work, so dealing with dung beetles like Pelton is not his strong suit...

Published Thu, May 20 2010 2:32 PM by BLACKFIVE

American exceptionalism on the battlefield

Lt. Col. Oliver North reminds us why American fighting man (or woman) is the best the world has to offer. Ever heard of a Hamas/Taliban/al Qaeda/Hizballah fighter treat a wounded enemy soldier, then carry him from the battlefield? If they do grab one...

Published Tue, May 25 2010 1:00 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

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