May 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

An Unexpected Treat

Or, in the about time category, a certain blogger with "Farookin great hair" has finally fixed his archives and gotten all his Army posts where you can find them. Now, if he would just do his veteran lawyer stories the same way... If you haven't...

Published Wed, May 12 2010 5:50 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Weblogs

One Mission Complete

U.S. and Afghan soldiers watch as the CH-47 Chinook helicopter that brought them to the village of Mengal Kheyl in the Zormat district of Afghanistan’s Paktya province, lands after completing an air assault mission, April 22, 2010. The soldiers, who captured...

Published Sat, May 01 2010 5:02 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

The Blackfive Giving Circle - Gift of Adoption

Ace and JT will be adopted by a military family this month. The military family will take out personal loans to pay for the adoption so Gift of Adoption is asking for our help. Thanks to all of you who contributed after we posted the Mother's Day...

Published Thu, May 13 2010 2:45 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Soldiers Reunite to Give a MOH Recipient one final salute

[Editor Note: Hankie Alert! and testing out publishing via Posterous] From Jonn Lilyea at http://www.thisainthell.us comes this amazing story about a hard as nails sergeant who became a father figure to many of the men he led in Vietnam: Soldiers reunite...

Published Thu, May 13 2010 7:39 AM by BLACKFIVE

COIN Symposium, Part II

Another question that the panel treated on several occasions was the issue of tactical momentum v. strategic direction. Do we have a clear strategic direction in Afghanistan, a clear strategy that will bring us to a successful conclusion of the war? Or...

Published Fri, May 14 2010 3:42 AM by BLACKFIVE

Muslim Hottie wins Miss USA

OK the only part of the title that matters is hottie. She is smokin' and since she has been parading around in public in a bikini, isn't that a good example and a knee to the nads of those burqa promoting wankers? More bikinis, fewer burqas. Muslim...

Published Mon, May 17 2010 4:23 AM by BLACKFIVE

Walking the plank in the WaPo

OK things are getting a little surreal. yesterday I praised the NY Times for outing a poseur, today I am pleased with a piece by Anne Applebaum about the Russians and their expedient method of dealing with Somali pirates.What's next, kind words for...

Published Tue, May 18 2010 12:41 AM by BLACKFIVE

At the intersection of irresponsibility and treason

The IMF suggests our national debt will surpass 100% of our gross domestic product in 2015. Also states that our debt began sharply increasing in 2006. Wasn’t that when our beloved Democrats took over both houses of Congress? At some point we must begin...

Published Tue, May 18 2010 3:54 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

82nd ABN soldier profiled on Nancy Grace

Tonight on the Nancy Grace show they are going to spotlight SGT James Nolen, 1/C, 2-508, 4BCT, 82d ABN, killed in action on 22-NOV-09 in Afghanistan. SGT Nolen is in the same company as Armed Liberal from Winds of Change's son and reader Eric's...

Published Wed, May 19 2010 1:24 AM by BLACKFIVE

CNAS reports on Obama Admin Engagement policy

I often call CNAS the Obama team's home think tank and this report is a great example of why. It is a look at the appeasement engagement that has been done so far and It's called: America’s Extended Hand: Assessing the Obama Administration’s Global...

Published Wed, May 19 2010 12:05 PM by BLACKFIVE

Speaking of Phony Soldiers

This Ain't Hell is all over them this week like (insert your own comparison here). Just go there and scroll...

Published Thu, May 20 2010 3:34 AM by BLACKFIVE

National Memorial Day Parade

There is a big National Memorial Day Parade in DC on Monday obviously, it is sponsored by the American Veterans Center. They asked me to see if there were any retired folks in the area who would like to ride in the parade. So if you know of any retired...

Published Thu, May 27 2010 4:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

Great Event in St. Petersburg Tomorrow

If you're in the Tampa-St. Pete area, there's a fundraiser for the daughter of a fallen hero, Corporal Jonathan Porto. You all know his blogger wife (A Little Pink in a World of Camo): Saturday, May 29 6-9pm Paddy Burkes 100 4th St S. St Pete...

Published Fri, May 28 2010 3:18 AM by BLACKFIVE

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

I Miss You

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Published Mon, May 31 2010 12:28 AM by BLACKFIVE

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