May 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

The Greatest Man I Never Met....

"All that is needed for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Of all the men I have served with and think of when I honor their sacrifices on this day, the one I think about is the one that I never met. And would like to think...

Published Mon, May 31 2010 3:27 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

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

Sestak and Core Values

Adding to the dogpile, I wrote this little piece for the American Security Council Foundation website a month or two ago. Representative Sestak's win in the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania for the senate seat up for grabs this November has brought...

Published Mon, May 24 2010 11:42 PM by BLACKFIVE

Compare and contrast

The US way of handling pirates: A federal judge has postponed the U.S. trial of six Somali nationals charged with piracy off the coast of Africa to give both sides more time to prepare. U.S. District Judge Raymond A. Jackson on Thursday pushed back the...

Published Sat, May 15 2010 12:34 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Promises kept

[Hankie alerts on both of these] Rachel Porto who writes the blog A Little Pink in a World of Camo has a guest post at the Washington Post about promises from her husband. And at Healing Those Who Provide Our Freedom is a post about our valiant Corpsmen...

Published Mon, May 10 2010 4:01 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, Fallen But Never Forgotten

Letters for Lyrics on FoxNews

Watch the latest news video at video.foxnews.com Toby Nunn and Patti Patton Bader talk about how you can help send one million letters to our troops and get some great music in the bargain!

Published Mon, May 31 2010 10:43 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

I Miss You

http://www.andrewolmsted.com/ Posted via email from blackfive's posterous

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

The Deep Horizon Oil Spill: Air Force-Coast Guard-Navy-Army on the Scene

Smoke billows over a controlled oil fire in the Gulf of Mexico off Venice, La., May 5, 2010. The U.S. Coast Guard, working with BP, local residents and federal agencies, conducted the burn to help prevent the spread of oil following the April 20 explosion...

Published Thu, May 13 2010 3:54 AM by BLACKFIVE

The End of an Era in Afghanistan

LTC Phillips writes and shows a photo or two about a significant change in the life of some of our soldiers in Afghanistan. Now, back to the war...

Published Fri, May 07 2010 2:34 AM by BLACKFIVE

Warrior Legacy Foundation of Maine Ride Again!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! The ladies in Maine of the Warrior Legacy Foundation are at it again! They are organizing their annual ride for the Wounded again, and if indications are right, it will be even more successful than in years past. This group in Maine...

Published Mon, May 24 2010 4:42 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders, Travel

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

Guns for all my friends in Chicago

The killing of a Chicago policeman and Iraq war vet from the WI National Guard, who my buddy Kev knew and respected, has caused an outcry in Chicago. The disarmed residents have decided they are sick of being victims and if the bad guys have guns they...

Published Thu, May 27 2010 1:50 PM by BLACKFIVE

Michael Yon and the cards he has dealt

Mike Yon has apparently taken some time in Thailand to address what I wrote about his exit from Afghanistan. Though I am working on Afghanistan dispatches, during breaks over the next days I will address some those who took part in the blog lynch mob...

Published Wed, May 26 2010 2:34 AM by BLACKFIVE

Win a copy of Sebastian Junger's book "War"

Kanani Fong is playing Santa Claus I have 1 extra copy of Sebastian Junger's book WAR. (Update: if there are 20 entries, I'll add another book. 30, I add one more). For those of you who don't know of him, he also wrote the book The Perfect...

Published Mon, May 24 2010 12:55 AM by BLACKFIVE

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