May 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Talking DADT on Rachel Maddow's show

JD and I did our stint discussing the repeal of DADT and it seemed to go quite well. We got a bit less time than they hoped because of the oil debacle, but I think the discussion covered the points I wanted at least. Plus I made her laugh when I mentioned...

Published Wed, May 26 2010 1:57 PM by BLACKFIVE

Meet Willie Banks III - Military Child of the Year

Willie is the son of MAJ Willie Banks Jr and Felicia Banks. Willie's father, Willie Banks Jr., was a major in the Army when he was diagnosed with cancer. At the same time, Willie's mother, Felicia, was pregnant with Willie. Knowing he would most...

Published Sat, May 08 2010 2:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

Marinestan

It is right and proper to love the Marine Corps.One unnamed Obama administration official was quoted by the Washington Post as saying, "We have better operational coherence with virtually all of our NATO allies than we have with the U.S. Marine Corps...

Published Thu, May 20 2010 10:06 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Dutch Marines take down Somali pirates

Very cool helmet cam footage of Dutch Marines fast roping on to a container ship infested w/ pirates. The only downside is that they didn't kill any of the bastards, but that's because the gutless losers were at least smart enough not to resist...

Published Sat, May 01 2010 4:38 AM by BLACKFIVE

W.L.F. Fights Deportation

Occasionally, when a phony soldier story comes our way from a reader or an inquirer, we usually go to the experts on busting phonies - the guys at This Ain't Hell (the Blackfive Farm Team) and the good people at POWNet. More than a few of you sent...

Published Thu, May 20 2010 3:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Troops in A-Stan patrolling with unloaded guns?

There have been a number of reports, including on the top war correspondent of this generation's FB page, that our troops are patrolling in some parts of A-Stan with no round in the chamber of their weapons. I'm calling BS and have sent a message...

Published Wed, May 19 2010 7:32 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

The opposing view on DADT

CJ has a statement up and some co-signers dis-concurring about repeal of DADT. it is a subject we have discussed at length on the back channel as well as here and there is certainly not unanimity on the issue as you can read here.

Published Thu, May 13 2010 5:33 AM by BLACKFIVE

Phony SEAL gets 2 years for Stolen Valor

You are going to have to read it to believe it. Just got back from covering the case. http://www.theusreport.com/the-us-report/phony-seal-gets-2-years-for-stolen-valor.html

Published Thu, May 06 2010 1:47 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

On TV and you won't believe where

This should be fun, I am appearing on Rachel Maddow's show on MSNBC tonight along w/ JD Johannes to discuss support for repeal of DADT and asking for Congress to chill until the military completes its study. Yes you read that correctly MSNBC, which...

Published Wed, May 26 2010 6:30 AM by BLACKFIVE

Bad news delivered long range

Amazing sniper shots recorded in Afghanistan: A BRITISH Army sniper has set a new sharpshooting distance record by killing two Taliban machinegunners in Afghanistan from more than 1 miles away. Craig Harrison, a member of the Household Cavalry, killed...

Published Sun, May 02 2010 9:52 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

The ignorance of a lefty

Jon Chait writes for the New Republic and in many cases actually has something useful to say. This is not one of those times. He exposes a bone-crushing ignorance on who our enemies are that all too sadly infects many of his fellow travelers. They say...

Published Mon, May 03 2010 2:12 AM by BLACKFIVE

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 - Soliders Angels, Zac Brown Band and Ram Trucks

First, please watch this video: Next, here are the details on how you can get some free music while supporting our military men and women in harm's way: On May 7, executives from Chrysler Group LLC, Zac Brown Band and Soldiers' Angels stood wingtip...

Published Wed, May 12 2010 3:54 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

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

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Talking DADT on Rachel Maddow's show

Meet Willie Banks III - Military Child of the Year

Marinestan

Dutch Marines take down Somali pirates

W.L.F. Fights Deportation

Troops in A-Stan patrolling with unloaded guns?

National Memorial Day Parade

The opposing view on DADT

Phony SEAL gets 2 years for Stolen Valor

On TV and you won't believe where

Bad news delivered long range

The ignorance of a lefty

Promises kept

Letters for Lyrics - Soliders Angels, Zac Brown Band and Ram Trucks

An Unexpected Treat