September 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

9/11 FDNYs Lt. David Halderman Jr.

A post I did in September of 2006, originally entitled “September 11th, 2001 – “We Lost David”. It is the ongoing fulfillment of a promise made in the last sentence of the post. This is what 9/11 should be about. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________...

Published Fri, Sep 10 2010 9:52 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

Sheepdogs

I made this a while back and while we can properly mourn those who were killed, we can also remember that those people knew when they died that we would unleash our Dogs of War.

Published Sat, Sep 11 2010 11:10 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Final 9-11 Barbecue at Walter Reed

As many of you know, Walter Reed will be closing in a year, so Cooking with the Troops' president Bob Miller wanted this last memorial barbecue to be a special one. Bob's been doing these since about 2005, after all. Thanks to a number of volunteers...

Published Sun, Sep 12 2010 11:52 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, wounded, Marines, Walter Reed, Malogne House, CwtT, Cooking with the Troops, Baen, Army, BBQ, Baen Books, SWAG Specialties, BarBQue, Red Hot Dish, barbecue

Gen. David Petraeus: U.S. To Pursue 'More Nuanced' Operations In Kandahar

I found the following story on the NPR: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/09/14/129857868/petraeus-u-s-to-pursue-more-nuanced-operations-in-kandahar?sc=17&f=1001Gen . David Petraeus: U.S. To Pursue 'More Nuanced' Operations In Kandahar...

Published Tue, Sep 14 2010 9:33 AM by BLACKFIVE

Off Topic: Want To Walk With A Wolf?

Care to join me for a walk with a wolf? For some other wolves? Wolf Park is doing it's Walk for Wolves a week from this Saturday, and needs teams/people to walk. The Walk helps get the park through it's closed season (only open for Saturday Howl...

Published Wed, Sep 15 2010 6:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Laughing Wolf, Wolf Park, Walk for Wolves

Who Wanted to Kill the Pope?

So, six people were arrested in an alleged plot to kill the Pope while he's in the UK. Why would they do that? The only identifying factors in the first four paragraphs are the ages of the men arrested -- which, at 26 to 50, is not very helpful in...

Published Fri, Sep 17 2010 3:50 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

What Would Deebow Do?

I know that most of you don't go around asking yourself this, but I have been in a quandary over what I would do, at this time, about a question that truly vexes me. And here it is, would you accept the nation highest honor from this man? We have...

Published Sat, Sep 18 2010 3:56 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Some quality professional academic hatin'

This guy is beautiful. He is a perfect caricature of all the morally-superior (in their minds) left wing buttheads who make our universities such jokes. The vast majority of 9/11 observances in this country cannot be seen as politically neutral events...

Published Mon, Sep 20 2010 12:32 AM by BLACKFIVE

Response to "Academic Professional" Hating on the Military

RE: Some Quality Professional Academic Hatin' David Green, an Academic Professional, had some words about an event he witnessed at an Illinois football game. The link above has the rant, but to refresh your memory of Mr. Green's rant:...The observance...

Published Tue, Sep 21 2010 2:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Defend Arlington

So I was at Arlington last week to lay wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns for Soldiers' Angels. With SA, on our way out, I told the group I needed some alone time to visit someone. You can see me (below) taking the photo in the reflection of the tombstone...

Published Wed, Sep 22 2010 1:05 AM by BLACKFIVE

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

Don't mess with the Gurkhas

That is my takeaway from this tale, although unsurprisingly the authorities have a more horrified view. Just picture the scene as a soldier returns from hunting an arch-enemy. Commanding officer: 'Did you get him?' Soldier: 'Yes, sir.'...

Published Thu, Sep 23 2010 1:49 AM by BLACKFIVE

Will the Real Colbert Please Stand Up?

Okay, I've got a soft spot for anyone who would call Gen. Odierno "Shrek" to his face, and get his head shaved by said general. I also know that he has helped out troop support charities, such as ReMind. In fact, he's been a good supporter...

Published Thu, Sep 23 2010 10:52 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Can California make Boxer Maam again?

Cassandra, over at Villainous Company, does a wicked takedown of one of my “favorite” politicians, Babs “call me Senator” Boxer. She makes the point that Boxer’s new found love for the military is most likely election year temporary: Boxer began her political...

Published Sat, Sep 25 2010 9:38 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

A Better Speech

Because we need a morale boost after that speech yesterday, here is a repeat of a Blackfive reader favorite video - LTC Randolph White's Infantry School AIT graduation speech:

Published Wed, Sep 01 2010 2:15 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Video Channels

Julian Assange: Collateral Rapist (Update)

If you have a blog or a facebook page, please consider publishing a link to this post, or to the original article: Director of Public Prosecutions Marianne Ny said she decided to reopen the investigation after further review of the case. "There is...

Published Wed, Sep 01 2010 12:47 PM by BLACKFIVE

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9/11 FDNYs Lt. David Halderman Jr.

Sheepdogs

The Final 9-11 Barbecue at Walter Reed

Gen. David Petraeus: U.S. To Pursue 'More Nuanced' Operations In Kandahar

Off Topic: Want To Walk With A Wolf?

Who Wanted to Kill the Pope?

What Would Deebow Do?

Some quality professional academic hatin'

Response to "Academic Professional" Hating on the Military

Defend Arlington

Don't mess with the Gurkhas

Will the Real Colbert Please Stand Up?

Can California make Boxer Maam again?

A Better Speech

Julian Assange: Collateral Rapist (Update)