November 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

A Simple Thank You....

Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?" Then I said, "Here am I. Send me!" The managers at my job brought in cake yesterday for veterans as a token of their appreciation to those of...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2010 2:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

Valour-IT: A Thank You

The following is a thank you from someone who sees a lot of the worst, and rarely gets to hear the rest. For those of you who stepped up this year, and helped beat the goal, this is for you: This is MaryAnn with Soldiers' Angels in Germany, where...

Published Sun, Nov 14 2010 1:25 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Care To Share A Recipe?

Over at Cooking with the Troops, we are looking to share some recipes to share with the world. What we need are recipes you have personally used to make things for the troops, that shipped well and the troops loved. These will go up on a new section of...

Published Mon, Nov 15 2010 7:56 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

MOH has been feminized? Really?

Some goob who I assume thinks he knows what he's talking about has decided, based on something he read in the Wall Street Journal, that the Medal of Honor has become "feminized". That's right - "feminized". We all know what...

Published Tue, Nov 16 2010 12:59 PM by BLACKFIVE

Feminized MOH guy is back and wants a little cheese with his whine

You know, some guys ought to figure when to just shut up, fold their tent and take their due. Not our boy. Bryan Fischer, Mr. "Feminized the MOH", is back for more. In a follow up post (not even at the same blog - got to hot there I’d guess...

Published Thu, Nov 18 2010 11:05 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Died of Wounds

You all simply must go to the USNI blog and read this post...

Published Fri, Nov 19 2010 12:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

Tuesday Morning

No, not a Moody Blues song reference, but a heads-up: Cooking with the Troops will be ringing the NASDAQ opening bell on Tuesday 23 November. More details soon. LW

Published Fri, Nov 19 2010 4:12 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Soldier Pins Purple Heart on Father

Soldier pins Purple Heart on father Nov 15, 2010 By Air Force 2nd Lt. Chase P. McFarland, Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team Son pins Purple Heart on father Pvt. Kevin Nieves right, a member of the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team security forces...

Published Fri, Nov 19 2010 10:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week, Someone You Should Know

Odinophobia an American disgrace

As an American of extremely Swedish descent I must wholeheartedly protest the latest outrage from the already disgraced TSA. They have revised their policy of aggravating everyone and now will focus their junk touching and hatred on my people. We should...

Published Sat, Nov 20 2010 7:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

Special Forces Legend Finds the Man that Saved Him

It took 42 years for Colonel (ret) Henry Cook to find the man that saved his life in Viet Nam in 1968. ..."It was about ten o'clock that night," Cook said. "We had suffered a heavy ground attack on a Special Forces headquarters."...

Published Mon, Nov 01 2010 12:52 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

Rushing to crush DoD...

There is considerable pressure right now to cut spending by the government. The reasons are starkly clear and there are a number of agencies and programs that could find themselves on the chopping block. One of the biggest targets is the Defense budget...

Published Mon, Nov 01 2010 3:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

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

Army Vet and MMA Fighter Jorge "El Conquistador" Rivera Croons For You!

Another excellent edition to the Ranger Up video library. Who knew that MMA fighter extraordinaire, Jorge "El Conquistador" Rivera, could actually sing? I thought the guy couldn't hold a tune to save his life, but his rendition of Uncle...

Published Tue, Nov 02 2010 2:21 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Humor, Video Channels, Military Humor, Sports, Pop Culture, Listening To

More U.S. citizens murdered in Mexico than deaths in Iraq in 2010

Following the murders of four American citizens over the weekend in the Mexican border town of Ciudad Juárez, the number of U.S. citizens killed in Mexico has actually surpassed the number of U.S. troops killed in Iraq. 57 members of the U.S. Armed Forces...

Published Tue, Nov 02 2010 10:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

Team Army - First to take the Objective!

Team Army in Project Valour-IT's annual competition for Soldiers Angels was the first to reach the objective of $15000! Team Marines, the closest lesser branch, was almost at $9000 when that occured. Thank you to everyone who has donated their valuable...

Published Wed, Nov 03 2010 7:07 AM by BLACKFIVE

Mumbai in America?

It's worth thinking through the problem this author raises: how would the U.S. handle a Mumbai-like terror attack? It took the 10 terrorists just 10 minutes to overwhelm Mumbai's defenses when they struck in November 2008. They were organized...

Published Sun, Nov 21 2010 11:17 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

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A Simple Thank You....

Valour-IT: A Thank You

Care To Share A Recipe?

MOH has been feminized? Really?

Feminized MOH guy is back and wants a little cheese with his whine

Died of Wounds

Tuesday Morning

Soldier Pins Purple Heart on Father

Odinophobia an American disgrace

Special Forces Legend Finds the Man that Saved Him

Rushing to crush DoD...

Army Vet and MMA Fighter Jorge "El Conquistador" Rivera Croons For You!

More U.S. citizens murdered in Mexico than deaths in Iraq in 2010

Team Army - First to take the Objective!

Mumbai in America?