December 2010 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Holiday news update

Even w/o all the usual suspects in town, there are still a few items to discuss. Mostly I'm trying out new software. I now have Adobe CS 5 so I taught myself After Effects and Premiere Pro. Now I just need to color fix my melon. We should thank the...

Published Wed, Dec 29 2010 12:05 AM by BLACKFIVE

Medal of Honor history: Biddle and Wiedorfer

66 years years ago,Privates Melvin Biddle and Paul Wiedorfer earned the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle of the Bulge. On Dec. 23, 1944, Private Melvin Biddle and his unit set out on a mission to rescue a stranded company in Belgium. Biddle...

Published Mon, Dec 27 2010 1:40 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

Merry Christmas, and Bless All of you...

Short, simple and sweet... Merry Christmas to all of our readers out there- may you all have a fantastic family time this season. We truly appreciate you all for your support of our Brothers and Sisters In Arms. The song here isn't quite 'holiday...

Published Fri, Dec 24 2010 12:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Thank You, Internet!

EMPact Radio at Noon

I will be doing the EMPact Radio show today at 12 Noon Eastern for multiple segments to talk about North Korea and other security concerns. They even did a video promo, I see the fingerprints of David Bellavia all over this.

Published Wed, Dec 01 2010 12:50 AM by BLACKFIVE

Xmas Zombie Survival

I sent this to Matty O in Florida, but you should enjoy the fun as well. PinkFive and lil B5 should benefit from tip #4. Boy the presents you get, first a meat gingerbread house, then railgun catapults, now zombies. Merry Christmas all y'all, I'm...

Published Thu, Dec 23 2010 4:02 AM by BLACKFIVE

Kathy Champion, III

This is the reminder post for day three of our effort to support this charity that provides service dogs to wounded veterans. Please tell your friends, and vote.

Published Wed, Dec 08 2010 12:13 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

To Take a Coined Phrase....

Liberalism is a Mental Disorder.... A special Defense Department working group appointed by Defense Secretary Robert Gates has recommended that the military should “expressly prohibit” heterosexuals from using separate showers, bathrooms and bunking facilities...

Published Sun, Dec 19 2010 4:04 AM by BLACKFIVE

In the Crosshairs- Poison Ivy

Colman McCarthy's excremental op-ed deserved its own In the Crosshairs. Content warning (hurray) for the F-bomb that falls as the last word.

Published Thu, Dec 30 2010 11:28 PM by BLACKFIVE

Happy New Year

I will admit that there are parts of 2010 I will be glad to see gone. In fact, I will spend as much time as I can in the next few weeks to removing all vestiges I can of those parts of 2010. That said, I also loved parts of 2010 and am thankful for them...

Published Fri, Dec 31 2010 8:22 PM by BLACKFIVE

WWII Rescue Recorded by Submarine Commander

McQ sent this one. This is an amazing film recently found of a submarine rescuing all 12 members of a B29 crew that crashed 70 miles off the coast of Japan in WWII. It is an interview with one of the crewmembers as he sees the film.

Published Thu, Dec 16 2010 12:30 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Video Channels

Antrell Rolle says something stunningly dense

Giants safety Antrell Rolle said the following. "They want to make it that guys paid this much money for a ticket. Yeah, I understand that, I understand completely. We risk ourselves out there on the field each and every day also. When soldiers come...

Published Fri, Dec 03 2010 12:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

Vietnam veterans of the NFL

Rocky Bleier: Drafted in the 16th round of the 1968 NFL draft, Bleier figured that he would be sent to the National Guard or Reserves like many of the other NFL draftees, but he was instead sent to Vietnam with the 196th Light Infantry Brigade. Bleier...

Published Sun, Dec 26 2010 11:11 AM by BLACKFIVE

Spirit of America finishing the year, not the effort

The year is ending, but Spirit of America is hardly stopping to notice. They are focused on helping our troops directly on the ground in Afghanistan. Here are a couple of reports sent along by Founder Jim Hake. First, our year end appeal http://www.spiritofamerica...

Published Thu, Dec 30 2010 2:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

Kathy Champion II

Some of you asked for a daily reminder to vote for Kathy Champion. So far, we haven't nearly enough votes to swing the election that will bring her charity ten thousand dollars for service dogs to wounded veterans and PTSD victims. Tell your friends...

Published Tue, Dec 07 2010 9:52 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Reality

Having spent a few glorious days at Camp Olly Olly Oxenfree, and having had to get the #$%#* belt, I can believe this: If you aren't checking out Delta Bravo Sierra, you should be. LW

Published Mon, Dec 06 2010 1:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Humor

December 2010 - BlackFive

Syndication

Recent Posts

Tags

Archives