January 2011 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Saving Three Generations of one Family

Three generations saved by Bagram medics 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Story by Master Sgt. Michael Voss Medical technicians, Senior Airmen Mabel Aguirre and Staff Sgt. Dequijamin Roberson deployed to the 455th Expeditionary Medical Operation Squadron...

Published Fri, Jan 14 2011 2:38 AM by BLACKFIVE

V.P. Biden Flip-Flops on Afghanistan (and It's a Big F@#king Deal)

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Brian Brannon | NATO Training Mission Afghanistan In the Wall Street Journal today, there's an opinion piece on the results of a Veep visit to Afghanistan to verify progress in Operation Enduring Freedom. Biden's Afghan...

Published Fri, Jan 14 2011 2:32 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Team Rubicon - San Diego - January 20, 2011

Here's a video of Team Rubicon Founder, Jake Wood, at a TED function talking about Disaster Response. Jake is a phenomenal guy and I'm proud to be on the Board of TR. If you're in the San Diego area and want to support TR financially, here's...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2011 4:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

Saying "Godspeed..." and "Semper Fi..."

"Sergeant Garrett Misener was the epitome of a combat Marine whose extensive knowledge of warfare and strong leadership traits came from four combat deployments between Iraq and Afghanistan. You’ll be hard-pressed to find Marines of senior rank with...

Published Wed, Jan 12 2011 1:20 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

Mil-Links

First of all, you should all be visiting This Ain't Hell every day. The guys (but mostly Lilyea) are on fire. Next, Bouhammer has a review of the Afghanistan status report delivered to the President last week. Over at YouServed, a very deserving family...

Published Wed, Jan 12 2011 12:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Godspeed, Bill Bower

Bill Bower, one of the few remaining Doolittle Raider's has passed. You can read about the amazing pilot, husband and father here at Jim Sheeler's site. He wrote about Bower for the Rocky Mountain News in 2004 and he reposted his great article...

Published Tue, Jan 11 2011 12:58 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

''I prefer this to the alternative...''

Huge, HUGE tissue alert. Boxes of them. Trust me on this one. If you can watch this and keep it together, you are a beast. The father of the 9-yr old murdered on Saturday in Arizona talks of her, and how he doesn't want anything to happen to our liberties...

Published Mon, Jan 10 2011 5:10 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Fallen But Never Forgotten

Book Recommendations - Brent Weeks

With the heavy topics we've covered in the last few days, I thought I'd post up on something a bit different... While I usually read a few books per week (it's how I wind down), I don't normally read fanstasy and science fiction. I have...

Published Mon, Jan 10 2011 1:39 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

SPC Leandro Garcia - Someone You Should Know

Go to Soldiers' Angels Germany for the story on SPC Garcia - a truck driver who volunteered to be a door gunner and who's chinook was shot down while attempting to support RESTREPO. ...The Jan. 17, 2009, mission that led to Garcia's awards...

Published Sun, Jan 09 2011 11:47 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

On Violence in Politics

I deplore the attack on Representative Giffords, the act of a madman. The lady herself seems brave and witty, just the sort of opponent I would like to have. I share the sorrow we all feel at the events of yesterday. Nevertheless, we need better thinking...

Published Sun, Jan 09 2011 11:34 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Godspeed, Major *** Winters

We knew this day was coming, but did it have to come so soon? We just published an appeal to build a statue of Major Winters in France. Last week, Major *** Winter of Band of Brothers fame, passed away. Apparently, his family kept it quiet and personal...

Published Sun, Jan 09 2011 10:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

In the Crosshairs- In the Crosshairs

I would have preferred to avoid this, but I refuse to be demonized by people with no shame. The shooter in Arizona was a crazy *** and yet many on the left used this horrific incident for political purposes. I have a website and a video series called...

Published Sun, Jan 09 2011 8:43 AM by BLACKFIVE

I Am Getting Tired (Again)

I am starting to get that feeling again. I don't know why the galactically insane nutball Jared Loughner shot and killed 6 people decided to do what he did, and I don't think we will ever really get a definitive answer. I am not looking for one...

Published Sun, Jan 09 2011 4:56 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Veterans Demand an Apology, Congresswoman!

Today has been a HORRIBLE day. We've seen an obviously unstable and deranged individual, Jared Loughner, shoot and kill innocents; we've seen a US Congresswoman declared dead, then not-dead, and we vets have been accused of being the shooter....

Published Sat, Jan 08 2011 10:54 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders, Bust Their Chops

Blame Game, again

Blaming the Tea Party, Sarah Palin, the US Army, a war in Afghanistan, PTS, Arizona gun laws, and everything else in the world except for the deranged coward who shot into the crowd of people at Safeway in Tuscon, is intellectually childish and completely...

Published Sat, Jan 08 2011 10:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

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