April 2011 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Mike Stokely's Birthday

Celebrated at Assoluta Tranquillita and the Thunder Run. If you've been around here long enough, you know of Mike's Dad, Robert, whose letters we have posted. More about about Mike here.

Published Tue, Apr 19 2011 1:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

That is RT's title for this video. Obviously nothing is settled yet, but it sure looks like we are swinging a deal to keep some troops in Iraq longer than our current deal with them allows. Another campaign promise crushed by the bus wheels of reality...

Published Fri, Apr 08 2011 1:47 AM by BLACKFIVE

A soldier gives a leadership lesson to Congress

Great piece over at Winds of Change about the proper relationship between Congress and the American people. Privates and their new families, on the other hand, are often barely above water. Too much of the time, issues that you deal with as a leader in...

Published Fri, Apr 08 2011 7:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Dark Horse Marines and Their Corpsmen

Over 175 Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 5th Regiment (Dark Horse), were wounded and 24 killed in action in the last seven months in Afghanistan. They took more casualities than any other Marine unit in the almost 10 years the Marines have been fighting...

Published Mon, Apr 11 2011 1:47 AM by BLACKFIVE

Most intelligent conversation on Libya yet

Shockingly I'm with the stomping twin.

Published Mon, Apr 11 2011 7:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

For the Love of Rugby...Stephen Ellis - Someone You Should Know

A soldier who served in Iraq is part of a legendary rugby family...when he is severely burned in a freak accident...even if you don't like rugby, this is one helluva story about family and soldiers and perseverance. Go read this piece about Stephen...

Published Wed, Apr 27 2011 3:54 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

American anti-leadership

J. E. Dyer has an excellent piece at Hot Air talking about the new balance of power and what American superpowerdom hath wrought. As a superpower, the US has functioned as an alternative to the formation of blocs, which coalesce chiefly around the dynamics...

Published Thu, Apr 28 2011 1:30 AM by BLACKFIVE

Phelps Family Film Festival

Louis Theroux is a British journalist who specializes in documentaries of deeply weird people, none of which have been released on American television, sad to say, because they look pretty funny. If your focus is on the weird, the creepy, the borderline...

Published Thu, Apr 28 2011 11:03 AM by BLACKFIVE

More help from our friends the Pakistanis

This ought to make prosecuting the war in Afghanistan that much easier once the safe havens in Pakistan are reestablished. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan has demanded that the United States steeply reduce the number of Central Intelligence Agency operatives...

Published Tue, Apr 12 2011 1:02 AM by BLACKFIVE

Chinese set to launch first aircraft carrier

Nothing to see here, just move along. WASHINGTON (AP) -- China's first aircraft carrier could begin sea trials as early as this summer and its deployment would significantly change the perception of the balance of power in the region, the chief of...

Published Tue, Apr 12 2011 6:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

Remembering Eagle Flight - Annual Memorial on Blackfive.net

"They came to save us, and to give us dignity. Their sacrifice will remain in the minds of our children for the rest of their lives. We will teach their names to our children, and keep their names in our books of history as heroes who gave their...

Published Wed, Apr 13 2011 4:01 PM by BLACKFIVE

Qaddafi Hacked

Sergeant Nick sent us this great piece about hacking Colonel Drag Queen's telecom and cell networks: A team led by a Libyan-American telecom executive has helped rebels hijack Col. Moammar Gadhafi's cellphone network and re-establish their own...

Published Thu, Apr 14 2011 1:46 AM by BLACKFIVE

No Slack!

U.S. Army soldiers From the 2/327th No Slack Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, return fire from behind cover during combat operations in the valley of Barawala Kalet, Kunar province, Afghanistan March 29, 2011. Photos by PFC Cameron Boyd of Joint Combat...

Published Fri, Apr 15 2011 1:21 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

For Palm Sunday...

Six Palm Sundays ago, a hero volunteered for a rescue mission that cost him his life. He is remembered here.

Published Sun, Apr 17 2011 12:11 AM by BLACKFIVE

Sergeant Headshot

“It was like being hit by a train. ... I remember what I was doing. I remember being hit, then I was face down in the mud on top of the building. I really wasn’t terribly concerned because I could hear bullets whipping above me, but I still had the presence...

Published Tue, Apr 05 2011 2:30 PM by BLACKFIVE

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