June 2011 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

The Truth Hurts

I guess Move America Forward is circulating a meme about cutting troop pay and benefits. Over at the Burn Pit, Mothax looks at the issue critically...and historically...to give some perspective. Check it out.

Published Wed, Jun 01 2011 12:25 AM by BLACKFIVE

Redleg rumba

There isn’t an infantryman in the world that doesn’t love the Redlegs (and if he says otherwise, he’s lyin’). Here’s the “King of Battle” working out. If you’re not tired at the end of this you aren’t human. This is how you put steel on target and a lot...

Published Wed, Jun 01 2011 11:21 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Gurkhas still amazing

If you ever wonder how the Brits managed to keep their empire together as long as they did, this will help explain. The Gurkhas are just incredible. A Gurkha soldier who single-handedly defeated more than 30 Taliban fighters has been awarded the Conspicuous...

Published Thu, Jun 02 2011 11:41 PM by BLACKFIVE

Bill Keller skewers Sarah Palin himself

Interesting piece by Bill Keller, Editor at the New York Times, in which he strives mightily to skewer Sarah Palin for insulting the august profession of journalism. Money shot: I was struck by the gratuitous quality of one remark she tossed off during...

Published Sat, Jun 18 2011 9:21 AM by BLACKFIVE

Fallen Royal Marine Throws One Last Party

Royal Marine Killed in Afghanistan Leaves Friends $160G for Las Vegas Party Published June 20, 2011 |FoxNews.com A British soldier killed by a Taliban bomb in Afghanistan left $161,500 in his will -- so his friends could go on vacation to Las Vegas, The...

Published Sun, Jun 19 2011 11:13 PM by BLACKFIVE

Sheepdog Reminder

We've talked about Sheepdogs a lot around here over the last few years...the poem below is by Russ Vaughn (paratrooper, 101st Airborne Division)...

Published Mon, Jun 20 2011 3:11 AM by BLACKFIVE

Afghanistan: Pre-Speech

JD Johannes is still in Afghanistan and will be there for another month. Below are his thoughts on the state of affairs after being on the ground for almost 3 months. http://outsidethewire.com/blog/afghanistan/mid-tour-pre-speech-thoughts-on-afghanistan...

Published Tue, Jun 21 2011 8:55 PM by BLACKFIVE

President Obama's Terrible Mistake

From a Blackfive reader "T": The President addressing the 10th Mountain Division today at Fort Drum: "First time I saw 10th Mountain Division, you guys were in southern Iraq. When I went back to visit Afghanistan, you guys were the first...

Published Thu, Jun 23 2011 7:02 AM by BLACKFIVE

InstaPundit's "Quote of the Day"

Today it is: “It’s a good thing Syria has gun control; otherwise the citizen-slaughtering troops could get hurt.” Funny story about that.

Published Sat, Jun 25 2011 1:29 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

The Courage of Our Grandfathers....

I generally spend some of today trying to imagine the courage it took for our grandfathers (or for some now, great-grandfathers) to step off of those landing craft at Omaha and Utah Beach with bullets snapping and ricocheting around them, stand in the...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2011 2:46 AM by BLACKFIVE

Dominating Happy Hour

I am now a semi-regular on the Happy Hour segment for RT and this was perhaps my crowning glory. There is no redeeming social value to the topics, but I kick so much ass it just doesn't matter. Just watch, laugh and enjoy the exasperation of the other...

Published Tue, Jun 07 2011 2:05 PM by BLACKFIVE

Fazul Abdullah Mohammed

So this dude who calls himself Daniel Robinson carrying a South African passport and $40,000 in cash rolls up to a Somali Transitional Government (TFG) military checkpoint in Mogadishu with another guy driving a pickup truck full of medicine, laptops...

Published Sat, Jun 11 2011 6:39 AM by BLACKFIVE

Band of Brothers Nurse Augusta Chiwy - Someone You Should Know

"A black face in all that white snow was a pretty easy target. Those Germans must be terrible marksmen." - Augusta Chiwy on her surviving German shells and bullets while rescuing wounded Americans during the Battle of the Bulge You probably...

Published Mon, Jun 27 2011 5:21 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

Celebrating Independence Day By Doing

This is going to be a very busy weekend for a number of people, and you may have the chance to join in. Standing for the Fallen, the Marine Corps League, and Cooking with the Troops are working together to make this a very special Independence Day. On...

Published Wed, Jun 29 2011 12:26 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, Landstuhl, LRMC, Cooking with the Troops, Marine Corps League, Standing for the Fallen, Lafayette, July 4th, bootcamp, doing good, Washington, Old Navy, Soldiers Angels Germany, Independence Day, Thrifty Vintage Chic, July 4

Obama shows commanding presence in press conference

Oh my Lawdy Lawd, you have got to be kidding me. The adjunct Obama press team, in this case the WaPo, is spinning at the speed of light trying to pull Obama up from his "leadership" position in the rear. Using the grand backdrop of an East Room...

Published Thu, Jun 30 2011 1:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

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