June 2011 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Special Forces Medic Recalls Four Hour Firefight

SFC Joanthon Clouse tells his story to Jeffrey Schogol (the "rumor doctor") at the Stars & Stripes. Caught in a kill zone, the SF Medic was attached to a MARSOC unit that was essentially fighting it's way out of a box canyon ambush....

Published Tue, Jun 14 2011 3:54 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

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

Want A Delicious Way To Help Fisher House?

Well, if you are in or near Richmond, there will be a danged tasty way to do so this Saturday. It seems that Concrete Bob and Cooking with the Troops are teaming up with Bubba Burgers to help 1140 WRVA raise money for Fisher House. Bob has the complete...

Published Thu, Jun 02 2011 6:01 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

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

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

Politics, Economics or Victory- What Everyone Ought to Know about the troop withdrawal

With the Presidential decision to withdraw 10,000 troops from Afghanistan, the mission of the initial Counter Insurgency (COIN) plan of the surge just shrunk tenfold. Back in 2009 when the surge was initiated the extra troops allowed NATO to push to the...

Published Sun, Jun 26 2011 9:15 PM by BLACKFIVE

Obama ignored military on Afghan withdrawal

Obama has recently stated that his biggest fault to date is trying to get consensus and listening to other folks. Apparently those days are over and the Afghan withdrawal plan is one of his first times trying out the Barry O gut instinct method. LTG Allen...

Published Tue, Jun 28 2011 11:58 AM 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

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

Pentagon prowler linked to previous shootings

The clown recently scarfed up skulking about Arlington Cemetery has been linked to the previous rash of shootings of military relate buildings in the area. PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. -- Law enforcement and military sources say forensic evidence links...

Published Wed, Jun 22 2011 7:54 AM by BLACKFIVE

Just not good enough for their neighborhood

John Gonsalves, who runs one of the most awesome charities I know of, Homes for Our Troops, has a problem. And its one that will make your blood boil. Gonsalves and his folks build specially built homes for disabled war veterans who have special needs...

Published Fri, Jun 24 2011 1:46 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Staff Sergeant Eddie Peoples - Someone You Should Know

I believe that SSG Peoples is assigned to the Southern European Task Force [Logisitics] element... Check this out: Soldier stops bank robbery suspect: MyFoxTAMPABAY.com

Published Wed, Jun 01 2011 3:02 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

Like Watching a Car Wreck....

I want to turn away, but I can't... This morning I am rolling up the flank of the Attorney General while Uncle Jimbo assaults by fire because evidently, the Attorney General of these here United States believes that the best weapon to use against...

Published Mon, Jun 20 2011 4:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

M.O.H. Nominee Teammates Talk about the fight

Below is a story from the Army News Service I thought you'd want to read: Teammates recount Medal of Honor nominee's courageous actions June 13, 2011 By Brian Gebhart The White House announced May 31, 2011, that Sgt. 1st Class Leroy A. Petry,...

Published Tue, Jun 14 2011 3:35 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

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

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The Truth Hurts

Want A Delicious Way To Help Fisher House?

Sheepdog Reminder

Obama shows commanding presence in press conference

Politics, Economics or Victory- What Everyone Ought to Know about the troop withdrawal

Obama ignored military on Afghan withdrawal

Fazul Abdullah Mohammed

Afghanistan: Pre-Speech

Pentagon prowler linked to previous shootings

Just not good enough for their neighborhood

Staff Sergeant Eddie Peoples - Someone You Should Know

Like Watching a Car Wreck....

M.O.H. Nominee Teammates Talk about the fight

The Courage of Our Grandfathers....