December 2011 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Mike Yon Is Totally Wrong about the Geneva Conventions

...and supposes (rhetorically) that soldiers could refuse deployment based on unlawful order. ...And so there it is. We are in violation of the Geneva Conventions in Afghanistan and are deceptively using the Red Cross. Is this prosecutable as a war crime...

Published Mon, Dec 05 2011 2:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Remember Pearl Harbor Dec 7 1941

I believe that I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost, but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us. Hostilities exist. There...

Published Mon, Dec 05 2011 2:15 PM by BLACKFIVE

Hey Taliban! Happy Christmas from 40 Commando...

[From 40 Commando in Afghanistan in 2008...] For those that have ever met and/or partied with these guys know that this is what what you can usually expect... Christmas for the Commandos in Afghanistan was always going to be different - but no one could...

Published Fri, Dec 23 2011 10:46 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Bogus gun statistics kill the truth

Did you know there is a nationwide rampage going on where crazed fanatics with concealed carry permits are slaughtering innocent citizens? Neither did I, but thankfully the NY Times is on the story. With their usual, thoroughly accurate, fact-checked...

Published Tue, Dec 27 2011 9:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

A New Year Wish

2011 has been quite a year. I know for that for many it has not been a good year. Looked at one way, it has been what I would consider the worst year of my own life. There are many reasons for that, for myself and for others. Yet, looked at another way...

Published Fri, Dec 30 2011 10:45 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Act of Valor- a movie you must see

I attended a preview screening of a movie about Navy SEALs coming out in February called Act of Valor. Let's start this review with WOW! and everything else is subject to that modifier. This movie is awesome. There are many reasons but let's start...

Published Tue, Dec 13 2011 12:40 PM by BLACKFIVE

Kill Bin Laden- Book signing in DC

My buddy John Weisman will be in DC for a signing of his amazing novel "Kill Bin Laden", quite properly at the International Spy Museum today 2-4 pm. I have gotten some messages from folks I know who said they devoured the book and loved it...

Published Wed, Dec 14 2011 9:41 PM by BLACKFIVE

Want jobs? Yeah, we got jobs!

As we are always for helping veterans here at BlackFive, I'm posting up some more positions for companies that are wanting to hire VETERANS for some really good jobs. This time, we take you to the great state of.... WYOMING! A buddy of mine has been...

Published Thu, Dec 15 2011 9:22 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders

Kim Jong Il Dead

Our Dear Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il, the evil and loony dictator of North Korea, is dead at last, supposedly suffering a heart attack while riding a train. His funeral follows on December 28, which will be a vast creepy spectacle of mass wailing. Don't...

Published Sun, Dec 18 2011 1:44 PM by BLACKFIVE

Maria Conchita Alonso calls Sean Penn communist a**hole

You go girl. WASHINGTON -- An actress and former international beauty pageant queen had a heated run-in with actor Sean Penn at Los Angeles International Airport recently, in which she says he called her a pig and she responded by calling him a communist...

Published Mon, Dec 19 2011 10:28 PM by BLACKFIVE

Dec. 21 in US Military History

1861: President Abraham Lincoln signs a bill authorizing the creation of an award for sailors and Marines who "distinguish themselves by their gallantry and other seamanlike qualities during the present war." The Medal of Honor is born. 1866...

Published Wed, Dec 21 2011 12:25 AM by BLACKFIVE

Dec. 7 in US Military History

1917: Four US battleships, USS Delaware (BB-28), USS Florida (BB-30), New York (BB-34), and USS Wyoming (BB-32) arrives in British waters and join the British Grand Fleet in service during World War I. 1941: The destroyer USS Ward spots and sinks a Japanese...

Published Tue, Dec 06 2011 7:00 PM by BLACKFIVE

Fort Hood massacre nothing more than workplace violence per DoD

Just when you think you’ve seen it all, something like this pops up: Sen. Susan Collins on Wednesday blasted the Defense Department for classifying the Fort Hood massacre as workplace violence and suggested political correctness is being placed above...

Published Wed, Dec 07 2011 5:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

The Way to Kick off the Weekend

Published Fri, Dec 09 2011 12:50 AM by BLACKFIVE

A Bit Chilly Up Here...

Just remember I warned you that nothing good could come from this, unless you choose to support the Brave and Honorable Men and Women who will receive greater care than they previously would have without the outstanding efforts of Soldiers' Angels...

Published Sat, Dec 10 2011 10:23 AM by BLACKFIVE