December 2011 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Some Get It, Some Don't

Those that get it: The team behind Act of Valor. In addition to Jimbo's post below, you can find Matt's original post here, and Froggy's follow-on post here. I got to see an extended trailer and such at Blog World LA, and all I can say is...

Published Tue, Dec 13 2011 11:41 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Bust Their Chops

Good going, Texans!

At the Houston Texans game, a plot was revealed... Marine Scott Wood died four weeks ago after suffering injuries during combat in Iraq. Before his burial, his wife dressed him in two uniforms. On the outside, Scott wore his military dress blues. Underneath...

Published Mon, Dec 19 2011 3:42 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, Fallen But Never Forgotten, Sports

For The Cause....

Now normally, I enjoy my the anonymous nature of our work here, as opposed to my work overseas, where the most often quoted phrase to my terp was "tell them that I will be in this area and if they are looking for a fight, this is where you can find...

Published Sun, Dec 11 2011 3:12 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Victory or Defeat?

"This whole notion that the surge is working is fantasy." - Senator Joe Biden, November 28, 2007... The Vice President of the United States of America is in Iraq hosting ceremonies celebrating the sacrifice of our troops and officiating the...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2011 5:31 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

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Dec. 6 in US Military History

1790: The US Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia. 1846: Army, Marine, Navy, and civilian forces under the command of Col. Stephen Watts Kearney attack Mexican "Californios" in the Battle of San Pasqual, near present-day San Diego...

Published Tue, Dec 06 2011 1:59 AM by BLACKFIVE

Package Delivery

Crews drop pallets of food and supplies from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules air craft over Bagram Airfield in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Nov., 23, 2011. The C-130 crew is assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. The supplies will go to soldiers...

Published Tue, Dec 06 2011 9:30 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

MSGT William "Spanky" Gibson - Someone You Should Know

In May of 2006, in Ramadi, Iraq, a sniper hit MSGT Gibson in the leg, essentially destroying his knee. The result was that his leg had to be amputated before being sent back to the states for treatment. After his recovery from his injury, MSGT Gibson...

Published Thu, Dec 15 2011 2:03 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

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

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

Missile defense? We dont need no stinkin missile defense

Because, you know, no one is ever going to shoot a missile at us: New intelligence indicates that North Korea is moving ahead with building its first road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile, an easily hidden weapon capable of hitting the United...

Published Sat, Dec 10 2011 1:56 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Bust Their Chops

Bad Bosses - Army National Guard Style

Wow. Just have a small glimpse in what it must have been like to work for this jackwagon... ...Fond of calling his soldiers “fatty, chubby, baldy, or tubby,” Stemple had his drivers track the number of desserts eaten by his command sergeant major and...

Published Thu, Dec 01 2011 2:59 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Making friends at the Army/Navy game

(Editor [LTC SAM}- Most entertaining pics are below the fold, your commentary is most graciously invited) OK, so the college football team for the Navy beat the college football team for the Army. That has caused a bunch of Navy types to make big noise...

Published Sun, Dec 11 2011 10:31 PM by BLACKFIVE

Dec. 12 in US Military History

1753: 21-year-old Virginia adjutant George Washington delivers an ultimatum for French forces to abandon Fort Le Boeuf (present-day Waterford, Penn.) as they were trespassing on British territory. Christopher Gist, Washington’s guide, would save the future...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2011 3:07 AM by BLACKFIVE

MUST SEE - ARIGATO! - Japan Thanks You

Note: A reminder that a lot of you helped Soldiers' Angels send over one ton of winter coats, blankets and supplies and over $60,000 for our Sailors and Marines to give to the victims of the earthquake and tsunami. ...When they took me in the back...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2011 3:02 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Video Channels

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