February 2012 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

The Kabuki Dance of The Semi Retarded Inside of A Mature Theater....

This kind of dukey, along with the riots over some scorched books and our Afghan "partners" shooting at us tells me that it is time for us to go. So I get an e-mail from Captain Jack, and I know that some of you are going to immediately feel...

Published Thu, Feb 23 2012 2:28 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Bust Their Chops

An Injured Soldier's Journey...

Published Thu, Feb 23 2012 11:23 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, Video Channels

Attention P.A.O.'s in Afghanistan

TSO over at the Farm Team's place is going to go to Afghanistan this Spring and needs an embed. ...I will be writing an article for The American Legion Magazine (circ ~3 million) on my trip, and am completely leaving the topic open to see what I find...

Published Tue, Feb 28 2012 4:09 AM by BLACKFIVE

My New Favorite Shirt

From the guys at Ranger Up...probably can't wear this one to work. Be sure to read the description of how they came up with it (sounds like a Tim Kennedy quote to me...). Makes me think of this part in True Lies:

Published Tue, Feb 28 2012 11:10 PM by BLACKFIVE

Shinkay Skyline

U.S. Army Spc. Richard Madrid, left, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Samuel Murphy, right, observe the view of the horizon at a check point near Daab Pass in the Shinkay district in Afghanistan's Zabul province, Feb. 25, 2012. Madrid and Murphy are...

Published Wed, Feb 29 2012 3:13 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Afghanistan and Honor

I asked a question at the end of the last post. The consensus from you ladies and gentlemen is... let it go. We've spent almost three thousand American, UK and NATO soldiers' lives there. That's a hard thing to walk away from. Not that you're...

Published Wed, Feb 01 2012 12:13 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

The wages of weakness

You have to ask yourself if anyone on Obama's team understands the mentality of the savages who form the profane cult of extremist Islam. The answer is no, but you still have to ask yourself. The list of barbarities they have performed around the...

Published Sun, Feb 26 2012 10:37 PM by BLACKFIVE

Canadian Rappellers

Two Canadian soldiers jump off the side of a rappelling tower with the encouragement of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew T. Woyansky on Fort Pickett, Va., Feb. 21, 2012. The Canadian soldiers were participating in Southbound Trooper, an annual exercise. Woyansky...

Published Sun, Feb 26 2012 3:57 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Godspeed LTC (ret) Buck Compton!

Lynn. D. 'Buck' Compton has passed on. His obit is in the LA Times. As a Los Angeles deputy district attorney, Lynn D. "Buck" Compton was known for heading the three-man team that successfully prosecuted Sirhan B. Sirhan for the 1968...

Published Tue, Feb 28 2012 2:12 AM by BLACKFIVE

Last original SAS member dies

Enjoy your time in Fiddler's Green, Brother. The last surviving member of the original SAS has died aged 92. Jimmy Storie was one of 66 men handpicked to embark on a series of daring and deadly missions against the ***. The brave Scots Guards officer...

Published Sun, Feb 05 2012 3:12 AM by BLACKFIVE

Knowing Is Half The Battle: "Incident in New Baghdad"

Sadly, it doesn't surprise me that this has picked up an academy award nomination. But, before you waste any hard earned dollars, you need to know the truth about the "documentary" in question. Go to This Ain't Hell for more, listen...

Published Tue, Feb 07 2012 12:14 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops, Film

The New Breed

Army Sgt. 1st Class Russell Minta, senior noncommissioned officer for the Defense Department's Military Working Dog Breeding Program on Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, holds a puppy in his hand. The program provides working dogs to every service...

Published Tue, Feb 07 2012 11:24 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Nick and Coot

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nick Lacarra provides security in a field with his military working dog Coot during a patrol with Afghan Border Police in Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Jan. 30, 2012. Lacarra is an improvised explosive device detection dog handler...

Published Thu, Feb 09 2012 4:48 AM by BLACKFIVE

End of an Era

Andi, who founded has led SpouseBuzz for over five years, is now moving on. Congrats, Andi, on your huge accomplishments! Good luck in your new endeavors! And thank you for being such a great supporter of our military men and women and their families...

Published Fri, Feb 10 2012 6:29 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Another View of the Syrian “Revolt”

In September 2011, I traveled to Lebanon with members of my church to attend a Christian Conference there in Beirut. During that trip I had the opportunity to travel throughout the country visiting the ancient cities of Byblos, Tyre, and Sidon. I also...

Published Fri, Feb 10 2012 5:40 AM by BLACKFIVE

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The Kabuki Dance of The Semi Retarded Inside of A Mature Theater....

An Injured Soldier's Journey...

Attention P.A.O.'s in Afghanistan

My New Favorite Shirt

Shinkay Skyline

Afghanistan and Honor

The wages of weakness

Canadian Rappellers

Godspeed LTC (ret) Buck Compton!

Last original SAS member dies

Knowing Is Half The Battle: "Incident in New Baghdad"

The New Breed

Nick and Coot

End of an Era

Another View of the Syrian “Revolt”