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The Women That We Love - Warriors
Iraq provided a challenge to the US military that had a special place for female soldiers. I had the honor and pleasure of knowing some excellent women in my time there. While I think that they would be embarrassed by being singled out by name, I want...
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Mon, Feb 13 2012 11:53 PM
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Outlaw Platoon: among my all-time favorites
I just wrapped up Outlaw Platoon, by Capt. Sean Parnell (USA, ret.) and have to admit that I have never read a book quite like it. I have read many memoirs from various wars. While all interesting, few stand out. Parnell's account of Outlaw Platoon's...
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Wed, Feb 29 2012 5:41 AM
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Time for Sean Penn to Shut the front door!
Map of the Falkland Islands (approximately 300 miles east of Argentina) Well, that time for that actor to STFU came and went about nine years ago...but, now, the guy-who-memorizes-lines-for-a-job known as Sean Penn, is in South America blaming the Brits...
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Thu, Feb 16 2012 2:12 AM
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We're Screwed!
Army Budget Director Maj. Gen. Phillip E. McGhee and Army Budget Deputy Director Barbara L. Bonessa brief reporters on President Barack Obama's fiscal 2013 defense budget proposal at the Pentagon, Feb. 13, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer...
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Mon, Feb 13 2012 6:20 AM
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Bellavia for Congress
Man I like the sound of that....Bellavia for Congress. Allan West could use a wing man and I can't think of anyone better than my good friend and compatriot, David Bellavia.He will be running, God-willing and the creek don't rise. Go to the link...
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Mon, Feb 27 2012 3:25 AM
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Uh-oh: Some 9/11 Remains Went to a Landfill
It looks like Arlington is not the only place with issues as Dover has lost some remains and personal effects of the victims of 9/11 (among other issues): The Port Mortuary at Dover Air Force Base, Del., lost portions of remains of seven victims killed...
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Tue, Feb 28 2012 4:13 AM
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A little love for the Air Force
My weekly segment on Frank Gaffney's radio show. He asks if the cuts to our fighter aircraft programs like the F-35 will affect the safety of our ground pounders, and in a show of inter-service appreciation I answer "Oh Hell Yeah!". Plus...
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Wed, Feb 08 2012 10:42 PM
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Pakistan can't agree on scapegoat for hiding bin Laden
Since bin Laden has gone on to his 72 goats, the Pakistanis have been hard at work trying to pick a scapegoat to blame for his long residence in their front yard. ISLAMABAD: Already a month past the deadline, the Abbottabad Commission braces for further...
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Sun, Feb 19 2012 11:29 PM
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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...
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Sun, Feb 26 2012 10:37 PM
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Book Review - Dangerous Instincts: How Gut Feelings Betray Us
This book review is a special post for Blackfive.net readers from Elise Cooper: Dangerous Instincts, written by former FBI profiler Mary Ellen O’Toole, Ph.D., with Alisa Bowman, is about how gut instincts can be inaccurate. The reader will understand...
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Tue, Feb 14 2012 7:43 PM
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PTSD battles after the war
I wrote yesterday about some problems with how PTSD is being diagnosed and sometimes minimized or downgraded in the military medical system. There are some bright spots in the over all awareness and treatments available, but there are also some gaping...
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Wed, Feb 15 2012 10:13 PM
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Question: So Why Do The SEALS Need (according to Hollywood) "a Propaganda Movie"?
[This is how real Navy SEALs look...] McQ busts the chops of a guy who reads lines for a living and Froggy took on the HuffPo critics and it made me think. Hollywood usually portrays the military - especially the special operations forces - in a correct...
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Tue, Feb 28 2012 8:01 AM
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Iran's Super Female Ninja Force
It's no joke. Over at This Ain't Hell, Jonn Lilyea has a comprehensive post up about the deadliest females in Iran (complete with video and photos). ...Now if Iran can convince Israel to invade with unarmed men, they might have an edge. Well,...
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Mon, Feb 20 2012 12:44 AM
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An Injured Soldier's Journey...
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Thu, Feb 23 2012 11:23 PM
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Book Review: Outlaw Platoon, by Sean Parnell
If you’ve ever wanted to understand what it means to be an infantry platoon leader in Afghanistan, I can’t recommend Sean Parnell’s upcoming book “Outlaw Platoon” too much (scheduled release date, Feb. 28th). It is a book that will open both your eyes...
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Fri, Feb 24 2012 11:26 PM
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