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New group Walks the Walk addressing PTS/PTSD and veteran employment
We hear and read a lot about the problems associated with our young veterans, in the area of unemployment and especially concerning “the unseen wounds” of PTS, PTSD and TBI suffered by combat veterans. Former Team Rubicon member Rick Collins has started...
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Fri, Mar 02 2012 7:13 AM
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The Economist's _Modern Warfare, Intelligence and Deterrence_ -- a Review
The Economist magazine is, famously, the magazine you are supposed to claim to read if you are ever granted a job interview by the CIA. When they asked us here at BLACKFIVE to review their latest book -- it is chiefly a conglomeration of articles on military...
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Fri, Mar 09 2012 3:09 AM
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173rd ABN jumped into Iraq
Nine years ago today. You can read about it right here, and you can catch a quick taste of the airborne win right here.
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Mon, Mar 26 2012 5:47 AM
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Lying about PTSD and getting arrested
Not Stolen Valor, but just as sleazy and low. Her hair hung askew in curlers. Her shoes and reindeer socks mismatched. Heavy makeup was smeared on her face. Denver District Court Judge Anne Mansfield — presiding over jury selection June 28 — quickly dismissed...
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Thu, Mar 22 2012 9:49 AM
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RLTW - 12 Rangers, 12 Silver Stars
Over at the Army Times, Michelle Tan has the stories on 12 Rangers who were awarded the Silver Star for valor. Go here to check them out.
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Sun, Mar 25 2012 5:50 AM
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Godspeed Captain Carroll "Lex" LeFon
“Day by day, fix your eyes upon the greatness of Athens, until you become filled with the love of her; and when you are impressed by the spectacle of her glory, reflect that this empire has been acquired by men who knew their duty and had the courage...
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Wed, Mar 28 2012 2:25 AM
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Hero - Godspeed, Sergeant Dennis Weichel
Over at This Ain't Hell is a story that we've been talking about behind the scenes here for a few days...A Rhode Island National Guard soldier saved an Afghan girl's life, but, in the process of saving her, he was killed. ...Most of the children...
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Thu, Mar 29 2012 12:35 AM
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The Gift of Eleven Months - Sergeant Jamie Jarboe
RE: Spiritual Warfare - Sergeant Jamie Jarboe [Hanky alert] Go over to the Unknown Soldiers blog and read about the latest news from the Jarboes. Be proud of this American family and pray and/or think positive thoughts for them. From my Book of Common...
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Wed, Mar 21 2012 1:07 AM
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New Army APFT?
In my time in the Army I went through more versions of the APFT than I care to remember. From the run-dodge-and-jump and grenade throw to the inverted crawl to the current one they’ve all been purported to be better than the last in measuring the fitness...
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Wed, Mar 21 2012 11:50 PM
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The President Needs a Thesaurus For Foreign Relations
First off, I want to say "Hi!" to all of our friends at the Old Sailor pub in Amsterdam... Next, this Dutch TV program looks at the meaning behind the rhetoric of Presidential photo ops. Notice, there is no teleprompter...or thesaurus, apparently...
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Fri, Mar 23 2012 5:31 AM
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Iwo Jima Memorial, Sunrise
From the archives! I took this Thanksgiving morning last November. James Bradley's Flags of our Fathers, the beautifully written 2006 account of Bradley's father John, a Navy hospital corpsman assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines, of the...
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Mon, Mar 12 2012 10:52 PM
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No Turning Back - Nine Years Ago, the 173rd Parachuted Into Iraq
RE: Mustard Stains (March 24, 2004) “I knew it was real when they gave us live ammo at the airfield. I knew then that there was no turning back.” - Pfc. Jerry Allen, Chosen Co. 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry (Airborne) From Cow Pastures to Kosovo has the...
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Mon, Mar 26 2012 2:18 AM
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173rd Airborne Memorial
Check out this video about a Memorial for the 173rd (dedicated to SFC Matthew Blaskowski - see SYSK part 1 and SYSK part 2):
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Tue, Mar 13 2012 1:32 AM
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An Unexpected Opportunity
The economy continues to be big news, and with good reason. Yet, what can be problems for some can offer opportunities for others. Cooking with the Troops now has additional opportunities for sponsors for the reception being catered at Normandy on D-Day...
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Wed, Mar 28 2012 2:09 AM
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U.S. Soldiers save boy’s life in Kushamond district
U.S. Soldiers save boy’s life in Kushamond district PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan—Once in a while, an event occurs that develops the human perspective of warfare into the mission in Afghanistan. The Soldiers of Blackjack, or Company Bravo, Task Force...
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Tue, Mar 27 2012 1:35 AM
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