March 2012 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Veterans Inner Monologue

Okay, I know that most of you have these going on in your heads. The guys at Ranger Up nail it. [NSFW: Language alert]

Published Wed, Mar 21 2012 3:09 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Video Channels, Military Humor

Honoring LCpl Guido Farinaro – And All Who Paid the Ultimate Sacrifice

This is a special for BlackFive.net: “Honoring LCpl Guido Farinaro – And All Who Paid the Ultimate Sacrifice” by JAN SCRUGGS General Peter Pace served this country for 40 years, from Vietnam to the Pentagon, where, as the first Marine to be named Chairman...

Published Thu, Mar 22 2012 12:13 AM by BLACKFIVE

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

Dear Mom, I'm okay...

From Marine Corps Mom's I spoke with a mom of a triple amputee a few weeks ago (edit. note: not the Marine in the photo above) and she told me a heartbreakingly funny story about how her son told of his injuries. He used a Soldiers' Angels phone...

Published Thu, Mar 22 2012 11:56 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

NRA's Life of Duty: Choosing Honor

Sergeant Ed Eaton was only nineteen years old the night he fought off two separate groups of Viet Cong – an act of bravery that saved his life and the life of his fellow comrade. Below is the trailer for the episode on the NRA's Life of Duty. Look...

Published Fri, Mar 23 2012 4:47 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, Video Channels

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...

Published Mon, Mar 26 2012 2:18 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

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...

Published Tue, Mar 27 2012 1:35 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs

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...

Published Wed, Mar 28 2012 2:09 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

The War of 1812 Bicentennial

The Navy has done a series of videos commemorating the bicentennial of the War of 1812...definitely from a sea perspective...check them out: Events before the War: Overview: Old Ironsides: Attack on Washington DC: War at Home: Battle of New Orleans: Post...

Published Thu, Mar 29 2012 6:24 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Video Channels

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...

Published Mon, Mar 12 2012 10:52 PM by BLACKFIVE

And so it begins

My guess is more than one Vietnam era vet cringed when he heard the news of the Soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians recently. There’s a very good reason: Its because they knew what was coming. And there it is. Most folks know the New York Daily...

Published Wed, Mar 14 2012 3:09 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

The A team in support of the Special Forces Weapons Sergeant

I wrote this piece in the back of a C-130 flying from Okinawa to to the Philippines in 1990. While it has strong military specific content, I think it is still understandable to civilians. If you asked all my fellow SF Weapons Sergeants, they wouldn't...

Published Thu, Mar 15 2012 1:15 PM by BLACKFIVE

Stack on the Door

Soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Company C, Task Force 1-2 Infantry, stack on the door of an abandoned qualat to cover their Afghan partners. U.S. forces and their Afghan National Security Forces partners executed the joint operation outside Combat Outpost...

Published Mon, Mar 19 2012 1:22 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Book Review: Phantom

The following review is a special for BlackFive.net from Elise Cooper: Ted Bell’s latest book Phantom is a very insightful thriller. He explores the possibilities of artificial intelligence being used as weaponry in future wars. He furthers delves into...

Published Mon, Mar 19 2012 2:06 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Night Flight Lights

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Querido directs aircraft onto the waist catapults to prepare for launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson under way in the Arabian Gulf, Feb. 22, 2012. Querido is an aviation boatswain's...

Published Thu, Mar 01 2012 3:09 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

In which a young lady apologizes to Hamid Karzai the way most of us would prefer

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Published Fri, Mar 02 2012 1:36 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

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Veterans Inner Monologue

Honoring LCpl Guido Farinaro – And All Who Paid the Ultimate Sacrifice

Dear Mom, I'm okay...

NRA's Life of Duty: Choosing Honor

No Turning Back - Nine Years Ago, the 173rd Parachuted Into Iraq

U.S. Soldiers save boy’s life in Kushamond district

An Unexpected Opportunity

The War of 1812 Bicentennial

Iwo Jima Memorial, Sunrise

And so it begins

The A team in support of the Special Forces Weapons Sergeant

Stack on the Door

Book Review: Phantom

Night Flight Lights

In which a young lady apologizes to Hamid Karzai the way most of us would prefer