April 2012 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Nominations Open for the 2012 MilBlog Awards

Hit this link and nominate your favorite military bloggers, spouse bloggers, parent bloggers, and even reporter blogs.

Published Wed, Apr 11 2012 3:23 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Weblogs

Vets: Sign Up for POS REP!

The esprit de corps of military service should not end when you take off the uniform. POS REP will redefine the way you stay connected with comrades and help you discover the unseen military and veteran support network around you. POS REP is the first...

Published Wed, Apr 11 2012 1:59 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Caring For The Defenders

Fearless - The Story of SEAL Team Six Operator Adam Brown

FEARLESS: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown, by best-selling author Eric Blehm is available wherever books are sold 5/22/12. Visit http://www.fearlessnavyseal.com to order and for more information. Note...

Published Wed, Apr 11 2012 1:41 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books, Fallen But Never Forgotten

S.O.F. at the Shura

A Coalition special operations forces soldier gives a pen to a young child in Sanawghan village, Herat province, Afghanistan, April 8. Afghan Local Police leaders and coalition SOF visited the village to conduct a shura with village elders to discuss...

Published Wed, Apr 11 2012 1:33 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

RIP- Mike Wallace

Yeah it's the polite thing to say, but honestly I wonder whether he deserves it based on his grotesque statement regarding the ethics of filming American troops being slaughtered. He and Peter Jennings were on a show about the ethics of war and were...

Published Tue, Apr 10 2012 10:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Spectre Of Un-Won War.....

I have been ruminating on this for awhile now and I have even chronicled in these very pages here that when the death cult of Political Correctness fires into the beaten zone where the spineless civilian politicians are firing back, we get a rancid stew...

Published Tue, Apr 10 2012 3:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

USAF Captain Barry F. Crawford Jr. - Someone You Should Know

USAF Special Tactics Officer Captain Barry F. Crawford Jr. will receive the Air Cross, the nations second highest medal for valor for an airman, on April 12th. Here is the citation: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Title 10...

Published Tue, Apr 10 2012 1:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Someone You Should Know

A Fallen Paratrooper's Sister...

Say hello to Staff Sergeant Charlene Honaker Navarrette, sister of fallen paratrooper SPC Christopher Honaker of Able Company, 2-503rd, 173rd AIRBORNE, as she visits the COP in Afghanistan named in memory of her brother SPC Christopher Honaker and SPC...

Published Tue, Apr 10 2012 1:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten, Picture of the Week

National Former Prisoner of War Recognition day

Today is National Former Prisoner of War Recognition day. In honor of National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, please take a moment to remember all the men and women who suffered in captivity while protecting and defending the United States of...

Published Mon, Apr 09 2012 3:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Must Read - They Were Doing Their Jobs, Not "Sightseeing", When They Were Killed

The Daily Mail gets it wrong, so very wrong. Four U.S. soldiers were killed by a suicide bomber today as they took pictures and went sightseeing in an Afghanistan park. Witnesses said the bomber walked up to the troops, who had been warned by locals 'not...

Published Mon, Apr 09 2012 2:54 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Caring For The Defenders, Fallen But Never Forgotten, Bust Their Chops

Always a bad day for jihadis

Well we are working on that , when they don't help us out by self-martyring. The International Security Assistance Force confirmed that it killed Osmani Sahib, who had been appointed to lead the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan's operations after...

Published Mon, Apr 09 2012 2:53 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Wounded Warrior Softball Team

Marines and soldiers on the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team have overcome their wounds and excelled in athletics. One opportunity to showcase this was the 2nd Wounded Warriors Amputee Softball Celebrity Classic, where the team took on local and...

Published Mon, Apr 09 2012 2:28 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Caring For The Defenders, Video Channels, Sports

Another Bad Day At The Jihad

Dontcha just hate it when you're in a gunship orbiting a bunch of jihadis planting an IED and just when you're about to hose them down, they blow themselves up? Maybe the last guy standing should get a T-shirt saying, "MY PALS WENT TO JIHAD...

Published Sat, Apr 07 2012 3:18 AM by BLACKFIVE

A Ceremonial First Pitch By A Blind Iraq War Veteran

Iraq War veteran, and Wounded Warrior, Jeremy Feldbusch, threw out the ceremonial first pitch on opening day for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Watch his throw: ~McQ Twitter: @McQandO

Published Fri, Apr 06 2012 7:11 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Rangers Leave Beer Pitcher out for Comrades At Wrigley Field on Opening Day

Hung out with some former 3rd bat guys. This is what they did:

Published Fri, Apr 06 2012 1:39 AM by BLACKFIVE