May 2012 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

1970's Recruiting Video for the U.S. Army Airborne

This is so choice!

Published Tue, May 15 2012 3:29 AM by BLACKFIVE

Memorial Day

"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty..." - President John F...

Published Thu, May 24 2012 7:06 AM by BLACKFIVE

Ensuring Our Future By the Sacrifice of Their Tomorrows

On Memorial Day, nine years ago, my friend, Major Mathew Schram, counter-attacked sixteen Iraqi insurgents who tried to kill everyone in Major Schram’s convoy. Mat rushed up into the ambushers, fighting back and calling for help. Mat died fighting, but...

Published Fri, May 25 2012 2:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

A Single Image

Today, take a moment to read a good post, view an iconic photo -- and share it far and wide. If you want to remind people what Memorial Day is all about, all you have to do is show them this particular photo. To my mind, no single image captures what...

Published Fri, May 25 2012 9:24 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

Memorial Day in Photos

A boy waves American flags as Marines march in the Larchmont Memorial Day parade as part of Fleet Week in New York, May 24, 2012. Fleet Week has been New York's celebration of the sea services since 1984. The Marines are assigned to the 1st Battalion...

Published Tue, May 29 2012 1:36 AM by BLACKFIVE

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

Sangin Security

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Larry Thompson with Police Advisor Team 3-2, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6 takes part in a patrol in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 21, 2012. The team patrolled...

Published Wed, May 30 2012 2:09 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

The Warrior 100K

On April 26-28, 2012, twenty servicemen and women wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan joined President George W. Bush for a 100 kilometer mountain bike ride in Palo Duro Canyon State Park. As part of the George W. Bush Presidential Center’s Military Service...

Published Tue, May 01 2012 1:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

Dear Spirit Airlines, Is A Boycott Really Worth $197?

I don’t fly Spirit Airlines nor will I if this is any indication of how they treat veterans dying of esophageal cancer who are restricted by the doctors from flying after a “non-refundable” flight was booked: Spirit Airlines is finding out that if you...

Published Tue, May 01 2012 4:53 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Owen West's "The Snake Eaters" And Can the U.S. Build a Foreign Army?

Owen West is publishing excerpts from his book - The Snake Eaters: An Unlikely Band of Brothers and the Battle for the Soul of Iraq - in Slate in order to answer the question of whether we (the USA) can build a foreign Army. ...The problem is, advisers...

Published Wed, May 02 2012 1:09 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Books

US troops saves 140 German lives

From the USAToday: ...Since 2006, about 140 European lives have been saved because organs — hearts, lungs, livers, kidneys and pancreases — were harvested from 36 U.S. servicemembers determined to be brain dead from wounds suffered in Iraq or Afghanistan...

Published Thu, May 03 2012 11:21 PM by BLACKFIVE

Combat Medic

U.S. Army Pfc. Kristina Batty dons a headscarf to meet with female Afghan villagers in Afghanistan's southern Ghazni province, May 5, 2012. Batty, a medic for a female engagement team, is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat...

Published Thu, May 17 2012 6:25 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Salute to the Troops: Armed Forces Foundation - the quiet professionals

Out here in Las Vegas amidst the glamor, glitter and luxury, it is easy to lose sight of what the organization who organizes this event does for our military families on a daily basis. This is like a shining star but represents only one point in a constellation...

Published Fri, May 18 2012 1:29 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

100 years of Marine Corps aviation

Hat tip: SNAFU! ~McQ Twitter: @McQandO

Published Mon, May 21 2012 1:51 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Free Speech Blogburst

This is a Team Blackfive post. There is no one at this blog who has not sworn to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign or domestic. Several have literally provided blood, sweat, and tears to that oath, and to protect rights inlcuding the...

Published Wed, May 23 2012 2:04 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Dog Days

U.S. Army Pfc. Chris Kunze, right, relaxes with his military working dog in Khoni Ghar in Afghanistan's Khost province, May 27, 2012. Kunze, a cannon crewmember, is assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment. U.S. Army...

Published Thu, May 31 2012 4:08 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

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1970's Recruiting Video for the U.S. Army Airborne

Memorial Day

Ensuring Our Future By the Sacrifice of Their Tomorrows

A Single Image

Memorial Day in Photos

Sangin Security

The Warrior 100K

Dear Spirit Airlines, Is A Boycott Really Worth $197?

Owen West's "The Snake Eaters" And Can the U.S. Build a Foreign Army?

US troops saves 140 German lives

Combat Medic

Salute to the Troops: Armed Forces Foundation - the quiet professionals

100 years of Marine Corps aviation

Free Speech Blogburst

Dog Days