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Tragedy At Stars Earn Stripes
Warning: do not eat or drink when reading; do not read with cracked or broken ribs; or, if you are likely to scare people when you drop, roll, and laugh. It's the Duffel Blog for the win! LW
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Thu, Aug 16 2012 1:55 AM
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Knife Hand in Action
Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Michael DeQuattro instructs a midshipman on how to address a non-commissioned officer at Recruit Training Command, the Navy's only boot camp, on Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., Aug. 9, 2012. Midshipmen from colleges and...
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Fri, Aug 17 2012 2:53 AM
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Clear to anyone but a propagandist
Liberal media bias is immediately clear to anyone who hasn't willfully suspended the use of their senses and logic. I occasionally see people try to argue against this, mostly embarrassing themselves in the Sisyphean effort. Here is an absolutely...
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Sat, Aug 18 2012 8:22 AM
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Khost Climb
U.S. Army Spc. Timothy Rigg and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jon Phillips patrol through Black Rock in Khost province, Afghanistan, July 31, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kimberly Trumbull U.S. Army Spc. Jordan Duffy provides security from a hilltop in Black...
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Sat, Aug 18 2012 2:55 AM
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Obama campaign moves to restrict military voting in Ohio (update)
Breitbart’s Mike Flynn reports: President Barack Obama, along with many Democrats, likes to say that, while they may disagree with the GOP on many issues related to national security, they absolutely share their admiration and dedication to members of...
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Thu, Aug 02 2012 10:49 PM
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Charges against SFC Walter Taylor dropped
They should never have been brought, but it is good news this travesty ends now. Criminal charges were dismissed Thursday against U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Walter Taylor, who had faced potential imprisonment for negligent homicide in the 2011 death of...
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Thu, Aug 09 2012 11:09 PM
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"Veteran" Terror
Mothax at the American Legion's Burn Pit has something to say about the media labeling the Sikh temple shooter as a veteran. [Full disclosure: every time the story is aired on radio or television, I try to determine which news organization is saying...
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Thu, Aug 09 2012 3:46 AM
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US Special Forces Slightly Dissatisfied with CJSOTF-A CONOP Process
There is more cursing than is usual even for a Hitler video here, but it sounds like it may be justified. Anyone from CJSOTF-A care to respond?
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Tue, Aug 28 2012 2:52 AM
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Run for the fallen
There is an excellent event going on in the upprer right hand corner of the country this coming Sunday. The Run for the Fallen Maine takes place in Ogunquit and this event helps them do all kinds of good things. So if you can get there, get there and...
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Mon, Aug 13 2012 9:30 AM
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Marine Infantryman on R.O.E. in Afghanistan
Paul Szoldra, one of the geniuses behind the awesome Duffel Blog, writes an op-ed at Business Insider about the Rules of Engagement and losing in Afghanistan: ...The failure of the war does not rest at the hands of the brave troops who patrol every day...
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Mon, Aug 27 2012 2:27 AM
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Chairman JCS wrong about former SEALS speaking out
One of the things every member should know from their first day in uniform is to remain apolitical while in uniform (i.e. serving on active duty). But that’s not what Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, said when he made this point...
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Wed, Aug 22 2012 9:01 PM
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"The game's afoot"
An appropriate quote, being used in Shakespeare's St. Crispin's Day speech (Henry V) and in Sherlock Holmes. There are some very interesting things underway, which in turn are leading to some outstanding opportunities both here and for some sponsors...
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Thu, Aug 23 2012 10:20 PM
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The Elephant in the Room- Crony Capitalist in Chief
President Obama is promising to do the same thing to other manufacturers he did to the auto industry. So that means taxpayers will lose billions of dollars, bondholders will lose their investments and the unions will get paid off. Awesome. Can anyone...
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Thu, Aug 09 2012 2:41 PM
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OPSEC documentary was right: Loose lips do sink ships
The media and now President Obama have engaged in a smear campaign against the former CIA agents and special operators who produced the documentary Dishonorable Disclosures: How Leaks and Politics Threaten National Security. But before we consider the...
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Tue, Aug 28 2012 6:53 AM
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Kiwis give a farewell HAKA to a fallen comrade
As a huge fan of the All Blacks, this one got to me...if you don't know what the Haka (traditional Maori war dance) is, go here to watch the All Blacks do one before a match. Here, New Zealand soldiers perform a Haka to say farewell to a Fallen comrade...
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Mon, Aug 27 2012 5:47 AM
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