August 2012 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Book on bin Laden raid

I haven't read it yet, but the first bits from the book written by a SEAL who was on the bin Laden raid are out. Guess what, my opinion remains that he still shouldn't have written the book. When the book was first announced, I ripped the guy...

Published Wed, Aug 29 2012 3:47 AM by BLACKFIVE

Set Sail The Tall Ships

For those of you near San Diego, there are some events coming up that you really need to know about and share. First up: This is a great opportunity to spend one day or several having fun, learning, doing, and healing. This is a joint effort between The...

Published Sat, Aug 18 2012 11:42 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Book Review: Sentinel by Matthew Dunn

The following book review is a special provided by Elise Cooper for BlackFive readers. You can read all of our book reviews by clicking on the Books category or click here: Matthew Dunn, a former MI6 operative has written another book in the Will Cochrane...

Published Thu, Aug 09 2012 12:58 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

The Speech I Would Give....

If I were Mitt Romney (or if it were up to me).... Because in America, now is not the time for idle talk or half measures.... My fellow Americans. I come before you today on this campaign to speak to you about why I am running for president. I promise...

Published Tue, Aug 07 2012 4:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Moral relativism rears its ugly and uninformed head in condemnation of US soldiers

So I’m over at Zero Hedge, which is a great blog to read concerning economics, when I run across a “guest post” by some guy named James Miller of the Ludwig von Mises Institute Canada. Now let me say upfront, I’m an admirer of the Austrian school of economics...

Published Mon, Aug 13 2012 3:28 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Admiral General, just another knuckle-dragger, who cares.

Obama gaffes per minute are the mainreason he keeps Crazy Joe Biden around. Latest lack of a clue. ‘I'd advise that you talk to General McRaven, who's in charge of our Special Ops. I think he has a point of view in terms of how deeply I care about...

Published Thu, Aug 23 2012 11:59 PM by BLACKFIVE

Missing the Mark

About Gov. Romney's speech last night, William Kristol at the Weekly Standard asks: What about the civic propriety of a presidential nominee failing even to mention, in his acceptance speech, a war we're fighting and our young men and women who...

Published Fri, Aug 31 2012 3:09 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

The Paratrooper Family

This one got to me... The Gold Star family of Army Staff. Sgt. Nicholas Fredsti, who was killed in action while serving with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team in Afghanistan, greets the paratroopers of his unit as they return home...

Published Thu, Aug 23 2012 2:10 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

VAserving the veteran or serving themselves?

Anyone – how much benefit would $5 million dollars be toward the treatment of veterans? Obviously, it would help considerably. In light of today’s huge numbers it may seem a rather paltry sum in comparison, but it takes a lot of taxpayers to pile up that...

Published Mon, Aug 13 2012 11:32 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Need a poll boost, leak a state secret

It has been a rough couple of months for the Osama-slayer as he attempts to secure another four years of awesome tee times. The economy seems to be totally shovel ready, not job-wise but to dig itself even deeper into a hole. Mitt Romney gets endorsed...

Published Wed, Aug 01 2012 11:47 AM by BLACKFIVE

National Airborne Day Part II

Previous Airborne posts: Band of Brothers Blogging (including autographed photo by Wild Bill Guarnere) Angels At Dawn - The Los Banos Raid More Airborne Stories Perhaps my favorite Paratrooper photo from the War on Terror (82nd Airborne renders a proper...

Published Thu, Aug 16 2012 12:39 AM by BLACKFIVE

Today Is National Airborne Day - Part IV - ONE OF THE BEST PARATROOPER PHOTOS OF ALL TIME...

I've gotten a few request to repost this awesome photo that the editors at the AP missed: US Army soldiers take rest during patrol in Baghdad suburb, Monday Nov. 17, 2003. U.S. forces have reacted to the increasing attacks in which dozens of Americans...

Published Thu, Aug 16 2012 12:45 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

A View Of The Past

Over at This Ain't Hell, a "Band of Brothers" gallery showing the larger linkage to that Band via family has been started. That led me to stop what I was doing, and locate some photos of my Dad from his first time in the USMC. The ones I...

Published Sat, Aug 18 2012 1:30 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

Thursday - August 16th - is National Airborne Day 2012

Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AR)sponsored this bill that was resolved in the Senate on July 24th: RESOLUTION Designating August 16, 2012, as ‘National Airborne Day’. Whereas the members of the airborne forces of the Armed Forces of the United States have...

Published Mon, Aug 13 2012 3:44 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Humor, Caring For The Defenders, Military Motivators

The Last Mission of the Ugly Angels

CH-53D Sea Stallions with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 362 launch flares during a flight over Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 9. After 60 years of service, the squadron, known as the ‘Ugly Angels,’ will be deactivated upon returning to their home...

Published Mon, Aug 13 2012 1:58 AM by BLACKFIVE

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