September 2012 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

A Tribute to LTC Raible

The attack on Camp Bastion in Afghanistan was horrific in many ways, The loss of six aircraft to a successful raid was awful but the men who fought to repel the attack and kill the enemy deserve to be the real story. One was the commander of the air unit...

Published Sun, Sep 30 2012 11:33 PM by BLACKFIVE

Gold Star Dads - Sometimes Forgotten

As many in the Blackfive orbit know, September 30th was "Gold Star Mother's Day". And, like many of you, I saw this pic of a Gold Star Mom memorial and found it touching and poignant. When looking up where this memorial is (and I didn't...

Published Sun, Sep 30 2012 10:41 PM by BLACKFIVE

Preparing For An Embed, Part 2

This is more "inside baseball" but I continue to be surprised by the amount of interest in the subject. Today, the exploration focuses on the financial cost. Financial covers a variety of the areas I listed in Part 1. Without financing, you...

Published Sat, Sep 29 2012 11:13 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Travel

A Small Point on that 'Military Report Card'

I'd just like to draw your attention to one slide from that military report card, the one on Enemy Initiated Attacks. What I want to draw your attention to is the "ISAF Observations" portion of the slide, but first let me explain how I read...

Published Fri, Sep 28 2012 5:21 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs

Making the most of anti-Muhammad movie in Afghanistan

I had to do something besides doom-and-gloom research and analysis - before the rest of my hair turns grey and falls out. My political cartoons are appearing each weekend at The US Report. Blackfive readers should get a kick out of President Obama's...

Published Fri, Sep 28 2012 4:41 AM by BLACKFIVE

U.K. Gallantry Awards Announced

“When you say ‘he ran through enemy fire’ it makes it sound dramatic, but it’s not so much something that you do, but something that you have to do in order to make space for yourself and others around you. If you are running through enemy fire you are...

Published Fri, Sep 28 2012 2:31 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

VOTE FOR DANIEL RODRIGUEZ - the 2012 USAA Athletic Inspiration Award for Courage in Sports

RE: Daniel Rodriguez - from COP Keating to NCAA Football - Someone You Should Know (January 2012) RE: This Ain't Hell: Combat Vet to Play at Clemson (August 2012) Over at This Ain't Hell, Jonn posts a request that we should all get on with and...

Published Fri, Sep 28 2012 1:31 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders, Sports, Someone You Should Know

Charity You Should Know: Operation Bootstrap

[Note: Like all charities that we post about, we believe in BOOTSTRAP and made a donation to the program. Please help if you can.] Background: A few years ago, Uncle Jimbo posted about a new concept of how Yoga can help those with Post Traumatic Stress...

Published Fri, Sep 28 2012 1:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Caring For The Defenders

NRA's Life of Duty Frontlines series with LtCol (ret) Oliver North: Kosovo

NRA Life of Duty Frontlines Episode 3: Kosovo NRA Life of Duty presented by Brownells and FNH USA have teamed up to bring you the third episode from the brand new Frontlines series with LtCol Oliver North. This month, Chuck Holton and the NRA LOD team...

Published Fri, Sep 28 2012 12:07 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Video Channels

Book Review: 50 Things Liberals Love to Hate

The following review is a special from Elise Cooper for BlackFive readers. You can read all of our book reviews by clicking here or on our Books category: Mike Gallagher’s latest book, 50 Things Liberals Love To Hate, is everything you wanted to know...

Published Fri, Sep 28 2012 12:03 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

It's Not You, It's Me....

Haven't we heard that before? Paul Sperry over at the NY Post has an article that shows evidently, over at the Puzzle Palace, the solution to the "Green on Blue" Ad Hoc Unfriendly Bullet Exchange Program is not for us to double down on our...

Published Tue, Sep 25 2012 3:05 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders, Bust Their Chops

At least one group has it figured out

And that's likely because, more than anyone else, they've had to work under his, ahem, leadership: The Obama campaign had been hoping that veterans and their families — especially among the post-Sept. 11 generation that served in Iraq and Afghanistan...

Published Mon, Sep 24 2012 10:54 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

St. Jacquestobersfest 2012

Michael St. Jacques is a brew meister of rare talent, and once a year he showcases this at an event call St. Jacquestoberfest. I attended the inaugural two years ago and for some reason was cynically excluded from the guest list for this year. That type...

Published Sun, Sep 23 2012 11:16 PM by BLACKFIVE

Rid the World of Those Savages

I had the privilege of attending Ty Woods' funeral this morning at the North Island Naval Air Station Chapel in Coronado. Ty and Glen Doherty are former SEALs and State Department contractors who came to the aid of the US Ambassador to Libya during...

Published Thu, Sep 20 2012 6:42 AM by BLACKFIVE

When You Find Yourself In a Firefight....

Number one rule: SHOOT BACK!!! The Washington Guardian has a clarification on the role of the Two-Ex-Navy Seals who did their frogman best to save our ambassador. The two former SEALS, Tyrone Woods, 41, and Glen Doherty, 42, were not employed by the State...

Published Thu, Sep 20 2012 2:54 AM by BLACKFIVE

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