October 2012 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Romney-Obama Mashup And Help Team Rubicon

From the guys at Team Rubicon: If you're on Facebook, you can vote to help TR win a $50,000 grant! Go here and vote every day until the 9th of October for TR at the Tom's of Maine FB page. THANKS!

Published Fri, Oct 05 2012 2:22 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders

Foreign Policy: A Critique of the Romney Plan

Mr. Romney has published a piece in the Wall Street Journal on the Middle East. He has a strong critique of the President's policy, but his own plan is only about halfway there. He's good on Israel: I understand exactly what he intends to do,...

Published Mon, Oct 01 2012 12:05 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Book Review: Into the Fire

The following review is a special provided to BlackFive readers by Elise Cooper. Into The Fire, written by Dakota Meyer and Bing West, is a first hand account of the 2009 battle in Ganjigal, Afghanistan. The reader will get a glimpse into why Dakota is...

Published Thu, Oct 18 2012 2:24 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Didn't We Just Have A Conversation About This?

I mean, it seems to me like we might have just been talking abut this this week... Evidently, when you leave some ass-clown who you were in an active gunfight with during a combat operation to die the death he deserves, you can be charged with murder...

Published Thu, Oct 18 2012 5:55 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders

Taking guns away from "suicidal" servicemembers

There is some talk about allowing commanders and others to talk to "potentially suicidal" servicemembers and ask them to voluntarily give up their guns. A common sense answer to the deadly problem of military and veteran suicides, or a naked...

Published Mon, Oct 08 2012 3:21 AM by BLACKFIVE

Taliban mocks US withdrawal from A'stan

Michael Walsh covers it. Here's a quote from the AFP story he cites: America’s longest war entered its 12th year Sunday, with the anniversary marked by a Taliban statement claiming that NATO forces are “fleeing Afghanistan” in “humiliation and disgrace...

Published Tue, Oct 09 2012 1:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Madison Rising and Orange County Choppers!

Talk about a match made in heaven! The patriotic band Madison Rising is headed up to Newburgh, NY this weekend to visit Paul Sr. and Paul Jr. and the other guys and gals at Orange County Choppers, home of American Chopper. They are there to support a...

Published Tue, Oct 09 2012 1:56 PM by BLACKFIVE

Why Condolence Letters Matter

The following is a guest post from Marc "Armed Liberal" Danziger, a friend and a Blue Star Dad: Why Condolence Letters Matter Let me take a second, as a military parent, and try and explain why I’m so offended by the form/possibly robosigned...

Published Thu, Oct 11 2012 3:26 AM by BLACKFIVE

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

Getting Carded

One of the things I will miss about the Lafayette (IN) area when I'm on embed will be the people. There are a lot of good people in the area, and a high number of veterans. One special family belongs to "Top" who is a retired USMC master...

Published Sun, Oct 21 2012 9:02 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Food and Drink

Getting diplomats killed

The death of a US Ambassador and other Americans in an utterly predictable, predicted and preventable terrorist attack is a disgrace that Barack Obama and his team of soft power naifs cannot escape. Bob Woodward details just how directly Obama's policies...

Published Sun, Oct 14 2012 11:37 PM by BLACKFIVE

Today is the Day of the Deployed - Help Send Holiday Cheer to the Deployed

Today is the Official Day of the Deployed. Right now, our men and women overseas need our support. Soldiers' Angels is in the middle of a drive to get every Soldier, Sailor, Airman, and Marine a care package for the holidays. There are a lot of ways...

Published Fri, Oct 26 2012 7:52 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

What Baseball Means to a Hero

Since 2005, we here at BlackFive have been applauding the efforts of Baseball players Americans like Barry Zito and Curt Schilling who have spent a lot of their time and resources on our wounded troops. Longtime B5 pal "Eggs" sends this story...

Published Fri, Oct 26 2012 2:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

In Their Own Words:

British artist and former paratrooper, Derek Eland spent a month in Afghanistan in 2011 as an official war artist with 16 Air Assault Brigade. He set up 'Diary Rooms' on the front line and asked soldiers to write a postcard about their experiences...

Published Thu, Oct 25 2012 3:12 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Helmet Cam Test

The two embeds in Iraq taught me many things. Among them, broadcast-quality cameras do not like the dust; the dust loves film heads and other electronics; and, video is essential on embed. Thanks to a gentleman named Jose, I now have an HD helmet cam...

Published Wed, Oct 24 2012 11:02 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Video Channels

SGT Craig Warfle Awarded Distinguished Service Cross - First Ranger to Receive DSC post 9/11

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno presents the Distinguished Service Cross to Sgt. Craig D. Warfle, from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, during an award ceremony at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga., Oct. 26, 2012. Warfle received...

Published Mon, Oct 29 2012 1:44 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders

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