May 2013 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Audio from Frank Gaffney's show

With Andrew McCarthy, Matthew Brodsky, Claudia Rosett, Jeremy Scahill. Jim Hanson of BlackFive.net guest hosts. Former special prosecutor ANDY MCCARTHY goes over the reasons for why the Obama administration is choosing to try the surviving Boston bombing...

Published Wed, May 01 2013 5:29 AM by BLACKFIVE

Book Review: Standing By: The Making of an American Military Family in a Time of War

The following book review is a Special provided by Elise Cooper for BlackFive readers. You can read all of our reviews by clicking on the Books category on the far right side bar. Alison Buckholtz’s book, Standing By: The Making of an American Military...

Published Thu, May 02 2013 3:20 AM by BLACKFIVE

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

A Taste Of Patron

Last week, I was invited to attend another event at the wonderful tasting room of Savi Provisions, the latest venture from the owners of Savi Urban Markets. This time, the subject was Patron. My hosts for the evening had a very nice array of products...

Published Tue, May 07 2013 12:23 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Food and Drink

NRA's Line of Duty: Frontline Special Report on Boston

The NRA's Line of Duty looks at the immediate response to the Boston terror bombing. For those present, it was the most horrific experience of their lives. But one group of men had experienced this sort of thing before, half a world away. It was these...

Published Tue, May 07 2013 2:23 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs, Video Channels

Some Thoughts On Military Suicide

I wanted to get this out now, because Memorial Day can be a rough one for so many. Crossposted at Laughing Wolf Yesterday, Doc Bailey and I talked about military suicides and his frustrations with trying to talk to/work with various congresscritters....

Published Fri, May 24 2013 12:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

NRA Life of Duty: Memorial Day Tribute - Remembering the Men of the Gambier Bay

Below is the NRA Life of Duty's Memorial Day Tribute featuring Norman St. Germain – Seaman First Class, USS Gambier Bay who spent 47 hours in the shark-infested waters of Leyte Gulf after his ship was sunk during WWII. Link - http://nralifeofduty...

Published Sun, May 26 2013 1:29 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

Ouistreham

Entering the "Big Bunker" Ouistreham was the key to the attack at Sword, as it was the gateway into the Orne, the Caen canal, and Caen. Seizing control of the town would give the Allies a small port (nowhere near the size needed for sustainment...

Published Fri, May 31 2013 5:39 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Travel

What Needs to Be Answered about Benghazi

Tomorrow, before a House committee on Benghazi, State Department employees are testifying about the battle. Apparently, these State personnel are whistleblowers who were threatened into silence about the role of their organization and its leaders that...

Published Tue, May 07 2013 8:28 AM by BLACKFIVE

Expendable

Today's Democrat Party views the United States military as nothing more than a political tool to further their agenda. And after Benghazi we see that our troops and intelligence operators are expendable if Democrats think sacrificing them is in their...

Published Fri, May 10 2013 5:58 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Book Review: John Sanford's Silken Prey

The following book review and exclusive interview with John Sanford is provided as a special by Elise Cooper for BlackFive readers. You can read all of our book reviews by clicking on the Books category on the far right sidebar. John Sandford’s latest...

Published Wed, May 15 2013 1:11 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Was There Any Doubt About The Outcome?

Well, it appears that TRADOC is now well into the process of attempting to destroy the greatest armed force that the world has ever known. Training and Doctrine Command has launched “two major efforts in support of this full integration of women soldiers...

Published Sun, May 19 2013 11:16 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

The Legion Stands Forth

The American Legion has stepped forward in Oklahoma. The Legion is on the ground with Soldier's Wish in Moore right now, and has further allocated $1 million to help help veterans and their families affected by the tornado. "The American Legion...

Published Tue, May 21 2013 1:18 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Memorial Day: RU Rob Has Some Thoughts

I want to commend a post to you by RU Rob. As the weekend starts, how many truly know (or care) what the day truly means? Some food for thought LW

Published Thu, May 23 2013 11:37 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

"The most important OP-ED written in decades about SOF"

Thus writes Colonel David S. Maxwell, US Army Special Forces (Retired). The OP-ED is here. See what you think of it.

Published Wed, May 01 2013 9:23 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs, Weblogs

An Experiment

Thanks to a fellow milblogger and a very generous person, my travel to and from France is now taken care of with what has been raised at Indigogo. Now, I need money to get from Paris to Normandy and back, and to cover travel related to two shorter embeds...

Published Fri, May 03 2013 4:23 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

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Audio from Frank Gaffney's show

Book Review: Standing By: The Making of an American Military Family in a Time of War

A Taste Of Patron

NRA's Line of Duty: Frontline Special Report on Boston

Some Thoughts On Military Suicide

NRA Life of Duty: Memorial Day Tribute - Remembering the Men of the Gambier Bay

Ouistreham

What Needs to Be Answered about Benghazi

Expendable

Book Review: John Sanford's Silken Prey

Was There Any Doubt About The Outcome?

The Legion Stands Forth

Memorial Day: RU Rob Has Some Thoughts

"The most important OP-ED written in decades about SOF"

An Experiment