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Captain Wales' Walk

RE: Prince Harry Will Not Go To Iraq (2007) RE: Good On Ya Harry (2008) RE: Prince Harry: Playboy or Soldier? (2009) RE: The Prince and the Marine (2010) RE: Captain Henry Charles Albert David Wales Reporting for Duty (2012) Captain Wales recently took...

Published Tue, May 14 2013 11:43 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

Carry The Load Relay

Tonight, the Carry the Load relay will be in the Atlanta/Marietta area. Anyone care to grab a ruck and join me for Leg 193 up into Smyrna proper? This is a chance to show support, get some exercise, and maybe help raise some money and awareness for a...

Published Tue, May 14 2013 1:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

The Price of Answers....

The furnace surrounding Benghazi needs to be hotter on the players involved here, and we are seeing this becoming an indictment of not only the Administration and its leaders, but an indictment of the Media as well (as Crush has pointed out). I have been...

Published Mon, May 13 2013 4:03 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

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

Free Ice Cream

My short story "A Bride to the Moon" is available for free download from Amazon starting today, for a limited time. Fair warning: If you are offended by war, werewolves, violence, or sex, please don't read it. If you would like to see a...

Published Thu, May 09 2013 8:00 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Big Army Goes Overboard for Political Correctness

The US Army Soldier of the Year is going to be... every Soldier. That's right. I wish I read it at the Duffel Blog but instead those crazy bastards at the Rhino Den have the scoop and I trust their word over just about anyone's. It seems almost...

Published Wed, May 08 2013 11:11 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

A Legitimate Criticism of the Military in the Washington Post

It doesn't happen much, but this one is pretty much straight up. It's about camoflauge. Many of you may remember that we used to have pretty much two patterns: BDUs and DCUs. They were pretty good. Then... well, things changed. Today, there is...

Published Wed, May 08 2013 10:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

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

What the hell is wrong with you?!

First, a warning to regulars that this will make you upset, angry, etc. This woman is stuck on stupid. US Air Force (USAF) veteran Julie Frein said she is willing to give up her burial plot at Arlington National Cemetery to Tamerlan Tsarnaev - the deceased...

Published Tue, May 07 2013 7:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

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

Photos: Canadian Special Forces HALO Jump

As seen through a night-vision device, a Canadian special operations forces service member conducts a high altitude high opening jump from a C-17 Globemaster III during Emerald Warrior 2013 over Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 29, 2013. U.S. Air Force photo...

Published Tue, May 07 2013 12:53 AM by BLACKFIVE

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

WWII letters found

One of the reasons that I wanted to publish the Blog of War was because that there won't be boxes of letters from the war found decades letter. In this electronic age, important writing (emails, blog posts, social media etc.) can disappear into the...

Published Mon, May 06 2013 11:57 PM by BLACKFIVE

Photo: Paratrooper Receives Valor Award

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno presents the Bronze Star Medal for Valor to Sgt. Scot Gerwitz during an award ceremony in Vicenza, Italy, May 1, 2013. Gerwitz received the award for his courageous actions during combat operations in Afghanistan...

Published Mon, May 06 2013 11:48 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

General Odierno Defends The Honor of His Command

Congressman Duncan Hunter is a former Marine officer and the son of a veteran of the 75th Rangers during the Vietnam era, so nobody thinks he's a bad guy. But Congress can tell on even the best man, and recently he made the mistake of trying to set...

Published Mon, May 06 2013 2:50 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs, Web/Tech

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