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Hero: Officer Sean Collier Killed Because He was a Sheepdog

"...if you have a capacity for violence, and a deep love for your fellow citizens? What do you have then? A sheepdog, a warrior, someone who is walking the hero's path. Someone who can walk into the heart of darkness, into the universal human...

Published Fri, Apr 19 2013 1:48 AM by BLACKFIVE

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

Semper Fi Fund opens America's Fund to care for and support the victims of Boston

Always Faithful. The great team at Semper Fi Fund are moving fast to help the victims of terror in Boston. Semper Fi fund through their new group, America's Fund, steps up to help the victims in Boston. Through America's Fund, they have set up...

Published Wed, Apr 17 2013 1:34 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Photo: River Fording

U.S. and Afghan soldiers cross the Tarnak River in the Panjwai district in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, April 10, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Company C, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo...

Published Wed, Apr 17 2013 6:51 AM by BLACKFIVE

The End of an Era in Afghanistan

LTC Phillips writes and shows a photo or two about a significant change in the life of some of our soldiers in Afghanistan. Now, back to the war...

Published Fri, May 07 2010 2:34 AM by BLACKFIVE

B5 Banners 2003-2010

Banners Circa 2008-Present (Ranger Up Design) Circa 2006-2008 (Sekimori Design) Circa 2003-2006 Circa 2004 Circa 2004-2005 (Mama Montez Design) Specialty Banners Celebrating Tartan Day 2004-2006 Celebrating Tartan Day 2007 Celebrating the John Kerry Presidential...

Published Wed, Apr 07 2010 8:09 AM by BLACKFIVE

Syria Legality, Morality, More: No

First, I want to thank all those who were honest brokers in the marketplace of ideas and put forward their thoughts in regards my simple question on Syria. Second, I want to thank those who stepped up and debated the concepts raised by Donald Sensing...

Published Wed, Sep 04 2013 2:58 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Act of War? S. Korean ship sinking after explosion

At 2245 local time (0945 Eastern), an explosion tore through the bottom of a South Korean naval vessel. The 1,200 ton, 104-passenger ship reportedly began sinking off the coast of South Korean-controlled Baengnyeong Island. ROK forces have scrambled to...

Published Fri, Mar 26 2010 2:43 AM by BLACKFIVE

Syria, A Simple Question

Given that it is simple and straight to the point, I have to wonder if anyone inside the beltway is asking it. So, I will ask it of you: Can anyone posit a compelling national interest for intervention in Syria? Compelling is not simply because a politician...

Published Mon, Aug 26 2013 11:15 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Intel turf wars

There is always a lot of jockeying for prominence in the intel world. Sadly it means that our overall ability to know what is actually going on anywhere sucks Hoover (the vacuum, not the cross-dressing, turf-protecting FBI guy). There have been some recent...

Published Wed, Mar 24 2010 2:02 AM by BLACKFIVE

Photo - Marines Land in Djibouti

Landing Craft Air Cushion 27 transports U.S. Marines from the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York to shore in Djibouti, May 6, 2015. The Marines are assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and the landing craft is assigned to the U.S....

Published Fri, May 22 2015 9:40 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Picture of the Week

Krugman v. Rumsfeld

Discussed Paul Krugman v. Donald Rumsfeld regarding American shame about our responses to 9/11. I think that would go very poorly for the pencil-necked, Nobel nerd if the Rummy Kung Fu was unleashed on him. Alyona and I argue about the topic and America's...

Published Mon, Sep 12 2011 1:27 PM by BLACKFIVE

Good Sense From Pakistan, Of All Places

From Pakistan, of all places, Nayyer Khan of the Daily Times of Lahore, does the work of the angels in debunking the most popular Sep 11 nonsense there in a two part article, one and two. Khan has fun ridiculing the radical Urdu press in his country....

Published Sun, Sep 11 2011 1:00 PM by BLACKFIVE

For Me, It Is About The Barbecue....

I have been seeing alot written here and on Facebook about how this weekend is not the annual rite of passage to honor your new found love of charcoal and smoked foods. All of my brothers here have done a marvelous job of telling the story of Memorial...

Published Sat, May 25 2013 3:32 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

Easiest way to kill terrorists

So we whacked another guy we released from Gitmo. SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The Yemen-based branch of al-Qaida confirmed on Wednesday that the group's No. 2 figure, a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner, was killed in a U.S. drone strike. Hurrah and Woo Hoo...

Published Tue, Jul 16 2013 11:19 PM by BLACKFIVE

Vote For this Cow Costume! (Yes, I wrote that.)

Matt Galante, a Paratrooper in 2-503d whose dad was a Paratrooper in the 82nd (and his parents help raise a lot of $ for our troops), is in the Chick-fil-A Best Cow Costume contest. He's currently in the top five, and needs more votes to take the...

Published Thu, Jul 18 2013 5:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

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