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CwtT Logo Contest Winners!

The contest is over, and we have winners! More than 20 submissions from around the world were made in the month-long contest to create a logo for Cooking with the Troops. Entries from Australia, England, and Scotland joined those from the United States...

Published Thu, Jul 01 2010 8:12 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

JD w/ the Zombie Killers

No seriously, he is. That is what an Afghan Army training and validation team calls themselves. Check him out. My tour guides were the Validation Transition Team Kabul and VTT 201. The latter going by the nickname 'Zombie Killers' for their firm...

Published Fri, Jul 02 2010 12:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

4th of July in Afghanistan

In case you wondered what the 4th was like in the Stan, Brian from the 1st of the 503rd sends some pics. Celebrating w/ a tasty beverage. Look they are at a water park. Awesome fireworks too. Drive on guys and continue w/ your airborne mission. Blue skies...

Published Tue, Jul 06 2010 1:50 AM by BLACKFIVE

Wayne A. Downing Scholarship Program

The late GEN Wayne A. Downing was a tremendous man, a patriot and a leader in developing the military we have today. It strikes me as highly appropriate that he is being honored with the following scholarship opportunity for serving military officers...

Published Thu, Jul 08 2010 1:55 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Current Affairs, Fallen But Never Forgotten

Hero

No other word describes US Marine Corporal Larry Harris..."It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived." -- General George Patton

Published Thu, Jul 08 2010 6:01 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

The Internationals

...John Adams described the goals of 1776 as “objects of the most stupendous magnitude … in which the lives and liberties of millions yet unborn are intimately interested….” Unlike the doomed men of the 1930s, the internationals of the American revolution...

Published Mon, Jul 12 2010 3:48 AM by BLACKFIVE

USMC: Combat Artists

The NYT has a piece today on the Marine Corps' combat artists. Now, if you know Marines, you probably think you know what this piece is going to be about. You're probably wrong. “Somebody who just knocks our socks off is Gerhard Richter,” said...

Published Fri, Jul 16 2010 3:42 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Military Humor

Medal of Honor recipient Vernon Baker dies at 90

Vernon Baker, veteran of World War II, passed away in his home on Tuesday. Now only 89 recipients of our nation's highest award for valor remain. From The US Report: All told, Baker had killed nine enemy soldiers, disabled three machine gun positions...

Published Fri, Jul 16 2010 1:54 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

Beckapalooza

Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor rally was this Saturday and since my daughter was in town visiting we headed down to check out the festivities. It was a gorgeous day and the evil Summer weather here that tries to kill you has broken. I really wasn't...

Published Sat, Aug 28 2010 5:29 AM by BLACKFIVE

Military Roundup 26 Apr 2010

Photo of the Day: Marines unleash hell in Egypt 2 Illinois state representatives ask governor to deploy National Guard… in Chicago Lawmaker threatening to cut funding from sub program if military doesn’t provide key document Government says al Qaeda ordered...

Published Mon, Apr 26 2010 3:40 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Rachel Maddow tells an extremist lie

Yeah I went on her show and played nice. I tend to do a lot of that kind of outreach, always have and always will. I don't like to preach to the choir and I love to get inside the other tent and blaspheme. All that aside, this statement by Maddow...

Published Wed, Oct 20 2010 3:41 AM by BLACKFIVE

Time For A FRIEND-LY Update

Twenty-Four Years. That's how long it has been since we've last communicated. Twenty-Four Years. For some people, that's a lifetime. It's the lenght of some careers. Certainly the timespan of many military careers. But, this is how long...

Published Sat, Sep 25 2010 11:17 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Pop Culture, Thank You, Internet!

MOH - SSG Sal Giunta - in his own words

You absolutely must watch these videos. They are long but worth your time. And every single one of you who have served in combat will recognize a real and true American hero when you see this... Part I: Part II: President Obama will award the Medal of...

Published Wed, Oct 20 2010 7:09 AM by BLACKFIVE

Giving the Finger to the Viet Cong...

...Commander Paul Galanti-style over at the USNI blog... It's certainly appropriate. Perhaps, more so today, of all days...as it is National POW/MIA Recognition Day.

Published Fri, Sep 17 2010 8:13 AM by BLACKFIVE

What Would Deebow Do?

I know that most of you don't go around asking yourself this, but I have been in a quandary over what I would do, at this time, about a question that truly vexes me. And here it is, would you accept the nation highest honor from this man? We have...

Published Sat, Sep 18 2010 3:56 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

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