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Dust Off! - Someone You Should Know Follow Up

"No compromise. No rationalization. No hesitation. Fly the mission. Now!" - Major Charles Kelly, the third commander of the 57th Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance) in Viet Nam where the call sign "Dust Off" became the universal...

Published Thu, Apr 15 2010 4:59 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Someone You Should Know

29,000,000 free Iraqis may disagree

I know I disagree. I certainly believe there should be a monument to our OIF heroes - but not for the reason this guy wants it: Yet even as we leave [Iraq], we should not forget. Common decency demands that we honor the service and sacrifice of those...

Published Sat, Apr 17 2010 5:18 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

DRUM HIKE STARTS Tomorrow

I met Iraq vet, SPC Troy Yocum, at the Soldiers' Angels BBQ at Brooke Army Medical Center. He's a great guy and Soldiers' Angels is supporting him on his 7,000 mile hike across the US. He's coming to Chicago (walking with our Firemen and...

Published Fri, Apr 16 2010 6:38 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders, Someone You Should Know

WE Will Not Forget

This is an Al Jazeera video sent by a reader who asked, "why didn't we bomb the cop when we left it?" Many of our friends fought here, some died here. Lots of reasons, possibly, on why we didn't destroy the base entirely. But, looking...

Published Wed, Apr 21 2010 1:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

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

An Open Letter To Micheal Yon

Sent to him via e-mail and cross-posted at Laughingwolf.net Michael, A lot of good people are sending you messages today, and so I thought I would send you this short note. No one is denying that you've done some good work in Iraq or Afghanistan....

Published Sun, Apr 18 2010 7:43 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Weblogs

Kaibiles

Capt. De Leon Whatever else one may say about the desire to have the best in the new Inter-Agency Border Unit (IABU, and was told late yesterday that is correct), it is exemplified by having the majority of the leadership come from the Kaibiles (Kaibil...

Published Tue, Jul 02 2013 12:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

The name is Bond, PFC Bond

The US military has an amazing array of ways to put eyes on a target- Satellites, drones, sensors, and even the MKII human eyeball. The challenge is how to get the right picture to the right person, right when they need it. I remember the first time a...

Published Fri, Aug 02 2013 2:23 AM by BLACKFIVE

It. Is. Not. A. Prop.

You know, some days I just wonder why. Why bother. Here I am working on losing weight, getting in shape, getting my blood pressure down to the point of being almost too low, and what happens? You Feckless Underdeveloped Chronic Knicker-wearing Taffies...

Published Sun, Sep 01 2013 11:48 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Bust Their Chops

Ranger Up Talks Suicide

September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and Ranger Up is stepping up in a big way to address the growing epidemic of troop/veteran suicides. Anyone who thinks this isn't a problem isn't paying attention to the numbers and the trends. Starting...

Published Thu, Sep 05 2013 11:56 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Remembering Eagle Flight - Annual Memorial on BlackFive

"They came to save us, and to give us dignity. Their sacrifice will remain in the minds of our children for the rest of their lives. We will teach their names to our children, and keep their names in our books of history as heroes who gave their...

Published Wed, Apr 14 2010 12:25 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Fallen But Never Forgotten

An election in Iraq? Who knew?

So I have to say that the simple fact that the Iraqis held an election and it got as little publicity as it did is a good thing. Sure the reports that did come out focused on the bombings, but if it had gone poorly they all would have piled on. Creaky...

Published Sun, Mar 07 2010 10:46 PM by BLACKFIVE

An open letter to Gen. McChrystal ref. ROE

I just sent the following correspondence to Gen. McChrystal and his Public Affairs officer. I believe he should reaffirm to all members of his command that, consistent w/ the ROE, legitimate calls for fire support must be granted. Dear Gen. McChrystal...

Published Mon, Mar 08 2010 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

Doing HuffPost Live now

Doing HuffPost Live about defense contractors spying on us for pay at 6:35 http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/defense-department-contractors/51b5eaebfe34441e8c000436

Published Thu, Jun 13 2013 8:33 AM by BLACKFIVE

Today's List

Okay, people, listen up: 1. Today, Navy SEAL Matthew McCabe's trial starts. Hopefully, we'll have the same update for you that occurred for the other two SEALs. 2. This Sunday is Mother's Day. Don't forget to do something nice. I'm...

Published Mon, May 03 2010 12:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

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