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The preservation of the American warrior class

David Bellavia should have been blogging long ago. He has a great essay from yesterday that is required reading. My grandfather was a reluctant hero. Most WWII vets are. There was never a need for them to share their experiences when they came home. The...

Published Wed, Feb 24 2010 11:37 PM by BLACKFIVE

USS Franklin Reunion

Coming across the quarterdeck is this fantastic event: The crew of the USS Franklin (CV-13) will hole their 2010 reunion from the 18th to the 21st of March in Branson, Missoura! Specifically, at the Lodge of the Ozarks. Special event: Memorial service...

Published Wed, Feb 24 2010 4:18 PM by BLACKFIVE

Fallen Hero's belongings stolen

Maybe John Edwards was right: there does seem to be "Two Americas." One America that produces heroes like SrA Bradley A. Smith; and another America that produces people who would steal said fallen hero's belongings and not cooperate with...

Published Wed, Feb 24 2010 10:49 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

Marine Special Ops talk the talk

Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC) is an interesting unit. As past of US Special Operations Command (SOCOM), they are the first Marines under the operational control of anyone but the Corps. They have also been developing some very specialized...

Published Wed, Feb 24 2010 12:57 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: MARSOC, USMC, language

David Benke: Stallion

This guy is still tough on himself for not acting sooner. A real hero who did what had to be done. "It bugs me that he got another round off" And as our own Grim says, if he had cowered and not taken action, might have been killed, too. Mr....

Published Tue, Feb 23 2010 11:14 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Someone You Should Know

John Yoo: Stallion

John Yoo. What a stallion. DOJ bureaucrats in general and the Obama administration in particular threw him as hard as they could, as often as they could, under that 1962 Volkswagen bus otherwise known as the anti-American and self-loathing Left. And he...

Published Tue, Feb 23 2010 11:06 PM by BLACKFIVE

In the Crosshairs- Afghanistan Rules of Engagement

We are seeing the results of the tightened Rules of Engagement now in place in Afghanistan and they need a bit of work. The concept is valid, but the implementation is not correct yet. This story of Gen. Zinni's son calling a lawyer for permission...

Published Tue, Feb 23 2010 12:23 PM by BLACKFIVE

New Camo for the Stan

This is definitely needed since the ACU seems designed to blend in with, well no one I know has figgered that out. So they chose a new type called Multicam. I totally approve and even more so since this was the winner of their photo contest. Day- check...

Published Tue, Feb 23 2010 8:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Freefly- Welcome Home Kev

I am still working out the kinks in my video capture, so please ignore the crap quality. I just couldn't deny you some Kev. He is marooned at Ft. Knox because he has a bone in his arm and air in his lungs.

Published Tue, Feb 23 2010 4:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

CPAC's lack of foreign policy discussion

Except for a few minor instances, the CPAC event here in DC was notably lacking much talk about foreign policy and national security. Obviously the economy and health care and the rest are dominating much of the attention, but as Frank Gaffney points...

Published Tue, Feb 23 2010 1:10 AM by BLACKFIVE

The blame game

Herschel Smith over at Captain's Journal is also looking at the current round of armchair Generalling going on and wonder if this should be farther up the food chain. So via the AR 15-6 process, we are on another head hunt in order to exonerate decisions...

Published Tue, Feb 23 2010 1:04 AM by BLACKFIVE

Victory defined

Can we achieve victory in our current conflict? Although our president won't use the term "victory," we at least owe it to our troops to remember what it means and to keep charging forward. Victor Davis Hanson illustrates: Victory has usually...

Published Mon, Feb 22 2010 6:48 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Juicebox Mafia Report- Keeping COP Keating open

Attackerman has been discussing the decision to keep COP Keating and several other outposts open prior to the Afghan elections. This was done at the request of the Afghan government for political reasons. He posts some comments from a reader who makes...

Published Mon, Feb 22 2010 3:45 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Battle of Iwo Jima: 65 years ago

On Feb. 19, 1945, thousands of Marines landed on the beaches of Iwo Jima, the first U.S. assault on Japanese home islands. For over a month, the Marines fought an epic fight with Japanese troops before declaring the island secured on March 16, 1945. Of...

Published Mon, Feb 22 2010 3:27 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Christmas from Iraq

I don't know if any of you remember, but a couple years back there was a blog called Jack's Texas Music, written by a police officer out in Texas. It was quite simply the best blog covering that world I've ever seen. "Jack" humanized...

Published Mon, Feb 22 2010 12:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

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