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Robert "Concrete Bob" Miller - Someone You Should've Known

I’ve seen Concrete Bob cry. That’s not the normal opening for a SYSK, is it? Robert “Concrete Bob” Miller did not have the sobs of a wimp – instead it was gigantic howling, mad physical crying, leaving him breathless. Crying the way a strong man shows...

Published Wed, Dec 13 2017 5:02 AM by BlackFive

Filed under: Military, Caring For The Defenders, Someone You Should Know, Food and Drink

Book Review and Author Q/A: The Power Of A Seal

The following review is a special for BlackFive readers provided by Elise Cooper. You can read all of our book reviews and author interviews by clicking on the Books category link in the right side bar. Many military books have been written by and about...

Published Wed, Dec 27 2017 11:28 PM by BlackFive

Book Review and Author Q/A Light It Up

The following review is a special for BlackFive readers provided by Elise Cooper. You can read all of our book reviews and author interviews by clicking on the Books category link in the right side bar. Light It Up by Nick Petrie is the third installment...

Published Fri, Jan 26 2018 11:37 PM by BlackFive

Book Review: The Gate Keeper

The following review is a special for BlackFive readers provided by Elise Cooper. You can read all of our book reviews and author interviews by clicking on the Books category link in the right side bar. The Gate Keeper, by the mother/son team known as...

Published Sat, Feb 10 2018 11:26 PM by BlackFive

Filed under: Books

Book Review: The Tuscan Child

The following review is a special for BlackFive readers provided by Elise Cooper. You can read all of our book reviews and author interviews by clicking on the Books category link in the right side bar. The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen is one of those rare...

Published Fri, Feb 23 2018 9:39 PM by BlackFive

Book Review: The Queen Of Hearts

The following review is a special for BlackFive readers provided by Elise Cooper. You can read all of our book reviews and author interviews by clicking on the Books category link in the right side bar. The Queen Of Hearts by Kimmery Martin delves into...

Published Mon, Mar 12 2018 2:11 AM by BlackFive

Marinestan

It is right and proper to love the Marine Corps.One unnamed Obama administration official was quoted by the Washington Post as saying, "We have better operational coherence with virtually all of our NATO allies than we have with the U.S. Marine Corps...

Published Thu, May 20 2010 10:06 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Weapon carry status in Afghanistan

There has been a lot of talk about weapons carry status for our troops in Afghanistan and whether they are being told to carry in amber status i.e. no round in the chamber. I asked ISAF HQ and got the following response. Jim, Headquarters ISAF, the ISAF...

Published Fri, May 21 2010 2:06 AM by BLACKFIVE

Michael Caine on how to save England

Michael Caine has a new movie out called Harry Brown about a crusty old Brit who has had enough of the drugged-out violence and starts whacking bad guys. Unsurprisingly he has caught a fair ration of shite about that from the same weak-kneed, spineless...

Published Sat, May 22 2010 4:36 AM by BLACKFIVE

Chicago cop & Iraq war vet killed....in Chicago

This is just sad. A Chicago police officer who had just come back from a tour in Iraq gets shot and killed outside his own house. A 30-year-old Chicago police officer who recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq was shot and killed when several people...

Published Sun, May 23 2010 11:10 AM by BLACKFIVE

How To Kill Our Soldiers......

By using neglect, disrespect, complacency and PC Bovine Scatology.... First I hear about medals for "not shooting" and now I read about this... Commanders have ordered a U.S. military unit in Afghanistan to patrol with unloaded weapons, according...

Published Mon, May 24 2010 4:15 AM by BLACKFIVE

Sestak and Core Values

Adding to the dogpile, I wrote this little piece for the American Security Council Foundation website a month or two ago. Representative Sestak's win in the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania for the senate seat up for grabs this November has brought...

Published Mon, May 24 2010 11:42 PM by BLACKFIVE

American exceptionalism on the battlefield

Lt. Col. Oliver North reminds us why American fighting man (or woman) is the best the world has to offer. Ever heard of a Hamas/Taliban/al Qaeda/Hizballah fighter treat a wounded enemy soldier, then carry him from the battlefield? If they do grab one...

Published Tue, May 25 2010 1:00 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military

Michael Yon and the cards he has dealt

Mike Yon has apparently taken some time in Thailand to address what I wrote about his exit from Afghanistan. Though I am working on Afghanistan dispatches, during breaks over the next days I will address some those who took part in the blog lynch mob...

Published Wed, May 26 2010 2:34 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Battle of Another Gun...

Let me start out this post by just saying this. Never, not once, dirty, clean, dusty, snowy, muddy, wet or dry did my M-4 fail to go "BOOM" when I pressed the "BOOM" switch. It never jammed, double fed, stove piped or just went "CLICK...

Published Wed, May 26 2010 8:00 AM by BLACKFIVE

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