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Living Marine nominated for the Medal of Honor

We went decades without awarding a MoH to a living recipient. We will soon see SSG Sal Giunta change that and he will likely be joined by others including Marine CPL Dakota Meyer. With no air or artillery support, the Marines of Embedded Training Team...

Published Tue, Nov 09 2010 12:36 AM by BLACKFIVE

The Women That We Love - The Blackfive Edition

Seven years ago, the wonderful Kathryn Jean Lopez of NRO asked me to write about the women that we love. I wrote about a different kind of love story about the Patti Patton Bader and Soldier's Angels, and that older post still holds true today. Soldiers'...

Published Tue, Feb 14 2012 1:36 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Caring For The Defenders

Seriously? ...I mean congratulations

The Air Force Academy did the unthinkable today beating Army, at West Point no less, to secure the Commander in Chief's trophy. WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) -- Tim Jefferson scored twice and hit Jonathan Warzeka on touchdown passes of 53 and 63 yards, and...

Published Sat, Nov 06 2010 7:10 AM by BLACKFIVE

ST. Martin's Press New Blog and a Focus on Soldiers' Angels Germany

First, St. Martin's Press (SMP) has a new blog/site called "Command Posts" which highlights their miltiary - fiction, non-fiction, history - authors, as well as a spot light on Soldiers' Angels Germany. LTC Shafer author of Operation...

Published Thu, Oct 07 2010 1:14 AM by BLACKFIVE

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

Payback is a social medevac

Bwaa Ha Ha! Oh this is just too rich. Oh, the humiliation. Once not so long ago one of the world's top celebrities in his own right, Barack Obama and his wife Michelle did not make the cut for invitations to the royal wedding in London next spring...

Published Fri, Dec 17 2010 1:52 AM by BLACKFIVE

Spirit of America in Afghanistan

There are plenty of non-profits who do great things for our troops, but there is one that makes a powerful & direct impact to the war effort in theater, Spirit of America. They just infiltrated two operatives to help the Marines in Helmand engage...

Published Fri, Dec 17 2010 1:20 AM by BLACKFIVE

Secure Freedom Radio- Guest Hosting

Mr. Gaffney is mobile and hostile today so I hosted for him and the show was all about what's up in Afghanistan. My rant is on our lack of a strategy and our will to win, then Sara Carter from the Wash Examiner talks about the Catch and Release problem...

Published Thu, Dec 09 2010 6:30 AM by BLACKFIVE

Decorated soldier receives second star and new command in S.C.

Retired U.S. Army infantry officer and former Assistant U.S. Attorney (for S.C.) John Berkley Grimball received his second star – becoming major general – and command of the S.C. Military Dept.’s Joint Services Detachment (JSD) in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday...

Published Mon, Dec 13 2010 10:44 PM by BLACKFIVE

White House Press Brief- Reefer Madness

I have wanted to be the White House Press Secretary since W's designated liars were getting their asses kicked on a daily basis. So here we go.

Published Sun, Dec 12 2010 2:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

Arab Spring & The Grand Jihad

The Arab Spring has brought us more of the Muslim Brotherhood. Great Leader doesn't seem to have a problem with that. This brilliant look at Andy McCarthy's book "The Grand Jihad" shows why we need to pay attention.

Published Sat, Feb 04 2012 4:42 AM by BLACKFIVE

Viral Video: "Sh!t Civilians Say to Veterans"

First, saw this over at the BlackFive Farm Team's place this morning. And then later today, received from four different email lists...here is "Shit Civilians Say to Veterans". It's hilarious and, unfortunately, totally true.

Published Mon, Mar 05 2012 11:44 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Video Channels, Military Humor

Missile defense: a necessary cost?

Discussing the START treaty that right now is being considered by the Senate, the Heritage Foundation’s Conn Carroll reminds us and the Senators considering the treaty of some objective reality: Senators should keep in mind this Administration’s hostility...

Published Mon, Dec 20 2010 4:37 AM by BLACKFIVE

Defense Analyst: Were in a technological race with ourselves

Reading through a NY Times story about defense cuts led me to one of the most, oh I don’t know, stupid statements it has been my misfortune to read in a while (one of the joys of being a blogger is I don't have to dress up my comments - stupid is...

Published Tue, Nov 22 2011 10:55 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs

Vince Vaughn Jumps the Army's Golden Knights

Vince Vaughn was selected to jump with US Army's Golden Knights. He was able to select another person to jump with him. Vaughn, a Chicagoan, picked his mother to jump with him to open the annual Chicago Air and Water Show this weekend: Wished I could...

Published Sun, Aug 15 2010 11:31 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Video Channels

Interview in the Atlantic on DADT

I did an interview in the Atlantic this week about the recent decisions on DADT. I think they did a good job of portraying my position and comments on milblogs as a whole. What has been your reaction and the reaction of the milblogger community to last...

Published Fri, Jun 04 2010 3:44 AM by BLACKFIVE

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