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Important Letter from Gold Star Mother
31 January 2012 A Gold Star Mother is one who lost a child in service of the United States. Ms. Keyko Clark-Davis is a recent Gold Star Mother. I was present when her son Chazray was mortally wounded. We have communicated many times. Chazray’s mother...
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Tue, Jan 31 2012 5:19 AM
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13 Military Pilots Rebuke the Joint Chiefs of Staff
An overview of harmful Army medical evacuation practices not endorsed by other service branches, and a response to official arguments defending this policy provided by the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) to the House Armed Services Committee (HASC). Introduction...
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British Officer Slams US Army on Growing MEDEVAC Debacle
28 January 2012 While reading traffic in a closed forum between current and former military officers, I stumbled across this message from a British officer. I’ve known him since the Iraq days, and he’s also served in Afghanistan. He’s an honest and very...
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Sat, Jan 28 2012 5:14 AM
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Another Dustoff Pilot says Delays Costing Lives
(The following letter appeared on the Army Times website.) DEADLY DELAYS “What the hell happened to Medevac, sir?” That was a question an angry sergeant asked me as I was eating chow last February at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq. I didn’t understand...
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MEDEVAC Links
27 February 2012 The MEDEVAC issue continues to grow. There have been many articles and it's becoming difficult to keep up. The Joint Chiefs of Staff is preparing something for Congress. My guess based on conversations is that JCS will try deflection...
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Thoughts from a Dustoff Pilot
26 January 2012 I am a Dustoff pilot (Instructor pilot) with over 1000 hours of combat time, and over 300+ combat medevac missions under my belt. In 2004 (Iraq) we flew single ship, responding to thousands of medevac 9-line calls. Not one helo shot down...
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A Young Iranian Woman Writes
25 January 2012 A young Iranian woman has written to me off and on for a couple of years. Yesterday she sent a note. I responded in part with a few questions: What do young Iranians think about our government and about the Iranian government? Also, do...
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Tue, Jan 24 2012 6:36 PM
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Messages from Joint Chiefs of Staff
23 January 2012 The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) provided a document to the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) about MEDEVAC issues in Afghanistan. The document was provided with no cover or signature page. Congressman Todd Akin (MO-2), a senior HASC...
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Mon, Jan 23 2012 6:21 AM
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Time to Leave Afghanistan
21 January 2012 This war is going to turn out badly. We are wasting lives and resources while the United States decays and other threats emerge. We led the horse to water. Importantly, there is no value in pretending that Pakistan is an ally. We should...
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Sat, Jan 21 2012 6:42 AM
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All In: The Education of General David Petraeus
Dear Friends and Family, After three years of effort, the day has nearly arrived! My book, "All In: The Education of General David Petraeus," written with Vernon Loeb, will be released in just one week. I’ll soon appear on Fox and Friends, CNN...
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Fri, Jan 20 2012 5:46 AM
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CBS Video of MEDEVAC Issue
20 January 2012 What do you think of Lieutenant General John F. Campbell's remarks in this video? Please click to view .
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Thu, Jan 19 2012 6:35 PM
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JCS: Curiouser and Curiouser
19 January 2012 I published a letter that I received from Congressman Todd Akin's office. Mr. Akin is on the House Armed Services Committee. According to Mr. Akin's office, HASC received the letter from the Joint Chiefs of Staff. After I published...
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Thu, Jan 19 2012 8:47 AM
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Joint Chiefs of Staff: Bogus Report to Congress
19 January 2012 The Joint Chiefs of Staff sent a bogus letter on MEDEVAC to the House Armed Services Committee. The JCS letter is so filled with errors and deceptions that it has taken more than a week for me to respond. The JCS directly refutes my work...
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Thu, Jan 19 2012 6:35 AM
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Congressman Akin MEDEVAC Letter to SecDef
You can download a pdf version here .
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Tue, Jan 17 2012 7:42 PM
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Marine Urination Video: Some Thoughts
18 January 2012 The bad judgment exercised by a handful of Marines should be treated like an ND: a Negligent Discharge. In the US military, if you “accidentally” pull the trigger and launch an unplanned bullet downrange, you should not even bother trying...
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Tue, Jan 17 2012 7:31 PM
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