Night Recon
Photo by Spc. Olanrewaju Akinwunmi
March 30, 2007Spc. Dean Goble peers through his rifle scope for signs of suspicious activity at an observation point in Diyarah, Iraq, March 19, during a reconnaissance mission. The mission is to prevent the placing of IEDs on Main Supply Route Tampa. Goble is a forward observer with Company C, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.
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Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup…
And a Happy Sunday to all. A little pinup by Gil Elvgren, with a wee bit of help, for this April 1st.
Unfortunately, this was not an April Fool's joke
Mayor Clover Moore, whose officials shut down all nonessential lights on city-owned buildings, s…
Left - Right - Useless…
What people need to be worried about is not how far left or right a government or political party happens to lay claim to being [or accusing the other guys to be] but how far up or down the authoritarian/anarchist[libertarian] axis they are….
The Knucklehead of the Day award…
Today’s winner is Republican Governor of Nevada, Jim Gibbons….
Pelosi Refuses To Support The Brits Because She Is So Excited About Her Spring Break In Syria…
Powerline:Yesterday we wrote about Nancy Pelosi’s refusal to allow House Resolution 267, a call for the release of the captured British sailors and marines who are being held in Iran, to be voted on by the House of Representatives. Despite pressu…
A Different Take…
There’s a fair bit of outrage or back slapping and “damn near time!!” (depending on which quadrant of the political compass you inhabit) happening over aboriginal people and groups being listed in the Canadian army’s counterinsu…
Palm Sunday…
No Tramp of Soldiers’ Marching Feet…
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I’m wondering….your ‘rules’ for joining only states that you must have a member of the family that is active in military!! I would love to join and show my support by having the linked banner on my blog’s sidebar—
But thing is: My son, who is a FORMER Marine of the United States is just that—former. My husband is retired from the government and served in the U S Navy. I have brothers who served under the U S Army, the USMC and the U S Air Force….I also have had the great life of knowing a Special Forces fellow who gave his life in the Viet Nam war —only after being home on leave and the two of us meeting before he had to call back on duty in the front!!
Now, if I could possibly join to show my support, I’d be most happy….but again, I have no active family members!!
What do you say? Is it possible?
Let me know in my blog’s comments if I’m allowed to be a member of the blogroll to show support!! Thanks for your consideration.
BSC: Of course. The point is support of our Troops. As a family member you are fully aware of what it is to have a loved one in a war zone - past or present. Thank you so much for your interest!
They Throw like girls………….Hell Yeah…
Stik is a College basketball fan.
And for a fan of the college game March of course is the best time of the year. SO…..it’ll be Florida and Ohio State in the national championship game. It’ll be a great game and I’m picking Flor…
Today’s Global Warming Flashback…
Somehow, the natural forces of the Sun and Earth cannot possibly play any part in today's global warming, right? And we are setting the planet on a path to unprecedented destruction, right?
Let's take a look back, shall we?
From 18,000 B.C. to…
Religious Bias?…
What’s fair is fair, even in religion.
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Pet Food Recall Crisis Deepens…
Pets around the country have been affected by the contamination, and the true toll is unknown. Veterinarians have been fielding calls for the past several weeks from pet owners trying to figure out what to do next. The pet food manufacturers have a c…..
The Pilot is human…
Yikes. Pilots in theory should take input from other crew members. In this crisis, it helped save many lives. The Garuda pilot on the other hand seems to believe in the cockpit hierarchy this airline had for many years. It took several disasters for …..
The Holocaust began this day, 1933…
No April Fool today, just a reminder that 74 years ago on April 1, 1933 the Holocaust began. Months earlier, the National Socialist German Workers Party became the largest parliamentary faction and on January 30th, Adolf Hitler was appointed to the cha…
Point Five is Hacked…
Somebody who calls himself “John 3:16″ has hacked Point Five, which is one of our favorite satire blogs, allegedly because Point Five insulted Jesus Christ. We read Point Five all the time, and you would have to be pretty stupid……
CNN Reporter Heckled McCain…
Drudge breaks this one, a real April Fool for the MSM. Hot Air has more. Italics mine. During a live press conference in Baghdad, Senators McCain and Graham were heckled by CNN reporter Michael Ware. An official at the press…
The Knucklehead of the Day award…
Today’s winner is United Kingdom Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt….
Drought…
If water restrictions need to be tightened, so be it. This news makes that new golf course that was approved look more foolish than ever. Can that half a million gallons of water a day blunder be rescinded? It should be….
The Democrats Can’t Govern, So They Start A Domestic Political War Which They Can’t Win…
Things will get very ugly very quickly, because the Democrats plan to widen their conflict with Bush:
Even as their confrontation with President Bush over Iraq escalates, emboldened congressional Democrats are challenging the White House on a range of …
Beauty SkiN Deep?…
How many of ya admit that at times you may have believed that a good looking guy or gal possessed other socially desirable personality traits..
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I Am John Doe…
I will never forget the passengers and crew members who tackled al Qaeda shoe-bomber Richard Reid on American Airlines Flight 63 before he had a chance to blow up the plane over the Atlantic Ocean.
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“Our Father, who art in Heaven…and deliver us from evil…Are you ready? LET’S ROLL!!!”
“Ahhhhhhh Allah Ackbar infidels……..Nooooooooo…My face……my …………. ”
Splash 4 evil radical Islamomaniac terrorists on United Flight 93 (United FIGHT 93) and you will not target OUR White House nor US Capitol scumbags…never!
- The Spirit of Todd Beamer & A blessed Holy Week!
PS: Conservative Cat: During Holy Week: John 15:13 -
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
GOD bless our airmen and troops in our war on Islamofascist terror!
Matza Ice-Cream?…
Well, now that there’s matzah flavored ice-cream, I think wer’e all good to go!….lol
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I’m destroying Democracy :D…
But Rosie forgot 2 breathe before typing again….