This hit close to home: Four soldiers from the Army’s 1092nd Engineer Company, a civilian Army contractor, two civilian captains and two boat drivers were sailing up the Shatt al Arab waterway in the al Faw peninsula Sunday to pick up Iraqi South Oil Co. personnel when they were taken by force by Iranians, a …
Military
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Suspicious Activity
What is going on onboard the USS Nassau?: A U.S. Navy vessel experienced no loss of life during months of action in the Persian Gulf, but as it returned to the United States on Monday, one sailor was missing and another presumed dead. A ship search on the USS Nassau continued Monday for Petty Officer …
WTF?
They better go back to the drawing board, because this dog doesn’t hunt: THE US has floated plans to turn Guantanamo Bay into a death camp, with its own death row and execution chamber. Prisoners would be tried, convicted and executed without leaving its boundaries, without a jury and without right of appeal, The Mail …
Bob Hope and Arlington
Bob Hope will be turning 100 on the 29th of May, and it made me wonder whether it would be possible, if he desired, for him to be buried in Arlington National Cemetary. I don’t believe he ever served officially in the military, but I would be hard pressed to think of someone who has …
Coward, Liar, or Mooch?
This is what a coward, a liar, and a mooch looks like. He used the military to further his personal goals, and now, when the nation needs him, he is turning his back on those who got him where he is now. The press should not be allowed to refer this twerp as a marine. …
Up Close and Personal
Here are some pictures of my secretary’s older brother, SSG Beerbower, who is currently fighting the war on terror in Afghanistan as a member of the 82nd Airborne. Three Amigos (SSG Beerbower is in the center) Manning the Hummer A Different Hummer (this has a Cal .50 mounted) Her other brother is in the Marines, …