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A Moment of Thanks Moment of Thanks is designed to showcase messages of appreciation and support for military personnel. Viewers can post thank you messages in video, photos or text. Our goal is to deliver 100,000 messages for the troops. At Moment of Thanks,... A Soldier, a Poet Meet SPC Danielle Wheeler (still a private in the photos, but I assume the article is correct about her current rank). She is with the 4/3 BCT in Iraq. We talked to her commanding officer, COL Tom James, and found... Blackwater - Innovators, Entrepeneurs, and Kick-Ass Operators Updated 08-27-08 2230 ST: Added some good insight from Grim ("the smartest man in the room?") and Marc Danziger after the Jump. The Blackwater Worldwide trip had been in the works for awhile. We didn't have a good confirm on... Real Pravda About Russia in Georgia, Part II This is part two of Mzia's guest post on her experiences, and her family's experiences, with Russia in Georgia. Please read this, then go back and re-read Michael Totten's piece again. My thanks to Mzia, her husband, and her family... Real Pravda About Russia in Georgia UPDATE: There are reports that Michael Totten's site is under cyberattack, which is not surprising. I'm able to get in, but if you can't keep trying. If the URL changes, I will update the link. Pravda. It means truth, though... Retirement Party for the MH-53J PAVE LOW While we like to kid about the USAF at times, you will not get away with bad mouthing the 20th in our presence. The pilots, crew chiefs, and operators have pulled our men off of mountains, jungles, deserts - mostly... Report on Friday Night at Walter Reed This was Friday before last, but the Tankerbabe points out the Free Republic report on the flag-waving fun that was had by all. There is even some video of me playing with the moonbat ponytail master Bruce. He was lame... Notice from the Management There still seems to be some very DELUSIONAL people out there who believe that we had a lot to do with the Swift Boat Veterans for the Truth. You can read what I wrote here four and half years ago.... A Good Guy Could Use A Hand No, not talking about Matty and the devastation of beer-elbow (like tennis elbow, but from the lifting of many pints such that he can no longer get them up to his lips, tragic). No, I'm talking about Chris Muir and... Just Another Day At The Office Was going through some old slides my dad let me bring home from a visit a few weeks ago to mom and dad's place in NC. They included a bunch from the 60's, in particular the Old Man's Vietnam cruises... A Blackwater Friday This Friday Matty O' Blackfive, Mary Katharine Ham, the Armed Liberal, NZ Bear, Christian Lowe and me winged our way down the the Blackwater compound. We got a tour, several hours of Q&A with President Gary Jackson and a chance... Any Nation that does not honor its heroes will not long endure... Abraham Lincoln said that. And- "A Nation reveals itself not only by the the men it produces, but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers..." President John F. Kennedy Folks, this could be quite a post. I've... My New Hero... Is Representative Walter Jones (R) from North Carolina. He is helping to display the cost of freedom is not paid by some Time reporter in Haditha or by any member of Congress, but by the men and women who pick... Georgia: A Withdrawal Of Sorts Very short and sweet this morning, as I have a funeral for a good enemy and several other things on the plate today. Russian troops have indeed begun pulling back in selected spots, but still seem to be digging in... The art of the ass chewing. During my initial brief to new soldiers I explain that I'm pretty laid back and easy to work for except when I get mad. There are several things that will get me mad, making the same stupid mistake three times,... Annual Declaration It is a bit past time to post my annual declaration both here and at my blog. No need to take up space, but do need to get it out to meet some requirements... The Return of Bleu Beau For those interested, Scott Beauchamp is back in the news here in an article penned by a former TNR staffer, which is also the subject of a rather, er, interesting Gawker piece. The take he and his wife offer is... Georgia: No Withdrawal Not much more can or needs to be said. The Russians are now saying that it may be the end of the month before they will pull out. Meantime, they continue digging in, clearing areas of inhabitants, robbing, raping, and... You've Got To Be Kidding Me: Or, Yeah, Let's Courtmartial Petraeus What is the purpose of the US military -- to win the wars its nation sends it to fight, or to make sure they don't say anything that anyone might possibly construe as an insult? [E]ven if Petraeus offered his... Wingnut calls Chuck Hagel a pacifist OK, maybe not a pacifist. But my buddy Big Wave Dave Bellavia was on C-Span yesterday and when a caller brought up Chuck Hagel's opposition to the Iraq War dave pointed out correctly that Hagel's Vietnam experience was less valuable... Georgia: The March Through Part of a Larger Tour? Right now, much of what is going on is a holding pattern. Russia has bought time, and some freedom of maneuver of which they are taking full advantage. You should think of this, however, as the calm before the storm....