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My friend, General Charles C. “Hondo” Campbell, retired last year from the Army.  He was charged as his last duty before his retirement to investigate the battle of Wanat and report his findings with respect to the conduct of various officers who were involved in that battle.  Fen’s Thoughts Blog has posted an article, “Hondo’s…

On a business trip, my father approached a security checkpoint at the airport. The National Guard shift was rotating, and a guard, in full uniform, was in line in front of him. As with everybody else, the soldier was ordered to go through the metal detector. Before doing so, he handed his M-16 rifle to…

Military Heroes – U. S. Army The Special Forces of ODA 574 “The Special Forces of ODA 574” is a three part web documentary about a U.S. Special Forces team of Green Berets known as ODA 574 who infiltrated the mountains of southern Afghanistan to carry out a tribal revolt against the Taliban in November…

Military Heroes – U. S. Army Jacob Perkins …At about 1:20 a.m., the bus pulled back onto the highway. It had just crossed the rough surface of the road’s shoulder when a Matrix Expedited Services truck carrying 14,000 pounds of ball bearing crashed into it. It woke Michelle, and her mom began telling her to…

The submitting subscriber comments, ”This is unbelievable!!” You have never seen footage where a single torpedo does damage like this.  It’s a US made (non-nuclear) torpedo that is in use today by our submarines.  Very precise, very accurate and very powerful. This is the Australian Submarine Navy doing a live torpedo practice shot on one…

Pointing to a pan of chicken wings and legs disguised in the classic mess-hall manner, a young airman asked the mess sergeant, “What’s for chow?” “Air Force chicken,” replied the sergeant. “You want wings or landing gear?” — Paul Jaggerke Provided Courtesy of Reader’s Digest. Click here for more “Military Jokes“.

Military Heroes – U. S. Marine Corps Chuck Mawhinney THE most successful USMC sniper, former Marine Chuck Mawhinney talks about being a sniper and a Vietnam Vet…it’s a MUST WATCH. Click here for the video. Provided courtesy of Blackfive.net.

When I was an infantry platoon commander, my Marines trained regularly for nighttime reconnaissance patrol. As we moved along, each of us would whisper the name of any obstacle to the person behind so that no one would be surprised and utter a cry that would disclose our position. During one exercise, the lead man…

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING AND WORTH YOUR FEW MINUTES TO VIEW….  The kids will enjoy it, too! CHECK OUT THE Bald Eagle video below…. ‘Challenger’ is his name (in honor of the lost space shuttle crew); he is cared for by the non-profit American Eagle Foundation (AEF). He’s a ‘human-socialized’ bird accidentally raised by the…

The following video is from subscriber who comments, “Good story!” FILM FOUND OF B-29 CREW RESCUED BY SUBMARINE To find the film after 65 years is amazing enough, but for the plane to crash right near the sub…. worth watching… about 2.5 minutes. An entire crew of a B-29 (12 aviators) was rescued by a…
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