Category: Military

Veteran’s Day 2013

Veteran’s Day; most of you will be off tomorrow for Veteran’s Day, Monday the 11th of November (it’s already Monday morning here.) It’s a good chance for a last BBQ before winter really sets in. For the Vets among you – thank you for your service. There is no higher calling in life in my

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Guns, Vets, Feinstein and Snopes

Apparently back on the 7th of March 2013 during a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting there was a discussion of an amendment offered by Texas Senator John Cornyn.  During this meeting Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) allegedly said something like “All vets are mentally ill in some way and government should prevent them from owning firearms.” I

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Memorial Day 2013

Hopefully you all in the middle of a long Memorial Day weekend.  As it happens I know each of you quite well and I know that despite the fact that I have political differences of opinion with some of you I know you all to be solid patriots who know the value of military service

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Our Battalion Commander

Here in Afghanistan thousands of miles from America we do something that some of you will be familiar with but many of you will not.  It’s called a Battle Update Brief, or “BUB”, and it happens every day here. The purpose of a BUB is to brief our Battalion Commander on the things going on

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Leave No Man Behind… Four Hours Out

The phrase “leave no man behind” has long been a foundational concept among America’s fighting men and women.  The Army’s Warrior Ethos states “I will never leave a fallen comrade.”  The Air Force’ Airman’s Creed pledges “I will never leave an Airman behind.”  The Army Ranger’s Creed proclaims “Never shall I fail my comrades,” and “Readily will

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