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Archive for 'February,2009'

Tonight on the You Served Podcast

Tonight we have another great show full of patriotic people. Our first guest is a civilian nurse who works at a military hospital and has cared for many of our wounded troops. Then, we’re bringing back [...]

Military Pundits

Troy, from bouhammer.com, and I have created a new blog called Military Pundits (www.militarypundits.com). We both realized that our military blogs tended to delve into non-military political topics and we want to avoid that. In an [...]

Medal Of Honor Recipient Clarence Sasser

In honor of Black History Month (when is White History Month again?), I present to you the story of Sergeant First Class Clarence Sasser, recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. Medal of Honor – Clarence [...]

Bill Seeks To Ease Troop/Family Stresses

I love how the representatives in this country try to sneak in defeat under the guise of “caring for the troops”. Such is the case with legislation sponsored by Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) and a dozen [...]

You Can Never Have ENOUGH Debt

President Barack Obama and Congress isn’t done wasting our money just yet. After signing into law the $1.3 trillion (taking into account interest) stimulus package that further plunged the market into the red, the President unveiled [...]

God, The Things Our Minds Omit When We Never Thought We Could Ever Forget

When I was in basic training we had a soldier kill himself while on bivouac training, two weeks away from graduation. He put his M-16 to his forehead and blew out the whole side of his [...]

About Those Uneducated Troops

Remember this comment from the, ahem, esteemed Senator from Massachusetts: “You know, education, if you make the most of it, if you study hard and you do your homework, and you make an effort to be [...]

Don’t Make A Move

You know, there are some times in my career I’m glad I’m not the one that raised my hand and volunteered to be a demonstrator. That dog is NOT where I’d feel very safe! U.S. Army [...]

Army Suicide Prevention

The military, especially the Army, has taken a hit lately on the increase in suicides. While being attributed to the war, to assume such would be a naive and ignorant statement. The fact is that suicides [...]

Gitmo Guard Speaks Out

It’s all over the news now, of course. Former Guantanamo Bay prison guard, Specialist Brandon Neely, has come forward to speak out about abuse at the camp. “The stuff I did and the stuff I saw [...]

Signed Sealed & Delivered Packages of Quotable Quotes

Digressions diluted diligently. This to you can Quote me on. I kind of feel a bit like, somewhere in me, I am well. Narcissistic? I have been told that this may be part of the traumatic [...]

Homegrown Jihad

“Against all enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC!!” In the words of Isaiah: “Send me.” [...]

Stimulus Watch

I got this cool little link in email. It’s called “Stimulus Watch” and you can see what your state or city has asked for in the stimulus. Check it out. [...]

Iraqi Romance

President Obama has saved Valentine’s Day for millions of Iraqis!! Because of his military doing so well in Iraq, lovers are able to enjoy this amorous time of the year. By Missy Ryan and Aseel Kami [...]

SGT Freedom Campaign Episode #52 – Screw The USS Cole

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