HMS Exeter: We had a post recently about HMS Exeter, which is going to be engaging the PLA in exercises on the mainland. Still no word on h...

Another Letter from Dave: Over at The Green Side , there's another letter from "Dave," whose previous letter home was featured...

Facta Non Verba : Rest in peace, Ronald Reagan , American, former President, honorary Doctor of Philosophy, honorary Knight Grand Cross of t...

Kelly's Heroes: Now we know why we really went to Afghanistan... "Famed Afghan Gold To Dazzle The World" : The world could so...

Bad Reporting of Naval News: Today we have two examples of the worst in news service writing. The first is from the Associated Press: A Bri...

D-Day at 60: Black Five has organized a MilBlogger's tribute to the D-Day operations. As we approach the 60th "birthday" of ...

Social Harmony: I was reading an article the other day, in the local newspaper, about an elderly Korean gentleman who has moved into town an...

Virtue: I normally don't link to things that The Sage of Knoxville links to first, simply because I assume most people will have seen i...

Parachute Pros: JHD sends the following with this comment: "Talking about pissing the rags off! he-he! Grunts can stay out longer and ...

Communist Propaganda: Regular readers know that I lived in the People's Republic of China for a while back before 9/11. The Chinese are...

Heh: From the DOD today, we have this story on newly appointed leaders of the Iraqi government : The interim government that will run Iraq a...

Hook: I'll refer you to Sgt Hook for a review of the situation in Afghanistan. Many of you who frequent the Milblogs ring will have s...

Not on the Same Page: Today the Pacific Fleet's news service is reporting that the USS Wasp will be adopting a new battle rifle for her...

Grim's Hall: Candles At Noon Click here for the Memorial Day candle picture. Semper Fidelis, De Oppresso Liber

June 6, 1944: The Scots The Memorial Day edition of The Scotsman contains this piece of news: ANGRY D-Day war veterans last night branded ...

Memorial Day: Did you know that there was a White House Commission on Remembrance , tasked with (among other things) keeping Memorial Day al...

On Which Topic: The post directly below brings up a matter of some importance. We've all heard the warnings of a terrorist strike insid...

"Both the Right and the Duty": Bjorn Patsson has a note from Houston, TX: Wielding baseball bats and sticks, a crowd in northwest...

Intimidation: Doc Russia has a piece today on US Marines as The Terminator. Apparently a 155mm shell used against the Marines produced no ...

Wedding Party: Belmont Club has a letter from a friend: These people are members of a clan well known in Anbar province. They are supposedl...