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Archive for 'June,2010'

Life Inside My Head

This is how my Doc fixed my PTSD: [...]

School Bans Pledge of Allegiance

There’s something seriously wrong with the system of education in this country where flags are frowned upon and the Pledge of Allegiance is flat out banned! If you can’t pledge allegiance to your country (not the [...]

The True Meaning of the 4th of July

This is really sad…but funny! [...]

Borders Salutes Troops

Just a quick note to let everyone know that Borders is having a 25% sale for all military active, retired, and dependants (all military ID card holders), from 29 Jun to 4 Jul, nationwide. Woohoo! [...]

Cheapskate (A Kid’s Perspective)

Today Hannah, my 8-year old, asked Emily: “Is daddy cheap like Mr. Crabs?” If you have a funny kid question or story, send it in with “Kid’s Perspective” and I’ll publish here. I [...]

Street Cred

This isn’t going to be a critique of Mike Yon. I already screwed up and broke a promise about engaging him in the first place. I have a problem in “picking my fights”. I always have. [...]

Disappointed In SCOTUS

While the Supreme Court upheld the Second Amendment in striking down the ban on handguns in Chicago, it would be an understatement to say that I’m disappointed at the narrow margin in which it was done. [...]

Soldier Witnesses Daughter’s Birth From Thousands of Miles Away

Staff Sgt. Michael S. Mulligan, a truck commander with A Troop, 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) and a Trezevant, Tenn., native, attempts to communicate with his wife Lorrie March 10 during [...]

Yon Continues to Mislead the Masses

TheUSReport.com has a headline up that reads, “Michael Yon invited by Brits and US to embed again.” The story quotes an email sent to the author of the article: Yon’s email on Thursday said, “And all [...]

You Served Radio – 24 June 2010

We’ve got LTG Freaklley coming on the show this evening, and we’re pretty excited to have him as this is 2nd visit to You Served Radio. Lieutenant General Benjamin C. Freakley assumed command of U.S. Army [...]

Open Letter To General McChrystal

This is an edited version of a letter I sent to General McChrystal yesterday: General McChrystal, You don’t know me from Adam (though I served under your command in a few years ago), but I [...]

Ranger Up’s New Declaration of Independence Shirt

I’m pretty sure that my entire wardrobe now is either Ranger Up or Old Navy. They have the coolest shirts and I always feel like I don’t have enough! I told the guys as a recent [...]

[UPDATE] Soldiers Banned From School (Yet Another Example of School Stupidity)

UPDATE: The superintendent of Coventry Public School District has announced that he is working to change the policy that led to the banning of an 8-year old student’s hat honoring our troops to be banned. The [...]

California National Guardsman Awarded Silver Star

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Yon’s Personal Attacks

Taking queues from the Huntsville City Schools, Michael Yon is attempting to shut me up through the use of his military contacts. In a recent Facebook posting, Yon announced that he complained to the Command Sergeant [...]