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You Served Radio for 29 Jul 2010
Join us tonight for another great You Served Radio Show with me, Troy and Marcus. Tonight’s guests include Lindy Kyzer, former head of Department of the Army social media, now freelance public affairs in the corporate [...]
In Case You Missed It (The CNN Story)
Here is the CNN video about my work on exposing the military dating scams. Abbie and Emily did a GREAT job! [...]
[UPDATE] The “Face” of Military Dating Scams – The Wall of Shame
UPDATE (29 Jul 2010): Hooboy! That CNN piece has brought in a LOT of information. It did exactly what I think Emily, Abbie and I wanted to do which was bring attention to this. So, I’ve [...]
Navy Shines
This is such a beautiful display of United States Naval power, I couldn’t help but share it. It’s raw video, but absolutely beautiful. I’d hate to be an enemy of the United States and this heading [...]
Welcome CNN Viewers
If this is your first time, welcome to my humble blog. I wanted to take a moment and give you a quick brief on who I am and why I do this milblog thing. I am [...]
General Stanley McChrystal Retirement Speech
At a Fort McNair retirement ceremony last week, General Stanley McChrystal gave an inspirational and humorous goodbye speech. The following is the text of that speech. I want to personally thank General McChrystal for his service [...]
Soldier Earns Silver Star
Since 2001, over 1.5 million Soldiers have served in combat in support of OIF/OEF. This fact is not a surprise to anyone. Neither is it a surprise that our complacent and agenda-driven national media will bend [...]
Car Bomb Used in Ciudad Juarez
For what appears to be a first, the border town Ciudad Juarez was rocked by a car bomb. For those that aren’t up on your geography, Ciudad Juarez is the sister city for El Paso, Texas. [...]
The Hunter Becomes the Hunted (A Nigerian Scam)
I’ve been covering these military dating scams for a number of years from the early days when the emails were simply “you won a kabillion dollars in an internet lottery”. The latest buzz that seems to [...]
An Odd Encounter
Last night, we returned from a two-day trip to Yellowstone National Park. We had a great time and got to see an abundance of animals – moose, buffalo, elk, grizzly with two cubs, deer, black bear, [...]
Defending Islam Against the Constitution
We’ve all heard the stories from Dearborn, Michigan and the runaway Extremist Islam that is prevalent in the city. It has become the hot-button magnet Muslims bent on establishing Sharia law in this country. Time after [...]



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Yes got similar email as Tammi. What a stupid fool. I realised somet
Open Letter to My Wife
Well done. You not only know what you have, but appreciate it and sho
Still Scamming
@ Leigh you were right to trust your gut instincts he is a scammer and
james
This guy emailed and chatted with me in january 2012. He said his name
New Online Military Scammers
Thank you for this site........ I ve being scamed I´m sure.........Las