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Army statement on MEDEVAC issue

Photo Credit: Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Summer M. Anderson U.S. Army Soldiers transport a trauma victim to a U.S. Army medical helicopter in Tarmiyah, Iraq, Sept. 30, 2007. The Soldiers are from Charlie Company, [...]

Experts Agree: The MEDEVAC Issue Is a Non-Issue

U.S. Air Force Capt. Michael Madsen, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul doctor, dons a holiday hat and prepares to return to a unit morale event after transfering an Afghan National Police member to a medical evacuation helicopter [...]

Mini-Patriot

Connor Love is my hero. He’s just 9 7 years old, but this little man gets it. His parents have obviously raised him to love our country and the defenders of its values. Connor frequently sends [...]

UPDATE: You Stay Classy, Iraq

UPDATE 3 Jan 12 / 23:14: Since publishing this story, the Air Force Times blog has revealed that the issue is requesting clearances to fly over Iraqi airspace, not outright denials by the Iraqi government. Air [...]

Legal System Continues to Stigmatize PTSD

Nicole Santos, baby-mama to the 1-year old child of the Soldier accused of shooting at least 4 people at Mount Rainier National Park, has used his “possible PTSD” in the past as an excuse for why [...]

ASPs 2011 Year In Review

I haven’t done this in about two years, I think. A lot happened this year and I want to offer readers a recap of the most talked about ASP stories of 2011 based on hits and [...]

If I Were A Gang Banger

There are a lot of idiots out there. There are a lot of idiots out there leading other idiots. Over the past few years, I’ve heard all these wonderful bizarre stories about the “cults” and “gangs” [...]

Does the Military Contribute to Voter Ignorance?

According to the Federal Voting Assistance Program, the number one failure for military and overseas voters was in ballot transmission in 2008. Getting ballots from the overseas troop back to their respective states was cumbersome and [...]

NY Times Misleads Readers On Concealed Carry

I read this story in the New York Times by Michael Luo called “Guns in Public, and Out of Sight.” To the casual reader, it would appear that the recent surge in legalized concealed carry is [...]

Veterans for a Strong America Sends out Inaccurate Press Release

I’m a supporter of Veterans for a Strong America. There’s a reason I’m on their mailing list and I like Joel Arends a lot. However, I can’t allow an important inaccurate statement to go unchallenged. In [...]

Fighting Ghosts

I once had this grand allusion that anyone a state or nation would elect to serve in high offices within the federal government and responsible for so much authority, money, and influence would at least be [...]

Breaking the Paradigm

I was reading a very good Stars and Stripes article in the paper today about the relationship and trials of both commanders and widows/widowers. Even though it ran as the cover story, it wasn’t the subject [...]

Military Discounts Blog Serves as Valuable Resource for Soldiers in Fayetteville, NC This Holiday Season

Military families face a series of unique challenges when moving to a new area. Times are especially tough for them this holiday season given the current state of the economy. That’s why Fayetteville/Cumberland County, North Carolina, [...]

Bestiality and Sodomy Repeal Stripped from NDAA

I wrote my Senator expressing extreme displeasure at the fact that the National Defense Authorization Act contained a repeal of Article 125 of the UCMJ, which forbids Sodomy and Bestiality. I just received the following response [...]

WWII Veteran to Turn 100

Mario Launi, a WWII veteran who served in the Pacific, will be turning 100 years old on January 26, 2012. He is currently at the Hollidaysburg Lutheran Home, 915 Hickory Street, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648. His family [...]

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