A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention.
Captain B writes AMERICA DOESNT FORGET! “This Memorial Day is the first one I have been home at since I deployed to Afghanistan for 8 mos, then Iraq for a year. A lot has happened in that time, to me, my family and my fellow Marines but I haven’t forgotten.” (read more)
T.F.Boggs writes Of Marines and Congress"men" “Lately a lot of media coverage has been directed towards the actions of a few marines in Haditha, Iraq last November. The marines killed 24 Iraqis after a roadside bomb hit their convoy on November 19th 2005. After the dust settled on that day 1 marine and 24 Iraqis were dead, and of the 24 dead Iraqis 15 of them were supposedly innocent civilians. Since then an investigation has been opened concerning the events and everyone has an opinion about what happened that day.” (read more)
Sgt Allen writes In Harm's Way “Today another Soldier goes into harm's way, again. This Soldier is Sergeant First Class Diana Parenti, and until several days ago she was a patient here at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.” (read more)
Bandit36 writes We ARE Winning “I was watching the news a couple days ago and saw a lady, I can't remember her qualifications, look into the camera and say, "The American public is unhappy with the war because we're losing." My first reaction was to put my fist through the screen and it took me a bit to calm down, but once I did I realized how foolish it was of me to let myself get so angry since what she was saying was so ridiculous. I really hope people don't believe her.” (read more)
Serving the People of Iraq writes Christian Soldiers Worship in an Islamic Country “Just before we left the United States, where we trained for a couple of months before coming to 'The Sandbox,' church attendance skyrocketed. Many of us had been on active duty before, but very few of us had been in a combat zone. When you're confronted with your possible mortality--not to mention simply being in a new and uncomfortable situation--God is a good (and common) Someone to turn to.” (read more)
Dafydd writes Lying About Lying About Lying “The New York Times has taken upon itself the man-sized task of resurrecting Sen. John F. Kerry (D-MA, 95%) from the political graveyard... and the paper has decided that the best way to do that is to refight the war Kerry lost against the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. (Hat tip to Scott Johnson at Power Line.) Worse, the Times appears to have decided to refight that war the old-fashioned way: by lying about it.” (read more)
Captain Ed writes Let's Get Ready To Rumble “Democrats who have busied themselves painting corruption as an exclusively Republican affair have hit a number of obstacles to that message -- Reps. William Jefferson and Alan Mollohan prominent among them. Now the Democrats have to add their own leadership -- again -- as the Senate Minority Leader has been exposed as taking favors from a notoriously corrupt industry while he intervened on their behalf:” (read more)
Omar of Iraq the Model writes Lost in translation? “Does the CNN have problems with translation from Arabic to English or is it a case of deliberate twisting of facts?
Yesterday Iraq's and Iran's foreign ministers had a joint press conference in Baghdad after which the CNN ran a headline that reads "Iraqi minister defends Iranian nuclear program" and wrote:” (read more)
WO1 Michael Fay writes Storm and Stone “Over the past few weeks I have been working out the different elements for a painting to be titled Storm and Stone. This title came to me before any image of the piece appeared in my brain housing group (Marinespeak for one's brain). Normally I create a piece and name it afterwards..” (read more)
Most Certainly Not writes Memorial Day 2006 “…It was over 90 degrees in our hometown. Hubs donned his Class A's anyway and we trooped to the Main Street in town for the parade. The parade is a big deal in my hometown even though it only has about 4 units and is over in a matter of minutes. The entire town turns out and follows the parade route to the American Legion hall on the edge of town. A ceremony takes place there complete with a 21-gun salute and the playing of Taps. The speaker today mentioned toward the end of his speech that there were lots of people whose hands we should shake and thank for their service. He encouraged people to look around and take a moment to shake the hand of a veteran or those currently serving and in uniform…” (read more)
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