Deployment “RUT” I feel for them..

I have been there. I have been in their shoes. I wish there was something I could do to help my brother out who is winding down on his “4th” Deployment to Iraq. Yeah it sounds like it should be happy time, bells and whistles etc, but in reality it is the worst of times. […]

Military products getting ripped off in Afghanistan by locals, 2 years later..

As with everything during this conflict, I try to find something humorous in a story, had to dig for this one.. This is just plain sad. Incompetence.. In Afghanistan, theft still plagues U.S. military Two years after the U.S. military took steps to get the problem under control, the smuggling of equipment and sensitive material […]

2 Top Air Force Positions “YOUR FIRED”.

Wow!! 2 for the price of “1”!!  D/C Top two Air Force officials resigning NBC: Secretary refused to fire chief of staff so both are forced out WASHINGTON – The nation’s top two Air Force officials are resigning, and military sources told NBC News Thursday that they were being forced out. At the White House, […]

Pvt. Andrew Jon Shields U.S. Army KIA 31 MAY 2008 in Afghanistan

I hate days like today. It breaks my heart every time I post one of these stories. Andrew was doing the Nations bidding helping our Armed Forces Hunt those who started this war back in 2001. Andrew was 19 years old. 19 years ago he was a baby in his mothers arms. At 19 years […]

US Soldiers In High-tuberculosis Areas Face New Epidemic: False Positives

ScienceDaily (Jun. 2, 2008) — U.S. Army service members are increasingly deployed in regions of the world where tuberculosis (TB) is rampant, such as Iraq and Afghanistan, and the military now faces a growing medical problem. But it is not TB itself that is on the rise–instead, the problem lies with the growing number of […]

Nano-Tech helps stop bleeding

A synthetic peptide as discovered by researchers at MIT in the early 90’s. A few years ago they realized this technology could assist with bleeding.. Awesome article, from Technology Review . Nanohealing Material Heads to Market A startup is planning human trials for a nanostructured material that quickly stops bleeding. By Kevin Bullis A startup […]

Master Sergeant Brendon O’Connor receives Distinguished Service Cross

Medic gets Distinguished Service Cross Master Sgt. Brendan O’Connor on Wednesday received the Distinguished Service Cross, the Army’s second-highest valor award, for his actions during a 17-hour battle in Afghanistan. The 47-year-old Special Forces medical sergeant spoke with humor and humility after the medal was pinned on his uniform in a ceremony at Bank Hall […]

IRAQ: A girl, a soldier, a dream

IRAQ: A girl, a soldier, a dream For months, Staff Sgt. Luis Falcon patrolled the downtrodden neighborhoods of Baqubah, where Sunni Muslim extremists had tried to create an Islamic caliphate. One day, he came upon a young girl sitting in an old, oversize wheelchair, blood crusting on the stumps where her legs had been. Her […]

Happy Mothers Day 2008

Happy Mothers Day 2008 to all you Mom’s out there. I realized quite a long time ago that the hardest job in the military was not the person who was serving in in the service, but the person at home keeping the home fires burning. Mothers! They bear our children, wipe runny noses, clean dirty […]

Looking for a “FOIL”

Spring Colds, I hate em. I am been stricken with one for the last 4 days. Yeah I was a Vet of 24 Years. I have served as a Doc with the Marines, 2 Navy Squadrons and many other billets.. But a cold makes me a boob… Anyways, heres to hoping I feel better tomorrow. […]

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