Don't 'Turn the Page' on Our Troops in Iraq
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective, Political Perspective | No Comments »The following op-ed, which first appeared at Military.com was sent to me by Rep. John Boehner's office in response to President Obama's speech last night. I present it to you now in its entirety: Last night in his Oval Office ...
President Obama Formally Ends the War In Iraq
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective | No Comments »*poof* Good evening. Tonight, I’d like to talk to you about the end of our combat mission in Iraq, the ongoing security challenges we face, and the need to rebuild our nation here at home. I know this historic moment comes at ...
President Obama's Remarks at Fort Bliss
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective | 1 Comment »Here is the transcript of President Obama's speech to the troops at Fort Bliss today. Notice that the word "success" is nowhere to be found and the word "victory" is only something he says he won't use.
President Obama to Announce End of American Combat Mission in Iraq
Monday, August 30th, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective | 2 Comments »President Obama tomorrow will address the nation and announce the end of the American combat mission in Iraq. Prior to making the announcement, the White House has announced that the Commander in Chief will visit Fort Bliss, TX to ...
President Obama Announces End of Iraq War
Saturday, August 28th, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective | 3 Comments »Ironically enough, no blame for Bush on this one?! Interesting. My favorite part: "As a candidate for this office, I pledged I would end this war. As president, that is what I am doing. We have brought home ...
Letters From Home
Friday, August 27th, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective | 5 Comments »Those who know who I am know I love country music. Partly because I think they really get the military mentality. I know there are some who read here who would debate me on that one, but then ...
UPDATE: Donations No Longer Needed
Thursday, August 26th, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective | No Comments »UPDATE: thank you all for your support. I have raised enough to pay for hosting for the next two years. I no longer need assistance and appreciate everything. They Have Names is a website I started to tell the ...
Ranger UP's New Ultimate Authority T-Shirt
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective | 1 Comment »Yet another awesome t-shirt from the veterans at Ranger Up! I love these gun rights and 2nd Amendment t-shirts. I'm wearing one of them as I type this! I brought a different RU shirt for each day ...
FA-22 Raptor: A Thing of Beauty
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective, Photo Perspective | 4 Comments »These are Great In-flight Photos of the FA-22 as the first aircraft delivery was being made to Langley AFB in Va. Langley is to be first operational AFB for the FA-22. It is a very beautiful AFB, located in ...
Making a Difference
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective | 1 Comment »Hopefully this works, since it's the first time I've written a blog post from my Droid. Just wanted to announce that Nigeria is now one of the top 10 visitors to this here humble blog. So, I say ...
Silver Star Valor
Monday, August 16th, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective | No Comments »Amazing. Seven soldiers from 7th Special Forces Group will receive the Silver Star medal at Fort Bragg today for their actions in combat in Afghanistan. Many more details found here.
Soldier Homecoming Surprises (Extreme Tissue Alert)
Friday, August 13th, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective, Video Perspective | 5 Comments »I have nothing to add. Just watch this touching video.
Ranger Up Presents: Tim Kennedy
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective, Video Perspective | 2 Comments »Ranger Up literally launched MMA Apparel because they met and were inspired by their brother in arms, Tim Kennedy, in 2007. They wanted to introduce you to him the way they know him. Film by Tim O'Donnell and Nick Palmisciano
Been Scammed? Appear on You Served Radio
Friday, August 6th, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective | 1 Comment »Long time readers remember me as Cpl M, others have known me as nothing but Marcus, yet some know me as plain ole Redshirt, producer of the You Served Radio show of which CJ is a host. I'm currently planning a ...
You Served Radio for 29 Jul 2010
Thursday, July 29th, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective | 1 Comment »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 world. She's also recently ...
