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Severe Clear (A Movie Review)

Friday, February 12th, 2010 Posted in Book Reports, Military Perspective | 3 Comments »

Not long ago, I was sent a documentary about Marines from 1st Battalion, 4th Marines. The documentary was shot and narrated by 1st Lieutenant Michael Scotti. Inspired to enlist after the death of a high school classmate, ...

McManus Goes to Court, Jockstrap and All

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective | 16 Comments »

Please note: This story on Michael Patrick McManus is rapidly developing. Please check the Michael Patrick McManus tag for the most up to date information. We here at ASP love the American justice system. It really is a great thing. I ...

A Little Military Humor

Monday, February 8th, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective | 3 Comments »

I told some Officer vs. NCO stories over on the You Served Blog and wanted to tell a quick joke here along the same lines. It's Monday - SMILE!! The Company Commander and the First Sergeant were in the field. ...

BREAKING: Douchey McChinPubes Arrested

Friday, February 5th, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective | 3 Comments »

Please note: This story on Michael Patrick McManus is rapidly developing. Please check the Michael Patrick McManus tag for the most up to date information. I got word this evening that Michael Patrick McManus was arrested this evening by the Houston ...

Serious Question

Friday, February 5th, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective | 40 Comments »

UPDATE: The Pentagon has added the morning after pill to the list of medications available at all military bases. There is no need for legislation now, I believe. ------------------------------------------ This is addressed more for the female military members like Army ...

Letter to Mrs. Bixby

Thursday, February 4th, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective | 7 Comments »

As I sit here awaiting my turn to pee in a cup for the 100% company urinalysis, I started reading through some historical and inspirational documents. I was reminded of a letter that President Abraham Lincoln sent to Mrs. Bixby, ...

Bar-S Foods Launches Company's First Social Media Marketing Campaign Beginning with Super Bowl and Troops

Monday, February 1st, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective | 2 Comments »

Bar-S Foods, makers of quality meat products including hot dogs, lunch meat, corn dogs, sausages and bacon has kicked off a social media campaign for 2010 centered around the utilization of social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Digg, Flickr ...

ASBP Fact Sheet

Friday, January 22nd, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective | 7 Comments »

The Military Blood Program was established as 1952 by Presidential Order as part of the National Blood Program. Today’s Armed Services Blood Program (ASBP) operates at 151 worldwide locations. These include 81 blood banks and blood donor centers, of which ...

Meet Michael Patrick McManus aka General Douchey McChinpubes

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective | 28 Comments »

Please note: This story on Michael Patrick McManus is rapidly developing. Please check the Michael Patrick McManus tag for the most up to date information. Michael Patrick McManus in an Army dress uniformImage credit: Mrs. G Within hours of all the milblogs ...

Kevin Bacon Wins Golden Globe for Taking Chance

Monday, January 18th, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective | 9 Comments »

Long time readers know of my near obsession with the story of Taking Chance. I've watched the story grow from just a story passed along through email to blogs and to the HBO film finally released last year. It was ...

Wanted for Stolen Valor

Monday, January 18th, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective | 31 Comments »

Please note: This story on Michael Patrick McManus is rapidly developing. Please check the Michael Patrick McManus tag for the most up to date information. Image credit: Mrs. G Do you know the man pictured above? If so, I'm sure the FBI ...

Anatomy of a Military Dating Scam

Friday, January 15th, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective, Nigerian Scammers | 48 Comments »

We've been getting a LOT of emails and comments here on the blog from women around the world (mainly in English speaking nations) that have fallen for scams that use names and likenesses of military members to lure their prey. ...

Brandon Neely is STILL a Moron

Thursday, January 14th, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective | 8 Comments »

I’ve noticed a few seemingly random comments which I’ve posted pretty snarky replies to over the last couple of days. They all appeared on a post CJ wrote almost a year ago entitled Brandon Neely Is A Moron. We’ll take ...

Live Interview With "Brother At War" Director Jake Rademacher

Monday, January 11th, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective | No Comments »

On Tuesday, at 12:15 p.m. Central, we will be live-streaming a bloggers interview with Jake Rademacher, director of the recently released documentary "Brothers At War." Jake has two brothers that are combat veterans and traveled to Iraq to understand ...

TV Show Seeks Veterans

Saturday, January 9th, 2010 Posted in Military Perspective | 2 Comments »

Are you looking for someone important who you just can't find? Have you exhausted every means available in finding an old friend, military buddy or life-altering mentor? I was contacted by an LA Casting Director who has been hired to ...