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Saturday, February 27th, 2010 Posted in General Perspective | 8 Comments »

Let me start off by saying that I am going to piss some of you off with the opinion you are about to read! But I am SICK and TIRED of people NOT understanding what the word "MILITARY" means. An article from the ...

Biden Claims Victory in Iraq

Thursday, February 11th, 2010 Posted in General Perspective, Political Perspective | 3 Comments »

Last night on Larry King, Vice President Joe Biden said Iraq "could be one of the great achievements of this administration. You're going to see 90,000 American troops come marching home by the end of the summer. You're going to ...

On Peaceniks

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 Posted in Military Perspective | 4 Comments »

There's a saying that the greatest peacemakers are the American Soldiers (an all-inclusive term). This is true. Look throughout history and you'll see that it's been the American military that has stopped indiscriminate killing and despotism. It ...

Capt. Scott Speicher to Come Home

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 Posted in America's Finest | 10 Comments »

I remember attending High School at Nathan Bedford Forrest High School in Jacksonville, FL during Desert Storm when the news that Captain Scott Speicher was shot down and missing in Iraq. We heard this because Speicher was a graduate ...

UPDATE: Coffee Assistance

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 Posted in Military Perspective | 8 Comments »

UPDATE: Thanks for everyone for helping me. I've met my goal now and you can stop sending in donations. I truly appreciate. Most of the coffee was already sent out and now the rest will go ...

I-Roq Baghdad

Thursday, May 21st, 2009 Posted in Military Perspective | No Comments »

This is pretty cool: MTV Games, Adopt-A-Platoon and Microsoft Federal Marketing in partnership with Xbox 360 have brought back this fun and exciting tournament to the troops for a second straight year. Event details: Our Mission: Find the Very ...

Camp Liberty Tragedy

Monday, May 11th, 2009 Posted in Military Perspective, PTSD Perspectives | 49 Comments »

Anderson asked a brilliant question (add sarcastic, ironic tone here) on a completely unrelated post: What does this website have to say about the tragedy at Camp "Liberty" today, and what it reflects about the mental health affairs of over deployed ...

[UPDATE] When Violence Equals Peace (Part II)

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in Military Perspective | 14 Comments »

[UPDATE] They're getting crazy folks. Check this out as well. This time they're beating up a wheelchair-bound 18-year old girl in a wheelchair with cerebral palsy. I can't add or take away from Jason and Carrie's own words, ...

When Violence Equals Peace

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in Military Perspective | 24 Comments »

WELCOME WVNN LISTENERS!! Carrie and Jason Swartout just wanted to do what they do any other time there is an anti-war rally: proclaim their support to the troops and provide an opposing opinion. What they didn't want was to literally ...