January 29, 2012

Notice, LTC Allen West doesn't need a teleprompter.

(Hat Tip: Real Clear Politics)

January 26, 2012

Danny Dietz, who would have turned 32 today, was a member of the SEAL team that participated in Operation Red Wings. Only team member Marcus Luttrell survived. His teammates Danny, Matt Axelson, and Michael Murphy perished after they were attacked by Taliban fighters who were alerted by a goatherd and his son. 13 more were lost when a rescue helicopter that was sent was downed by a Taliban RPG. The details of this fight can be found in Marcus Luttrell's book "Lone Survivor." There's also a book about Lt. Michael Murphy titled "Seal of Honor." If you haven't read them, I highly recommend that you do.

Happy birthday Petty Officer Dietz, I look forward to meeting you someday.

January 17, 2012

I think there's a joke in here somewhere. Something about a Frenchman, a German, and an American meet a terrorist. The Frenchman runs away, the German turns around and pretends it's not happening, and the American pistol whips the terrorist, rips his still beating heart out, and feeds it to him while pissing on his corpse and making love to his still grieving widow.

I know, the punchline needs some work:

Germany's government presented the nation's highest civilian award Monday to two Americans who helped apprehend an Islamic extremist after he attacked a U.S. Air Force bus last year and killed two airmen.

Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich awarded the Federal Cross of Merit to U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Trevor Brewer and civilian airport employee Lamar Conner, both of whom chased the suspect until police could apprehend him, saying their deeds "were an example for all of us."...

"It was an important signal that in the first Islamic extremist act in Germany the suspect was stopped in the course of committing his crime by courageous people and arrested," Friedrich said at a small ceremony in the Interior Ministry attended by U.S. Ambassador Philip Murphy.

The story goes on, though, to the trial of the man apprehended by our airman and former soldier, Arid Uka. I think I was the first to point out that the video being posted on Islamist forums as proof American soldiers in Iraq were raping Muslim women and murdering their families to cover it up was really just a scene from Brian de Palma's Redacted:

Uka gave a teary confession as his Frankfurt state court trial opened in August, saying that the night before the attack he had seen a video on Facebook that purported to show American soldiers raping a teenage Muslim girl. It turned out to be a scene from the 2007 Brian De Palma anti-war film "Redacted," taken out of context.

Uka told the court the video prompted him to do anything possible to prevent American soldiers from going to Afghanistan.

Thanks to Will Amos

January 10, 2012

Meet Mia Love, running for Utah's 4th district.

H/T: Iowahawk via Howie

January 05, 2012

I always thought Jesse Ventura was an asshole, but I didn't think he was this big of an asshole. The kind of asshole who deserves to get punched in the face. Apparently, I was wrong.

If you meet this real life Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, buy him a drink and put it on my tab.

H/T: Ace

January 04, 2012

(Hat Tip: Pat Dollard)

From the New York Post:

From 2,100 yards away from a village just outside of Sadr City in 2008, he spied a man aiming a rocket launcher at an Army convoy and squeezed off one shot from his .338 Lapua Magnum rifle.

Dead. From more than a mile away.

“God blew that bullet and hit him,” he said.

Get Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle's book at Amazon.com.

December 19, 2011

Gander

Cracked has an article documenting five dogs who fought in wars, and who kicked the asses of the enemies they met! Too bad dogs can't speak, because these muts would surely have an awesome one liner to deliver right before blowing up some lousy Nazi.

Since it's Christmas and, let's face it, you're not really doing any work at the office anyway, check it out if you have a few minutes between thinking of not-so-original-and-certainly-less-interesting-than-you-think Facebook status updates and searching for celebrity nipple slips.

Here's a bit from their number one pick for most badass dog ever. Meet Gander the Newfoundland, a massive dog adopted by a Canadian rifle regiment which was then sent to Hong Kong in 1941. Forget trip wires, Gander was 170 lbs. of trip wire with teeth that when activated not only alerted his unit of the impending Japanese sneak attack, but single handedly repelled two waves.

But in the third wave, it gets even better:

When Gander sat down to guard the injured soldiers, the Japanese finally collected themselves enough to remember that they were a fighting unit, with weaponry and all that jazz. So they opened fire and chucked a grenade at the terrified group.

Gander took a calm look at the grenade, seconds away from exploding. Then, almost nonchalantly, he picked the thing up and charged right the fuck again, at the terrified Japanese troops that had just enough time to realize how badly karma was about to bite their ass about that whole "kamikaze" thing.

Gander went out in an explosive blaze of glory, later receiving a posthumous medal for his unbelievable bravery and becoming the only nonhuman soldier whose name is included in the Hong Kong memorial wall in Ottawa.

December 14, 2011

Remember Gary Brooks Faulkner, the guy who went to Afghanistan looking to kill Osama bin Laden -- with his mind?

He's now in jail on a charge stemming from the fact that he's a convicted felon and therefore unable to possess a weapon.

“The Defendant became somewhat argumentative with the detective and told him that there are two sets of laws,” Walsh’s affidavit reads. “The first pertains to the statute the detective cited prohibiting felons from possessing handguns and the other set of laws are the ones the Defendant lives under. The defendant did not elaborate on the laws he claimed to be subject to.”

Then it got ugly, according to Walsh: Faulkner “said he would use the Detective’s gun to protect himself if he had to and even threatened to shoot police officers if it was necessary to protect himself.” That ensured he was arrested the next day, and charged with possession of a weapon by a previous offender, a class-six felony. (In other words, barely a felony; convictions typically carry a jail sentence of a year.)

Since then, Faulkner has resided in a Weld County jail, awaiting a trial set for March 5 before Judge Julie Hoskins. Hoskins set bail for Faulkner at $10,000. No one has posted bond for him. An e-mail to Faulkner’s brother Scott was not returned.

December 13, 2011

Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III decided on an unusual way to celebrate receiving the coveted football award:

You'd think Baylor king Robert Griffin III would go wild after winning the Heisman Trophy this weekend in NYC -- but TMZ has learned, the star QB went straight to Ground Zero instead ... to pay his respects.

Griffin family sources tell TMZ, RG3 and several close family members made a beeline from the Best Buy Theater to the 9/11 memorial on Saturday. According to sources, the Griffins are a military family -- and Robert felt it was important to visit Ground Zero for some somber reflection.

What a great guy. This is a true American hero and the type role model our children should be admiring.

(Hat Tip: Gateway Pundit)

December 06, 2011

I'd say give the guy a medal, but the terrorist in question was already in custody when he decided to run the guy over. So, community service seems reasonable. It's one of those wink-wink, nudge-nudge kinds of sentences I can live with.

Personally, I'd be willing to pay a lot more than a few hours of my time picking up trash for the privilege of running over a terrorist:

The Jerusalem District Court sentenced David Mizrachi of Kiryat Arba to three months' community service for running over a terrorist who stabbed his wife. Mizrachi, 57, was convicted in June of serious assault as part of a plea bargain, and the sentence was handed down Tuesday.....

According to the charge sheet, at a certain point Mizrachi arrived, got into his car and drove toward Maswada. He asked the soldiers – "Is that the terrorist?" – and they answered in the affirmative. He then drove back and forth over him until the soldiers forced him to stop.

Thanks to Doda

November 17, 2011

Wired:

Twice in the span of a month, the Taliban has unleashed human waves on one of the U.S. Army’s most isolated Afghan outposts. Twice, the American soldiers guarding the tiny fort have beat back the attackers, killing scores of extremists while suffering no losses of their own.

Once the shooting starts, the Taliban know they probably have only a few minutes before the Apache helicopters and Air Force jet fighters arrive overhead and unleash Hell. “When fighters arrive on station, the insurgents can’t run away fast enough,” said Capt. DeShane Greaser, commander of the Margah troops.

...The air support arrived just in time, Greaser said. “There was a vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device heading to the COP and after the first bombs hit we got reports that the enemy said, ‘We’re turning around, there are jets overhead.”‘

November 01, 2011

Wow, I honestly thought this was impossible. Even though the emergency landing of the Boeing 767 is in Poland, it had taken off from Newark. A lot of people are alive today because the pilot new what he was doing.

October 27, 2011

All the hippies/leftists/communists etc. that are now part of the #OWS type protests brings to mind how those same type of groups treated our finest and bravest during the Vietnam War.

I was then pleasantly surprised to see images from Vietnam on the U.S. Army flicker account today:

More below the fold:

Thank you and God bless all Vietnam veterans and those who gave all. You are my heroes.

A simple "thank you" for serving to those who I have seen at the protests, you lie down with dogs...you get fleas.

October 11, 2011

Good news, of course, for Shalit, who is a life worth saving.

As I commented at Hot Air, I think they should make sure Shalit is in safety, and then liquify these pieces of human driftwood. Screw their demands.

Yes, a society that takes hostages is a society that supports terrorism.

Taking hostages is indicative of, you know, terrorism.

No quarter for terrorists. Ever.

September 14, 2011

Congratulations Sgt. Dakota Meyer on receiving the MOH. You are my hero..

Raultalbot7 says: US Rules of engagement is killing our own men...

On Thursday, President Obama will award the Medal of Honor to Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer.

Meyer will become the third living recipient--and first Marine--to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan, the White House said. He is also the first living former Marine to receive the highest U.S. military honor since the Vietnam war, a Marine Corps press officer told The Envoy Wednesday.

The heroic conduct Meyer displayed in retrieving the bodies of four fellow Marines killed in battle occurred during a September 2009 battle in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. The rules of engagement for the conflict have caused controversy and some bitterness.

God Bless Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer. He did what he had to do for his brothers.

God Bless all of our finest and bravest.

September 12, 2011

... for feeding our troops in Afghanistan some pretty tasty looking steaks.

September 10, 2011

John Guandolo, former Marine Recon and former FBI agent, has put out a song commemorating 9/11. Below is an interview he did a couple hours ago with Erick Stakelbeck about the song:

Official music video of the song:

Guandolo song as background to the Allen West press conference with the 9/11 families the other day:

Thank you for your service sir, what a wonderful way to support our finest and bravest!

Download the song already people! ;-)

Above video is from 10/27/2010 so isn't recent.

Website: Hero Protraits Org

Unfortunately, this organization is new to me. They gathered yesterday to unveil a memorial dedicated to The First Responders on 9/11:

"First Responders Memorial" in Central Park: Monumental Portrait Memorial of 9/11 First Responders to be Unveiled.

On this 10th Anniversary, and more than one year in the making, families and friends of the 9/11 First Responders will gather on September 8, 2011 for an unforgettable event. The First Responders on 9/11 will be commemorated in a monumental memorial, to be unveiled to the world, and displayed in Central Park through September 11, 2011, before departing on a national six city museum tour.

Launched in early 2009 in response to a call from the mother of a fallen soldier, Tennessee-based Hero Portraits has donated thousands of hand-painted portraits to families across America. During this event in Central Park, Hero Portraits will be unveiling a 1-ton Memorial, one year in the making, which includes the First Responder portrait images, and the Twin Towers. Darrell Lynn, Founder and Chairman, says, "this is the most moving and powerful image-based Memorial we have ever seen. We chose to showcase the portraits in a way never before accomplished and never before seen. The images of the First Responders assembled on this, first-of-its kind Memorial, is a tribute to those that made the ultimate sacrifice and will assure they will 'Never Be Forgotten'."

The families of the First Responders, city officials, Hero Portrait Board members, as well as some Honorary Board members will be attending this special event on September 8, 2011 at 8:30am. The unveiling and presentation will be at Central Park's 6th Avenue Plaza where 6th Avenue meets Central Park at Central Park South (59th Street). For additional information about Hero Portraits or this event please visit www.HeroPortraits.org or contact Darrell Lynn at 678-296-8624.

Mission: To donate to every family a hand-painted portrait of their hero that has sacrificedto protect, preserve, and to serve the citizens of the United States of America.

If you are in the area, please let me know if you have seen it. Take pictures if you are able and I will post, my email is in the contact link in header.

September 09, 2011

(video moved below the fold)

Pre 9/11 mindset, no ammo.

Wow, just wow

Late in the morning of the Tuesday that changed everything, Lt. Heather “Lucky” Penney was on a runway at Andrews Air Force Base and ready to fly. She had her hand on the throttle of an F-16 and she had her orders: Bring down United Airlines Flight 93. The day’s fourth hijacked airliner seemed to be hurtling toward Washington. Penney, one of the first two combat pilots in the air that morning, was told to stop it[...]

As remarkable as it seems now, there were no armed aircraft standing by and no system in place to scramble them over Washington. Before that morning, all eyes were looking outward, still scanning the old Cold War threat paths for planes and missiles coming over the polar ice cap.

“There was no perceived threat at the time, especially one coming from the homeland like that,” says Col. George Degnon, vice commander of the 113th Wing at Andrews. “It was a little bit of a helpless feeling, but we did everything humanly possible to get the aircraft armed and in the air. It was amazing to see people react.”

Things are different today, ­Degnon says. At least two “hot-cocked” planes are ready at all times, their pilots never more than yards from the cockpit[...]

A third plane hit the Pentagon, and almost at once came word that a fourth plane could be on the way, maybe more. The jets would be armed within an hour, but somebody had to fly now, weapons or no weapons.

“Lucky, you’re coming with me,” barked Col. Marc Sasseville.

They were gearing up in the pre-flight life-support area when Sasseville, struggling into his flight suit, met her eye.

“I’m going to go for the cockpit,” Sasseville said.

She replied without hesitating.

“I’ll take the tail.”

It was a plan. And a pact.

‘Let’s go!’

Penney had never scrambled a jet before. Normally the pre-flight is a half-hour or so of methodical checks. She automatically started going down the list.

“Lucky, what are you doing? Get your butt up there and let’s go!” Sasseville shouted.

She climbed in, rushed to power up the engines, screamed for her ground crew to pull the chocks. The crew chief still had his headphones plugged into the fuselage as she nudged the throttle forward. He ran along pulling safety pins from the jet as it moved forward.

She muttered a fighter pilot’s prayer — “God, don’t let me [expletive] up” — and followed Sasse­ville into the sky

September 08, 2011

After reading this post by CJ about his successful battle against PTSD in which he recounts how he's been under fifteen rocket attacks in the past two weeks, why is it that I can't help but think about the last few scenes from What About Bob?

The guy has got balls.

September 07, 2011

35-year-old Major Heath Kelly of Reno.

38-year-old Sgt. 1st Class Christian Riege of Carson City

31-year-old Sgt. 1st Class Miranda McElhiney of Reno

RGJ

“Yesterday our town was shocked to the core,” Furlong said during a morning news conference.

He identified the five people killed as Major Heath Kelly, Sgt. First Class Christian Riege, Sft. First Class Miranda McElniney and Florence Donavan Gunderson[67, SLT, no image yet, her husband was wounded...ed. Update..img below], the only civilian. Mrs Gunderson wounded husband is a retired U.S. Marine Corp member[<--link has excellent breakdown..ed]

Also killed was the shooter, Eduardo Sencion, 32, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The three Nevada National Guard members were had been active in their fields, said Gen. Bill Burks.

Major Kelly of Reno was a decorated field officer who was a student of military history, Burks said.

Between 2004 to 2005 Kelly was on active duty for the U.S. Army in Iraq. He then joined the Nevada Guard, where besides being the joint forces unit commander, was a federal technician who worked at the Guard.

"All of the soldiers knew about his past in Iraq, but while he could be very serious, he also joked with you and told anecdotes," Studenicka said. "He was a Major with a difficult job of being in charge of more than 100 soldiers, training and preparing them for future deployments. He had a huge job."

Riege of Carson City had been with the U.S. Navy before joining the Guard, and had served in Afghanistan in 2009 and 2010.

McElniney of Reno had served soldiers in the medical, dental and human resources areas for more than 13 years, he said. She also owned a small baking company and was known for providing cupcakes for her coworkers.

We also pray for a speedy and complete recovery for those wounded.

UPDATE: Via RGJ

Three patients at Carson Tahoe have been released to their homes after being treated for injuries from the Carson City IHOP shooting, Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong said. The other shooting victim there was transferred to Renown Regional Medical Center, joining three other shooting victims there.

Dr. Chris Demers, a surgeon with the Sierra Neurosurgery Group who operates at Renown Regional Medical Center, said he attended to an unspecified number of gunshot wounds to the head and successfully completed at least one brain surgery from yesterday’s attack.

Renown took four of the 11 people shot on Tuesday.

Demers said patient privacy laws prohibit him from giving detailed information on the cases or the names of the victims, but he said one surgery involved removing a large blood clot.

Previous:
Carson City IHOP Shooting: Natl. Guard Targeted? (Updated/Bumped) Shooter Identified

September 03, 2011

Our guys cared for him and the cowardly Taliban kidnap young ones like him for *sport

*A Taliban spokesperson, Ehsanullah Ehsan, said the mass kidnapping had been planned, as the militants had advance knowledge that the boys would be visiting a scenic picnic spot during the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holidays.

He said the fate of the boys would be decided by the Taliban Shura (committee) from Bajaur.

The spokesperson denied that many of the hostages were children.

But Waheedullah, an eyewitness who escaped the abduction, told the BBC that most of the boys were below 18, with some as young as 10.

August 30, 2011

Oh my, they certainly do. Be sure and click image to see more, umm, torn stuff..

Permission to post copyright image granted by Michael Yon.

Thanks to Andrea

>>>>Fans self<<<<

August 29, 2011

My San Antonio

Republican presidential hopefuls Gov. Rick Perry and Mitt Romney will be in San Antonio this week for the Veterans of Foreign Wars national convention, but for the first time in its 112-year history, no one from the White House has committed to making an appearance[...]

“When the President is unable to attend, it has always been customary for the White House to choose a high-level administration official as an alternative speaker,” wrote Richard Eubank, the group's national commander, in a statement.

“It is an insult of the highest magnitude that for the first time in the history of the VFW, the White House has apparently decided that this great and iconic organization of combat veterans and all of its members are not worthy of its notice by not at least offering a first-tier speaker from the administration.”

Thanks to Kenny

Oh the horror!

God Bless our finest and bravest!

August 25, 2011

What a beautiful family. Our thoughts and prayers have been with Aaron Vaughn's family as well as the rest of the families who lost their loved ones that day.

h/t Gulag Bound

UPDATE: In related news: 5,000 gather for Va. Beach memorial to Afghan crash victims

VIRGINIA BEACH

About 5,000 people gathered Thursday in Virginia Beach for a memorial service for the 30 service members, many of them locally based Navy SEALs, killed when the Taliban shot down a helicopter in Afghanistan on August 6, the Navy said.

The 90-minute event at the Virginia Beach Convention Center was closed to the press; Gov. Bob McDonnell was among those slated to attend.

In a statement, the Navy said, "The Naval Special Warfare community thanks the people of Hampton Roads and communities across the nation for their generosity and outpouring of support during this time of mourning and healing...

h/t @JoLo219

August 24, 2011

The Blaze has more on

RIP hero..

August 19, 2011

The Armorer was on hand yesterday for the interment of Specialist Spencer Duncan at Fort Leavenworth. Today CW2 Bryan Nichols will be buried.

They and the two other men killed in the recent Chinook downing who were based at Ft. Leavenworth will be sorely missed.

August 15, 2011

He died in a nursing home Sunday, in southern Illinois' Nashville.

"Doc" Brown was nearly 40 in 1942 when he endured the Bataan Death March, a harrowing 65-mile trek in which 78,000 prisoners of war were forced to walk from Bataan province near Manila to a Japanese POW camp. As many as 11,000 died along the way. Many were denied food, water and medical care, and those who stumbled or fell during the scorching journey through Philippine jungles were stabbed, shot or beheaded.

August 08, 2011

Via BreitbartTV:

Disgraceful for a CIC to compare our finest and bravest to the political squabbles in Washington.

Again, am I hearing things?

Tissues needed....

Bryan Nichols

iReport —

My father was one of the 30 US Soldiers killed in Afghanistan yesterday with the Seals rescue mission. My father was the pilot of the chinook. I have seen other pictures of victims from this deadly mission and wish you would include a picture of my father. He is the farthest to the left.

Sincerely,

Braydon Nichols, 10 yrs old
Kansas City, MO

Via Kansas City Star

Friends remember three area soldiers killed in Afghan crash

Army Reserve Spc. Spencer Duncan was a 2008 Olathe South graduate who at 21 left his Kansas family, his best buddies and his girlfriend because he wanted to serve his country.

He wrote how much he loved his job as a door gunner on a Chinook helicopter. But he also told his friends that in the quiet amid the stark landscape of Afghanistan he missed the Kansas sunsets, lying in a truck bed listening to the radio and cuddling with his sweetie.

Army Spc. Alexander Bennett, 23, had earned a reputation for his pranks on Marines and soldiers, drawing eye rolls from older officers. After a 2009 deployment in Iraq, he moved from the Tacoma, Wash., area to Overland Park to be a flight mechanic in the Army Reserve’s Chinook unit at New Century AirCenter.

Piloting was Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bryan Nichols’ dream, something the 31-year-old Kansas City man wanted from the first day he saw a Chinook hoist itself gracefully into the sky.

He studied and became one of his unit’s best, a rising star in its stable of skilled pilots[More..]

RIP Braydon's father Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bryan Nichols, also Army Reserve Spc. Spencer Duncan and Army Spc. Alexander Bennett.

RIP to all who perished, your families are in our thoughts and prayers..

August 05, 2011

h/t BB

August 04, 2011

I am re-posting this with link above to Fuel My Brain if you care to donate.

Original post below fold:

Brotherly love in more ways than one..

ABCNews

Staff Sgt. Christopher Fessenden is on duty in Afghanistan now after tours with the Army in Iraq. He has traveled with standard-issue equipment -- weapons, helmet, uniform, boots and so forth -- plus a radio-controlled model truck his brother sent.

The truck is not a toy to him. He says it just saved six soldiers' lives.

"We cannot thank you enough," said Sgt. Fessenden in an email from the front that his brother Ernie, a software engineer in Rochester, Minn., shared with ABC News.

The little truck was used by the troops to run ahead of them on patrols and look for roadside bombs. Fessenden has had it since 2007, when Ernie and Kevin Guy, the owner of the Everything Hobby shop in Rochester, rigged it with a wireless video camera and shipped it to him.

Last week, it paid off. Chris Fessenden said he had loaned the truck to a group of fellow soldiers, who used it to check the road ahead of them on a patrol. It got tangled in a trip wire connected to what Fessenden guesses could have been 500 lbs. of explosives. The bomb went off. The six soldiers controlling the truck from their Humvee were unhurt.

"Monday morning, Ernie comes running into my store and says, 'You're not gonna believe this,'" said Guy, recounting the story in a telephone interview[...]

They had already been trying to send Chris a new truck; the Stampede was wearing out. Kevin said he will donate one through a nonprofit group he helped organize, Fuel My Brain. They had tried to raise some money over the weekend at a county fair near Rochester, but had come away with all of six dollars. That was before they had a story to tell about the six soldiers.

"That's just unreal," said Kevin. "That's six mothers that six guys are going home to." [More]

Brotherly love pays off in more ways than one.

ABCNews

Staff Sgt. Christopher Fessenden is on duty in Afghanistan now after tours with the Army in Iraq. He has traveled with standard-issue equipment -- weapons, helmet, uniform, boots and so forth -- plus a radio-controlled model truck his brother sent.

The truck is not a toy to him. He says it just saved six soldiers' lives.

"We cannot thank you enough," said Sgt. Fessenden in an email from the front that his brother Ernie, a software engineer in Rochester, Minn., shared with ABC News.

The little truck was used by the troops to run ahead of them on patrols and look for roadside bombs. Fessenden has had it since 2007, when Ernie and Kevin Guy, the owner of the Everything Hobby shop in Rochester, rigged it with a wireless video camera and shipped it to him.

Last week, it paid off. Chris Fessenden said he had loaned the truck to a group of fellow soldiers, who used it to check the road ahead of them on a patrol. It got tangled in a trip wire connected to what Fessenden guesses could have been 500 lbs. of explosives. The bomb went off. The six soldiers controlling the truck from their Humvee were unhurt.

"Monday morning, Ernie comes running into my store and says, 'You're not gonna believe this,'" said Guy, recounting the story in a telephone interview[...]

They had already been trying to send Chris a new truck; the Stampede was wearing out. Kevin said he will donate one through a nonprofit group he helped organize, Fuel My Brain. They had tried to raise some money over the weekend at a county fair near Rochester, but had come away with all of six dollars. That was before they had a story to tell about the six soldiers.

"That's just unreal," said Kevin. "That's six mothers that six guys are going home to." [More]

h/t TY

August 03, 2011

A memorial video on Agent Terry was released today, Aug 3, online by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Update: Changed the video, this is from youtube/user/oversightandreform. Same video but felt it fitting:

RIP sir..

Ginny Simone talks to California Congressman Darrell Issa about his legislation to honor fallen Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, and the latest House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the Fast and Furious scandal - NRA News - July 29, 2011

Thank you Reps Issa and Grassley, may those responsible, at the top, be held accountable.

h/t Jeff

Previous:

Rep Issa: Getting to the bottom of who authorized & knew about the deadly operation Fast and Furious
GOP Senators Grassly, Issa Request DOJ Hand Over Documents Related to Fast & Furious, Named 12 Senior Justice Officals In Letter
Arizona: Weapons Linked to Valley Crimes are linked to Fast & Furious
It Begins: Dems to Spin Fast & Furious to anti-gun rally
Rep Issa's Reponse To Todays Remarks by Obama
Rep Issa on Oversight Committee Hearing on Operation Fast & Furious

Related:
War on Guns
Sipsey Street Irregulars
A Journalist's Guide To Project Gunwalker

July 29, 2011

Greg Ebert, retired Killeen PD officer.

God Bless him!

h/t Malkin

Here is a link to Guns Galore website. While you are they you may want to click "email us" and thank this man for what he did. He undoubtedly saved numerous lives..

July 26, 2011

Evil US invaders being mean to these children!

Ahhhh, our finest and bravest care about these children. Taliban/alQaeda only want to recruit them for suicide bombers..

God Bless our troops!

July 18, 2011

Houston Fire Fighters Calendar organization is in the process of picking 2012 calendar hunks... fans self.

Profits benefit the Houston Fire Fighter's Burned & Crippled Children's Fund.

This years calendar:

Wat? You want boobies?

Blegg..

July 17, 2011

Burglar chose wrong house to rob:

"When I turned my laser on that's when I had his attention". Burglar probably shiat his pants at that time also...

Awesome!

h/t Justicereport

July 14, 2011

Warning, tissues needed..lots of tissues:

(videos moved below the fold, timing out)

RIP hero, you are home now.

h/t AmerHeroesRadio