Now is the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York; And all the clouds that lour’d upon our house In the deep bosom of the ocean buried. Now are our brows bound with victorious wreaths; Our bruised arms hung up for monuments; Our stern alarums
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There is a story here……
And its probably not a good one……….. A nude U.S. soldier was struck and killed by an off-base taxi Saturday night, officials said Monday.U.S. and South Korean officials are investigating the incident in which Spc. Vang B. Her, a 22-year-old fire control repairman with Company B, 302nd Brigade Support Battalion,
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Note to self. A) Build more connection time in when traveling through SFO. 2) Try not be sick as a dog when riding 11 hours in cattle class-with stingy booze service. Made it back in one piece, but even after 12+ hours of sleep my head still feels like it
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Is more punishment. That’s the message Secretary of Defense Gates sent to serving Soldiers in the Army on Wednesday. WASHINGTON – Beginning immediately, all active-duty Army soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan will serve 15-month tours — three months longer than the usual standard, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.It was
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According to the news the President is thinking about appointing a “War Czar” to supervise the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan………..evidently 3 retired 4 stars were approached about taking this thankless job and all of them said no. I wonder why?……….. Call me silly, but isn’t that the job of
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Of that truck driving school again? Today was not so bad as yesterday, but I got careless and made a mistake. I caught it later, but that’s not the point. One is supposed to have better command of the issues not to do that. I take it as a sign
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If I had time to see it. Problem is all of my trips to Korea are for work. Long hours type of work. And I don’t have an international drivers license so they won’t let me rent a car. So, so far all I have seen of Korea is Seoul
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For the next two weeks anyway, Chap found it. The Glorious Leader can die any time now………… Check please! You are 83% ready to get out of Korea You have them figured out. You know it is a 5,000 year-old shell game and there is no pea. You are
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Why the Army cannot seem to get that whole, making the correct decision thing right-READ THIS! With all due respect, who was the bonehead at Camp Zama that decided this was a good idea? I’m hoping they kept him away from the elementary school…………… Subscribe in a reader
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WARNING NOTICE-Highly emotional and possibly unhinged rant follows……….. While making my morning sojourn around bloggerville I stumbled across this little tidbit at Pen and Sword. Reporting from London’s Sunday Times: Some of America’s most senior military commanders are prepared to resign if the White House orders a military strike against
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