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Monday, September 30, 2019

Kill a Commie for Mommy: Hating the Enemy During the Cold War and Before

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On the rifle range in Basic Training in 1972 our drill sergeant  yelled, "Kill a Commie for Mommy."  Wars we lose have a ...
Thursday, September 19, 2019

In War and in Life, Love and Loss are Never Far Apart

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I wrote about this soldier ten years ago, September 2009, when I was deployed to Iraq for year with 28th Combat Aviation Brigade.  I re-read...
Friday, September 6, 2019

Chinook Landing on a Roof in Afghanistan Honored in Original Art

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On 10 November 2003 the crew of Chinook helicopter  Yankee 2-6 made this landing on a cliff in Afghanistan. Artist Larry Selman i...
Monday, September 2, 2019

Attacking NATO Allies is Stupid and Dangerous

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The Malmedy Massacre, 17 December 1944 Seventy years of peace and prosperity after centuries of nearly continuous war is an amazin...
Thursday, August 29, 2019

Massive Fire Bombing of Stalingrad

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On 23 August 1942, Nazis dropped thousands of bombs and thousands more incendiary bombs on Stalingrad at the opening of their attack. ...
Saturday, August 24, 2019

Ironman 5th Anniversary

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Today is five years since the longest exercise day in my life. On August 24, 2014, my wife and I started the Ironman event in Louisvill...
Monday, August 19, 2019

Can Faith Wield Power and Remain Faith?

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Captain Jack Aubrey from the movie  "Master and Commander: Far Side of the World"  leading a boarding party. Should C...