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"The Nazis killed tens of MILLIONS. They got a trial. Why? Because we're not like them. We're Americans. We roll different."
He's wrong here, too. We killed MILLIONS of Nazis. They called it World War 2.
Commented May 13, 2011 on Why America is different at BlackFive
Why America is different
Richard Cohen wrote a nasty little piece the other day in which he essentially declared American exceptionalism a myth. There is no such thing, according to Mr. Cohen. We’re all really a bunch of dummies living in a dysfunctional society, because, you know, we were mean to the American Indians...
I had a great roommate but a good friend and study buddy, who had been a Marine, ended up sharing a room with a very hot porn star.
You cannot, CANNOT, just leave this story here.
Commented Jun 3, 2010 on Guide for enlisted soldiers & marines seeking to infiltrate gain admission to the University of California and other top universities at BlackFive
Guide for enlisted soldiers & marines seeking to infiltrate gain admission to the University of California and other top universities
This is not some stupid meta guide that purports to help you choose a career path and determine the necessary educational requirements to get on it. Nor is it a guide to getting the most out of your college education. Because the truth is that you can get a good education from books, by dickin...
Cpl. Helen Ruhl, a 4th Infantry Division Soldier, will receive the Bronze Star Medal with Valor device for exceptionally valorous actions while under enemy fire during an awards ceremony Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. at Pershing Field.
They held an awards ceremony under enemy fire?! That's hardcore!
Commented Apr 21, 2010 on Another Lioness - CPL Helen Ruhl Awarded BRonze Star for Valor at BlackFive
Another Lioness - CPL Helen Ruhl Awarded BRonze Star for Valor
Corporal Helen Ruhl, 4th BCT, 4th ID, US Army Photo From FT Carson Public Affairs: FORT CARSON, Colo. — Cpl. Helen Ruhl, a 4th Infantry Division Soldier, will receive the Bronze Star Medal with Valor device for exceptionally valorous actions while under enemy fire during an awards ceremony ...
What happened to the missing reconaissance unit?
Commented Mar 22, 2010 on Medal of Honor history: Hagemeister and McNerney at BlackFive
Medal of Honor history: Hagemeister and McNerney
Just days from separating from the Army, Charles Hagemeister learned that he would receive the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Binh Dinh province of Vietnam on 20 Mar 1967. While Richard Nixon presented the Medal of Honor to Hagemeister he asked, "How long do you have left in the service,...
Here are a few more remembrances of your friend:
http://www.vvmf.org/thewall/Wall_Id_No=2573
Commented Mar 22, 2010 on SP4 Stuart Lee Barnett at BlackFive
SP4 Stuart Lee Barnett
I hope you'll indulge me, but after 41 years, I finally learned how one of my good friends died in Vietnam. I remember the day I learned of his death quite clearly, but how he died has remained a mystery. I heard rumors and as it turns out, they were pretty close to the truth. But I never hea...
1) If she's so "super-hot," where's the pic? Proof or STFU.
2) I don't understand this question? You don't have her chained up in the basement???!?
Commented Jan 23, 2009 on Ask an Infantryman: Super Hot Euro Wife Wants Weekend Alone in San Francisco at BlackFive
Ask an Infantryman: Super Hot Euro Wife Wants Weekend Alone in San Francisco
Infantrymen, one of our number has written in with a special request for advice from his fellows. Dear Infantryman, I have a super-hot European wife that I was somehow able to win over without the help of internet catalogs. We live in the Southeast, and lately, she has been a little depressed, w...
That was my first thought - they had a janitor? Freakin' Chair Force!
Commented Jan 21, 2009 on Lessons in Leadership from a Janitor at BlackFive
Lessons in Leadership from a Janitor
A few years ago, when I was putting "The Blog of War" together, I would go to either my neighborhood Panera (free wi-fi, good coffee) or a local pub. One night after work, I stopped by the pub, sat in my usual chair at the end, ordered a Guinness, pulled out the 200+ pages of copy, and started ...
-Getting a pitch-perfect boresight, zero, and MRS update will cause every other tank in the firing line to deadline.
-Every crew hotseating on your tank will take painstaking care not to disturb your perfect boresight, zero, and MRS update - except the last one to fire before you get it back!
-Apricots are death.
-Your map will be either folded into a sail to get carried away by an errant gust of wind, or too small to show the area you're operating in.
-The TC will lose his glasses during the NBC engagement. The turret monster loves glasses.
-The one time you go to hop off the back of the turret onto the back deck in the middle of the night is the one time the turret will be over the side...
Commented Oct 22, 2008 on Taji T-72 at BlackFive
Taji T-72
I've got to admit, the first thought I have when I see a T-72 is, "Gunner, SABOT, TANK!" They are being used in Iraq by Iraqi Forces: U.S. Army soldiers supervise while an Iraqi Army T-72 tank pulls security during an early morning training exercise on Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 14, 2008. The U.S....
Just don't try to steal his f#@king dog.
Commented Oct 13, 2008 on Ask an Infantryman: FIANCEE IS READY TO BREAK UP WITH SOLDIER ON EXTENDED TOUR at BlackFive
Ask an Infantryman: FIANCEE IS READY TO BREAK UP WITH SOLDIER ON EXTENDED TOUR
We have a winner. Rakkasan69. -- Update 1: The responses to this question, so far, may be the funniest and/or angriest ones yet. Update 2: Uncle Jimbo and David Bellavia are doing a segment on this question as part of their radio show on Wednesday. Word on the range, they're going to award an awe...
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