The Gun Line MkIII

There are some folks out there who took my post entiltled “Privateer…”, and thought that I was beginning to pine for the combination of fast gunboats, hevy automatic weapons, and the possible monetary advantages offered to private contractors in that line of business…
Let me just say, don’t worry…  While the glamorous aspect of such an [...]

What is best in life?
Conan of Cimmeria would tell you:
“To crush your enemy; see him driven before you, and hear the lamentation of his women!”
Wellll…  In today’s age, not so much…
What I would see is a country rebuilt.  A country strong in standing, rich in history, and full of realized potential.
However, in the warrior’s eyes, [...]

I was looking at the number of posts I have added since we got here…  Not that many, actually…
Compared tot he work-up, and the story of my journey to get here, it’s almost anti-climactic.  The Ernie Pyle in me was expecting a series of “Joe Blow” stories; piece regaling to heroic exploits of daring-do, punctuated [...]

Inspired by Lex’s post: “Not Ready To Play Nice…”
It starts the same old way…
A freighter, American – flagged, 17,000 ton, her reliable engines chugging along at a solid 15 knots, engaged in legal commerce along the coast of Africa.  Her crew is aware of the dangers posed in these waters, and are in a heightened [...]

When I joined the Armed Forces of the United States, I swore an oath…  An oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic…”
Now, I can see how individual Mexicans (and others) might want to enter the United States to try to find their fortune, even if [...]