The Gun Line MkIII

On Wednesday 16 December 2009, many milblogs — including This Ain’t Hell, From My Position, Blackfive, Miss Ladybug, BostonMaggie, Grim’s Hall, and those participating in the Wednesday Hero program — are going silent for the day. Some are choosing to go silent for a longer period of time. The reason for this is two-fold. First, [...]

I’m a Christian.  I believe in that Jesus Christ died on the cross for my sins, and only through Him will my soul find salvation and a place in His Kingdom.  I believe that any faith group who bases its dogma on this premise is Christian as well.  I believe that the Roman Catholic Church [...]

It’s a somber day, a day for deep thoughts… For me,  it’s a day to gather with fellow vets, and accept the accolades of those whom we have defended, but also to remember those who cannot be here to stand with us.  I remember Tony Molino, and PFC Woodfork, and a score of others who [...]

This was passed to me this morning… I’m not the United Air Force’s biggest fan, but neither do I disparage the bravery and honorable service rendered by our youngest service.  So when this was passed along to me, I had to post it, because it speaks volumes in a few paragraphs, and really does make [...]

Yep, took the plunge and enrolled in school to go after an AA in Business Administration (which I may extend out to a Bachelor’s.  It’s an online university, a Veteran-friendly one. I’m in partnership with another entrepreneur, generating a business plan that we want to start up here in Rockford in about a year or [...]

Been quiet for a while, you may have noticed…  We moved out of our CHUs into transient housing, and my personal internet connection went the way of the dodo… HOWEVER… Won’t be to very long before I begin to post in my own time zone on a permanent basis… Stay tuned, sports fans!

No, not me, I’m fine… You remember Johann Lippowitz, the mime who performed a rather innovative interpretation of Natalie Imbruglia’s “Torn”? Well, it looks like he made it to the big stage…  With a twist! If I were an artist with a song that I felt was a heartfelt ouPouring of my heart, and some [...]

I love the Wikipedia… Among my many and varied interests is the study of cryptids, that is, the study of a creature “whose existence has been suggested but lacks scientific support”…  Bigfoot, the Yeti, the Michigan Dog Man, Mothman, the Loch Ness monster, that sort of stuff… During the slow hours in the CP, I’ll [...]

Had that been one of my gunners, his team leader had better get to him first… To prevent me from doing the lad harm… He and his team leader could count of carrying the main and secondary barrels of that gun until I got tired, and, back in the day, that took a very long [...]

Man…  Just a few short months to go until we are done with this… Won’t be too much longer before I pen what might be the final entry on this blog, the one titled “Lessons Learned…” We’re still here, in Iraq, doing the job, haven’t lost anyone ot enemy action, and I pray that it [...]