The Gun Line MkIII

Okay Angie and Barb, you got me…  And it’s a “two-fer” (thanks Red!  I owe you…  No, really, I owe you… Start running now…) Rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. [...]

The word has been sent out…  There will be real beer for the Superbowl… In this theater, General order Number One is:  NO BOOZE. For the Superbowl, however, that order has been suspended, and each person will be allowed to beers apiece, under very tightly supervised conditions. In Desert Shield/Desert Storm, and now, during Operation [...]

See this?  It’s an ACU blouse, one of a hundred thousand worn by soldiers of the United States Army.  Its only claim to uniqueness is that it has been issued to me. What makes it special?  There’s an insignia on the right sleeve, right below the National Colors.  It denotes service to that brigade in [...]