Reason # 5 why I love the Marines: MUSTANG!!

Coffee. Marines. Make me laugh.

Speaking of Marines:
May 7, 2008: The U.S. Marine Corps has had more success than expected in attracting recruits, and has moved up the date for completing their current expansion. Last year, Congress ordered the marines to expand their strength from the current 181,000 to 202,000. At first, the marines thought […]

Just the other day I wrote about the instructor and student killed at Columbus AFB in a training accident.
Yesterday (Thursday) morning, another instructor and student were killed at Sheppard AFB in yet another training accident….
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (AP) — The Air Force says it has grounded all T-38C training jets following the second fatal […]

When we read the headlines it’s often quite misleading. People on the right know this and those on the left don’t; they run with the headline without taking in the substance of the article. IOW, they don’t read the whole thing AND think about it.
An example of hype if I ever saw one, right here:
Study […]

Good Bye Matt…and it’s been a long goodbye.

CINCINNATI - Military workers and supporters from across the country joined in memorials Sunday for a slain Army reservist who had become a poignant picture of the war in Iraq after he was captured by insurgents.
Officials estimated that about 10,000 people walked past Staff Sgt. Matt Maupin’s casket […]

I love the Marines. Everyone knows this.
But when I read this I wanted to go smack them upside their high and tighties.
In a special ceremony, the Pentagon recently promoted a Wahhabi-trained Muslim chaplain who catered to al-Qaida detainees at Guantanamo and fought to establish the first mosque in Marine Corps history.
When we cater to enemies, […]