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Moral Leadership
When our gracious host invited me to be a guest blogger on his site, I began pondering what I would want to post for my initial offering. I thought I would take a stab at considering the topic of moral … Continue reading
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UN Torture Chief rules Bradley Manning’s treatment inhumane
From the Guardian: The UN special rapporteur on torture has formally accused the US government of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment towards Bradley Manning, the US soldier who was held in solitary confinement for almost a year on suspicion of … Continue reading
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Military History Blog Carnival Submission Open
First off, what the heck is a Military History Blog Carnival? Well the folks over at History News Network host a listing of recommended military history blog posts. So it’s sort of like a nudge to other blog readers about … Continue reading
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Hello, is this Santa? : NORAD’s Xmas Eve Chores
Tis the season, and XBrad has been writing a lot about NORAD lately, so I figure this is a good segue. Every year around this time NORAD takes on a “special task” supplying updates about the progress of Santa Claus … Continue reading
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Some history, some rayon, and some ‘splodie
On this day (September 19) in 2005, demolition teams imploded the Avtex Fiber boiler house in Front Royal, Virginia. Front Royal sits at the forks of the Shenandoah River in the famous, picturesque Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Famous for its … Continue reading
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Uniformly Stupid? Part 2
See Part 1 here. I’m on the road, so I’ll be doing some “best of” posts. Right now, this is the most searched for post. While most people in the Army spend just about all their time in a working … Continue reading
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So ROTC is not Allowed?
Last week, Neptunus Lex ran a short post discussing the ongoing issue with Stanford University and ROTC. That set off a slow burn on my end. There are too many points made by ROTC opponents in the base article to … Continue reading
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Three Story Lines from Tuscon..
… to consider: Consider the story of Retired Colonel Bill Badger: “There was just a series of shots and I heard the shots and my first reaction was a firecracker, they were extremely loud,” Badger told CBS affiliate KOLD in … Continue reading
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The Second Siege of Sadr City: The US Military Vs. Sadr’s Militia
Nothing like a little ‘splodey to start the day. Sadr City is one of the infamous slums of Baghdad. Back in my day, the Army had no realistic doctrine for fighting in cities. We paid a little lip service to … Continue reading
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