Category Archives: war
Battlebots meet battlefield, and a personal note
One of Mr. RFH’s co-workers is currently deployed with his National Guard unit to Afghanistan, and he was kind enough to share this photo. I have his permission to publish this, but I thought I’d black out his name anyway. … Continue reading
Filed under Afghanistan, army, Personal, war
RIP, SPC Jason Edens
SPC Jason Kyle Edens, age 22, of 13th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armor, was laid to rest in Franklin, Tennessee today. He had been wounded in Laghman province, Afghanistan and died in Bethesda, Maryland on April 26. … Continue reading
Filed under Afghanistan, army, war
Personal treasures
You might be wondering how I ended up here, when I am not a veteran. Well, for one, XBrad asked me to, and I thought it would be fun writing for the blog (it is!). Second, XBrad intended this blog … Continue reading
Truman vs. MacArthur
Last week, we discussed the Marine who got in trouble for criticizing President Obama on his Facebook posts. URR said, “If this Marine Sgt is punished, then General McChrystal should be immediately recalled to ACDU and face a General Court … Continue reading
Wolfhound Warrior
A repost from the past. Roamy alerted me that today is the 61st anniversary of the battle that earned COL Millett the Medal of Honor. Just one of several Wolfhounds over the years have earned. I just found out … Continue reading
Still in the Fight
Reader Trevor Thralls brought this to our attention. “Still in the Fight” is the true story of three Marines – L Cpl Kyle Carpenter, Cpl. Aaron Mankin, and Msgt William Gibson – seriously wounded in combat. It’s a film being … Continue reading
One more Thanksgiving post
I’ve been following Bronco Brigade on Facebook because of my nephew, currently deployed in Afghanistan. They linked this Stars and Stripes article about what the troops are thankful for. I am thankful for the under-armor that absorbed the blast from … Continue reading
Filed under Afghanistan, ARMY TRAINING, war
After action report
Roamy here. I mentioned last Saturday that retired Marine Corps General Jim Jones was the guest speaker at a fundraiser hosted by the Semper Fi Community Task Force. The task force sponsors “Heroes Week”, where, for a week around Veterans … Continue reading
More pics from Afghanistan
Roamy here. These and more at the Boston Globe. Hey XBrad, there’s more Wolfhounds at the link.
Filed under Afghanistan, war
Holding a piece of history
Roamy here. A co-worker’s father was a B-17 navigator in the 8th Air Force during WW2. He brought in a cigar box, and what a humble little treasure chest it was. There were patches, pins, and insignia, but the most … Continue reading
Valor Flight
Roamy here. Hopefully you, dear reader, are familiar with Honor Flight, which brought a number of WW2 veterans to DC to see their memorial. Now Valor Flight is doing the same for Korean War veterans. The Redstone Rocket newspaper has … Continue reading
Pictures from Bronco Brigade
Roamy here. Bronco Brigade posted some photos from the field yesterday and today, and I picked these out for posting.
9/11 – Roamy’s thoughts
Rest in peace, Gregg Froehner. Gregg and my husband grew up together, though he was closer in age to Mr. RFH’s sisters. Gregg was a Port Authority cop. He was helping evacuate the World Trade Center when the first tower … Continue reading
9/11 Memory vs History
I’ve sit down to draft this post about nine times now. Each time I keep trashing it. What makes it hard to collect thoughts is precisely the underlying issue I was trying to draw out. Those who live through events, … Continue reading
More UHF
Roamy here. The TacSat-4 is scheduled to launch from the Kodiak Launch Complex in Alaska next month. This satellite will be launched on an Orbital Sciences Minotaur IV. One of the articles I read about this said that there was … Continue reading
The Naval War in the Falklands, Part 6
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 Let’s take a look at some of the major operations in the Falklands 2 April- Argentinian forces invade the Falkland Islands. The Argentinian Navy was the major force behind the … Continue reading
Filed under ARMY TRAINING, history, war
The Naval War in the Falklands, Part 4
Part 1 of this series is here. Part 2 of this series is here. Part 3 of this series is here. The Opposing Forces Order of Battle- Argentina (air forces) The primary air arms of Argentina were the Air Force … Continue reading
RIP, Spc. Nuncio
Roamy here. This is a hard post for me to write, but I’m going to do my best to be respectful and not trite. Spc. Levi Nuncio was killed in action in Afghanistan on Wednesday. His unit was attacked, and … Continue reading
Filed under Afghanistan, army, Personal, war
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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First aerial victory
Roamy here. I was looking through this day in history for post fodder and saw that on February 5, 1918, Stephen Thompson shot down an Albatros D.III fighter. He is credited with being the first person in the U.S. military to … Continue reading
What’s next for Marine Armor?
With the cancellation of the Marines Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, the Marines are faced with the challenge of what to do to replace or upgrade their existing fleet of amphibious assault vehicles. The Marines face a two part challenge. First, they … Continue reading
Sopwith Camels
Roamy here. There used to be a WWI airplane museum in the little town of Guntersville, Alabama. Sadly, the owner Frank Ryder was killed in a plane crash, the museum closed, and the planes were sold off. The planes were mostly replicas, … Continue reading
Pearl Harbor
69 years ago today, the US suffered a crippling attack at the hands of the Imperial Japanese Navy at Pearl Harbor, and other installations throughout Oahu, in the Territory of Hawaii. It would be the most devastating attack on US … Continue reading
Liberty ships and the environment
No, this is not a tree-hugging, compact fluorescent, green job kind of post. I’m an engineer, and I test materials for various environments. Back when I was a little girl, one of my favorite classes was Catastrophic Failures. One of the … Continue reading
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