“V” is not always for Victory Think of all the old propaganda footage of military parades and air power. I’ll bet you good money half of it shows airplanes passing overhead in perfect three plane “Vic” formations, one in front and two on either side and just behind the leader, perfectly spaced. This was the [...]
When you read the news in the morning with your cup o’ Joe, it is usually frustrating. I usually drive to campus after perusing the news with various invectives fulminating in my mind against whatever insane thing our government is doing today. But a story like this can really put a smile on your face: [...]
Concerning the new strategy in Afghanistan, as recently seen in the Washington Post. Apparently we have been fighting the Taliban, when all along we ought to have been enjoying more of the camaraderie, cuisine, and community service opportunities; fortunately, the US has decided to implement a new strategy: “The US strategy hopes to mend this [...]
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I was just at the Marines’ Boot Camp Graduation ceremony in San Diego yesterday, and I have to say that it was very moving. The parade ground is very long and fairly narrow, and from where we were sitting in the stands, when the Company entered the grounds far to the right of us, it [...]
Today I am driving out to Califonia to attend the Marine Boot Camp Graduation that will take place tomorrow in San Diego. A close friend of mine is graduating, and he may even be Company Guide, so I am very excited for him. I am also extremely interested to see the Marines on parade, etc. [...]
My brother just returned from a deployment. The stories that he tells are not what one hears from the media. It is admittedly hard for any of us civilians to get even a glimmering of understanding about what the military life is like. And perhaps that is one of the greatest achievements of our great [...]
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