Put down that beer and pick up that gun, soldier!
There's a lawmaker here in New Hampshire who wants to lower the drinking age to 18 to members of the armed forces. State Representative Jim Splaine (D-Portsmouth) is putting …
Tag: Military
Some troops in dire need of support from home
Last night, I received an e-mail notifying me of a despicable thing going on. A dedicated milblogger in Iraq, Grey Eagle, has been posting tributes to US soldiers in …
Less is more
I'm proud of my abilities as a writer, but with that pride comes a sense of self-honesty. There are some things I do quite well, and some not so …
Some Gave All
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VFW Bikers Drown Out Phelps Funeral Protest
The despicably ville Fred "God Hates Fags" Phelps finally met his match in a large group of military veterans armed with the collective roar of over 100 motorcycle engines.CHELSEA …
Okay, wise guy, what would YOU have done?
A lot of people (Paul's latest sparring partner included) have been slamming FEMA's performance in the wake of hurricane Katrina. It's true that a lot of people have suffered …
"Thy rod and thy staff Comfort me"
Latest in the news about the rescue operations in New Orleans is the dispatching of the hospital ship USNS Comfort. She's currently in Mayport, Florida, taking on supplies and …
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a bird on a plane!
Last week, I wrote about seeing a World War II-vintage B-17 bomber flying into the Lawrence, MA airport. It turns out it was a fund-raising event for the Experimental …
It's 1945 all over again
If anyone else were to tell this story, I'd call BS on them. But it's all true, every single word of it. Yesterday morning, I noted the formal end …
It’s 1945 all over again
If anyone else were to tell this story, I'd call BS on them. But it's all true, every single word of it. Yesterday morning, I noted the formal end …