Part 2 of the story about SSG Kinney is here over at Soldiers Angels Germany.  J-Bad DUSTOFF     "There's many medics and they all do their jobs well. Then there's those who want to be flight medics - who want to practice medicine in an aircraft, and then practice medicine in an ...

UPDATED UPDATED: THIS IS BREAKING: The Pentagon is expected to allow some media coverage of returning war dead with approval from their families, the Associated Press reported Thursday. AS SOON AS WE CAN GET DETAILS, WE WILL DO SO. HELL HATH FROZE OVER, AND THE INMATES NOW RUN THE ASYLUM. The update...

A pal of mine who was an infantry squad leader in Ramadi and wounded twice writes about his experiences dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.  PTSD affects everyone and affects everyone differently.  This is one man's thoughts on it. It has been over 3 years since I last engaged the...

CJ at You Served has an offer that is hard to resist: ProFlowers.com and eMailOurMilitary.com have teamed up with me for an awesome offer. They want to thank our troops for the tremendous work they do on a daily basis and have come to me and a select few other milbloggers for help getting this out. ...

Blackfive thanks Gina Elise for supporting the troops at BlogWorldExpo 2007 in Las Vegas I received a note from Gina Elise that she still had 2009 calendars available to buy and support her efforts or to donate for a vet. [We've posted about our support for her project here (more photos).] Here's wh...

It has been a year and two days I do believe, since I met DJ the puppy. DJ came into my life just days before my departure to spend Christmas in Iraq last year. The photo above was then, and the photo below is now: DJ came into the lives of Team Blackfive via a request to Gryphon Airlines from Lt. T...

A few weeks ago, the story was out about Gold Star Mother Linda Ferrara and friends making a load of Blankets of Hope and pulling together other items to go to the wounded at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. That story was, alas, followed almost immediately by news that the donation had been stole...

Dear Soldier... Soldiers on Camp Liberty, Iraq, displayed this letter of thanks from a child at Grenada Elementary School in Mississippi on the wall of the Forward Support Company Tactical Operations Center in the motor pool on Camp Liberty, Iraq, Dec. 14, 2008. The soldiers there are assigned to th...

Thanks to CJ at Soldier's Perspective-  Here is the transcript of the President's speech to the troops at Al Faw Palace, Camp Victory, Iraq (and likely one of the LAST places we'll leave in Iraq) THE WHITE HOUSE   Office of the Press Secretary (Baghdad, Iraq)   _______________________...

Received this from Major G about some friends that have succeeded in getting their interpreter and his family to America.  They could use some help: The Bourens are expecting! Dear Family and Friends, We need your help!!!  Your assignment is at the bottom but PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO R...