Before I begin this, I feel the need to stress how much I really do love the Marine Corps. If not for the Corps, I would never have met Anna, I wouldn’t have my beautiful baby girl and a son on the way, and there really is no telling where I would be in this world given the economy and general cra...

Before I go any further with this post, I want to address that Soldier, Marine, Sailor, or Airman that may have come here for answers. You may be contemplating suicide and you're seeking help over the internet. If this is your only outlet, please seek us out. My email address is on the sidebar ...

In July 2008, Major General David G. Perkins became the Director for Strategic Effects, CJ-9, Multi-National Force-Iraq in Baghdad, Iraq. In this capacity, he coordinates and implements political, economic, and communications activities on behalf of the MNF-I. MG Perkins also serves as a spokesman f...

This trip opened my eyes to a few things. The most glaring of which is that I'm not a big fan of people. In my professional, I get to see a lot of the worst in people and it's difficult not to get jaded by it and start painting with a broad brush. However, I think I'm also pretty good...

It's been a long time since I've called anyone a moron, but I can't think of a better person to whom I should apply the label than Brandon Neely. I almost feel sorry for IVAW that this guy is actually going around wearing their shirts and making a complete ass out of himself. .msnbcLi...

In 2006, failed Presidential candidate John Kerry (if they can say the same about McCain, I can call Kerry on it) said, "The violence in Iraq today…is between Shia and Sunni; this is a civil war." He continued, "don't talk, as John McCain does, about putting more troops in&...

Robert Young Pelton is a self-described adventurer and writer. He recently ventured into Afghanistan and somehow got an embed with American troops documenting the "absurd tale" of our mission there. On he website he flaunts that he was the only one left standing after many of these adventu...

Remember this comment from the, ahem, esteemed Senator from Massachusetts: “You know, education, if you make the most of it, if you study hard and you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, uh, you, you can do well. If you don’t, you get stuck in Iraq.� It's with that in mi...

It's all over the news now, of course. Former Guantanamo Bay prison guard, Specialist Brandon Neely, has come forward to speak out about abuse at the camp. "The stuff I did and the stuff I saw was just wrong," the disgraceful Texan told the Associated Press. If you ask me, this is goi...

...