Our good man Chad at Dogtulosba achieved another milestone last week, graduating from the Army Advanced Airborne School with the title of Jumpmaster.
Head on over and congratulate him.
While you’re there go check his kewl new purple couch as well.
Also, Some Poor Schmuck reports on the closing of a chapter of military history,
On his final day at work, the last enlisted active-duty Vietnam veteran in the U.S. Marine Corps sat in a fancy chair in a white-paneled, brass-chandeliered room, his hands clasped, his expression restrained, four rows of ribbons pinned to his chest.
Master Sgt. Randall Arnold, who retired with a small regulation ceremony at Quantico Marine Corps Base yesterday, learned many things during nearly 30 years in the Corps, not the least of which was how to control his emotions.
As The Schmuck said, “It always strikes me as odd when I see senior military people without the Vietnam ribbons. It doesn’t seem so long ago to me that everyone I know sported them, right shoulder patches were as common as regulation haircuts and were not even noticed.” “It’s kind of surrealâ€?. Go read the rest.
All I’ve got to add is Oooh-Rah!