Category Archives: Heroes, Comrades and Brothers

Astonishing

Posted on July 9, 2007 by Alaska

Check out these astonishing silent drill teams. Your jaw will drop: Navy Marines Air Force Army Just damn! The thought of anybody doing that with something as unwieldy and heavy as an M-1 Garand boggles the mind — and then … Continue reading →

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Rah, Rah R.A.H.!

Posted on July 7, 2007 by Alaska

Today is the 100th anniversary of Robert Anson Heinlein’s birth. The celebration is here — wish I could have gone. Recent thoughts on Heinlein’s impact are here and here. I recall reading that when Walter Cronkite arrived at NASA to … Continue reading →

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“Specialization is for Insects” — Heinlein Quote at Boomershoot 2007

Posted on June 17, 2007 by Alaska

“Specialization is for Insects” — Heinlein Quote at Boomershoot 2007Especially appropriate considering that 2007 is the Heinlein Centennial. For comparison with Jeff Cooper’s musings on a similar theme, see here.

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In Memorium

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Phil Kadath

My Grandfather, Chandler Hendrickson, served in the Navy during World War II, and today I would like to share a few pictures from the album The Mom created from an old shoebox full of photographs that she found. His first … Continue reading →

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Booty’s Rememberance

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Phil Kadath

The good Professor made this up and sent it to me for Veteran’s Day last year. I think that he would like to have also posted it for the Day of Rememberance tomorrow. A little Booty for those who deserve it the most.

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Last of a Dying Breed

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Phil Kadath

Go Joe! This spring, six Penn State football players were arrested and charged for crimes stemming from an off-campus fight April 1 in which at least 15 Nittany Lions were present. The charged included a couple of star players, although … Continue reading →

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One of the Guys

Posted on April 23, 2007 by Phil Kadath

I got an email from 1LT Chad (now Captain Chad) over the weekend. He and his men (they’re not “boys” or “kids”) are home from Afghanistan and he and his wife are swinging through the PacNW in the next couple … Continue reading →

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Fred Thompson’s Running

Posted on April 2, 2007 by Alaska

Robert Novak’s known for reporting the straight scoop on what’s really going on in the political sphere, the Plame mess included. So I think we can take this column as gospel: [Thompson]  privately assures friends that this is for real. His performance … Continue reading →

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O Happy Day

Posted on March 10, 2007 by Alaska

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has declared Washington, D.C.’s handgun ban UNCONSTITUTIONAL on grounds that it violates the Second Amendment’s GUARANTEE OF THE INDIVIDUAL’S RIGHT TO POSSESS FIREARMS. Click the link to read the opinion. Oh, yes, you’ll want … Continue reading →

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Single Man With .38 Snubnose Defeats “Assault” Rifle- & Grenade-wielding Terrorists’ Attack on Church

Posted on March 9, 2007 by Alaska

Yeah, it happened in 1993. So what? I hadn’t heard about it ’til now. The man in question will be touring the US in May to promote his book. Here’s his true story. 

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