Category Archives: Heroes, Comrades and Brothers

Should Have Opened My Email Yesterday Morning

Posted on May 30, 2006 by Phil Kadath

The Seattle Times actually had guest Opinion Columnist who was worth a damn yesterday, but I was feeling lazy and left the email unchecked. When I clicked in last night I found something so good, I can’t even justify excerpting … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day Post

Posted on May 29, 2006 by Phil Kadath

Some would say that I should have waited for another week before posting what is below. They would be wrong. I have something entirely different planned for June 6th this year. Read and enjoy. And remember, without the sacrifice of … Continue reading →

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Good News

Posted on May 17, 2006 by Phil Kadath

From Mr. Completely. Well, first of all, yesterday was his first blogaversary, so you should congratualte him on that. I know mine is sometime in may, but I don’t know which day, so good on him for remembering. Next up, … Continue reading →

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I get mail

Posted on May 15, 2006 by Phil Kadath

In an email from my co-worker, Paul, came this eBay auction Titan 1 ICBM Missile Base – Located in Washington State: Located about 1 1/2 hours from Spokane, 4 hours from Seattle, 5 hours from Portland. 360 degree views. Private … Continue reading →

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13 Kumaon Update

Posted on April 21, 2006 by Alaska

After my earlier post, I found an image of the memorial mentioned in the writeup.   I’m astonished it’s in English. I like the initial four lines very much.

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The 13 Kumaon

Posted on April 21, 2006 by Alaska

A shooting buddy of mine, a Zoroastrian (!) Parsi of Indian extraction, recently borrowed my copy of Frank Miller’s graphic novel 300, so he could read it in advance of the movie. (300 is Miller’s tale of the few hundred Spartans whose … Continue reading →

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More Proof

Posted on March 16, 2006 by Phil Kadath

That becoming a ‘front-pager’ at the Daily Kos depends mostly on how much ass you can kiss. On Tuesday, I picked on Kos ‘front-pager’ SusanG for being a nitwit and pulling a complete non-truth out of an article. Today, I … Continue reading →

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Some Good Cheney News, for a Change

Posted on February 14, 2006 by Alaska

Lost in all the news about the VP’s unfortunate ND was the critically revealing statement he made this past week about the NSA brouhaha in an interview on (what else?) the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. “Jim, again let me emphasize here, when … Continue reading →

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Thanks Everybody

Posted on February 3, 2006 by Phil Kadath

I would just like to take a second to thank everyone who stopped by with their condolences yesterday for Jake. The Analog Wife was quite pleased to see the support and it made her day a bit better. There will … Continue reading →

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Medal of Honor

Posted on February 1, 2006 by Alaska

Readers of this blog are likely familiar with the famous Deuce Four unit out of Fort Lewis, WA. One of their own, PFC Oscar Sanchez of Modesto, California, died just over a year and a month ago defending his post from … Continue reading →

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