Military Culture
Nine months in Afghanistan and then a 14-hour bus ride back to Oklahoma; it was all worth it to Staff Sergeant Matthew Morgan after getting to surprise his loved ones.
Students at St. John Catholic School in Bartlesville were thrilled about their surprise assembly. Little did they know they had a bigger surprise hiding just feet away.…
An Oklahoma Army National Guard solider surprised his daughter at school after being overseas in Afghanistan for about a year.
…this young female IDF Captain has just been decorated with the country's highest honor, the Medal of Valor, for her leadership and bravery in the face of an ambush by nearly two dozen terrorists near the Egyptian border.
According to The Tribunist, Captain Ben-Yehuda was in charge of the Caracal Battalion which was stationed near the Israeli / Egyptian border.…
What began as an Army vs. Navy argument in Oklahoma City turned dangerous when one of the participants left the verbal exchange and returned with firearms… The men had been drinking, per the report.…
A Guardsman faints at Horseguards Parade for the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony in central London, Britain. June 11…
…Saturday morning, on the sun-drenched Atlantic shore of Cinnamon Beach on Florida's northeast coast, four U.S. Marine veterans gathered around a yellow longboard turned upright, trying to re-create a moment from five decades earlier.…
…When you serve in the military, you inevitably collect a lot of memorabilia. By the time you separate or retire, you’ve basically got a closet full of military stuff.…
new armor relies on a liquid that hardens when something hits it, promising unprecedented protection while letting soldiers move freely, unrestricted by bulk and weight.... When the force of the disturbance is large enough, the particles will then actually “lock” together. So when a bullet hits the material at speed, the liquid armor absorbs the impact energy and hardens extremely quickly.
[h/t War News Updates]
The loyal animals are often seen as too fierce to be retrained as pets later, with 807 destroyed in the past decade.
The number has soared thanks to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
After years of administrative battle a military dog handler was finally reunited with her loyal friend. Former Marine Cpl. Megan Leavey was told in March that she would be allowed to give a home to Sgt. Rex, the german shepherd she spent two military tours serving with. On Friday night the two were brought back together again in an emotional ceremony at Camp Pendleton’s K-9 Unit which marked the end of Rex's ten-year service…. She launched a high-profile campaign, back[ed] by the owners of the Yankees, where Leavey now provides independent security during baseball games and concerts with her new working dog, Patriot.
[h/t War News Update]
Operating from a remote patrol base in Helmand, two British snipers were responsible for killing 75 Taliban fighters in just 40 days. In one remarkable feat of marksmanship, two insurgents were dispatched with a single bullet.
Top 25 Blog-Heap-o'Links Headers
Mindful Webworks for art's own sake (and some for fun). The art and wonder of it all await your scrutiny.
Webworks dedicated to getting people and property from here to there in an intelligent and automated way, and all the history and means of transportation.
Webworks directly concerning (as opposed to merely inspired by) the Urantia Papers.
Subscribe to Urantiana
Webworks regarding human liberties and similar social and legal fundamentals.
Presented in illustrated documentary, what we know of his story, and the history of our community he inspired.
LEGAL AND SAFE! But your mother might not approve.