Archive for December, 2014

70 years ago today, American Humor & Defiance

70 years ago today American troops found themselves engaged in the second largest battle in its history.*  Over half a million American troops eventually fought the Nazis during that Battle of the Bulge but in its early days the odds were very much in the Germansd favor. From the city of Bastogne emenated major highways …

Navy Corpsman to be Replaced by Marines (Fake Story)

Correction: Below is my response to a fake story about the Marines getting rid of Navy Corpsman.  The story has been debunked.  It’s a reminder to me to not respond so quickly to “news” until I confirm from multiple sources.   Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus announced the Marines will take over unit level …

Yemen SOF Raid Details Makes US Troops Vulnerable

Just like the data dump following the failed Syria raid to rescue James Foley exposed US tactics techniques and procedures, the administration has repeated the mistake with the recent failed raid to rescue American journalist Luke Somers. While a simple statement saying, “US Special Operations Forces were unable to rescue an American hostage who was …