Category Military Culture
Engage the Enemy means "to blow something up." Surgical Strike means "to blow up something small." Decapitate means "to blow up their leaders." Collateral Damage means "to accidentally blow up something of theirs." Friendly Fire means "to accidentally blow up something of ours." Target of Opportunity means "to blow something up on a whim" Kinetic Targeting means "to blow up something that's moving" Ordnance is "something that that does the blowing up" An Asset is "something that can be blown up" Embedded Media means "a report that's blown out of proportion"
Engage the Enemy means “to blow something up.” Surgical Strike means “to blow up something small.” Decapitate means “to blow up their leaders.” Collateral Damage means “to accidentally blow up something of theirs.” Friendly Fire means “to accidentally blow up… Continue Reading →
[FULL DISCLOSURE: I received my copy of this book free from the author. I was not paid for this review and the opinion expressed is purely my own] The Armored Fist: The 712th Tank Battalion in the Second World War is… Continue Reading →
In the early 90’s I served with Allen Mosteiro in the scout platoon from 1/8 CAV, 1st Cavalry Division. We were roommates and party mates and served together for three years. Our platoon was called the Ghostriders and as a… Continue Reading →
As a platoon of trainees stood in formation at an Army Base, the Drill Sergeant walked up and said, "All right! All you retards fall out." As the rest of the platoon wandered away, one soldier remained at attention. The Drill Sergeant walked over until he was eye-to-eye with him, and then raised a single eyebrow. The soldier smiled and said, "Sure was a lot of 'em, huh, Drill Sergeant?"
As a platoon of trainees stood in formation at an Army Base, the Drill Sergeant walked up and said, “All right! All you retards fall out.” As the rest of the platoon wandered away, one soldier remained at attention. The… Continue Reading →
The 9th Company is the Russian Full Metal Jacket. It starts of in bootcamp and ends in an inhospitable landscape fighting guerillas in unconventional warfare. It is a fictional portrayal of The Battle for Hill 3234. That being said, the… Continue Reading →
An aviation hero dies. John E. ‘Captain Jack’ Gallagher ‘slipped the surly bonds of earth November 27th according to his family. Captain Jack did more for aviation, specifically rotary-wing aviation than most men half his age. Here’s part of the… Continue Reading →
[FULL DISCLOSURE: I received my copy of this book free from the author. I was not paid for this review and the opinion expressed is purely my own] The True German: The Diary of a World War II Military Judge by… Continue Reading →
The Duffel Blog: If you have ever been in the military, especially if you were an NCO, you will get some awesome belly laughs from the fictional but could be true satire on this site.
You are on a hill, a commander. Your troops are aligned in a phalanx. Your commanding officer is guarding the bridge on the opposite side of your fortress. He sends his messenger to you: By ths rdr ttck t th… Continue Reading →
FNG meets Lady Hooker As much tension, tragedy and mayhem as the war provided it gave a group of crude, vulgar young pilots a fair amount of fun, too. The officer’s club was the hub of our hormonally driven behavior…. Continue Reading →
To be baptized into the trenches, on film, requires historical knowledge, but also an expensive pyrotechnic arsenal. This can be done, but when it is overdone, the viewer is left with a dazzling shell shock that does less to educate… Continue Reading →
[FULL DISCLOSURE: I received my copy of this book free from the author. I was not paid for this review and the opinion expressed is purely my own] Operation Barbarossa: Nazi Germany’s War in the East, 1941-1945 is one of… Continue Reading →
Happy Veterans Day! To all my fellow veterans, I say thank you for your service and dedication in protecting this great nation from her enemies, both foreign and domestic
Today’s generation can be forgiven for seeing the Second World War’s common participants as engaging in a battle of ideologies. That being said, the Waffen SS were the ultimate outsiders who became the ultimate insiders. During the blitzkrieg into Poland… Continue Reading →