Lars Man Standing, Final Score: Mark Steyn hits it out of the park and exposes the hypocrisy of the left on free speech.
OK, this a quick update because I can only type with my left hand. The surgery went well yesterday and now i am sitting around learning that i am definitely not left-handed. the drain gets removed today and i should find… Continue Reading →
I will have shoulder surgery today and will probably not be doing a lot of typing for at least the next two weeks when I will have to be in a sling. Â Unfortunately, it is my right shoulder getting… Continue Reading →
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his… Continue Reading →
I figured I would embed both of the videos I took in Iraq in 2004 on the site. I have included brief captions below each video. plus, I took them all personally, none of them are graphic and… Continue Reading →
Gotta catch those terrorists, the video below admits of no more comment. Â I am actually speechless. This kid looks more terrified than terrorist. Don’t forget, they are doing this to Americans, makes you feel real safe doesn’t it? I start… Continue Reading →
I got my latest copy of the SMH Journal of Military History a few weeks ago and am working my way through the articles. The Journal always provides grist for at least one post, most of the time it… Continue Reading →
Just a quick info post. Anybody who has tried to follow the link to DeReMilitari on the sidebar of the blog in the past few weeks has discovered that Google says it is a malware hosting site. They were… Continue Reading →
I felt compelled to post something about the current furor in the States between the Catholic Church and the Government over the announced mandate to force the church to cover contraception in contravention of church beliefs and doctrine. I… Continue Reading →
I have gotten two emails over the last twelve hours at my @military-history.us address from the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network(The Gays in the Military Advocacy Group), I don’t for the life of me know why. I have never supported… Continue Reading →
Truth, lies and Afghanistan: How military leaders have let us down LT. COL. Daniel L. Davis probably just ended his career by publishing the above linked article in the Armed Forces Journal. LTC Davis is calling out the administration and… Continue Reading →
I saw these posters several years ago at a site I can no longer remember and saw them again today in my random pictures folder. Â As graphic design college students know, sometimes the words that accompany images can make them… Continue Reading →
I was first motivated to buy this book by the blizzard of negative articles and news pieces about it when it was first published. I also realize that I am opening myself to charges that I am not competent to… Continue Reading →
Saw an interesting piece awhile ago on the South African Business Day website called: GIDEON RACHMAN: Threat of war seems unreal in an age of peace. The essential point is that although war seems to have been eradicated in Europe,… Continue Reading →
Merry Christmas to everybody but especially to all my Brothers in Arms deployed around the world. May you all complete the mission and come home safe. Patrick Shrier
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