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Catching Up
Much has been going within and outside the household these past several weeks – and that explains a lot of the paucity of posts of late. Foremost amongst these was the passing of my wife’s father, a Korean War vet, railroad worker and longtime sufferer of Alzheimer’s. Word to the wise — if you haven’t…
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Plane Pr0N, Vapes…and such
UPDATE: Happy 60th Birthday to the USAF (18 Sep 1947 – 2007) (thanks for the reminder Mike) Frequent readers of this site (all 3 of you…) know that we tend not to cut the Junior Service too much slack, especially since their idea of a tailhook has not much more heft than a bent…
Sunday With Calvin
Keep your friends close and your tigers closer…? OK – ‘fess up out there, who else has can relate to this?
Russia – Venezuela Defense News
Couple of quick summaries to start the week off: 1. Upgrade of Nuclear Deterrent ordered: (Moscow Times) 29 September 2008. President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday announced plans to create an upgraded nuclear deterrence system by 2020, including a space defense system and new nuclear submarines. “A guaranteed nuclear deterrent system for various military and political…
Making A Difference & A Special Request
There’s requests that are general in nature — and then there’s targeted requests. The latter are often specific, meet an urgent need and require short turnaround. This is a targeted request. The details are over at Maggie’s Place, but here’s the thumbnail sketch. Marines brought in from the field with serious injuries (usually traumatic brain…