Bookworm on Feb 28 2010 | Filed under: Afghanistan, Military
I meant to post this yesterday, but time got away from me: many, many, many congratulations to the Marines and their Afghan allies for the Marjah victory. I never doubted that they would win, but I certainly understood that each Marine and Afghan soldier faced the risk that he would make the ultimate sacrifice for [...]
Bookworm on Oct 12 2009 | Filed under: Military
Thanks to the Navy League, I’ve just returned from a delightful evening aboard the USS Green Bay. I knew the evening was going to be lovely even before I boarded the ship. Although a nasty storm is threatening to hit the Bay Area tomorrow, the drive into the City was exquisite. The air was clear, [...]
Bookworm on Oct 11 2009 | Filed under: Military
Courtesy of the Navy League, we spent several hours yesterday enjoying the hospitality of the crew of the USCG Cutter Pike, an 87′ Marine Protector Class Coastal Patrol Boat. In other words, we spent the afternoon on an active duty patrol boat. Rather than a chronogical recitation of a day that was basically very relaxed [...]
Bookworm on Mar 05 2009 | Filed under: Barack Obama, Military
You know how I feel about the Marines. And now Barack knows how the Marines feel about him:
I found the above video at Cheat-Seeking Missiles, where Laer also has a picture that is worth ten thousand words.
UPDATE: Blackfive has more, including a reminder about why the troops might be just a little bit lukewarm towards [...]
Bookworm on Nov 09 2008 | Filed under: Military
You all know that, much as I admire our armed forces generally, and our Navy particularly, I have a special spot in my heart reserved entirely for the Marines. Laer has yet another story illustrating just why the Marines are a special breed.
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Bookworm on Sep 19 2008 | Filed under: Iraq, Military
There’s a good news article in the SF Chronicle today, and one that also has a one interesting point and one missing point. First, the good news: A local Marine battalion just returned home yesterday, safe and sound, from its fifth tour of duty:
Number five was relatively easy.
The Marine battalion that has been to Iraq [...]
Bookworm on Jun 24 2008 | Filed under: Iraq, Military
I’m sorry to say that, for me, “the troops” have always been somewhat abstract, not because I don’t respect and admire them, but because I really don’t know any troops. Living in my Marin bubble, where the military is anathema to the average person, you simply don’t have a large number of people entering the [...]
Bookworm on Mar 27 2008 | Filed under: Crime and punishment, Military
I loved this short, but true, story:
A teenager learned it is not a good idea to try to rob a former U.S. Marine at knifepoint, no matter how old he is.
Santa Rosa police Sgt. Steve Bair said an 84-year-old man was walking on Fourth Street with a grocery bag in each arm when the boy [...]
Bookworm on Mar 12 2008 | Filed under: Anti-war, Military
Rob Riggle, at the Daily Show, demonstrates that people who support the military may find that their best weapon is simply to let Code Pink talk, and talk, and talk. Man, those gals are stupid.
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Bookworm on Mar 05 2008 | Filed under: Military
There’s a big hoo-ha about the “Marines killing a puppy video,” a bit of nastiness, whether real or faked, that is giving the anti-military crowd a lot of grist for their “the military creates monsters” mill. I learned something interesting, though, at From my position . . . on the way! It turns out that [...]
Bookworm on Feb 13 2008 | Filed under: Anti-war, Military
Yesterday morning, in Berkeley, they were saying this:
“Murder, rape, torture, war. That’s what the Marines are for.”
and this:
“These are very dangerous people. They’re lying to their children, talking them into becoming killers.”
I noted that the mask had slipped, revealing that the “we support the troops, but not the war” line was simply a charade, aimed [...]
Bookworm on Feb 12 2008 | Filed under: Anti-war, Military
If you’re interested in up close pictures and eye-witness reporting from the goings-on in Berkeley, check out ProtestShooter. The pictures are from early in the day, so I can’t wait to see the next installment. My favorite photo was one that really didn’t have to do too much with the protest at all, [...]
Bookworm on Feb 12 2008 | Filed under: Anti-war, Military
Since the Iraq War began, the Left has attempted to disassociate itself from the ugliness of 1960s anti-War protests by repeating, over and over, “We love the troops. It’s just the War we hate.” That line always had a stilted quality, especial since we have a volunteer army, and our troops are willing [...]
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