This Operation Iraqi Freedom soldier seems to have it backward. I wonder if the stress of Iraq has gotten to him? He dosen’t seem to realize the time that he is in. This is just one of the many kinds of memories that I have about my time in the military. Sometimes you just have [...]
The “Harlem Hellfighters was the name given to the 369th Infantry Regiment of WWI. The unit was also known as the “Black Rattlers.” This unit was the first black regiment in the US Army and was constituted on Jun 2, 1913 in New York where it began its training. The unit was never assigned to combat [...]
In my opinion this is probably the most famous battle that the Marine Corps is known for. The two things that help to make it famous are the picture on the left of marines raising the American Flag on Mount Suribachi and the many movies that hollywood has made depicting this battle. This battle was [...]
Audie Leon Murphy was one of the most decorated war heroes of all time. I’m sure that all army folks know about him so lets educate some of the rest of those who may not be enlightened to the truth about this great soldier. Audie Murphy was born in Texas and spent his early life [...]
Women will be women and men will be men. Yes for those of you in the military sometimes the world dosen’t understand that we may be soldiers but deep down inside we are still people. I wonder what exactly does this woman have in mind? She may have heard about that big shopping mall in [...]
Henry Ossian Flipper was born a slave in Georgia but became one of the first blacks to graduate from West Point Military Academy in 1877. He was asigned to the 10th Cavalry as a Second Lieutenant and later became the first black officer to command regular troops in the US Army. He was eventually set [...]
To all of my fellow brothers and sisters who serve in the Armed Forces of this great nation we would like to take this opportunity to send a shout out to our new Commander in Chief, President Barack Hussein Obama II. We certainly hope that under his leadership that our great nation will once again [...]
If the world only knew the half of what really goes on with our soldiers they would be surprised. They say that a picture says a thousand words, (so does a custom service ring), let me tell you what this picture says to me. This soldier is tired of the situation and wants to get [...]
The field artillery fire support team can do some real damage when they are used correctly. I remember my days as an FSO when we used to bring smoke on the head of the OPFOR (opposing forces) in Fort Irwin CA. Just ask anybody from that time about the problems that the 3rd ID used [...]
Unlike some of the other war stories and tall tales that you have seen on this site this one is true. This happened to yours truly back around 1983 and hasn’t been told to many people. While I was in the army my unit was tasked to support the testing of the then new MLRS (multiple launch rocket [...]
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