Posts Tagged Military
Amber Alert: The Comic Book
by: ParcLIVE!
Jake Tinsley’s grandfather ran the Texas paper that covered the 1996 abduction and murder of Amber Hagerman (the namesake of The Amber Alert) and his father was the reporter who led the story. So it is only fitting that the 14 year old comic phenomenon tackle the radical notion of covering the unsolved murder in [...]
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Log Cabin Republicans Address ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
On February 2, 2010 at 8:00 am
Thanks to a dedicated Parcbench-er for linking us to the official statement put out by our Log Cabin Brethren in response to the DADT repeal! But enough chit-chat, here it is straight from the horse’s mouth.
LOG CABIN REPUBLICAN’S OFFICIAL STATEMENT
To Court-Martial Pregos or To Not Court-Martial Pregos?
On December 29, 2009 at 1:58 pm
The plan had been to court-martial pregnant soldiers or those that contributed in their impregnation. This included married couples who were deployed together. Three days later, the plan was squashed. Phew!
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Just SOME reasons to love our military….
On December 17, 2009 at 11:25 am
I have a very good friend who has been “winged” for the f-18 and will soon be seeing the fight for our freedom with greater clarity than ANYONE who presently works or lives at the White House.
These are just some of the thoughts that drive he and his squad day in and out. And note [...]
Who is Gilad Shalit?
On December 8, 2009 at 10:22 am
If you’ve been reading a weird sounding name on the news lately and are not sure of who it is, chances are it is the 23 year old Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, who was taken into captivity by the Palestinian terrorist organization, Hamas, in June of 2006.
The Israeli government has been diligently working towards Shalit’s [...]
To Ink or Not To Ink
On December 4, 2009 at 11:04 pm
Imagine finding out you were no longer qualified to serve because of a prior tattoo. Now thank the media for pressuring the military into revising their revision. Welcome back, let’s kick some ass.
SEALs Who Captured Most Wanted Terrorist Face Assault Charges
On November 24, 2009 at 7:07 pm
This from Fox News:
Navy SEALs have secretly captured one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq — the alleged mastermind of the murder and mutilation of four Blackwater USA security guards in Fallujah in 2004. And three of the SEALs who captured him are now facing criminal charges, sources told FoxNews.com.
The three, all members of [...]
Happy Birthday United States Marine Corps!
On November 10, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Parcbench would like to wish a happy 234th birthday to the United States Marine Corps! God bless the United States of America and all our armed service personnel for keeping us safe and defending freedom.
Kit Bond On The Daily Show (VIDEO)
On at 9:40 am
Republican Senator Kit Bond was on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night. Both parts of the interview are below:
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Patriotic Yearbook Photo Refused In New Hampshire
On November 5, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Sometimes, things just make you angry and you want to yell “What. The. HELL!?”.
At Merrimack Valley High School in New Hampshire, the high school administration is refusing to let a high school senior use a photo for the yearbook where he is wearing his military hat and standing in front of an American Flag.
Per the [...]
Helloooo MoveOn: Inside Your OODA Loop pwning Your Orientation!
On October 27, 2009 at 10:24 am
Every once in a while, a true maverick genius slips through the System’s opulent defenses and does something … magnificent.
One of these rare figures is the late Col. John Boyd.
Described in Publisher’s Weekly review of his biography, Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War by Robert Coram,
John Boyd (1927-1997) was a [...]
Part Of The Daily Grind
On October 26, 2009 at 12:05 am
Here is some of the newer news I thought I would share with you from Afghanistan. While it may be a little off from what you would be expecting in military news from Afghanistan, it is part of the daily grind they face in order to keep the fight over there. For you 0311 [...]
