The Difference Between Rangers and Special Forces

November 17, 2014November 23, 2014 Sniper Ghost Posts The Difference Between Rangers and Special Forces

The Difference Between Rangers and Special Forces

By Jack Murphy

“Big dumb Ranger stomping through the woods,” a retired Sergeant Major from 5th Special Forces Group said with a smirk to me after an After Action Review in Robin Sage. Robin Sage is the culmination exercise at the end of the Special Forces Qualification Course, basically your final exam prior to donning the Green Beret. Continue reading →

Lobbing the First Pitch

November 14, 2014October 13, 2014 Fred Childs Posts, Videos

A Veterans Tribute

Video November 11, 2014July 20, 2014 Fast Freddy Posts, Videos

Ain’t No Sunshine

November 9, 2014 Fred Childs Posts

This moving message from a 15-year-old Kansas girl is very timely as we approach Veterans Day and the holidays

Son Tay Raiders

November 8, 2014November 5, 2014 Fast Freddy Posts, Videos Son Tay Raiders

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The Video

Now That’s a Flagpole

November 5, 2014October 4, 2014 Fred Childs Posts, Videos

Now this is an impressive flag and flag pole.

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Acuity Flagpole Project

Thanks fo Charlie for the link. Hooah

Grunt

Image November 2, 2014October 22, 2014 Fred Childs Posts Army Grunt

Re-Up

October 30, 2014October 4, 2014 Fred Childs Posts re-up

I am over 60 and the Armed Forces thinks I’m too old to track down terrorists. You can’t be older than 42 to join the military. They’ve got the whole thing backwards.

Instead of sending 18-year olds off to fight, they ought to take us old guys. You shouldn’t be able to join a military unit until you’re at least 35. Continue reading →

On the Eighth Day…

Image October 27, 2014September 11, 2014 Fred Childs Posts

The Airborne Beer Story

October 24, 2014October 25, 2014 Fred Childs Posts, Videos The Airborne Beer Story

The Airborne Beer Story.

World War Two veteran Vince Speranza tells the Airborne Beer story that occurred while he was serving in the 101st Airborne Division at the Battle of the Bulge. The 101st Airborne was cutoff from the rest of the Army and was holding out in Bastogne when Vince was sent back to try and find some radio batteries for his company. As you see, he got a little sidetracked on his mission as he stopped to visit a wounded friend.

Thanks to Charlie. Hooah

Charlie Company Vietnam 1966-1972

1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division

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