Great Video in honor of Army’s Birthday
H/T to my friends over at Blackfive for posting this so I could see it. This is an awesome video and one I wanted to share it with all of the readers here too.
View ArticleValour-IT still needs your help
It has been a few days since I have talked about the Valour-IT project on here, but please know they still need a lot of help. They have a goal of raising $100,000 this year during their fund-raising...
View ArticleSome men who died like the true Warriors they are
I still have to write about the events over the weekend which happened in Afghanistan and what I was interviewed about on BBC for Friday night. However in the mean-time know that the two brave warriors...
View ArticleI am so sorry, but please read this for now
First let me apologize to my faithful readers. I have not blogged in a really long time for me and for that I apologize. I cannot begin to (nor do I have the time or energy to) express the amount of...
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Happy Veteran’s Day
I wrote this the the other day for a Veteran’s Day tribute on VeteransUnited.com. I would like to share it here too. There is a difference between wanting to go to war and willing to go to war....
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Eight years later
I cannot believe it has been eight years already. It seems like just yesterday when I got the call at 7:25 AM from the Commander telling me your brothers were wounded and you had made the ultimate...
View ArticleRevisit the attack on the 4th of July
Bouhammer’s Note- I spent a large majority of my Infantry career as a mortar maggot (nickname for mortarman) so these guys are near and dear to my heart. I also not only served in the sister unit of...
View ArticleNSFW- Very Motivating Video
NSFW- Not safe for Work This video is not meant to be played around children or those that are offended by rough language. Regardless if you are a Soldier or a Marine, or just a patriotic American,...
View ArticleNames of the Seven
DoD just released the names of the 7 brave warrior Marines who lost their lives while training to be the defenders of our country. As a career Mortarman and someone who has trained with Marine...
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Still missing Tim Hetherington, two years later
Below is what I wrote about this day two years ago. I am amazed that it has been two years since Tim was stolen from this world and from everyone that knew and loved him. As I said several times in the...
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Unapologetically Boston
The boys at Ranger Up are trying to do their part for the first responders of the Boston area who were just the center of the Nation’s attention last week. They have created a Unapologetically Boston...
View ArticleA great tribute video for Memorial Day
H/T to my close friend, Michelle T., for making me aware of this tribute video. It is produced by Crye Precision (makers of Multi-Cam) and Dillon Aero (makers of mini-guns), two of the best things the...
View ArticleReflecting on Memorial Day 2006
Going into this Memorial Day 2013, I thought I would re-post my blog post from 2006 that I wrote shortly after getting into Afghanistan starting a pivotal chapter of my life. Every once in a while I go...
View ArticleThoughts from Memorial Day 2011
I first brought this up a couple of years ago and wanted to raise up the topic again. For years I have struggled with how to address Memorial Day when greeting people on this weekend. I know many of my...
View ArticleVideo of the Day- Honoring the Fallen
Another short, but very touching video tribute to our fallen. Not necessarily profiling a historic battle or place, but the feelings and impact are the same regardless. This is only a few minutes long...
View ArticleLest We Forget
This video was sent to me by a fellow veteran who created it. He asked that I not give him any credit for this or recognition. However that Airborne Trooper knows who he is. He did a good job in...
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A dilemma as I sit here
As I sit here this weekend with 30+ family enjoying a reunion and listen to the laughs, stories, and food cooking I sit here both happy and sad. I sit here happy for all of them to be able to enjoy the...
View ArticleVideo of the Day-Frog Dog
This is a great video tribute to not only a warrior Seal but his selfless and loyal military working dog. I don’t think most of America realizes how much our military relies on dogs in its day to day...
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69 years since Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord, also known as D-Day happened 69 years ago today. This video created by the US Army in 1969 and hosted on the NRA Life Of Duty site is a tribute to this famous day in our country’s...
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