Sgt Grit Blog
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GORDON DUFF: THE WHEELER MURDER, JUST ANOTHER DEAD VETERAN?
January 29, 2011
John Wheeler III was pulled out of the back of a garbage truck two weeks ago, maybe cut into pieces, maybe burned alive, maybe tortured, maybe shot, nobody is telling us. However, the stories are now hitting, Wheeler suffered from demons, nightmares from his service in Vietnam. This is bull.
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Power Point @ Vietnam
January 28, 2011
Interesting pictures (57)
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A-BOMB TESTING - FIELD ARTILLERY FIRES W-82 NUCLEAR ARTILLERY SHELL
January 27, 2011
Now this is artillery!! Where was this in my day?
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Bob Hope at his best
January 27, 2011
I love the way that they showed several young man on stage and then showed them today. I got a bit teary when they showed the young soldier getting the photos of his twin boys. I agree with the comment below about Peleliu. God bless them all... Bob was one of a kind. I think Vietnam vets appreciate him the most. He was one of very few big names that came to Nam. Mostly we got Philippine, Korean, Singapore shows. A few Australian show. But not big names. They tended to always …
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This day in history, USMC
January 26, 2011
Jan. 27, 1837: U.S. soldiers and Marines under the command of Col. Archibald Henderson – a serving Marine Corps commandant – defeat a force of Seminole Indians in the running battle of Hatchee-Lustee Creek (Florida). For his actions, Henderson will receive a brevet promotion to brigadier general, becoming the Corps’ first general officer. Known to every Marine since as “the grand old man of the Marine Corps,” Henderson was the longest-serving commandant in Marine Corps history (becoming commandant in 1820 when he was a lieutenant colonel and serving for the …
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Honor Vietnam Vets With Jane Fonda and Anti-War Protestors?!
January 26, 2011
Geeezzzzzzzzz these people never let up. I got back 40 years ago and they still try to gig us every chance they get. Sgt Grit Fayetteville, North Carolina, home of Fort Bragg, is planning a 10-day celebration and homecoming this November to honor Vietnam Vets. Its a honor well deserved. These soldiers, marines, and other vets served our nation honorably. It’s not their fault that we had lousy leadership in Washington that lost the war.
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Targeting the Taliban? There’s an iPhone App For That
January 26, 2011
An iPhone app that tracks down the Taliban has been developed by a U.S. soldier -- who put $26,000 of his own money into the project. The idea for a smartphone application to assist soldiers in combat came to Capt. Jonathan J. Springer in a dream last July, he said Monday. The 31-year-old, from Fort Wayne, Ind., has worked with programmers ever since to make the idea a reality.
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Man Lied About Medals, Won Trip
January 25, 2011
After being struck in the face and head by shrapnel while on patrol in Iraq in 2005, Aaron Joshua Lawless performed first aid on a fellow injured Soldier and returned fire to the enemy from a damaged gun before being struck by an improvised explosive device, later winning a Purple Heart and Silver Star for his bravery.
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Blue Angels, Then and now
January 25, 2011
Good stuff!
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TANK DEPLOYS ANTI-PERSONAL ORDINANCE TO PROTECT ITSELF
January 24, 2011
TANK DEPLOYS ANTI-PERSONAL ORDINANCE TO PROTECT ITSELF
