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7 Most Incredible Tank Graveyards on Earth In certain corners of the globe you'll find the strangest of military cemeteries – places filled not with the bodies of fallen troops but littered with the carcasses of abandoned tanks. These once-formidable weapons of war no longer strike fear into the hearts of opposing forces; their days of rolling inexorably onwards on the teeth of steel tracks are over. Now, the armor of these behemoths is rusting and corroded, their hatches all but sealed from lack of use, and their controls never again to be manned by commanders in battle. WWII tank...

[VHFCN] Real news from Iraq Went to an AUSA dinner last night at the Ft. Hood Officers' Club to hear a speech by MG Pete Chiarelli, CG of the 1st Cav Div. He and most of the Div. have just returned from Iraq. Very informative and, surprise, the Mainstream Media (MSM) isn't telling the story. I was not there as a reporter, didn't take notes but I'll make some the points I remember that were interesting, suprising or generally stuff I had not heard before. It was not a speech per se. He just walked and talked, showed some slides...

NOTHING was more lame than the attempt by some culture brokers to get the Eureka Stockade celebration up as a rival to Anzac Day. Australians love their Diggers, of the slouch-hat variety, much more than they'll ever love their gold diggers. Anzac Day remains an immense national asset. It is a huge strategic plus in our national posture. The fact we honour our soldiers so much, that they are so legendarily competent, is one of the things that makes any potential enemy unhappy to face us. The war on terror has catapulted the army back into the centre of national...