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The left-leaning Mother Jones magazine's fascinating cover story this month profiles a growing militia-style group on the right called Oath Keepers. The twist is that Oathkeepers are largely active-duty members of the military who are preparing to disobey their Commander-in-Chief. The story features Lee Pray (not his real last name), a private based at Fort Drum: In Pray's estimate, it might not be long (months, perhaps a year) before President Obama finds some pretext—a pandemic, a natural disaster, a terror attack—to impose martial law, ban interstate travel, and begin detaining citizens en masse. One of his fellow Oath Keepers, a...

Sorry Folks I don't know how to post an active link but this is VERY well done. I hope it gives you a smile

Eliminate Financial Penalties for Military-Caused Disabilities and Deaths We, members of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) have sent the following letter(s) to our Representatives and Senators: "Please ensure Congress acts this year to ease severe compensation penalties now imposed on military survivors and disabled military retirees. Under current law, thousands of survivors and disabled retirees are forced to fund their own VA benefits by sacrificing DoD payments when a death or disability was caused by military service. This makes no sense. When service caused a disability or death, VA indemnity payments should be added to DoD benefits, not...

Ford built at least 8000 B-24 aircraft in WWII. This a collection of 291 B&W photos from the Henry Ford Museum taken at the old Willow Run Airport and Ford Motor Co. in Detroit. During the war automobile manufacturing was suspended so that GM, Ford, etc., could concentrate on the manufacture of military vehicles and aircraft. Ford Motor Company's assembly line was located adjacent to Willow Run. The government and Boeing company told Henry Ford during the war that he could not build an airplane like a car on an assembly line. He built the freeway to the plant, built...

3/8/2010 - ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFNS) -- More than 120 retirees, veterans and their families visited Andersen Air Force Base as part of their trip to Iwo Jima March 1 through 4 in remembrance of the 65th anniversary of the battle there. The visitors learned about the base's history and received briefings on the aircraft deployed here that are part of U.S. Pacific Command's continuous bomber presence and theatre security package. These veterans of Iwo Jima also visited Naval Base Guam and other historic sites on Guam prior to travelling to Iwo Jima March 3. On Feb. 19,...

Any former members of the Army Old Guard, Navy, Marine, Air Force, Coast Guard - Honor Guards, who participated in the funeral of President John F. Kennedy and who would be interested in collaborating on an article to be posted in the future by F.R. member "shove_it", either as a "reply" or simply to relate some of your experiences to be included, are respectfully requested to notify, by FReepmail or a reply on this thread, to shove_it or Graybeard58. If you know of a member who has served in the aforementioned capacity, please ping them to this thread.

BAMBERG, Germany — The Army has selected the MultiCam as its new uniform for soldiers heading to Afghanistan, the Defense Department announced, following four months of testing by units in the combat zone. MultiCams will be issued to units heading to Afghanistan starting in July. Those units include the 4th Brigade, 10th Mountain Division at Fort Polk, La.; the 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colo.; and the 2nd Brigade, 34th Infantry Division of the Iowa Army National Guard, according to the Program Executive Office Soldier Web site. Soldiers in Afghanistan had identified the need for a new...

The Veterans Affairs Department says it will look again at the rejected claims of veterans who say their Gulf War service caused a mysterious illness, the first step toward potentially compensating them nearly two decades after the war ended.

When I first put up ads at my site I said I plan to donate some of the money that I make to worthy causes/organizations. Now that I have passed the threshold and have a check heading my way, I am soliciting suggestions for military charities you consider notable. You know what a good charity is I am hoping you vets will know good military charities; especially the smaller ones that do great work but do not get the attention and really need the money. You can comment with your suggestion(s) here or at the post, you do not need...

Solving global climate change can help ensure America’s securityFighting global warming is one way to ensure the security of our nation — if left unchecked, global warming could lead to civil strife, economic stress, conflicts over water and other resources, mass migration, and increased terrorism. The Pew Project on National Security, Energy and Climate is dedicated to highlighting the climate-security nexus in order to advance discussions and solutions that will make the United States safer, more prosperous, and secure. Learn More About The Project

This is a link to a tribute site for Retired U.S. Army Colonel (and Green Beret) Robert L. Howard who passed away in 2009. He was a 3-time nominee for the Medal of Honor.

An Old Sergeant Story

Tell me this would not be awesome... You vets should talk to your army buddies and see what you can do to make this a reality; just do not forget to invite me.

2/17/2010 - TACOMA, Wash. (AFNS) -- As a high school senior in 1944, retired Lt. Col. Edward Drummond thought he would do the patriotic thing after he graduated and join the Air Corps. He was young, enthusiastic and wanted to be a fighter pilot. He was also black. He read about the 332nd Fighter Group in the black newspapers that served his hometown of Philadelphia. The 332nd was the first combat group of black pilots to fly in World War II and he wanted to be like them. He completed the physical tests, the mental evaluations and the dexterity exams....

I haven't seen this posted yet, so here it is: Viet Nam Veterans Memorial - A Virtual Wall Wow-someone really went to lot of work!

California woman visits, donates to VA centers A California woman is having her picture taken while wearing sexy outfits from the 1940s and ’50s to help U.S. servicemembers and to pay homage to her late grandfather. In 2007, Gina Elise, 27, began posing for her “Pin-Ups for Vets” calendars and “Kiss a Vet” T-shirts, then sending them to military veterans and wounded and deployed servicemembers around the globe. She established a Web site through which donations can be sent to purchase and help finance the World War II-style calendars, thousands of which she has personally delivered to hospital patients across...

This morning at the National Day of Prayer breakfast, our illustrious "Teleprompter in Chief" revealed, once again, his complete unfamiliarity with our military community. Anyone with a reasonable education through the 6th grade knows the correct pronunciation of the basic word "corps" is "core," and therefore the word "corpsman" is pronounced "coreman." The Marine Corps is pronounced Marine Core. Yet our president, who touts his education at both Columbia and Harvard, in describing a US Navy corpsman during his speech this morning, pronounced the word "corpse-man" three separate times. It was posted on You Tube, until it was yanked. Certainly...

2/8/2010 - JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AFNS) -- The Pacific Air Forces commander presented a medal to a member of the "Greatest Generation" during a ceremony here Feb. 5. Doris Avery accepted the Noncommissioned Officers' Association World War II Veterans Medallion for her service as a lieutenant in the Army Nurse Corps during World War II in the PACAF Courtyard of Heroes from Gen. Gary North. The medallion recognizes World War II veterans who displayed valor, sacrifice and fidelity during service. Lieutenant Avery received her commission into the Army Nurses Corps in 1943. After completing air evacuation school, she...

Bad Time Memories http://www.governmentmotorscorporation.us/Singing_In_Vietnam_Talking_Blues_by_Johnny_Cash.mp3 You probably never heard this one.