The Political Conundrum!

The following photo essay is from the Memorial Service held at Ft. Richardson, Alaska for LT Brian Bradshaw. It is worth the 51 seconds to watch.

 

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The Pentagon's major four-year strategic overhaul due to be finalized late this year will result in deep-sixing the two major theater war strategy, according to Marine Gen. James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff.

The Homeland Security Department will review and possibly replace the often-ridiculed multicolored terror alert system created after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. Since it was created in 2002, the system has been confusing and became the butt of jokes by late-night television comics.

Soldiers from a Colorado unit accused in nearly a dozen slayings since returning home - including a couple gunned down as they put up a garage sale sign - could be showing a hostility fueled by intense combat in Iraq, the military said Wednesday.

Sixty-seven Air Force cadets have tested positive for swine flu and are being isolated at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, a spokesman for the academy said Tuesday.

Sen. Jim Webb wants the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to investigate what he says are numerous reports of misrepresentation of military service, including false prisoner-of-war claims.

I have put back in a SMS Alert system from Bouhammer.com. On the right side, below the world map, you can put in your cell number and your carrier. If there are any major announcements on Bouhammer.com or hot news out of Afghanistan I will send an update to all subscribed users.

This is not for updates to new postings, there are other means for that. This is only for alerts or announcements from Bouhammer.com

I just picked up this photo off of SkyNews. The Marine you see in the picture survived, but his two fellow Marines (from 2nd MEB) who were with him trying to clear a route of IEDs were instantly killed in this blast. May they be at the Lord’s feet before ever feeling a thing. RIP Marines.

July 13: U.S. Marine runs to safety moments after an IED blast in Garmsir district of Helmand Province in Afghanistan.

When you get a chance, check out www.militarypundits.com/2009/07/it-is-an-afghan-problem-not-a-usa-problem/ to read a posting I put up on another one of the blogs I write (militarypundits.com).

I was torn on what blog to post this on as it is both political in nature and Afghanistan in nature. I ended up deciding to put it there as it seemed more political. However because it is talking about Afghanistan and I know not everyone who reads this blog also reads that one, I wanted to point my Bouhammer readers to the posting.

Britain's army chief said Wednesday that more troops are needed in Afghanistan's volatile southern province of Helmand as soldiers pursue a bloody campaign to uproot Taliban fighters ahead of elections next month.