Gazing at the Flag: Blue Angels
Gazing at the Flag posts some information on the Blue Angels as a tribute. He includes pilot requirements, some photos and a little about Fat Albert Airlines.
Archive for April, 2007
Ziggurat Con at Camp Adder/Tallil Airbase
Ziggurat Con is slated to be the first gaming convention ever held in a war zone. The role-playing games will commence June 9 at 1200 and go until 2100 hours at Camp Adder/Tallil Airbase and is open to all allied military personnel and civilian contractors in Iraq. Click here for more information.
American Ranger: “They Have Names”
American Ranger posts about the “They Have Names” project and website. The site brings awareness to those troops who have given their lives in service to our country and ensures their remembrance. This week’s hero is Chase Armstrong Haag.
A goal of “They Have Names” is a money raising raffle so memorial coins can be given to families of those who have fallen.
Soldiers in Training
White Rose from A Soldier’s Perspective just acquired the soldiersintraining.com domain. The aim of the site is to “connect those persons that are in basic training for all military branches and the American public that supports them.” The site is not yet built, but there is more information and an email up for those interested in writing a soldier in training or anyone going through basic training who would like to receive mail.
American Soldier
American Soldier reaches out to those who oppose him and the military.
A Soldier’s Mind: Essay Contest
There is an essay contest going on over at A Soldier’s Mind. The topic is “What it means to support the troops.” Click here for all the contest information and current submissions.
Chic[k]pilot
Chic[k]pilot on why the Air Force Memorial ought to be remade and the division of the “blue” and “green” Air Force. Plus some details of her grueling 12 hour day.
Pentagon Buys Gear From Iraqi Factories
WASHINGTON – In an Iraq jobs program, the Pentagon has helped re-open three factories shuttered after the 2003 invasion, seeding the ground by buying uniforms and armored vehicles for its Iraqi allies from two of them.
Re-opening state-owned factories that produced everything from cement to buses for Saddam Hussein’s regime is among efforts President Bush hopes will boost the economy and help salvage a violent Iraq. His strategy of increasing troops there to try to calm violence is meant to buy the Iraqi government time to move forward on political reconciliation and reconstruction.
Read more at Newsvine.com
“In Defense” Blog
Patrick from In Defense shares a little of what it is like training as a Army medic.
Values Week
It is Values Week at A Soldier’s Mind. The idea is to share 7 Army values from April 16 to April 22. So far there are posts on loyalty and duty. Focus is placed on the values themselves, not that they happen to be Army.
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You Served's Claire talks about the life of a military spouse - the hardships, the joys, and everything in between.
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