UPDATE 10/01/11 at 3:05 p.m. Central: With my book, Three Days In August, scheduled for release Oct. 19, I’ve removed posts containing content found in the book and ask readers to visit the book’s website to learn more about it. Thanks! FYI: If you enjoy this blog and want to help keep reading stories like [...]
Soldier Seeks Refuge in the Black Forest (Update)
February 28th, 2011 · No Comments
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Bill Mauldin Immortalized on Postage Stamp
April 2nd, 2010 · 2 Comments
Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Bill Mauldin today received one of the nation’s highest honors in being featured on a U.S. postage stamp. The 44-cents stamp was dedicated at the New Mexico History Museum in Santa Fe, N.M., and goes on sale nationwide today. During World War II, Mauldin’s cartoons, appearing in Stars and Stripes, made [...]
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Stripes: Report Faults Computer in B-2 crash
June 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Stars & Stripes reported today that, according to the Air Force accident investigation report released yesterday, the Feb. 23 crash of a B-2 “Spirit” bomber on Guam was caused by bad computer data sent to flight control computers from three tiny sensors on the bomber’s wings. Despite rumors to the contrary, I could find no [...]
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B-1B Bomber Crashes in Qatar
April 4th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Fox News Channel just reported that an Air Force B-1B “Lancer” Bomber has crashed in Qatar. Though little information is available at this time, count on me to publish the details as soon as they become available. As a former Air Force public affairs officer who dealt with more than a dozen aircraft crashes during [...]
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Majority of Presidential Candidates Ignore Military
January 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment
An article published Saturday in Stars & Stripes offered members of the overseas military community a glimpse into the minds of five presidential candidates on issues related to national defense and military spending. Unfortunately, seven other candidates remain a mystery to readers of overseas daily. Why? Because, apparently, those candidates chose to pass on the [...]
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Forget Lapel Pins, Obama Disrespects U.S. Flag!
October 22nd, 2007 · 32 Comments
So much for not wearing American flag lapel pins. If the Time Magazine photo above is any indication, it appears Sen. Barack Hussein Obama disrespects the American flag in all shapes and sizes. Obama appeared on stage along with two other Democrat presidential candidates — Gov. Bill Richardson and Sen. Hillary Clinton — and Ruth [...]
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