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...this military collection is pretty cool
Ancestry.com, a research database for genealogists, has just added a fabulous collection of military records that's worth a look. Their new Military Collection includes all the WWII United Newsreel collection, all the WWII Stars & Stripes editions and something like 7,000 photographs from the Civil War (including the Matthew Brady collection). This is in addition to the muster rolls, draft registrations, pension applications and other data we researchers love to dig through. The Military Collection will be open to all through June 6th and is well worth a visit.
Over in America, home of the free
Land of unlimited opportunity
People in the streets protest whatever they can
While over in Iraq and Afghanistan
The brave, far from home, are standing tall
toeing the line, so they can have it all
Some like to complicate it but it's simple to me
They're making noise, we're making history
We're making history
They're making noise
We're facing the fire
They're playing with toys
Nobody ever said
That it would be easy
They're making noise
While we're making history
Some would like to tell you that we can't get it done
Some would like to think that it's time to cut and run
Me I like to finish something once I've begun
And I don't think I'm the only one
Here making history, hearing the noise
of louder things, bigger things, things that destroy
Things you'd never want to see on your street
Things you might call the price of defeat
So forgive me if I come home a little annoyed
I've been making history while you were making noise
- Greyhawk
Iraq, May 2007
After effects of the Toby Keith concert: Wrote this country music song while driving around in my humvee. Maybe later I'll work out the guitar part and record.
Remember that kerfuffle last fall when the San Francisco School Board voted 4-2 to kick JROTC out of local high schools? For the sake of the children!
I ran across an interesting dissertation with the title: "A comparative study between Navy Junior ROTC cadets and general population students on measures of dogmatism, personality type, and self-esteem"
I always cringe a little bit inside when I read a topic framed in such a way that it seems to be literally begging the question. It seems to me that any study that asks about "dogmatism" as it relates to high school age JROTC cadets presents at least a rebuttable presumption of an expected result.
Whether or not you find the results counter-intuitive will depend I suppose on the soundness of your intuition.
For my own part, I found it mildly amusing to see that researcher - faced with his own results - said that the topic "required more study."
I'll bet.
They depend on the news media for commentary and amplification and insight; they study and memorize the statistics
To continue with this ridiculous analogy.
People who have actually played baseball know that how many homeruns a batter has hit is insufficient information to determine what kind of pitch is most effective against a given batter. How many homeruns were from a fastball, or curveball or changeup is the minimum information required.
Edgar Martinez was one of the most walked players in baseball. If I listen to the MSM it was because opposing pitchers were afraid of his bat...there is a grain of truth to that...Edgar also needed a cane to get to second base...having him on first was a good setup for a double play...I never once heard a baseball announcer say..."Ohh heck...Edgar got walked...it could be a setup for a double play".
I've seen a lot of polls about Iraq published in the MSM...the most important question..."Would you willingly choose a 7th Century Sharia lifestyle?" To my knowledge the question has never been asked or if asked, published. It is an important question...because if the answer is yes...then the only way to defeat AlQueda in Iraq is to subjugate the entire Iraqi population...if the answer is no...then victory is assured as long as we stay long enough to give the Iraqi people a fighting chance to keep themselves from being subjugated by AlQueda.
The problem with the MSM 'filter' is not what they print...it is the critical facts that they don't even consider that ultimately determine the outcome.
The Second Surge
By DJ Elliott, IS1 (SW), USN (Ret)
Think about it. 14,000 more IA personnel.
A Division's worth of new troops added to a 10 Division force.
I had to write the headline myself a week after the data was released to the public since the press did not bother with this major news item.
So I go to sign on Army Knowledge Online, and what do I see? This:
Sgt. Tierney Nowland teaches the "Macarena" (a type of dance) to an Iraqi Soldier during a break from a cordon and search mission in Ameriyah, May 16. She is a combat cameraman with the 982nd Signal Company. (Photo by Spc. Elisha Dawkins)
The Macarena? I thought we were trying to help the Iraqis? Heh.
Sorry, I have to adjust my post (Adjustment in BOLD)
They depend on the news media for commentary and amplification and insight; they study and memorize the statistics
If this were true, the media, just as a sportscaster, would understand the game, the rules, the lingo and the MilBlogs would not need to correct them daily. AND THE SPORTCASTER WOULD NOT REVEAL THE PLAYBOOK DURING THE GAME!
This is not the first time and will not be the last. Milbloggers here, are aware of this problem, however I don't think the average Joe realizes how often it happens and the problems it causes.
I wish the media would quit taking freedom of speech for granted and realize, that with that freedom comes responsiblity.
Milbloggers are obligated to follow OPSEC rules , unfortunately it means nothing to the MSM
This is what I'm talkin about
Kudos to CNN! Just wish they had not been so slow to come around. Let see if they can keep this up.
I bet their viewership would go up, if they continued this trend.
As Memorial Day approaches, don’t look back on Tuesday and go “I wish I would have done this or that”. Do something special this Memorial Day that recognizes those who have gone before us to make a difference. Don’t look at it as a chance to have a three day weekend to go camping but a special day to acknowledge those who help America what it is today. Below is a post I wrote a time back. Hope you enjoy it and especially this Memorial Day. Semper Fidelis and God Bless America!
This Memorial Day is the first one I have been home at since I deployed to Afghanistan for 8 mos, then Iraq for a year. A lot has happened in that time, to me, my family and my fellow Marines but I haven’t forgotten.
In case anyone's wondering, I'm fine. Have arrived at new location and been quite busy setting up living and working quarters. "Battle Rhythm" is a phrase that describes a routine - and mine's not yet established.
Weather is quite warm - next time you go to the beach on a hot day wrap yourself in an electric blanket and sit near a heater that can throw 10 knots of hot air at you and you'll know what I mean by "quite warm". The good thing is this is mild compared to July and August.
But it's a dry heat.
Oh, and Toby Keith is a great American.
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