Blog World Expo

In Vegas, baby.

You guys are going right?

Military.com will be sponsoring the milblogging booth and panels, here are the details as released by the Expo folks this morning.

I just received the latest info from Andi and the folks at Military.com. This is an all star lineup. The panelists will include Matt and Uncle Jimbo from Black Five, John Noonan from Op-for, Tim Boggs, and many more.

Michael Yon has agreed to do a live video feed from Iraq (as long as we can get the technology to work).

You have to hear Captain Chuck Ziegenfuss tell the story about how Project Valour-IT run by the amazing ladies at Soldiers Angels was created after Captain Ziegenfuss suffered wounds to his hands in Iraq.

Here are the panels:

HEY, WHAT’S A MILBOG?
Moderator: Christian Lowe
Thursday, November 8 (1:30 – 2:30)

TO BLOG OR NOT TO BLOG:
MILBLOGGERS,THE DOD AND THE MEDIA
Moderator: Ward Carroll
Thursday, November 8 (2:45 – 3:45)

FROM THE FRONT
Moderator: Ward Carroll
Friday, November 9 (10:15 – 11:45)

MEANWHILE, BACK ON THE HOMEFRONT
Moderator: Andi Hurley
Friday, November 9 (1:30 – 2:30)

A sincere thank you to Military.com for sponsoring the Milblog track and to Andi, John Noonan, Ward Caroll and others for helping put this all together. You don’t have to be in the military or have family serving to appreciate what these amazing individuals have done. In fact you are a civilian you owe it to yourself to attend at least one of these sessions while you are at BlogWorld.

This thing isn't military exclusive, we're just a small part. But if you're someone who uses, reads, or profits from blogs or the online community you're going to want to be there.

Cross posted at my dumb blog.

Gunblogger Rendezvous - with a milblogger connection...

This year's Gun Blogger Rendezvous will be donating all money raised to Project Valour-IT.  Major Chuck Ziegenfuss of TC Override will be our Guest of Honor.

For more information on the Gun Blogger Rendezvous check the Rendezvous site,
and the Mr. Completely blog.

Any publicity you can get out that would encourage Gun and/or Milbloggers or readers/commenters to attend would be greatly appreciated.

It is a small and informal event that allows everyone to get to know everyone else, so you get to put a face to the bloggers you've been reading!  It's a great lot of fun hanging out with an amazing bunch of folks!

SWWBO and I went last year, and intend to go this year - though the job situation (mine, not hers) may get in the way, with a TDY complicating things.

And since we're talking guns here - how many of you are meeting the standard? Or am I having to carry some of you slackers, too?

U.S. Coast Guard: A Million Lives Saved

The U.S. Coast Guard marks a milestone: 1,000,000 lives saved!

Top Ten Rescues:

Thank a Coastie today!

See also here.

UPDATE: Due to a fat finger error, the post on my homepage failed to properly credit the author of the "Top Ten List" who is Coast Guard Chief of Public Affairs Jim McPherson. I have since corrected the problem, but want to set the record straight.