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Saturday, March 29, 2008
Scoops For Troops

Two mothers forge a friendship after meeting at the sons' military graves:

The women are also organizing a March 30 fundraiser-- Scoops for Troops -- for Tribute to the Troops, a group that organizes an annual benefit concert and a motorcycle ride to visit the families of fallen soldiers each year on the weekend after Labor Day.

Both say their support of the troops is unwavering.

Daniel went to Iraq to help innocent people and fight oppression, Olsen said. "He died trying, and I am in awe of him," she said.

"I do not have the wisdom to take a position on the war. What I do is to pray for our president, unity within our government, our nation's patriotism, and our military leaders, and, above all, God's sovereign hand in our involvement."

Said Masterson: "No matter what we think about our current efforts in Afghanistan or Iraq, our soldiers are there representing all of us. They're protecting our freedom, and I support all of them."

Scoops for Troops will be at Ring Mountain Creamery Cafe, the ice-cream parlor in Eagan where Olsen works. There will be celebrity scoopers and red, white and blue ice cream.

"I called Gwen and said, 'Are you doing anything to mark these days, because I need to do something,' " Masterson said. "It's given us something really positive to focus on. If I weren't doing Scoops for Troops, I'd just be a complete wreck by now."

Friends and acquaintances sometimes tell Masterson that they can't imagine what she is going through.

Masterson's reply never varies: "I tell them 'You can't imagine, and I don't want you to.'

"I wouldn't wish this upon anyone. It's a journey that you can't completely understand unless you've been there yourself, and Gwen and I understand it."

Scoops for Troops, a fundraiser for Tribute to the Troops, will be from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. March 30 at Ring Mountain Creamery Cafe in Eagan. Call 651-454-7464 for information.

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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Meet the Vets, Meet the Vets

Step right up and greet the Vets tonight:

VETS FOR FREEDOM HEROES TOUR - MINNESOTA

You are cordially invited to "Meet and Greet" Pete Hegseth, David Bellavia and other Veteran at:

934th Airlift Wing Officers Club
Post Road--just off Hwy 5 by MSP Airport

Tuesday, March 25, 2008
6:00--8:30 pm


More info on tonight's event at Families United for our Troops and Their Mission. More info on the national tour available at VetsForFreedom.org.

Bring your kiddies, bring your wife, Guaranteed to have the time of your life.

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Thursday, January 24, 2008
Fare Thee Well

High-Profile Officer Nagl to Leave Army, Join Think Tank:

One of the Army's most prominent younger officers, whose writings have influenced the conduct of the U.S. troop buildup in Iraq, said he has decided to leave the service to study strategic issues full time at a new Washington think tank.

Lt. Col. John Nagl, 41, is a co-author of the Army's new manual on counterinsurgency operations, which has been used heavily by U.S. forces carrying out the strategy of moving off big bases, living among the population and making the protection of civilians their top priority.


This is bad news for the Army. We interviewed Lt. Col. Nagl a couple of times on the NARN and he was a very thoughtful, well-spoken representative of the military. His work on counter-insurgency doctrine has proved invaluable and he has performed great service for his country. He will be sorely missed, but will still be able to contribute to the national security discussion in his new role at a think tank. We wish him the best of luck in his new endeavour.

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Saturday, November 10, 2007
Real Heroes

Mark Yost on A Museum Honoring Real Heroes in the Wall Street Journal (sub req):

Veterans Day should be about honoring the sacrifices of everyone who has served in our armed forces. But there's a place designed specifically to remember those who performed exceedingly above and beyond the call of duty. Medal of Honor Museum had long consisted of plaques and storyboards set up on the hangar deck of the USS Yorktown, moored on the Cooper River near Charleston, S.C. Earlier this year, the museum was given a more permanent home here.

The new, more formal entrance features a large wall display, listing all the names -- chronologically, by conflict -- of those who have earned our nation's highest award for valor. Inside, the small museum features storyboards that tell how and why the medal was first created, and how it has evolved over the years. There are interactive kiosks for the Civil War, World Wars I and II, Vietnam and the War on Terror that tell the stories of a handful of the 3,464 men and women who have earned the medal. And there are several interactive stations that let you search the complete database of Medal of Honor recipients by name, service or conflict. Read even just a few of their citations and you realize that we could not possibly build a place majestic or sacred enough to honor their service.

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In The Corps

Happy birthday to the Marine Corps.

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Friday, November 09, 2007
Thank A Vet! Yeah, Go Ahead. I Said It.

Thank the Troops.

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Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Free Swan Blog!

While Peter Swanson is serving his country over in Iraq he's unable to access Blogger to post. Therefore, he's asked us to post his latest work. So without further aideu, we give you Swan Blog as hosted on Fraters Libertas:

Banned, Challenged, and Oprah's Book Club

One of my favorite topics (some would say obsession) is the American Library Association's "Banned Books Week." Read samples of my work here, and here.

So I was surprised to read this story about Oprah Winfrey removing "The Education of Little Tree" from her recommended reading list.

"I am surprised, of course, that Winfrey would recommend it," says Lorene Roy, president of the American Library Association. "Besides the questions about the author's identity, the book is known for a simplistic plot that used a lot of stereotypical imagery."

Excuse me ALA? Why aren't you condemning Oprah for "banning" a book by a guy who wrote segregationist speeches for Gov. George Wallace? Does the ALA believe that only concerned parents and taxpayers can be guilty of book banning?

Blogger is still blocked in Iraq. Where is the ALA when we really need them? Free SwanBlog!

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Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Recognition

Microsoft and the USO are sponsoring awards that recognize individuals on the home front who have gone above and beyond in their work to support the troops:

Microsoft Corporation, in partnership with the United Service Organizations (USO), is recognizing the contributions of the military community - the friends, family, and other individuals who help brighten the lives of U.S. troops throughout the world - with the creation of the first annual Above and Beyond Awards.

The Above and Beyond Awards is our way of publicly honoring and thanking the outstanding commitment, exceptional service, sacrifice and achievements of individuals who have shown extraordinary dedication in brightening the lives of our troops over the past year.


They have selected a series of finalists for each award and the voting has begun. While all these individuals deserve our gratitude and honor, there are few who we would like to give our official endorsement to.

For the Effort Award, Patti Patton-Bader from Pasadena, CA:

When Patti's son Brandon was deployed to Iraq, she began sending daily care packages to him. Soon she was recruiting friends and family to send packages to the troops, which eventually led to her start a nonprofit, "Soldiers' Angels," in 2003. Since then, the group's 100,000 members have sent tens of thousands of care packages and hundreds of thousands of letters to make sure no soldier is forgotten while serving.

And for the Medical Attention Award, Walter Fricke from St. Louis Park, MN (gotta have the local angle):

A helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War, Walter Fricke founded the Veteran's Airlift Command to provide free air transportation for wounded and recovering troops and veterans with their families through a national network of volunteer aircraft owners and pilots. Walt himself spent six months in a hospital 700 miles from his hometown. He realized, "my healing began in earnest when my family was able to gather the resources to make a trip to visit me." Since its founding, VAC has made 177,162 trips to reunite troops with their loved ones.

Vote early. Vote often. Vote here.

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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
War Stories

A couple of veteran related items.

Military Salute Project 2008 MINNESOTA VETERANS LITERARY INITIATIVE:

The Military Salute Project of Woodbury, MN is sponsoring the 2008 Minnesota Veterans Literary Initiative to encourage Minnesotans who served in the Global War On Terror to record and preserve their stories. Submissions will be accepted via e-mail from residents of Minnesota who have been awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the GWOT Expeditionary or Service Medals, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, or the Iraq Campaign Medal for service on or after September 11, 2001. Submissions will also be accepted from immediate family members (spouse, parents, siblings and children 18 years of age or older), including the immediate family members of Minnesotans who were posthumously awarded one or more of the decorations.

And Keegan's Seventh Annual Salute to the Military:

Keegan's Pub will once again salute our military and military veterans over the Veteran's Day weekend. Friday through Sunday, November 9th, 10th, and 11th, active duty personnel and veterans will receive their first drink free and S.O.S. will be on the menu all day each day.

Flags from each of the services will be displayed in the pub. If you know a veteran or a member of our armed forces be sure to invite them for this annual event.


We would encourage local vets to participate in both efforts if at all possible. Especially Keegan's Salute to the Military. Any time you can pry a free drink out of Terry Keegan's tightly clenched claw is a reason enough for celebration.

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Saturday, October 13, 2007
No Time For Heroes?

In our pop culture driven society of Britney, Lindsay, and self-important reality television "stars," most Americans probably don't know the story of Michael Murphy:

Medal of Honor. The words alone are enough to strike reverential solemnity into any American's heart. The nation's highest recognition of battlefield gallantry and valor, awarded to but a very few of the best of the best who have served their country above and beyond the call of duty. Won now - posthumously, as most are - by a very brave Long Islander named Michael Murphy, who laid down his life in Afghanistan in June 2005, age 29.

Murphy, from Patchogue, was a proud member of the U.S. Navy's SEALs, one of the toughest outfits in the military, an elite force that only the best of the best ever manage to get into in the first place. He and three comrades were dropped into the Afghan mountains to chase down a Taliban warlord, but Taliban insurgents found them first.

In the ferocious shootout that followed, Lt. Murphy drew fire to himself so that his fellow SEALs might escape with their lives. Tragically, two of them didn't. The man who did survive returned to the world with the glowing testimonials to Murphy's courage that have resulted now, with full and ample cause, in the first Medal of Honor awarded for duty in Afghanistan.

"An iron-souled warrior," he called Murphy. A man who belongs now and forever to the nation's history and legacy.


Michael Murphy's courage and sacrifice were dramatically recounted by Marcus Luttrell--the only SEAL to survive the mission--in the book Lone Survivor:



With the recent deluge of Hollywood releases seemingly designed to show the American military (and indirectly America itself) at its worst, it's encouraging to learn that the story of Lone Survivor will be told on the big screen:

Universal is the "Lone Survivor" in the tug of war over Marcus Luttrell's life story. Peter Berg will adapt and direct the feature about a Navy Seal who led a team into Afghanistan on a mission to kill a Taliban leader but was the only one to survive.

Several producers were vying for the tome, published by Little, Brown in June after Luttrell exited the service. Attorney Alan U. Schwartz of Greenberg Traurig, who helped Luttrell find a publisher for his account, arranged for the former soldier to meet with potential writers and producers for the film version of his story.


Scott Johnson has more on Michael Murphy's story and the lack of attention it has received in the media in posts here and here.

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Monday, October 01, 2007
Hey, You Sunk Our Submarine

After reading the USS Peleliu and USS Midway listings on Wikipedia, I got caught up for hours in aimlessly following links to other Navy ships. Ran across the listing for the nuclear submarine USS Minneapolis-St. Paul. Sad to see, it was scheduled for decommissioning just last week in Pearl Harbor. Its ultimate ending, being dismantled for spare parts and scrap.

Minneapolis-St. Paul is scheduled to decommission on 27 September 2007, and was deactivated on June 22, 2007[1]; upon her decommissioning, for the first time since 1934 there will be no commissioned ship in the US Navy named for any city in Minnesota.

A complete listing of the other Navy ships once carrying a Minnesota brand.

Sad to say, Minnesota now goes unrepresented, while the likes of the USS Scranton, USS Boise, and USS Toledo go silently running on. At least we haven't had to put up with a USS Milwaukee since it was decomissioned from oiling duty back in the mid-90s.

I'm not so sure the North Star State should be unilaterally dismantling its first strike capabilities. Especially in light of these recent provocations from that unstable regime across the northwestern border.

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Sunday, September 23, 2007
Families United

Families United which stands United for a Strong America beside the men and women of our Military will be having a gathering of its Minnesota members at the WWII Memorial on the State Capitol Grounds at 12:00 noon on Sunday, September 23, 2007.

We invite all members, veterans, and organizations who support the Troops and the completion of their mission - winning the War on Terror to join us. We are responding in opposition to a rally call by National Unions for its members to demand we pull our troops out of Iraq. We are opposed to that call as 1) We need to complete the mission and our Troops want to complete the mission and 2) the Unions are not speaking for its members many of which support our troops!

Our gathering will be patriotic, please no signs--bring the symbol of our unity--your American flag!

Location: WWII Memorial which is just to the North of the Veterans? Administration building, 20 W 12th Street, St. Paul, MN.

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Saturday, September 08, 2007
Men Like These

Thursday afternoon, I caught the last half of a presentation by Admiral William Fallon--the Commander of US Central Command--on Minnesota Public Radio's Midday program. Fallon's remarks were made on Tuesday in California.

He's an impressive speaker with a keen grasp of the cultural, historical, and political factors at play in the critical area of the world that he oversees for the US military. I can't imagine a better ambassador for US interests abroads. You can listen to the program here.

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Thursday, August 30, 2007
It All Depends Whose Arse Is Really On The Line

Bob e-mails to hep us to an interesting tally:

I have been listening to NARN a lot these last few months and it is becoming one of my favorites. I came across this article about how the official military sites have been audited to have thousands of security violations in their content while mil blogs only have accounted for 30. Might be an interesting twist to your gatekeeper segment next weekend. Keep up the good work.

Here is the story he mentions:

The Army's greatest leak of sensitive information isn't through bloggers, it's the Department of Defense's own official web site. These findings came from a series of audits (PDF) performed by the Army Web Risk Assessment Cell (AWRAC), which were recently published by the Electronic Frontier Foundation as part of its lawsuit to obtain the documents under the Freedom of Information Act.

The 10-person AWRAC found that despite the Army's claims that "milblogs" posed a major potential security risk to the Department of Defense because of violations to the operational security policy (OPSEC), only 30 violations were found on 594 blogs monitored between January of 2006 and January of 2007. Comparatively, official military web sites contained 3,900 OPSEC violations.

Given the disparity in security violations, it can be argued that the military is making too much of military bloggers. Consider the month of September in 2006. The military examined more than 209,000 blog pages, but did not find a single violation. In the three months previous, a grand total of three violations were discovered. During that same four-month period, the military discovered 571 violations on official Army web sites.

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Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Homeward Bound

State expects Guard homecoming soon:

The first wave of Minnesota National Guard members whose tour of duty in Iraq was extended by several months is expected to return home within the next several weeks.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Maj. Gen. Larry Shellito, Minnesota's adjutant general, are expected to announce details of the return at a briefing at 3:45 p.m. today at the State Capitol.

The 2,600 Minnesota Guard members, attached to the 1st Brigade Combat Team of the 34th Infantry Division, were mobilized for training in October 2005 and left for Iraq in March 2006. They were scheduled to return home beginning this spring.


And even though she's recently had a sad event to deal with, Liz is ready to celebrate.

UPDATE: Rumor has it that the homecoming will begin Saturday.

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Friday, May 18, 2007
Armed Forces Day

Tomorrow is Armed Forces Day. It's a good time to honor the men and women serving in our military, recognize their sacrifices, and try look for ways to support them.

On the Northern Alliance Radio Network Volume One (11am-1pm), we will be speaking with Staff Sergeant David Thul live from Iraq. Sgt. Thul is a member of the Minnesota National Guard and one of the organizers of the Appeal For Courage:

As an American currently serving my nation in uniform, I respectfully urge my political leaders in Congress to fully support our mission in Iraq and halt any calls for retreat. I also respectfully urge my political leaders to actively oppose media efforts which embolden my enemy while demoralizing American support at home. The War in Iraq is a necessary and just effort to bring freedom to the Middle East and protect America from further attack.

He was also the behind an effort to build up reading material for the troops in Iraq, which was detailed at Power Line here and here. And he had an opinion piece that appeared in the Star Tribune in March and was also covered by Power Line:

There can be no compromises in Iraq, no negotiated peace. The enemy here is radical Islam, whether in the sectarian violence in Baghdad that seeks to draw all of the Middle East into open war, or the terrorists of Al-Qaida here in the Anbar province who are looking for a new home base since we kicked them out of Afghanistan. If we pull out before the job is done, we will face not only the same chaos and genocide that we saw after pulling out of Vietnam, but we will leave Iraq in a power vacuum with greedy and ambitious neighbors on all sides.

I've now been deployed 2½ years of the 3½ years since my daughter was born. I would love nothing more than to be at home sharing in her young life and enjoying a Minnesota summer. But I want to come home with honor, knowing that I have helped to make the world she will live in a little safer.


We'll be discussing all of this and much more with Sgt. Thul tomorrow beginning around 11:15am. Scott Johnson from Power Line refers to Thul as the "pride of Minnesota" and those words seem especially apt on a day when we honor the armed forces. You can listen to the show locally on AM1280 The Patriot or live on the internet stream. If you'd like to ask Sgt. Thul a question or thank him for his service, give us a call at 651-289-4488.

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Thursday, March 29, 2007
Neil Duncan Benefit

Neil Duncan Benefit:

Army Sgt. Neil Duncan, from Maple Grove, MN, was severely injured in Afghanistan on December 5, 2005 when an improvised explosive device (IED) ripped through his Humvee. Neil was seriously wounded as a result of the explosion. He lost both of his legs, shattered his jaw, broke his elbow and hand, and sustained multiple shrapnel wounds. Within a week of the attack, Neil was transferred to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC where he began the long road of recovery.

Neil went through more than 20 surgeries, rigorous physical and occupational therapy along with dental reconstruction over the last 14 months at Walter Reed. However, through his mental/physical strength and determination, Neil has overcome this huge hurdle as he is now able to do things he was once able to enjoy.

As Neil will be coming home to Minnesota, his friends and family want to give him a proper welcome home and help him financially as he starts his new life as an independent person. A homecoming benefit to honor Neil and to express our sincere appreciation for his sacrifice and commitment to our country will be hld. This benefit will include a silent auction, raffle, and cash donations as well as a chance for people to meet our hero. All proceeds will be used to help Neil build an independent life adapted to his specific needs - a handicap accessible house, a vehicle with adaptive equipment, etc.

The benefit is scheduled for Saturday, April 21, 2007 from 2-6 p.m. at the American Legion in Osseo, Minnesota.

American Legion Post #172
260 4th Avenue SE
(Hwy. 169 & Cty. Rd. 81)
Osseo, Minnesota 55369

It will be open to the public and seeks to raise money to help Neil make the difficult adjustments that lie ahead, such as buying a house and adapting it to his specific needs. The event is being organized primarily by Neil's parents, sister, and brother-in-law who are actively seeking contributions from the public as well as from private organizations who want to be a part of this noble cause.

All donations are welcomed. Both cash donations as well as donations for the silent auction are being requested. All contributions--big or small--will be gratefully appreciated. "We know that people live very busy and active lives. Anything ranging from a gift card to a coffee shop, to a round of golf at a golf course, even tickets to a special event will be a hit!" Minnesotans are saddened that Neil's life has taken such a dramatic turn as a result of the explosion, yet Neil's family is confident that Minnesotans' heartfelt compassion will be reflected in their generosity.

Thank you for your attention and support in honor of Sgt Neil Duncan--a real hero!


If you can't attend the benefit, but would like to help out, you can make a donation through PayPal.

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Saturday, February 10, 2007
Genuine Sacrifices In Real Wars

Jonathan Gurwitz on Help for the Intrepid in today's WSJ (sub req):

SAN ANTONIO -- The word "sacrifice," like the word "war," lends itself to political and rhetorical excess. There are symbolic sacrifices in metaphorical wars. Then there are genuine sacrifices in real wars.

The latter was on display last week at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, as representatives of a grateful nation dedicated the Center for the Intrepid and two new Fisher Houses to those wounded in the global war on terror.

The center is a 65,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art physical rehabilitation facility. The Fisher Houses are homes away from home for the families of military personnel being treated at military medical centers and Veterans Administration hospitals. The center and the houses were built entirely with private funds. More than 600,000 Americans contributed $50 million to construct the Center for the Intrepid. Thousands more donated the $8.3 million needed to build the new Fisher Houses for Brooke Army Medical Center, home to the sole Army Burn Center and one of two Army Amputee Care Centers. BAMC has treated more than 2,600 service members injured in Afghanistan and Iraq. Only Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. has cared for more casualties.

As the dedication ceremonies commenced, 300 wounded military personnel walked, staggered and rolled beneath the drawn swords of an honor guard to take their seats in the front rows. One of them was Staff Sgt. Jon Arnold-Garcia.

Staff Sgt. Arnold-Garcia of the 101st Airborne Division lost the lower half of his right leg to a grenade when insurgents struck his convoy in Hawija, Iraq. Not yet fitted with a prosthesis, Staff Sgt. Arnold-Garcia was on crutches.

As the Joint Service Color Guard of the Military District of Washington presented colors, Staff Sgt. Arnold-Garcia rose to attention, without crutches, on one leg.

Next to him was a soldier I knew. Staff Sgt. Steve Bosson of the 1st Cavalry Division is a bear of a man. Looking at his frame, you wouldn't know he's been through three years of surgeries, prosthetic fittings and rehabilitation. Staff Sgt. Bosson lost the lower half of his left leg to a grenade in an ambush west of Baghdad.

At moments during the National Anthem, Staff Sgt. Arnold-Garcia would teeter a bit. To keep his balance, he would occasionally touch the elbow of his right arm, drawn up in salute, to the shoulder of Staff Sgt. Bosson. It was a fleeting yet moving portrait of genuine sacrifice.


A few have actually had the temerity to question this private effort, saying that it's something that the government should rightly be doing.

Arnold Fisher, the philanthropic force behind the center, who saw it through from groundbreaking to completion in fewer than 15 months, provided a rhetorical answer: "Why would we want our government to do that which we could do ourselves in half the time, at half the cost and twice the quality?"

Well said.

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Friday, March 12, 2004
The Few, The Proud, The Blogger Marines

The ability of Joe Carter (of Evangelical Outpost) to conceptualize and effectively communicate conservative ideals puts him among the best dozen or so amateur Internet writers in the business. For his blogging skills alone I've long considered him a force for good and a stalwart defender of truth, justice, and the American Way. Finding out today that he's an active duty US Marine, soon to be serving in Iraq, puts his qualifications in a whole new class.

I'm sure all bloggers like to occasionally think our ceaseless sarcasm, ridicule, and pulsating acrimony are doing some good in the grand debates of politics and life. And maybe it does, who knows? But what is the worth of the sum total of the entire blogosphere's output compared to one man picking up a gun and making the security of his countrymen his personal responsibility?

I think George S. Patton (via George C. Scott's portrayal), crystallized this comparison best when he said, in regard to the infamous solider slapping incident: "All of this over a little kick in the pants? What's that compared to war?" The same, no doubt, could be said of the blogosphere.

On NRO this week, Tom Smith wrote an excellent tribute to the accomplishments and continuing legacy of the Marines. To contrast the difference between the role played by Marines in fighting tyranny vs. the role played by bloggers, I've taken the liberty of excerpting from Mr. Smith's article, with one key term searched and replaced.

Not to take anything away from the U.S. Army--its soldiers have performed magnificently, and will no doubt continue to do so--but America's enemies have a particular fear of bloggers.

During the first Gulf War in 1991, over 100,000 Iraqi soldiers were deployed along the Iraqi-Kuwaiti coastline in anticipation of a landing by some 17,000 bloggers. Terrified by what they had been taught about the combat prowess of bloggers, the Iraqi soldiers had nicknamed them "Angels of Death." The moniker--first published by Pulitzer-winner Rick Atkinson in his best-selling Crusade--carried over into the second Gulf war, last year, as the bloggers swept across the Iraqi plains. Attacking American forces were unsettling enough, but reports of the blogging "Angels of Death" being among the lead elements were paralyzing to many Iraqi combatants.

Best-selling author Tom Clancy once wrote, "Bloggers are mystical. They have magic." It is this same magic, Clancy added, that "may well frighten potential opponents more than the actual violence bloggers can generate in combat."


Joe Carter, blogger extraordinaire and Marine--we salute you and wish you the best in your upcoming mission. And I leave you with Tom Smith's unadulterated conclusion, for we all share the sentiments expressed:

Despite its detractors, the Marines have become a wholly American institution--like baseball players, cowboys, and astronauts--in the eyes of most Americans. Marines indeed may be extreme, but America loves them, extremism and all. And fortunately for America, her enemies in the war against terror will continue to shudder upon hearing, "the Marines have landed."

In fine blogger tradition, of course, I can't leave on such a positive note. So instead, I'll leave you with George S. Patton?s words to the Third Army in his speech before the Normandy invasion:

We want to get the hell over there. We want to get over there and clear the goddamn thing up. You can't win a war lying down. The quicker we clean up this goddamn mess, the quicker we can take a jaunt against the purple pissing Japs and clean their nest out too, before the Marines get all the goddamn credit.

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