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Frederick Douglass — Still the Man

Congress is going to honor Frederick Douglass with a statue.

I think a more fitting tribute would be to impeach the first Black President. Barack Obama shits on Frederick Douglass’ memory and legacy every day. Hey, I have a dream too.

Gone Baby Gone

Well wadda ya know? Folks are beginning to miss ole George W. Bush according to a recent Gallop Poll:

Bush has maintained a fairly low profile in the four years since he left office. However, he returned to the public eye this year with the April opening of his presidential library at Southern Methodist [...]

Saturday Open Thread

Charles Nelson Reilly’s one man show The Life of Reilly is incredible. Here he relates his experience at the Hartford Circus Fire of 1944

In Class With Floyd -- Laws of War

Tonight for the last discussion in my Spring International Law seminar we will be discussing Jus in bello or the law regulating conduct by combatants (earnestly called Humanitarian Law)… in that we will discuss weapons like the use of gas during WW1 (and by the Egyptians in Yemen during the mid 1960s)… It always [...]

KlanoKKKrats

In addition to reading Larry Elder’s 10 Things You Can’t Say in America in the late 90s, I cite my turning point to leave the Democrats in my rearview as the moment I finally realized they no longer were the party of John F. Kennedy and his “Ask not what your country can do for [...]

Honoring Ronald Reagan, Kinison-style (BUMPED)

Please continue to rest in peace as best as possible, Gipper. We’re doing the best we can to keep your spirit alive down here. Nine years ago today, we lost one of the greatest Presidents (and men) this country will ever see. Take it away, Sammy …

WARNING: Language not suitable for work, small [...]

Brothers From Another Mother

And that’s really unfair to Richard Nixon.

h/t Powerline

Friday Open Thread

*BENFOLD, EDWARD C.

Rank and organization: Hospital Corpsman Third Class, U.S. Navy, attached to a company in the 1st Marine Division. Place and date: Korea, 5 September 1952. Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa.

Citation: For gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while [...]

Today’s Hero

MARM, WALTER JOSEPH, JR.

Rank and Organization: First Lieutenant (then 2d Lt.), U.S. Army, Company A, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) Place and Date: Vicinity of la Drang Valley, Republic of Vietnam, 14 November 1965 Date of Issue: 12/19/1966

Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above [...]

Tuesday Open Thread

*MUNEMORI, SADAO S.

Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company A,

100th Infantry Battalion, 442d Combat Team. Place and date: Near Seravezza, Italy, 5 April 1945. Entered service at: Los Angeles, Calif Birth: Los Angeles, Calif. G.O. No.. 24, 7 March 1946. Citation: He fought with great gallantry and intrepidity near Seravezza, [...]

Memorial Day Open Thread

DEWERT, RICHARD DAVID

Rank and organization: Hospital Corpsman, U.S. Navy. Hospital Corpsman attached to Marine infantry company, 1st Marine Division. Place and date: Korea, 5 April 1951. Entered service at: Taunton, Mass.

Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving [...]

First Attack: The Video!

The full-length Threedonia Production is finally here!

The Threedonia Cast of Characters, involved were:

• Outlaw13 (Producer/Photography/Historical Consultant)

• Eric (Talent Coordinator/Location Sound)

• Floyd (Location Teleprompter/Production Assistant)

• Kenn C (Director/Editor)

Please also remember the fine folks at Air Warrior Courage Foundation when considering donations to worthy causes.

ED. Bumped for Memorial Day [...]

Memorial Weekend Five

With Memorial Day Weekend upon us and in Wanks’ absence… the Five will honor our war vets by highlighting their stories. What are your favorite military books or just even make suggestions for books about American military history, memoirs, etc.?

In no particular order…

1. With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by [...]

Saturday Open Thread

Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy

Date of Issue: 10/22/2007 Organization: U.S. Navy, ALFA Platoon, SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1

Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as the leader of a special reconnaissance element with Naval Special Warfare Task Unit Afghanistan on [...]

Friday Open Thread

Private First Class Ross A. McGinnis

Date of Issue: 06/05/2008 Organization: U.S. Army, Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Infantry Division Date Entered Service: June 14, 2004

Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty: Private First Class Ross A. McGinnis distinguished himself [...]

Thursday Open Thread

CRILLEY, FRANK WILLIAM

Rank and organization: Chief Gunner’s Mate, U.S. Navy. Born: 13 September 1883, Trenton, N.J. Accredited to: Pennsylvania. (19 November 1928). Citation: For display of extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession above and beyond the call of duty during the diving operations in connection with the sinking in a depth [...]

Headbanger's Book

The book is billed as the definitive oral history of metal music with a foreword by Scott Ian of Anthrax and an Afterword by Rob Halford of Judas Priest.

Excerpt of the book at The Village Voice:

New York is a music mecca—the Brill Building, Broadway, street performers, subway buskers, the Metropolitan opera—but it’s [...]

Wednesday’s Hero

MUNRO, DOUGLAS ALBERT

Rank and organization: Signalman First Class, U.S. Coast Guard Born: 11 October 1919, Vancouver, British Columbia. Accredited to Washington. Citation: For extraordinary heroism and conspicuous gallantry m action above and beyond the call of duty as Petty Officer in Charge of a group of 24 Higgins boats, engaged in the evacuation [...]

Monday Open Thread

SPRAYBERRY, JAMES M .

Rank and Organization: Captain (then 1st Lt.), U.S. Army, Company D, 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry , 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) Place and Date: Republic of Vietnam, 25 April 1968 Date of Issue: 10/09/1969

Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and [...]

Sunday Open Thread

KANE, JOHN R. (Air Mission)

Rank and organization: Colonel, U.S. Army Air Corps, 9th Air Force. Place and date: Ploetsi Raid, Rumania, 1 August 1943. Entered service at: Shreveport, La. Birth: McGregor, Tex. G.O. No.: 54, 9 August 1943. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry in action and intrepidity at the risk of his life above [...]