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- Books & Gear The commissions from the gear and books you buy here (or on the sides of the page) help pay for the costs of the page and to fund Pro-Troop Non-Profits we endorse.
- Memorial Day Observations From 2008
- Overcoming Adversity: MSgt Jonathan White and the Team Semper Fi Fund effort Like chapters in a book, this links to the challenges and successes of one Marine, his wife, and family. Like most good Marines and good NCO's, he asked for nothing for himself and used his challenge for the benefit of other Marines to a greater degree than anyone could have anticipated.
Categories
- Afghanistan News - This is where you'll find the accumulation of daily news on the Nation and on the War. Some stories are both humanitarian and military in nature, but both gets reported here.
- Afghanistan Progress Reports - For the overall progress or digress of the Mission of the Nation and the Military in the first front in the War On Terror.
- Africa - The AfriCom Command is the newest in the Military on the most militant continent in the world. With AQ opening a new front in North Africa and still active in Somalia 15 years after Clinton's retreat, the phrase "God Left Africa" is not only prevalent from the lips of Europeans that go, but seems sometimes seems the only possible explaination for what happens there. The Dark Continent often gets a hands off approach from the world simply because solutions seem so elusive.
- Airpower - Daily Summaries of how the Air Jockey's are doing their part to bring peace to the world through Air Superiority.
- Answering Questions - Regardless of the forum in which asked, mine or elsewhere, this is the place where the most inspired answers get published. If you have a question, feel free to email me or ask in comments. If you would like to see it published for all, don't be afraid to mention that. Most times I mask the name to protect the author who hasn't expressly stated their desire to be recognized.
- Books - Book Reviews or notes, depending as much on my own motivation as their importance.
- Current Affairs - International News or Bigger Picture articles that don't fit into other categories.
- Film - The occasional commentary on Movies, DVD, etc.
- Food and Drink - MsMarti's favorites. I can sum up mine here: Coffee & Heineken.
- Games - Another of MsMarti's favorites. I recommend Monopoly, Risk, & Axis & Allies.
- Hall of Heroes - Stories of Valor - One of the mainstays of the page. We go to a variety of sources to find the stories of true heroes with a focus on those from Our Current Conflicts. You're likely to find a Hero from near your hometown.
- Hardened Warrior Series - These stories of our Hardened Warriors demonstrate their generosity, their dedication to protection of the true innocents and unarmed civilians. The stories are far more common than my resources report. Most such events occur without publication outside the witnesses themselves.
- History - Terrorism - The bigger story of past terrorist events along with events that don't fit into the categories elsewhere and hence are future history.
- Honoring Our Heroes - The stories of how our citizens and our governments demonstrate their gratitude to those that have defended them, including bridges and roads named as well as ships.
- In the Troops Words - When the troops wish to say something, it can be found here.
- Information FOR The Troops - When the world is willing to help the Troops, when a business offers their gratitude, it is here.
- Iraq News - Daily Report - One of the first reports that inspired the website, if the world of journalism had been doing their job, there would have been no need for me to start it. This is where you'll find the daily news and the daily combat news from what AQ had once declared as the "central front" in the war against the West.
- Iraq Progress Reports - The bigger picture of progress in Iraq including reports from the Generals, ignored by the media.
- Know Your Enemy Series - It's taken me years to understand much of the culture of the religion, the thought processes and goals of the enemy, as well as the excuses they use for the atrocities they commit against muslims and Westerners. Here, I try to put it all into terms the Western Mind can understand.
- Military News - News of the Military, but not necessarily the War On Terror.
- Music - self-explanatory
- NASCAR - It all began with "True Fans of The Troops." NASCAR began in the South. The South has a strong tradition of Patriotism and Volunteering to Serve the Nation. It's little wonder that NASCAR is so strongly devoted to the Troops, to the Military, and to the Nation.
- Politicians - When they decide to comment on the Mission, the Military, & the Troops, they become fair game. Like it or not, politics effect the War, the Mission, and the Troops.
- Politics of Peace - The Anti-War crowd is not anti-violence. They are not pro-peace. And there is little obvious logic in the alliance between the "anti-war," "communists," "islamists," "progressives," and "liberals." Since these alliances seem illogical and yet there are connections, we explore why Code Pink et.al. show reverence for Islamism and Chavez though they are at opposite ends of the ideological spectrum. We seperate out the followers and naive from the leaders and lies. Many, if not most, truly believe in peace, but the leadership is not so pure.
- POW-MIA - From how to sit the ceremonial table to Recovering those that have long been missing.
- Pro-Troop Businesses - Recognizing those that demonstrate their gratitude. We don't necessarily endorse the businesses, but do suggest you consider them since they are doing for the troops.
- Religion - Some things are different.
- Scholarships - Veterans & Troops - When we find a scholarship for the troops, we publish it here. Some are for specific Veteran classes and some are for dependents.
- Science - As related to Military Technology
- Sports - NFL, NASCAR, Sports Figures as they relate to the Military.
- Support Our Troops - Actively - Ways you can do something, whether you have time, money, or little of either.
- Support Our Veterans - Troops become Veterans
- Television - Rare remarks
- Time Machine - War Stories - Time Traveler takes us back to his journeys, beginning in 1423 Afghanistan. The Time Machine is a C-17 and Afghanistan's calender says its 1423. The terrain and technology is not so different than what we would expect if our own calender said it was 1423. These short stories reflect on the challenges, sometimes humorous, sometimes unbelievable of what it is like to be in a 15th Century Nation.
- Troop Generosity - The Troops keep giving to the community, even at home.
- Veteran/Soldier Health - Issues effecting our health, as it breaks or as a reminder.
- Veterans' & Survivors' Benefits - These are earned but often not known.
- Videos - Music Tributes, USO Tours, Frontline action with the Troops, a video often ends up in multiple locations, but usually also here.
- Web/Tech - I'm not much of a techie, but if we find something interesting, this is a place to put it.
- Weblogs - When a particularly interesting page is found, we have a place to talk about it, even if most times, it simply ends up in the referrals list.
- © Copyright Policy - So you know what is expressly authorized and what is reserved. We try to extend the same courtesies which we ask.
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