Lest We Forget

» by GI Korea April 25th, 2008 at 11:28 am » Comments (17)

April 25th is ANZAC Day in Australia that remembers the ANZAC soldiers of World War I along with other Australian soldiers of the past and today. ANZAC stands for the ...more »

Context of Recruiting Convicted Felons into the US Military

» by GI Korea April 21st, 2008 at 8:40 pm » Comments (3)

The Associated Press is running yet another story about how the US military is recruiting felons into the force: Under pressure to meet combat needs, the Army and Marine Corps brought ...more »

Mahdi Army Targeting Civilians in Sadr City

» by GI Korea April 21st, 2008 at 6:33 am » Comments (0)

The Mahdi isn't going to have much popular support in Sadr City if they keep this up: Ayman, bleeding profusely from his arm, was rushed to Company ...more »

Iraqi Army Secures Mahdi Army Controlled Areas of Basra

» by GI Korea April 20th, 2008 at 8:45 pm » Comments (0)

The fact that the Iraqi Army has now moved in and secured areas of Basra formerly held by the Mahdi Army is news I am hearing little about in the ...more »

Two Killers of SGT Matt Maupin Captured

» by GI Korea April 20th, 2008 at 8:03 am » Comments (0)

Recently the remains of missing US soldier Sergeant Matt Maupin who went missing four years ago, were uncovered in Iraq. With the recovery of the remains two of the killers ...more »

Lawmakers Criticize State Departments Efforts in Iraq

» by GI Korea April 19th, 2008 at 12:16 am » Comments (0)

It is good to see that the State Department is coming under increased bipartisan scrutiny over the department's efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan: Still, lawmakers on the ...more »

Responding to Media Distortions from the Miami Herald & Newsweek

» by GI Korea April 18th, 2008 at 8:22 pm » Comments (0)

Small Wars Journal has two excellent postings up that show how shoddy/biased/incompetent (pick one) that US journalism has become. The first posting is a response to an article published in ...more »

TIME Magazine’s Cover Photo Angers Veterans

» by GI Korea April 18th, 2008 at 10:19 am » Comments (2)

It is bad enough that the sacrifices of today's servicemembers are trivialized by the media but now even the sacrifices of World War II veterans is being trivialized as well: ...more »

Army Renews Captain Retention Bonus Program

» by GI Korea April 18th, 2008 at 7:42 am » Comments (0)

If you are a Army captain that missed out on the last captain retention bonus program, well you are in luck because it is being offered again this year: ...more »

CID Agent Quits Due to Questionable Rape Allegations

» by GI Korea April 18th, 2008 at 7:02 am » Comments (3)

What makes this court martial case interesting is not the fact that a CID agent was convicted for refusing to do his job, but the reason why he did not ...more »