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Medal of Honor Recipient Melvin E. Biddle Passes Away at 87

» by December 17th, 2010 at 5:06 pm » Comments (1)

His citation reads- He displayed conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy near Soy, Belgium, on 23 and 24 December 1944. Serving as lead scout during ...more »

9-11 Eight years later- In memory of Ken Marino

» by September 11th, 2009 at 9:27 am » Comments (5)

This is a re-post of something I wrote on 9-11's fifth anniversary. Ken Marino, age 40 was a NYC firefigther who died on 9-11. He was the only person I knew ...more »

Iraqi Grandpa Takes Down Suicide Bomber

» by October 19th, 2007 at 9:05 pm » Comments (1)

This is happening more and more in Iraq today and most of the media is missing it: A 72-year-old man recently shot dead a would-be suicide bomber ...more »

Navy SEAL Awarded Medal of Honor

» by October 12th, 2007 at 9:12 pm » Comments (1)

Via Blackfive comes news that a deserving American hero has been awarded the Medal of Honor: Two years after his death in a harrowing firefight on an ...more »

Tales of Two Soldiers

» by August 4th, 2007 at 8:01 am » Comments (0)

The last of the soldiers involved in the 2006 rape and murder of an Iraqi family has been convicted: A military jury found a soldier guilty of ...more »

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