[Show as slideshow] The “Green Beret Magazine” was originally published by 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) from 1966-1970 in Vietnam. This reissue edition consists of all 52 issues printed on glossy paper stock bound into 5 volumes. Original issues of “The Green Beret Magazine” have become price ...
Vietnam militaria has been my primary collecting focus since I entered the hobby and Special Forces berets rank high on my list of items I will never grow tired of collecting. With all the variations of flashes (shield shaped beret insignia), makers, and DI’s (Distinctive Insignia), one could easily ...
Tom Ricks has a post that includes an e-mail from a colonel who discusses the problem of additive bureaucracy in the armed forces. It’s a bit jargon-heavy but worth the read: We never seem to reduce any of the requirements for existing organizations when we create new ones – all the new good ideas ( ...
1 minute astrology that lasts five minutes This is from 2007 when Pluto was turning direct in Sagittarius. It’s a Pluto-themed story (Sagittarius) and on topic for the current discussion on this blog which I intend to wrap up today. Everyone in this story (including the motel guy) was a criminal. It ...
Catch up here : The Power of Love and Friendship, Part 1 - Don't Be Deceived So HQ was tossing me cards, I was playing them and eventually others started to show up. I got some new friends and I started to build relationships with them. The friendships I already had got stronger and people in the gy ...
Russians. Where would we be without Russia? Off the top of my head, they’ve given us fur hats, the helicopter, and Maria Sharapova. Now they’ve started pirate hunting cruises. I first got word of this innovation through XbL. Basically, some Russian luxury yachts will take the wealthiest Russians on ...
As Iraqi security services prepare to take back their towns from the Americans on Tuesday, the sharpest arrow in their quiver is an elite, American-trained force with a reputation that leads many Iraqis to call it “the dirty brigade.” Its real name is the Counter Terrorism Bureau, and its commander ...
Astrology in real life The soldier has been stopped for a day and a half. He is getting his truck serviced. He happened to run into a fellow ex-missileer. I was aware of this because he has a framed poem, Missileer by Capt. Robert A. Wyckoff. He had me read it to him over the phone, as he repeated t ...
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We learned that Andy* will be one of the speakers at the event “ Speaking up for Heroes” on 16 July 2009 at the Royal Institution, London. “For one unforgettable night, several of the finest speakers in the UK will gather at the Royal Institution, London, to present on the subject of courage, of ach ...
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