Smoke Pit V

But on the topic of the Second World War here's what is hands down my favorite ancectdote of Audie Murphy, the most decorated American servicemen and the story of his nigger gun.

I could make some big post for the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord but truth be told it has been done to death and I firmly believe that looking forward is the way. We know the score. Continue to create and strengthen your families & tribes, because that will be what will save you.

"The ongoing conflict in Chechnya has enabled Russia’s armed forces to become expert in insurgency tactics. Russian lessons learned include foreseeing and predicting Chechen use of deception and ambush operations as well as improvised explosive devices. Russia’s armed forces also had to learn Chechen movement and command and control procedures. These lessons learned are important and should be studied by US forces since Iraqi insurgent tactics bear a striking resemblance to many of these procedures"

Today marks the 30th Anniversary that Michael Jackson personally ended the War in Yugoslavia after being paradropped by the UN and Bill Clinton in what was deemed "The Concert to Save The Balkans". Really.

"The SF sniper is a selected volunteer specially trained in advanced marksmanship and fieldcraft skills. He can support special operations (SO) missions and is able to engage selected targets from concealed positions at ranges and under conditions that are not possible for the normal rifleman"

Stagnation is slow suicide. You have to keep moving forward or you'll slide backwards