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BURY ME WITH SOLDIERS
I've played a lot of roles in life;
I've met a lot of men,
I've done a lot of things I'd like to think I wouldn't do again.
And though I'm young, I'm old enough
To know someday I'll die.
And to think about what lies beyond,
Beside whom I would lie.
Perhaps it doesn't matter much;
Still if I had my choice,
I'd want a grave amongst Soldiers when
At last death quells my voice.
I'm sick of the hypocrisy
Of lectures of the wise.
I'll take the man, with all the flaws,
Who goes, though scared, and dies.
The troops I knew were commonplace
They didn't want the war;
They fought because their fathers as
Their fathers had before.
They cursed and killed and wept...
God knows they're easy to deride...
But bury me with men like these;
They faced the guns and died.
It's funny when you think of it,
The way we got along.
We'd come from different worlds
To live in one where no one belongs,
I didn't even like them all;
I'm sure they'd all agree.
Yet I would give my life for them,
I know some did for me..
So bury me with soldiers, please,
Though much maligned they be.
Yes, bury me with soldiers, for
I miss their company.
Father Charles R. Fink
Memorial Day, 2003
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Missing Ft. Bliss Soldier Found Alive
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Army's New Site: 'Gifts' to Soldiers
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T Spells Reduced Stigma
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US, Afghan Troops Rescue 16 Hostages
A farmer held captive for four months was freed along with 15 other men last week by U.S. and Afghan forces in western Afghanistan, officials say.
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Korean Mud Festival may Ban US Troops
The manager of a popular South Korean beach festival said Tuesday that drunken and rowdy U.S. troops are such a problem that organizers have considered banning servicemembers from the event.
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Build Muscle With Suspension Training
The diversity of this training system and programming is unique in its development but simple to perform, though you will be challenged as every movement requires balance and core strength.
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Getting Psyched Out During Competitions?
Stew - Can you give me advice on how SEALs deal with psychologically tough situations? I seem to have some sort of competition blockade. Do you have any ideas besides sports hypnosis? I mean tricks that I can do myself.
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Build Up Your Running Program with the Sun
For the past few years, I have started an outdoor running program as the weather breaks from Winter to Spring. This running plan works as the sun rises in the morning prior to work or school as we are about 65% more likely to accomplish a workout if done at any other time than immediately after work.
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Heroic Civil War Soldier Gets Glory
Actor Denzel Washington and stage performer Mitch Capel have both portrayed the heroic Sgt. William Carney for the camera. Who's better looking?
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The F-35 is Worth the Cash
Is the F-35 overhyped? That is one question that is being asked in light of both American refusal to release the source code for software, as well as the climbing price (up to $63 million per-plane). The real answer depends on what competing aircraft have to offer.
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Gates Questions Contractor Training
I'm not sure how I feel about this... From this afternoon's Military.com headlines: Use of Contractors for Training Faces Review Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered a top-level review of the Pentagon's use of private security contractors, including the controversial Moyock, N.C.-based Blackwater Worldwide, to train American troops. "Why have we come to rely on contractors to provide combat or combat-related security training ... Are we comfortable with this practice?" Gates asked in a July 10 memo to Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The defense boss also requested more detail on how much each of the military branches is spending on contractor-supplied training and whether the services have established "appropriate red lines" governing "what types of security training are permitted to be contracted out." He expects initial answers sometime this week, Gates said in a letter Friday to Virginia Sen. Jim Webb. A Mullen spokesman confirmed that a response is in the works. I've run into a lot of contractor trainers in my travels and I've got to tell you, they're by in large pretty darn good at what they do and provide a necessary service to American troops preparing for battle. Most...
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Obama MV-22 Flight Update
OK, so according to Marine Public Affairs, I was wrong...or should I say the veteran crew chief who told me during one of my flights in the Osprey was wrong. Turns out, Obama was picked up at LZ Washington in the Green Zone in the MV-22. He was flown to Ramadi, where he met with tribal sheiks there who were part of the Anbar Awakening movement. Then he reboarded the Osprey and flew to Amman. This is logical on several levels. First, if he's going to a Marine AO for meetings with Anbar officials, it stands to reason the Corps would pick him up in an Osprey rather than a 46. The trip is faster and at a higher altitude, so at least tactically, it's safer. Also, the Osprey is the most capable aircraft for the long trip from Ramadi to Amman. A 46 would suck for that distance and the 53 wouldn't be a whole lot better. And you can't land a C-130 at Ramadi. Hence the Osprey flight. Marine officials, though at first skeptical themselves, didn't see a publicity stunt on this one. But I am curious about the landing at LZ Washington. That LZ is pretty...
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The New Air Force 2?
I'm not sure if anyone else noticed this, but I think it's pretty significant in one way or another. So, if you take a look at the pictures and video footage of Barack Obama's trip to Amman, Jordan, those of you who are sensitive to this sort of thing might notice something strange about the aircraft he was walking out of. For me, the tip off was the sound the plane was making. Having spent some time with the squadron, something in my brain told me it wasn't a C-130 and it wasn't a 53 or a 47. "But surely," my consciousness told me, "they wouldn't risk the safety of a presidential candidate on something most 'experts' say is so dangerous..." Then I pulled out my trusty TiVo remote and confirmed my suspicions. Obama flew from Iraq to Amman on an MV-22 Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Transport squadron 162 -- the newest Osprey squadron to deploy to Iraq. I'm kicking over some rocks as we speak to see if this was by happenstance or by design. Was the Corps strategically placing a potential president in the Osprey to wow him into continued support for the pricey assault support...
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QinetiQ, Boeing Partner on Long-Endurance UAV
This article first appeared in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report. FARNBOROUGH -- Boeing has selected QinetiQ, the U.K.-based defense technology company, as its key technology partner on Vulture -- the ultra-long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) concept proposed by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The $3.8-million first phase of the program will see QinetiQ participating in system definition and analysis as well as a review of system requirements. The challenge? To create a large, load-carrying UAV able to remain aloft for weeks on end. As part of the Boeing team, QinetiQ is expected to apply expertise gained in the development of Zephyr, a high-altitude long-endurance UAV. Launched by hand, Zephyr, is built mainly from lightweight carbon fiber. It flies on solar power by day and draws power from rechargeable lithium sulfur batteries by night. In October of last year, Zephyr exceeded the official world record duration for unmanned flight, with a 54-hour mission flown over the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. DARPA's goal for Vulture is the ability to carry a 1,000-pound, 5-kw payload for an extended period, while remaining on station despite strong high-altitude winds and other factors. Considered a "pseudo satellite," Vulture may...
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Gliding Across the Atlantic
An unmanned submersible operated by Rutgers University's Coastal Ocean Observation Laboratory (COOL) is "flying" -- underwater -- from New Jersey to Spain. The remote-controlled undersea glider will travel more than 3,800 miles, and will collect key scientific information on the temperature and salinity of the Atlantic Ocean. "The big advantage is, it's totally unmanned," according to Conrad Lautenbacher, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which sponsors the submersible. "It's very efficient and can be used to obtain the same kind of data we gather from ships." In general, sea gliders are Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) that use small changes in buoyancy in conjunction with wings to convert vertical motion to horizontal, and thereby propel themselves forward with very low power consumption. While not as fast as conventional AUVs with propulsion systems, gliders using buoyancy-based propulsion represent a significant increase in range and endurance compared to vehicles propelled by electric motor-driven propellers. The sea glider has a battery-powered data collection and satellite communication system. The U.S. Navy as well as NOAA have been developing such sea gliders for several years. During its trans-Atlantic cruise the glider will periodically rise to the surface of the ocean to transmit...
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Making the Adjustment to College
"I said we have to recognize the disconnect and, to some degree, accept it. I didn't say we have to sit back and wait for someone else to help vets."
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LAFD Academy : Train Like Your Life Depends on It
"Realistic training is a must in firefighting and LAFD worked hard to ensure that recruits and active-duty personnel get the best training available."
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The Humongous Terrorist Watch List
"Trying to be the 'big man on (the world) campus,' comes at a horrendous cost to American freedom . . ."
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Federal Jobs Increase
" ... signs point toward massive hiring for federal jobs in the next five years because of retirements ..."
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Tillman Family Still Waiting for Answers
". . . when they're not expanding the definition of executive privilege, officials . . . suffer selective amnesia."
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