From the category archives:

Military

An observation about the Media

August 12, 2008

There were less than 15 US military deaths in Iraq during the entire month of July 2008. Can you point to one major newspaper that covered this in the same fashion in which they covered our more violent months? I can’t.

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Memorial Day 2008

May 26, 2008

Major General William Troy writes in today’s Washington Post about serving as the General Officer assigned to funeral duty several times over the last few years: My funeral duty has taught me a lot. The cynicism with which some people view politicians doesn’t square with what I’ve seen. Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski and Mike Gregoire, [...]

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Fair Winds and Following Seas

May 17, 2008

Lex moves on to terminal leave with a brief look behind – and a new career ahead. Thanks for your service! And now, I’m waiting on the book…

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A letter from a father

March 1, 2008

Lex shares a very personal letter from his father from his days at the Naval Academy: Dear Son, We are hearing very good things about you, as we told you in our phone conversation last night. We are proud of you indeed and we are sure you’ll make it fine. I know you won’t believe [...]

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RIP Major Andrew Olmsted

January 5, 2008

Each of us – in some way – probably has a Final Post written somewhere to be posted in the event that we pass on before our time…. Andrew Olmsted, an Army Reserve Major serving in Iraq, wrote such a post back in July – before his deployment. Unfortunately, one of his friends had to [...]

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We’re all in

July 2, 2007

We’re not doubling down here. We’re all in. – General David Patraeus Commanding General, Multi-National Force – Iraq

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Memorial Day 2007

May 28, 2007

After nearly eighteen months of silence on this blog, I thought that there was no better day to return than on Memorial Day. Today is the day that we set aside to honor the men and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice so that we may live in freedom. Many of us take the [...]

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Letter by a US Navy Pilot

January 28, 2006

Lex posts a letter from a US Navy Pilot directed at the terrorists. A portion reads: I tell you all this because when I come for you, I want you to know me. I won’t be hiding behind a woman or a child. I won’t be disguised or pretending to be something I am not. [...]

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