Thanks, V, for posting. They're the best group of guys (and gals) I know.

I extend my condolences, as well. Seeing this made me think of my own grandfather who passed on as I was in California, on my way to Iraq in 2004. I g...

Do you know what the tune was?

All eternity to talk to your bitter rival? Doesn't sound like "up there"!!

Thank you for thinking of me when you put the poem here, BUT I AIN'T READY YET !!!! OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIE, WE JUST FADE AWAY. ...

Flowers around a foxhole, what a hell of a good idea !!! Reading Rocky J's post made me think of another WWI poem. Not quite as light as the ...

I agree, Rock. Sergeant was a great rank. Unfortunately, when I was a Sgt. I didn't have any troops to lead due to my specialty (Nuclear, Biological, ...

What's the highest rank available? In the US Army, Air Force and Navy, the highest rank is an O-11 - General of the Army or Air Force and Fle...

In the case of Operation Dragoon (by the way, there is a great article in Military History Quarterly on Op Dragoon - I will post it in the near future...

Hey, M, I just noticed that you are about a week away from hitting your 8000th post! Holy cow! I bet you wonder where the time has gone! You...

I hadn't finished the article yet, and I admit my knowledge of that landing is not as mature as others. It would seem that the fact that it went well ...

In the case of Operation Dragoon (by the way, there is a great article in Military History Quarterly on Op Dragoon - I will post it in the near future...

She was in a village north of where I was stationed in Iraq. I would have liked to get the leg out of the shot but you can only do so much with fleeti...

It's true that seeing things like this seem different when you are a parent. You really feel for the parents.

It seems that the only people in America (and many other PC influenced countries) that can be freely made fun of are Christians, conservatives, priest...