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Shooting school helping soldiers get better

Bouhammer — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:09:01 +0000

There is not much in life better than a dead tango when you are in combat. Our soldiers are trained very well in how to kill them before they kill us, but that training is sometimes dumbed down to the lowest common denominator. Sometimes the time is not always available to get into more advanced shooting techniques and styles.

Watch this great video from the NRA on Gunsite Academy in Arizona and how once a year they invite military members out to take part in their advanced shooting courses free of charge. In my opinion, it is Gunsite’s way of making sure more of our guys come home and more of the Tangos don’t.

Ranger Up trying to help Veterans with Employment

Bouhammer — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:22:30 +0000

My good friend Nick Palmisciano over at Rangerup.com has published the first of four videos giving advice and guidance for veterans looking for employment. Nick is a former US Army Ranger and now CEO of Ranger Up so he is more than qualified to give such advice.

In this first introductory video listen to Nick explain why he is doing this and how he compares looking for a job to a peanut-butter and jelly sandwich. I must say his comparison is pretty ingenious and really breaks it down to be simply understood.

Jon Stewart’s lack of PT helps the troops

Bouhammer — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:12:44 +0000

Picked this up on militarytimes.com blog outside the wire. I watched this episode last night as I DVR every Jon Stewart and Colbert show and try to keep up with them.

Even though he is a self-admitted liberal, Jon Stewart is a big troop supporter having went over to the sandbox himself at least once that I know of and has hosted the last two Remind.org For The Troops fundraising comedy events.

This time it is funny to see his inability to stay in shape help the troops.

BTW this does have some foul language and may not be safe for work or around little kids.

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I love it when they kill each other

Bouhammer — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:40:55 +0000

I saw this over at my good friends and fellow milbloggers site, http://thisainthell.us/blog/

It is just too funny not to watch a couple of times. They ask a good question over at TAH, “Why is this war taking so long?”

Marines in action

Bouhammer — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:11:08 +0000

I saw this clip yesterday and then was just reminded of it again. Some great first-hand footage of our mighty US Marines in the fight and what they deal with day in and day out.

Following in the footsteps

Bouhammer — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 04:13:22 +0000

I have to give a H/T and thank US Army Europe for sending me a tweet and letting me know about this video. I am also honored that they took the time to send this to me to see. Joseph Brennan is a soldier who was motivated by this cousin, Josh Brennan. Josh died in a famous battle, but his name is not that widely recognized.

So Joseph knows and understands the terrible possibilities of serving in combat. However that did not stop him from following in Josh’s footsteps.

Qaddafi is dead, WARNING-GRAPHIC IMAGES, UPDATED with NEW video

Bouhammer — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:37:53 +0000

It looks to be pretty well verified. Below is the video from Al-Jazeera showing Qaddafi dead on the ground.

WARNING-GRAPHIC IMAGES

So what now?

UPDATED, New Video showing Quaddafi still alive after they captured him, but before they put a bullet in the back of his head.

Meet Tyler Southern, Combat Wounded Marine; some assembly required

Bouhammer — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:05:30 +0000

This link to this story was sent to me by a very close friend who works as a trauma nurse in the Military Hospital System. These facts, these faces, and this life is what she lives every day at work and I am sure she lives it at home.

It is a long story, but if you truly care and are concerned about our wounded warriors, you will take the time to read it. I am not a big fan of the Huffington Post, but bravo to them for doing a great job on this story.

They not only tell the story of Tyler but also present a lot of facts about our wounded coming home

About 45,000 American troops in all have been wounded in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan in ways that have been seriously enough to warrant their evacuation to a hospital.

Within that group are roughly 16,500 who have been severely or catastrophically wounded, meaning they have lost the use of at least one limb and have other debilitating injuries.

These include 1,350 amputees and about 6,800 other men and women whose limbs are so mangled that their injuries will “affect their ability to function for the rest of their lives,” said Ficke.

In addition, the Defense Department currently has on its books 310 cases of spinal cord injury, 2,043 troops with deep burns, 130 with the loss of at least one eye, 3,573 with severe penetrating head wounds, and 2,235 with severe traumatic brain injury. More than one fourth of military casualties suffer deep facial wounds. Some of these wounded troops are recorded in two or more categories: It is common, for instance, to see patients with multiple amputations and burns. On average, the wounded are being carried off the battlefield with 4.8 wounds each.

Separately, the Department of Veterans Affairs has on its rolls 6,500 severely wounded veterans under its care. VA officials expect that number to double to 13,000 within four years as the severely wounded retire from active-duty Defense Department care to the VA.

The VA accounts each year for the number of veterans who begin to receive disability payments. New cases of veterans receiving compensation for mental disorders have leaped from 32,838 in 2006 to 60,535 new cases in 2010.

To read all of Tyler story of what happened to him and where he is now, check out:

www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/10/beyond-the-battlefield-part-1-tyler-southernn999329.html?page=1

Living life on OP1

Bouhammer — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:20:36 +0000

Here is the latest “Downrange” video from the Pentagon Channel. The first part of the broadcast is about living life on Observation Post #1 (OP1) above FOB Tillman in Lawara District, Paktika Province, Afghanistan. Take note of how soldiers appreciate the austere but simple life of “livin’ in the suck”.

Marine C-130s are now Missile equipped

Bouhammer — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:22 +0000

This is a great video produced by the NRA of Oliver North showing the new Missile equipped C-130 the Marines have. It is sort of like a AC-130 Spectre Gunship that the Air Force flies, but not as heavily armed.

If the above video does not work, you can click on www.nralifeofduty.tv/#/cololivernorth/VideoModule/477 to watch it on the NRA site.