This is a book that every politician who talks about sending American troops into harm’s way should be required to read. War really is ugly, and our American press works really hard NOT to show that..
Men Of War – The Book
Major Van Harl
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Henry Repeating Arms – Made In Wisconsin
Two hundred miles out of Milwaukee on I-94, I was en route to the small northwest Wisconsin town of Rice Lake to visit Henry Repeating Arms.
We Buried An Air Force Cop Today
Just days before Christmas 2015, six Air Force law enforcement die in the wasted hell hole of Afghanistan.
Now More Women Can Die For Their Country
Finally Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has made the Department of Defense a much more “fair” place for all to live and work and yes die, because he formally ended the ban on women serving in combat..
Air Force-One, Air Force Cops – History And Perhaps The Future
I have worked with fellow AF “cops” who had had an assignment protecting Air Force-One. Lots of great international travel, with nothing but the best of accommodations while on the “road.” T
If Not Ambushing ‘Walkers’ – Your Holding Ground At The Outhouse
The goal was to be able to exit my outhouse in the middle of the night, locate the threat, sight in the danger and engage if necessary to protect myself…
Bonnie & Clyde Type Violence Sadly A Modern Day Trend
There will always be a next modern version of Bonnie and Clyde and good people will die. The real issue is how fast they can be stopped and how to mitigate the death and destruction…
Henry Arms Mare’s Leg Lever Action Pistol – Unique, Beautiful & Strangely Practical
The Henry Arms Mare’s Leg Lever Action Pistol meets the needs for enjoyable social shooting, putting food on the table & stemming the tide of evil.
If My Volkswagon Car, Why Not My Tank?
What if a tiny little sleeper-chip is planted in our cell phones, laptop computers, tablets and pads? On the day the next war starts…
Dilbert, On Gold You Cannot Eat
When SHTF do you really think I will swap you my non-perishable food for your gold coins?
65 Years Since Inchon & The Korean War
Hopefully life is much more valuable in Korea today, at least in South Korea…
Too Close, The Degree Of Separation From Deadly Violence
Bob’s brushes with crises, and therefore his, too-close-for- comfort degree of separation of deadly violence is somewhat unique…
Megyn Kelly Is Not Walter Cronkite
For those of you like my liberal family members and friends, perhaps you are asking yourself who is Megyn Kelly???
Moon Pie Therapy for Active Duty or Old Vets
The American G.I. still loves Moon Pies, even with all the new modern snack foods that are out there…
Startled Morning Wake Up And The Price Of Gas
I noticed at least four times during the day people filling up extra five gallon gas cans as they were refueled their vehicles, thought nothing of it….
RED MOON the Book
Red Moon can be a great training aid for those who may want to read just how hard it is to survive when power & water is cut off to millions of Americans, Not to mention werewolves…
The Death Of Billy Cracker’s Family-For The Cause
There were hundreds if not thousands of Billy Crackers who as free men suffered and died because of slavery…
Lack Of Trust Or Inconvenience – We Won’t See Armed Airmen
Very little will change, I say again the senior military leadership is afraid to allow its own, vetted and expertly trained members to carry firearms…
American Hiroshima 70 Years Later?
Al-Qaeda seems to have a bottomless pit of money to finance their terrorist missions, to include paying for former military that have weapons of mass destruction…
Uglier Than Homemade Sin
When the only two thing of true value are food and ammo, sadly in a total social breakdown women become a commodity…
GI Ponchos, Saving The Day for a Third Generation
The old GI poncho worked for any size person, and mine did and continues to save the day for me. Now it is saving the day for new veterans, one of them my daughter…
Patriots The Book And The Greek Euro
Food and ammo are the most important items and something to store water in. A $15, five gallon water jug will sell for $100 empty someday…
Church Violence, Evil Then And Now
Churches have money, property, and people, with all three representing targets of value to evil…
What If You Could Legally Only Own One Firearm?
The majority of the countries of the world that grant their citizens the “privilege” of limited gun ownership…
Crime Down, Abortion Up, Are They Related?
What is happening is there are fewer bad guys to commit the crimes and it all goes back to Roe v. Wade and the legalization of abortion in the US…
Naps And Snacks, The Later Years
“They get naps and snacks, life was good in grade school” my then eight grade daughter advised me…
DRUNK – FALL – DIE, Crisis & Alcohol Do Not Mix
In time of crisis, security is first, safety is second and nobody wants a drunk with a weapon watching their back as the world is falling apart…
French, Belgian & Chinese Troops Invade & Occupy Canada – LIBERATORS the Book
We are Canada and they are us. They are the closest international family we will ever be privileged to have. I say again, we cannot fail Canada…
Desperate Times, Desperate Measures, Coleman Has Your Back
When the lights go out all the unprepared people will love you for your Coleman lantern, maybe a little too much, so be careful who you befriend in hard times…
Hard Times & Evil Will Come Again, They Call That A Wolf Winter
The Swedish interpretation, the term Wolf Winter refers to a very harsh, perhaps brutal winter based on nature’s unforgiving elements. It also can mean a “dark” time in human being’s lives…