Military stories from past to present, both wars.

Recap on that Loser Andrew Diabo, least we forget…

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 1 Comment »

How a local 'war hero' went AWOL Andrew Alexander Diabo of Bucks claimed to have been a Marine pilot. Then the feds started a probe.   April 25, 2010|By Larry King INQUIRER STAFF WRITER       The local war hero has vanished, having slipped out ...

Marines urinate on Dead Taliban fighters…

Thursday, January 12th, 2012 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 4 Comments »

Marines urinate on Dead Taliban fighters… That is the headline today that has the halls of the Pentagon in “Duck and Cover” mode I’m sure.  I hate to see the Boss (CMC) take a face shot over this incident.  The usual ...

Pakistan Two Step…

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 2 Comments »

The Pakistan dance… Since the times of Alexander the Great, getting logistics into Afghanistan has been a tremendous nightmare.  You have a landlocked country where most of our supplies come through a place called the Torkham Gate which links Afghanistan to ...

Sgt. Mad Dog Tracy’s Fiction about the TSA trip home

Saturday, December 11th, 2010 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 10 Comments »

TSA and Soldiers Returning Home From Afghanistan‏   Everyone loves a good story and I am telling you right now that this letter being sent around the world by a fictional Soldier named Mad Dog Tracy is a total work of fiction.  ...

You Served Blog talk Radio

Thursday, October 14th, 2010 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 2 Comments »

Hey guys, there is a Blog conference out in Vegas right now and they have a live stream going. Please go check this out. YouServed Radio.  Troy and a whole bunch of great folks are out there right now.  Enjoy the conference!! Semper ...

The Islamic Elephant in the room!!

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 8 Comments »

[caption id="attachment_593" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Burka Babe near Downtown Fort Worth TX"][/caption]   The Islamic Elephant in the Room,  Have you ever heard the old English expression about “The Elephant in the Room?” That’s when there is a topic so toxic that no one ...

Blogger Landmines

Thursday, December 10th, 2009 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 2 Comments »

Guys, I have been writing on and off for four years now and one of the things in the back of mind is “Will I get hammered for this?” There are opinions that I feel very strongly about and have put ...

Wise words from SgtMaj Sauer USMC

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 2 Comments »

A buddy Dave Hollenbeck, sent this great piece to me that was posted on “Let them fight or bring them home” This fits in well with what I have been talking about lately on Afghanistan.   Jim Sauer is a retired Marine ...

How do you fix a problem like Afghanistan?

Friday, July 31st, 2009 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 9 Comments »

Afghanistan? “How do you fix a problem like Maria???” The song from the Sound of Music, which is on TV as I channel surf, reverberates in my head as I sit here thinking about the situation in Afghanistan. How do you fix ...

My vacation back to Afghanistan part one

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 10 Comments »

I have written very little since I returned from Afghanistan last November and part of that has been due to my disappointment over how certain “Non-Profit” support the troops companies are really a “For-Profit” making a tidy income. This will ...