Military stories from past to present, both wars.

Lt. Killjoy

Sunday, July 1st, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

I told you guys about a site I love called “Together we served” where you can find old military buddies from your branch of service. Well, I found one of my old Instructors from The Basic School named LtCol Joe ...

Wild Hogs Part Deux

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Dear Gang,There were three morale boosters while over in Iraq that made the world of difference for me. First was Anysoldier.com, an organization that I am a fevered believer in. Second was Boca Java Coffee. They sent over two hundred ...

I kid you not!!

Monday, June 18th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Hey Guys,I just wanted to wish you all a wonderful Fathers day for the guys out there who are Fathers and thanks to all the wonderful women who helped us be Fathers. So here is a toast to all of ...

COMBAT DEATHS ARE PART OF VICTORY

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Guys,This is a letter from my Dad. It could be a two part letter to the people, but I told him it was fine as stated. There are so many things in this piece that ring true and need to ...

Together we served

Thursday, June 7th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 4 Comments »

Hey Guys,No story today, just some Admin notes of interest. First of all, I am flying up to St. Louis MO on the 22nd of June to join Marty Horn and Maj Pain for a Harley Bike ride in support ...

"T" Model

Thursday, May 31st, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Let’s talk about my plane today. The mighty KC-130 has been around for almost fifty years or so and they are still pumping the latest version, the “J” model, out of the Lockheed plant in Georgia. Rumor has it that ...

Memorial Day

Monday, May 28th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Guys,I just want to say thanks for all that you have done for the US and her service men/women. As I sit and watch “Patton” on AMC, I am reminded that we can win all wars with the ...

Last Leg home

Thursday, May 24th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Aubrey was her nameThe last leg home on this month-long journey was punctuated with slight bumps as we slowly plowed across the tops of the clouds. The sound of Bread played into my headset as I sat at the Radio ...

Dark Days Ahead

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Until today, I believed that we were winning the war and that it was in fact winnable, but I came across official correspondence today that offers irrefutable proof this is no longer the case. The situation here is obviously ...

Trixx are for kids

Thursday, May 10th, 2007 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | No Comments »

Hey guys,Just wanted to say hi from Korat Thailand! This det has been fun but the best part is hijacking a Thai internet signal and chatting with my wife and folks via MSN messenger. I was finally able to get ...