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Step into my library of writings, film, and tweets; a collection of some of the better thoughts I've released into the universe β please enjoy:
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Sean Parnell, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of War & Assistant to the Secretary of War for Public Affairs.
Parnell is a combat veteran and leader who commanded one of the most decorated units in the history of the Afghanistan War. During his 16-month deployment, he was awarded numerous honors for his extraordinary service, including two Bronze Stars (one for valor) and the Purple Heart. Eighty-five percent of his platoon received Purple Hearts for wounds incurred in battle, but his men gave far more than they received. His platoon killed more than 350 enemy fighters in some of the deadliest firefights of the 20-year operation. In addition to leading soldiers through heavy combat, Sean helped lead diplomatic negotiations on the ground in one of the most hostile & unforgiving geographic locations on the planetβthe Af/Pak border.
In truly large-scale global kinetic engagements, there will be fronts that are not prioritized with the latest exquisite technology.
These will see lower-tech and highly producible (effectively) analog ordnance return.
But all will answer to the orbital-bombardment master.
Is there a future in which missiles become less effective due to lasers and we see heavy artillery/munitions return to battleships?
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Civilian clothes, a borrowed T-28, and no fixed address.
Raven FACs, Long Tieng, Laos, 1970.
Batch 1 is 200 US-made khaki oxfords.
anything but plain.
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Field notes, hand lens, rolled sleeves.
Apollo crew geology training, Quitman Mountains, Texas, 1969.
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Lamp is lit.
Marine with Animal Company, 1st Bn, 7th Marines, smokes a cigar during ACβ‘οΈDC 24.3 (Archipelagic Coastal Defense Continuum)
Barira Municipality
Mindinao, Philippines
May 15, 2024
πΈ of Mars via ComCam's Sgt Jupiter
Watch the real speech, and then listen to the spin to follow;
See for yourself.
LIVE: @SECWAR Holds a Press Briefing at the Pentagon teapaw.org/i/broadcasts/2dKRaJWKrβ¦
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LIVE: @SECWAR Holds a Press Briefing at the Pentagon teapaw.org/i/broadcasts/2dKRaJWKrβ¦
General John A. Lejeune's Birthday Message (1921)
On November 10, 1775, a Corps of Marines was created by a resolution of the Continental Congress. Since that date many thousand men have borne the name Marine. In memory of them it is fitting that we who are Marines should commemorate the birthday of our corps by calling to mind the glories of its long and illustrious history.
The record of our corps is one which will bear comparison with that of the most famous military organizations in the world's history. During 90 of the 146 years of its existence the Marine Corps has been in action against the Nation's foes. From the Battle of Trenton to the Argonne, Marines have won foremost honors in war, and in the long eras of tranquillity at home generation after generation of Marines have grown gray in war in both hemispheres, and in every corner of the seven seas that our country and its citizens might enjoy peace and security.
In every battle and skirmish since the birth of our corps Marines have acquitted themselves with the greatest distinction, winning new honors on each occasion until the term marine has come to signify all that is highest in military efficiency and soldierly virtue.
This high name of distinction and soldierly repute we who are Marines to-day have received from those who preceded us in the Corps. With it we also received from them the eternal spirit which has animated our corps from generation to generation and has been the distinguishing mark of the Marines in every age. So long as that spirit continues to flourish Marines will be found equal to every emergency in the future as they have been in the past, and the men of our Nation will regard us as worthy successors to the long line of illustrious men who have served as "Soldiers of the Sea" since the founding of the corps.
Semper Fidelis
A thread on the history of one of the most legendary infantry battalions of the past century.
OIR 2016 - 2017 - 10th Tour: Oct. 2016-April 2017, 3/7 redeployed for SPMAGTF-CR-CC. after rigorous pre-deployment training, they supported anti-ISI ops in Battle of Mosul, aided internally displaced persons near Jordan/Syria border, and paved the way for larger-scale Syrian ops.
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Happy birthday, Marines.
General John A. Lejeune's Birthday Message (1921)
On November 10, 1775, a Corps of Marines was created by a resolution of the Continental Congress. Since that date many thousand men have borne the name Marine. In memory of them it is fitting that we who are Marines should commemorate the birthday of our corps by calling to mind the glories of its long and illustrious history.
The record of our corps is one which will bear comparison with that of the most famous military organizations in the world's history. During 90 of the 146 years of its existence the Marine Corps has been in action against the Nation's foes. From the Battle of Trenton to the Argonne, Marines have won foremost honors in war, and in the long eras of tranquillity at home generation after generation of Marines have grown gray in war in both hemispheres, and in every corner of the seven seas that our country and its citizens might enjoy peace and security.
In every battle and skirmish since the birth of our corps Marines have acquitted themselves with the greatest distinction, winning new honors on each occasion until the term marine has come to signify all that is highest in military efficiency and soldierly virtue.
This high name of distinction and soldierly repute we who are Marines to-day have received from those who preceded us in the Corps. With it we also received from them the eternal spirit which has animated our corps from generation to generation and has been the distinguishing mark of the Marines in every age. So long as that spirit continues to flourish Marines will be found equal to every emergency in the future as they have been in the past, and the men of our Nation will regard us as worthy successors to the long line of illustrious men who have served as "Soldiers of the Sea" since the founding of the corps.
Semper Fidelis
Avenge Saint Nicholas.
BONES attributed to Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, kept since 1098 in Saint-Nicolas-de-Port, in Meurthe-et-Moselle, were STOLEN from their reliquary inside the basilica, then DESTROYED.
The suspect, arrested at his home, admitted to SMASHING the display case protecting the reliquary, then stealing its contents, BURNING the bones and CRUSHING them out of a βdesire to destroy.β
(Source: L'Est RΓ©publicain)
Immigration Maximalism was THE official position of Republican National Committee, not something fringe.
Look at these constituents and delegates at the RNC Convention, do they look "pretty far right" to you?
Even so, abandoning the stalwart base of party core is astounding
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Trump endorses an amnesty deal with Democrats, saying immigration maximalists are on the βpretty far rightβ and suggesting that illegals who have been in the US for 10-15 years should have an opportunity to stay.
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"734 days until the 2028 Presidential Election!"