Category Archives: Military

Last week, re-enlistments down. Quota missed.

Posted on December 29, 2023 by On the North River

This week… Overseas But Paying the Price: Army Ends Policy that Allowed Soldiers to Store Belongings While Deployed Army G-1, which oversees personnel policy and is commanded by Lt. Gen. Douglas Stitt, a Biden appointee, decided current travel policies note … Continue reading →

Posted in 2023, All the News not fit to print., Can't fix Stupid, Military | 1 Comment

Pearl Harbor Day (from 2014)

Posted on December 7, 2023 by On the North River

Since last year a friend returned a copy of a picture we gave them years ago, the original of this photo was lost in the house fire, including the negative. From a trip we made to Hawaii to visit Donie’s … Continue reading →

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Veterans, please read.

Posted on November 6, 2023 by On the North River

A Secret War, Strange New Wounds and Silence From the Pentagon Dave Philipps and Matthew Callahan When then-Lance Cpl. Javier Ortiz came home from a secret mission in Syria, the ghost of a dead girl appeared to him in his … Continue reading →

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If seen, is that a good or a bad thing?

Posted on September 18, 2023 by On the North River

The Marines Need Help Finding a Lost Stealth Fighter and Nobody Can Stop Laughing Those F-35 stealth fighters must be even closer to invisible than I thought because the Marines lost one on Sunday and nobody can find it. A … Continue reading →

Posted in 2023, All the News not fit to print., Military, Tongue in Cheek | 3 Comments

Speed Check.

Posted on August 12, 2023 by On the North River

SR71  pilot… Major Shul passed away in May.

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This one is in memory of my favorite departed Marine.

Posted on July 31, 2023 by On the North River

Family Forced To Pay To Transfer Body Of Marine Killed In Botched Afghanistan Withdrawal The family of one of the 13 fallen U.S. Marines in the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal was asked to pay $60,000 to transfer her body to Arlington … Continue reading →

Posted in 2023, Biden Crime Family, Military | 1 Comment

Comprehensive article but leaves out one important thing.

Posted on July 1, 2023 by On the North River

WSJ — Veterans don’t want their kids to enlist… Besides the economy, the social Darwinism, the resentment of the veterans in their family;  whats the other nagging fear? The stories every decade reporting on the deficiencies of the Veterans Administration … Continue reading →

Posted in 2023, 2024, Cranky, Deep State, Military, When Progressives Attack | 3 Comments

Flag Day (Repost)

Posted on June 14, 2023 by On the North River

Flag Day in United States Flag Day is annually held on June 14 to honor the United States flag. Local names Name Language Flag Day English Día de la Bandera Spanish Flag Day 2012 Thursday, June 14, 2012 Flag Day … Continue reading →

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In great deeds… annual repost.

Posted on June 6, 2023 by On the North River

From 2019 I read today as a prelude to a story about D-Day commemorations the phrase “This will be the last significant observation of this event. Because only a handful of living veterans are now participating and none will be … Continue reading →

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From Irish’s blog, “Repatriating the Remains”.

Posted on May 29, 2023 by On the North River

Any who, long story short, I took the two attached photo’s while providing logistical support during a repatriation of remains from Hanoi, Vietnam.  The ceremony is extremely quiet and you will notice the U.S. flags are not draped over the coffins.  That … Continue reading →

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