Category Archives: War

River and Kayaking pictures are coming but first the Mud

Posted on June 6, 2013 by On the North River

Samantha Power’s Five Worst Statements Our new UN Ambassador, she once was recorded as urging the US to invade Israel to the benefit of the Palestinians, Speaking about her own comments, Power said, “This makes no sense to me.” “Even … Continue reading →

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Winter Soldier

Posted on May 3, 2013 by On the North River

Poll shows 29 percent of voters think ‘armed revolution’ might be needed Asked whether an armed revolution might soon be necessary to protect liberties, 29 percent said yes. Another 47 percent said no, while the rest were either unsure or … Continue reading →

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The 71st and Final Reunion of the Doolittle Raiders.

Posted on April 18, 2013 by On the North River

Doolittle Raiders fans flock to meet their heroes At an emotional meeting last fall, the four surviving Raiders decided this reunion would be their last public gathering. The events have drawn crowds for decades. Cole said he hadn’t given much … Continue reading →

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Support the boys.

Posted on February 14, 2013 by On the North River

People Pray, I Turn Up The Radio” – A girl  I have become better because of this blog.  The truth is I was going to get rid of the whole blog for reasons I won’t discuss.  When it came down to … Continue reading →

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Elite Infantry: As the military gets smaller, it needs to be more elite

Posted on January 25, 2013 by On the North River

Elite Infantry: As the military gets smaller, it needs to be more elite (Which means LESS women and NONE in Combat) [Excerpt] Marine Officer Katie Petronio wrote abut the struggle of physical reslience during her deployment to Afghanistan commanding a … Continue reading →

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Doug: “Ye Old Pub”

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Doug

Cleared with Snopes Doug ________________________________ Look carefully at the B-17 and note how shot up it is – one engine dead, tail, horizontal stabilizer and nose shot up. It was ready to fall out of the sky. (This is a … Continue reading →

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Bombshell!

Posted on October 28, 2012 by On the North River

I guess it’s obvious that this blog and my poor efforts will be dedicated intensively to the cause of removing that Prince of Fools, the Fakir from the East, that Supreme Egotist, Barack Hussein Obama from the office of President.  … Continue reading →

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Long ago and far away war…remember

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Doug

Photographer Collection: Horst Faas in Vietnam Horst Faas, a Pulitzer Prize-winning combat photographer who became one of the world’s legendary photojournalists in nearly half a century with the AP, captured these images during the Vietnam War. Faas died Thursday, May … Continue reading →

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Doug: Return to Makin Island

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Doug

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE GESTURES FOR WHICH THERE ARE FEW WORDS. Click this link to got to the page on Arlington National Cemetery containing full details of the internment of these Marines with color photos of the ceremony and … Continue reading →

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Molon Labe

Posted on May 29, 2012 by On the North River

“ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ” “War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which … Continue reading →

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