Flash?
12 Nov 26 Flash in the Pan? The USMC has now doubled-down on its choice of the H&K 416 rifle (M27) in conventional 5.56×45 caliber over the Army’s new SIG rifle, optics, and caliber, the M7 (now the M8) in the new high-pressure 6.8×51 caliber (277 Fury). The Marines have re-ordered additional copies of the […]
Correction!
11 Nov 26 I meant to say, “Veterans’ Day” Originally called “Armistice Day” and “Remembrance Day,” 11 Nov commemorates the official end of WWI. I got the two Federal Holidays mixed up! I trust my sentiment was not lost! /John
Memorial Day
11 Nov 26 This Memorial Day, 2026, is a Federal Holiday dedicated since the American Civil War (in those days known as “Decoration Day”) to solemn remembrance of those of us who valiantly died while serving our country and while in our country’s uniform, many of whom were my personal friends and comrades. Past wars […]
Darkness!
2 Nov 26 Dark Clouds! Our State Department has now listed thirteen countries where, for personal security reasons, travel by Americans is not recommended. Most are in the Middle East, but all of Europe is currently under siege by a curious confederation of Communists and mostly illegal Islamic migrants. Barbarous violence is ever their calling […]



