A Few Things

Blackfive has two interesting views of the war in Iraq, written by men serving their country. The first is by a Marine Lieutenant; the second is by a 1^st Cav medic, both of these well written articles lend their unique perspective to the war as they are serving in different areas of Iraq.

I highly recommend stopping by and reading what is truly going on in that war torn city, straight from the mouths of the people serving.

On a similar note, I am sure everyone has been following the number of attacks and killings of ranking members of al Qaida these past few weeks. It is very apparent that our special operations teams have been extremely busy. Any successful attack on these pieces of scum is a big plus and although their names remain secret, they all deserve our respect.

I wanted to take a moment to send a huge Ranter Salute to Cpl M and his wife over at, A Soldier’s Perspective on the birth of their daughter, Annabella Emilee Scott, born December 30th 2006, at the Naval Hospital on Camp Lejeune. She weighed 7 lbs, 12 ounces, and was 19 inches long. Time of birth was 2:34 PM.

I am very sorry my congratulations are late, but Cpl M and his family know they are sincere. So welcome to the world Annabella Emile and Happy Birthday and a huge Semper Fi to the proud Papa.

Thanks
Ranter