Archive for June, 2010
An Excerpt from “Combat Veterans, Bringing it Home” Command Incompetence
Posted by JohnTidyman in Front Page on June 30, 2010
Bill DeWitt, MA, MFT, LDAC, served as an infantry platoon leader and company commander in Viet Nam, 1967 to 1968. His career as a counselor started when he earned his Masters degree in counseling. He later became a licensed drug and alcohol counselor and marriage and family therapist. Throughout his career, he has worked with [...]
The Veteran’s Friend Fades Away
Posted by JohnTidyman in Front Page on June 29, 2010
Pamela Murphy, widow of WWII hero and actor, Audie Murphy, died peacefully at her home on April 8, 2010. She was the widow of the most decorated WWII hero and actor, Audie Murphy, and established her own distinctive 35 year career working as a patient liaison at the Sepulveda Veterans Administration hospital, treatingevery veteran who [...]
Five Possible Answers from Gen. McChrystal to the Commander in Chief’s Query, “What were you thinking?”
Posted by JohnTidyman in Front Page on June 22, 2010
5. I thought Rolling Stone was the name of the latest operation. 4. You read Rolling Stone? 3. The reporter said he’d keep my name out of it. 2. You’re the boss? Holy shit! I thought I was the boss. 1. Hey, you’re the guy who promised a transparent administration, not me.
You Call This a War?
Posted by JohnTidyman in Front Page, Uncategorized on June 15, 2010
Not me. I don’t know if the idiocy is unprecedented, but this disaster looks as if it might last longer than the Thirty Years War. I like that quote, “Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.” You kidding me? We love repeating history. The basics of combat in Korea, Viet Nam and the [...]
The War in Afghanistan, 2025
Posted by JohnTidyman in Men at War on June 12, 2010
At the rate we’re pursuing military and political objectives in Afghanistan, here are a few headlines from the future, specifically, 2025: Dad and Two Sons in Same Outfit; Father Speaks Fluent Pashto, Sons Speak only Farsi” “GIs Rename Minaret of Jam: Minaret of Peanut Butter and Jam” “GIs Rename Farah River; The Farah Faucet” “BP [...]
Close enough for government work. Not.
Posted by JohnTidyman in Front Page on June 11, 2010
Oh, boy, what if you went to Arlington to, say, plant your Uncle Louie, a sailor who fought in the South Pacific in World War II, and, on opening the grave site, found it to be the final resting place for somebody else. There is that old battle adage that ends with, ” … let [...]
A Dogface from the Big Red One on Stolen Valor
Posted by JohnTidyman in Front Page, Men at War on June 9, 2010
By Patrick M. McLaughlin Throughout the generations, our warriors have never been able to pick their wars. They serve when and where “we the people” tell them to go. The Vietnam War was no exception. When the World War II generation sent us off to fight in Vietnam, by war’s end, collectively we looked something [...]
Cuyahoga Community College, A Veteran Educator and an Educator of Veterans; Honored Again as “Military Friendly School”
Posted by JohnTidyman in Front Page on June 8, 2010
Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) was among the institutions named on the 2011 list of Military Friendly Schools as released by G .I. Jobs Magazine. This is the second year in a row that Tri-C has earned this honor. The list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools who are doing the [...]
Customer Testimonial on Hewlitt Packard is Right on Target
Posted by admin in Front Page, Videos on June 7, 2010
This soldier in Iraq had an HP printer which quit working. He contacted HP tech support for help to fix it. HP told the soldier that he would have to pay them for the advice. Watch this 60 second video for his response to them.
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