Send a gift to soldiers over seas, written 1 week ago, SEND A PRE-PAID PHONE CARD TO A LONELY SOLDIER OVERSEAS CHECK IT OUT HERE Our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are thousands of miles from home: lonely. exhausted. aching to hear the sound of a loved one's voice. Your gift now can help the USO s...

Canadian Armed Forces Station in Afghanistan news.

In Their Boots, written 2 days ago, Here at A Soldier's Mind, we've tried to make sure our readers were able to read the stories of our Troops. Be it the stories of heroic actions that our Troops have taken in the combat zone, to struggles they've faced when they've returned home from combat. We'v...

Thoughts regarding confinement at a regional correctional facility from the viewpoint of the soldiers themselves.

Nuclear news notes from all over for 11/16/08, written 6 days ago, A collection of small but significant items for your reading pleasure Book beats expectations Gwyneth Cravens, author of the book, "The Power to Save the World, the Truth About Nuclear Energy" (Amazon) writes to this blo...

Corruption Is As Corruption Does, written 4 days ago, Villainy from a master. Corruption is Decider George’s real middle name — along with a nasty form of depravity named Karl Rove — and this innate form of life has spilled over into Iraq, an original corrupt state, where pocketing US cash ha...

The Crazies Are Coming, written 6 days ago, Westboro Baptist Church I mean. I don't think I can think of a family more debased. I guess this is what happens when you have rampant imbreeding. Phelps Coming to Vancouver?

As states weaken, the world finds a return to brigandage UPDATE: Somali Islam extremists to the rescue, written 2 days ago, I don’t quite get the modern love affair with pirates. I wonder if in 350 years there’s going to be some romantic notion of the global Islamic terrorist network - “Osaba ...

The Bonds Between Sailors and Ships, written 2 days ago, One of the first things that jumped out to me while digging through the USS Freedom (LCS 1) on my first day was the very interesting bond between sailor and ship. Unlike many ships in the US Navy, most of this crew has spent at least the last ...

2008 National Book Award Winner: The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family, written 3 days ago, Congratulations to Annette Gordon-Reed for winning the 2008 National Book Award for non-fiction. Annette Gordon-Reed The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family W.W...

IN A RHYTHM, written 3 days ago, IN A RHYTHMName: GruntMPPosting date: 11/19/08Returned from: AfghanistanTraining for: IraqHometown: Springfield, MAEmail: gruntmp31a@hotmail.com(Editor's note: Longtime readers will remember GruntMP's contributions to The Sandbox from Afghanistan in 2006-7, including...

Visualizing Holes in Global Infrastructure, written 1 day ago, The International Chamber of Commerce has a nice google maps mashup visualizing pirate attacks in 2008. On the Gulf of Aden front, there is an incredibly detailed google map showing the relevant shipping routes, suspected resupply point...

A computer geek joined the Army

Use of Cyber Warfare Will Limit U.S Freedom of Action says Intelligence, written 1 day ago, Not entirely cyber warfare related but still a very interesting read, but according to the Global Trends 2025 report by the National Intelligence Council, irregular warfare, which cyber warfare is part of, wi...

U.S. Marine Corps Birthday, written 1 week ago, VFW Commander-in-Chief's message regarding the Marine Corps birthday: Semper Fi! Happy Birthday, Marines! On November 10, we celebrate the 233rd year of rich tradition and spirit of the U.S. Marine Corps. From the "Halls of Montezuma, ...

"Adult time for adult crime", written 3 days ago, In St. Johns, Arizona, an eight year old boy shot and killed his father and a boarder with a .22 caliber rifle. This is what the local police determined after interviewing the child without an adult family member present or an attorney. Nor...

The Deployment Game: Livin' FOBulous, written 3 days ago, www. youtube.com/caseyjporter The deployment and stop-loss of Casey J. Porter

Obama IS My President!!!, written 2 weeks ago, Finally, an end to the madness! Eight years of insanity have finally ended!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Buy me coffee!

Where's the Beef?, written 1 week ago, Baldrige Burger Originally uploaded by Tidewater MuseThis was too good to pass up; this essay was written by Jeff Wright and published in the November 2008 CG OPC Newsletter. By Jeff Wright The visual model of the Baldrige criteria, showing the categories and...

Thoughts on military matters.