https://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/09/09/the-silence-of-the-lion/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/massoudahmedshah262455s.jpgmassoudahmedshah262455s2024-09-09T13:28:37+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2021/09/12/where-were-you-on-9-11-from-the-school-house-to-the-sandbox/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/nps-9-11.jpgnps 9 11https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/herbigs-picts-014.jpgHerbig's picts 014https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/640px-national_park_service_9-11_statue_of_liberty_and_wtc_fire.jpg640px-National_Park_Service_9-11_Statue_of_Liberty_and_WTC_fire2024-09-09T13:22:54+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2022/12/22/boba-fett-isnt-special-forces-he-is-still-just-a-pog/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bf-officer-and-senior-enlisted.jpgbf-officer-and-senior-enlistedhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/the-last-thing-bf-sees.jpgthe-last-thing-bf-seeshttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bf-fennec-and-2-grunts.jpgbf-fennec-and-2-gruntshttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/night-wind-attack.jpgnight-wind-attackhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/night-wind-fennec.jpgnight-wind-fennec2022-12-22T09:39:25+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2017/02/18/roe-and-why-civilians-scare-me/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/centcom-roe-card.jpgcentcom-roe-cardCENTCOME ROE card. In the military ROE is more specific than "shoot everyone that doesn't look like you."https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/gunfight-rules.jpggunfight-rulesWhile not official ROE, when it comes time to get into a gunfight, it s a good tip to follow.2022-11-22T10:48:36+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2022/02/24/the-us-military-is-set-up-for-failure-in-ukraine/2022-02-25T03:42:15+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2021/12/27/boba-fett-is-still-a-pog/2022-01-26T04:42:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2020/01/05/boba-fett-was-a-pog/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/boba-fett-luke-duel.jpgBoba Fett Luke duelCouldn't think of a good reason not to get into close battle with a Jedi? No, nothing comes to mind? Maybe if you didn't believe your own hype you would have shot Luke from a distance. https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/boba-fett-jabba-the-hutt-jawas.jpgboba fett jabba the hutt jawasI'm pretty sure it went like this: "So there I was, at Cloud City, no shit. I tell Vader, I don't care what you do with the blondie, I'm taking Han Solo and that's that. Unless you want to start something."https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/boba-fett-rotj-fett-flirt.jpgBoba fett ROTJ-Fett-flirtShe's a slave girl Boba, she has to be nice to you. He's like the private at the strip club that thinks he has game because strippers keep talking to him.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/boba-fett-rotj.jpgboba fett rotj2022-01-26T04:41:39+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2021/10/25/why-the-endless-war-failed/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/afghan_saffron.jpgAfghan_Saffronhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/police_car_from_afghanistan.jpgPolice_car_from_Afghanistanhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/img_1192.jpgIMG_1192https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/herbigs-picts-004.jpgHerbig's picts 0042021-10-26T03:21:25+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2021/08/25/the-afghanistan-exit-was-a-charlie-foxtrot-because-of-course-it-was/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/6785986.jpgC-17 carrying passengers out of AfghanistanA U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III safely transported 823 Afghan citizens from Hamid Karzai International Airport, Aug. 15, 2021. The initial count of 640 passengers included only adults, inadvertently leaving off 183 children seated in laps as passengers were transported from the flight line. The correct total passenger count of 823 is a record for the C-17. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/fall-of-kabul.jpgFall of Kabul2021-08-26T02:11:18+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2014/05/18/pog-is-a-mentality-not-an-mos/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sitting-down-on-the-job.jpgSitting down on the jobEarned blue cord but reclassed to PSYOP. Here he is on a mission with SF waiting on the Chinooks in 120 degree heat with 75 pounds of gear and bang. Grunt or POG?2021-07-02T12:46:10+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/05/07/the-inherent-racism-of-star-trek/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/kirk-spock-mccoy.jpgKirk Spock McCoySpock: It is only logical Captain, you are a racist. McMcoy: "Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor, not a Klansmen." Admit it, you used the voices in your head.2021-02-14T03:10:07+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2013/08/17/girl-among-the-grunts/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dobol-camp.jpgdobol-campCamp Dobol Bosnia 1996. Not pretty, but it was home for a while.2022-07-19T07:23:24+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2015/09/18/what-it-feels-like-to-be-a-veteran-2/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/hp-cross-rifles.jpgHP cross riflesMixing military and fandoms, either this is genius or a bunch of geeks are about to be pissed off. https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dh2_death_eaters_storm_hogwarts.jpgDH2_Death_Eaters_storm_HogwartsThe Battle for Hogwarts is like having a fire base overrun. How do you explain the complexity of emotions to someone that can't relate?https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tumblr_m3f7mtfdjz1qgt0vro5_250.gifTumblr_m3f7mtfdjZ1qgt0vro5_250How do you think one of these people would react to someone telling them they are too afraid to step on a spider?https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/00neville_confronts_voldemort.jpg00Neville_confronts_VoldemortIf you were there for this moment, how would you explain this to someone who wasn't there? Imagine how you would feel years later having someone tell you that Voldemort was just misunderstood and that you are just angry for hating him.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dark_lord_voldemort_in_duel_at_the_ministry_of_magic_concept_artwork.jpgDark_Lord_Voldemort_in_duel_at_the_Ministry_of_Magic_(Concept_Artwork)Military and intelligence budgets were slashed after the cold war but there were still threats out there and no one was listening.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/harry-potter1-disneyscreencaps-com-5582.jpgHarry-potter1-disneyscreencaps.com-5582I was "sorted" into the Army, which "house" were you sorted into and was it a good fit?2021-01-29T22:36:00+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/03/27/introduction-to-army-leadership/2020-07-04T02:41:00+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2015/07/03/the-vet-fireworks-courtesy-compromise/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/vets-love-fireworks.jpgVets love fireworksAnd some have taken it too the other extreme. It shows the wide diversity of the veteran experience but it can also show a lack of respect for the suffering of our brothers and sister.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/combat-vet-not-impressed.jpgcombat vet not impressedOther vets posted that they don''t mind the booms.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/combat_veteran_fireworks_yard_sign.jpgcombat_veteran_fireworks_yard_signThe sign that started it all.2020-07-04T02:36:17+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2013/08/01/why-booms-are-bad/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/military-reaction-to-booms1.jpgmilitary reaction to boomsWhen a veteran or service member hears an explosion, in the back of their mind they run down what it could be from worst to least dangerous and what reaction to take.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/civilian-reaction-to-booms.jpgcivilian reaction to boomsWhen most civilians hear explosions, this is what goes though their minds.2020-07-04T02:27:31+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2020/01/04/heros-journey-home-step-5-the-turning-point/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/heros-journey.pngHeros-Journeyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ytc-settle-baseplate.jpgytc settle baseplatehttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/squad-live-fire-range-e1578209674468.jpgsquad live fire rangeProtecting one of these soldiers cost me my career.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/delta-doug.jpgDelta DougGrease monkey Troy thinks this Special Operations (but not Special Forces) soldiers isn't a "real vet" compared to him.2020-01-05T07:41:24+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2019/07/15/heros-journey-4-mentors-challenges-trials-and-descent/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/herbigs-picts-014.jpgHerbig's picts 014https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/terry-bubbles.jpgMinolta DSCNot exactly the face of evil. Terry sharing bubbles with local kids.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/anna-front-yard.jpgAnna front yardhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/first-section.jpgfirst section2019-08-22T17:10:40+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2019/07/04/why-dog-and-pony-shows-suck-the-veteran-perspective/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/gen-d-two-fer.jpgGen D two ferSame day outgoing speech for one unit, incoming speech for another. Mercifully, he kept both short and sweet.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/color-guard-2.jpgColor guard 2A different kind of dog and pony show. Presenting the colors for the national anthem before a professional baseball game was fun.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/north_korea_stages_show_of_force_with_new_missiles_during_parade-photo-tasnim-news-agency.jpgNorth_Korea_Stages_Show_of_Force_with_New_Missiles_during_Parade photo Tasnim News AgencyThis is what I think of when I think of "military parade," Doesn't exactly sing "Freedom" to me.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/french-parade.jpgFête nationale, BelfortHow do you say "I demand your surrender in French?" "Guten Tag." The idea for the military parade came after a visit to France. Not sure they are the best example of military might.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/china-parade.jpgChina paradehttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/china-icbm.jpgchina icbmIt just isn't a parade until the Inter Continental Ballistic Missiles go by.2019-07-04T20:30:15+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2019/06/25/heros-journey-home-step-3-the-call-to-adventure/2019-06-25T16:12:01+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2019/06/17/heros-journey-step-2-the-beginning/2019-06-25T16:09:57+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2017/07/08/intro-the-heros-journey-home/2019-06-17T15:40:39+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/04/04/why-grunts-hate-pogs/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/salerno-turret.jpgSalerno turretA put together M249 mount. How it should have been in the first place.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/grunts-v-pogs.jpggrunts v pogsAny questions?2019-04-18T03:10:28+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2018/07/05/three-guiding-principles-of-enlisted-leadership/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/knox-first-squad1-e1530809697796.jpgknox-first-squadhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/knox-first-squad-e1530809287969.jpgknox-first-squadMy first squad, mechanized mortars. SGT Brennamen (right) was one of my top 3 worst squad leaders. https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/ytc-settle-baseplate.jpgytc settle baseplatehttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/squad-live-fire-range-e1530808899660.jpgsquad live fire range81 mm mortar squad. My first leadership position. 2018-12-08T17:14:12+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2018/06/09/sometimes-the-military-does-do-some-good-healing-over-hurting/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/tim-handing-out-toy.jpgTim handing out toyIntroducing an Afghan kid to Beanie Babies. Team Village was a collection point for donations from the U.S. I did the math and figured I passed out about 1,000 stuffed animals to Afghan children. https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dsc_3001.jpgDSC_3001Team Village with the medics. The Afghan National Army was just starting up and would go to the villages for recruitment.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dsc01245.jpgDSC01245https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/dsc01244.jpgDSC01244Captain Geise, through an interpreter, sees an Afghan at the temporary aid clinic. 2018-07-05T18:20:12+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2016/09/10/protesting-the-national-anthem-distracts-from-your-cause/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ck-protest-2.jpgck-protest-2Getting an early start to bench warming.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ck-huge-flag.jpgFreedom all over Kap's faceThis is the Charger's response to the national anthem, cover the entire field with the flag.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ck-chargers-flag.jpgck-chargers-flaghttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/ck-army-chargers.jpg080825-N-0640K-059Quarterback for the 49ers, so easy a Specialist can do it. Photo by" Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jennifer S. Kimbal2017-09-25T02:06:32+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2017/05/26/dont-thank-vets-on-memorial-day/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/gy-bbqjohn.jpggy-bbqjohnDrinking and grilling while stationed in Germany. If we did it then why is it so bad that people do it now?https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/memorial-day.jpgmemorial dayIt is not my day.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/memorial-day-2.jpgmemorial day 2In case you needed a visual of what day is for who.2017-05-27T03:20:13+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2017/05/04/you-fight-on-your-terms-but-you-win-on-their-terms/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/president-george-w_-bush-mission-accomplished.jpgPresident-George-W_-Bush-Mission-AccomplishedNoooot exactlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/shigemitsu-signs-surrender.jpgShigemitsu-signs-surrenderNo matter how you fight, you only win if the enemy says you win. https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/lossy-page1-408px-a_viet_cong_soldier_crouches_in_a_bunker_with_an_sks_rifle-_-_nara_-_530624-tif1.jpglossy-page1-408px-A_Viet_Cong_soldier_crouches_in_a_bunker_with_an_SKS_rifle._-_NARA_-_530624.tifPajamas and Kalashnikovs, it is the uniform of those we fight for the past 50 years. https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/taliban-guy.jpgtaliban guySeriously, do they wear anything else? Maybe we should consider going to the next war in our pjs.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/800px-al-qaida_crc3a9e_une_brigade_dirigc3a9e_par_des_touaregs_8246938011.jpg800px-Al-Qaida_crée_une_brigade_dirigée_par_des_Touaregs_(8246938011)https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/third_infiltration_tunnel_after_discovery_inside_1.pngThird_infiltration_tunnel_after_discovery,_inside_1This is how North Korea is going to invade. Or at least their first wave.2017-05-04T20:27:12+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2017/04/05/why-the-marines-united-situation-is-so-messed-up/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/tldr-300-this-guy.pngTLDR 300 this guyAnnnnnd, some of them are this guy.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/spartan-requires-the-wifes-permission-in-300-gif.gifSpartan-Requires-The-Wifes-Permission-In-300-Gifhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/tldr-300.gifTLDR 300TLDR? Here is a picture for you.2018-09-04T21:31:01+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2017/02/16/no-matter-what-you-think-you-are-made-of-you-are-most-likely-wrong/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/selection-booze-tweet.jpgselection-booze-tweetTweet a couple weeks out from the end. https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/but-did-you-die.gifbut-did-you-diehttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/air-force-meme.jpgair-force-mememaybe this is more your speed.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/the-selection-e1487304692147.jpgthe-selectionHow I would watch The Selection.2019-03-02T17:55:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2017/02/04/sometimes-the-military-does-some-good/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dsc01367.jpgNSK mealPashtun hospitality. For many it was their first time eating local food.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/squirrrels-009.jpgAfghan what kid with psyop productA kid coloring a PSYOP product tell them to stay away from military convoys. https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/romanian-032.jpgTop testing wellTesting one of the new CA provided wells.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/wp-hero.jpgwp-heroMaj Parker, a good guy despite being a field grade officer.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/squirrrels-041.jpgNew Salo Kalay constructionMaj. Wilson inspecting the work he and his troops did. It was so hot gear had to be dropped.2017-02-04T21:03:19+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2016/11/22/suicide-and-support-dont-be-an-elitist-asshole/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2-mar7.jpg2-mar7Some contractors are former military, like this one, but some are in harm's way without the same consideration as those that swore the oath.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img4.jpgimg4Ford F250 being driven by contractors that was hit by a suicide bomber outside a FOB in Helmand Province.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img3.jpgFord F250 being driven by contractors that was hit by a suicide bomber outside a FOB in Helmand Province.Two U.S. contractors were in this vehicle that was hit by a VBID outside a FOB in Helmand Province. The armor saved them but would vets value what they went through.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img2.jpgimg2Ford F250 being driven by contractors that was hit by a suicide bomber outside a FOB in Helmand Province.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/img1.jpgimg1Ford F250 being driven by contractors that was hit by a suicide bomber outside a FOB in Helmand Province.2023-08-27T02:20:15+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2015/04/23/the-flag-is-more-than-piece-of-cloth-whether-you-like-it-or-not/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/flag-baby.jpgflag babyBecause of this image, Hicks, a Navy vet received threats.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/gabby-dad-flag.jpggabby dad flagStaff Sergeant Douglas should have known that this was defacing a flag but no one during the 2012 Olympics seemed to mind.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/flag-respect.jpgflag respectWhen the flag means the most.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/flag-disrespect.jpgflag disrespectA violation of Flag Code and legally a reason to take the flag and dispose of it properly. This is what prompted Manhart to take the flag.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/michelle-manhart-flag.jpgmichelle manhart flagLong before she picked up a flag for being on the ground, Manhart posed with a flag touching the ground.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/nine-line-flag.jpgnine line flagThe stars are wrong but few people noticed when it was posted on tumblr. Used as promotion by clothing line.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/fast-and-loud-flag.jpgfast and loud flagViolation of flag code? You decide.2019-11-10T23:27:47+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2015/10/29/the-duality-of-the-american-veteran/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/marines-in-cage.jpgMarines in cageI am pretty sure some civilians think this is true.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/known-distance-shooting.jpgKnown distance shootingA stress shoot range might seem cool to civilians, but brag that it makes you cool in front of vets will get you mocked.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/duality-pic_2.pngDuality pic_2Vets are forced to compartmentalize who they are at work and who they are at home.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/chris-mintz.jpgChris MintzWhen they called for someone to step up in a dynamic and dangerous situation it is a vet that answers the call. Mintz survived seven shots and lived to smile about it.2016-12-25T02:52:01+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2015/11/11/dont-be-a-dick-on-veterans-day/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/bush-lied-protest.jpgbush lied protestActually, according to reputable, credible journalists he didn't. Doesn't mean invading was a good idea but they did exist.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/freebies-on-veterans-day.jpgfreebies-on-veterans-dayJust because I don't go after the free stuff doesn't mean it is wrong, just be cool about it.2015-11-12T00:49:03+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2015/11/06/random-memory-the-power-of-the-sham-shield/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/blond-e1446869150223.jpgblondIt is A natural color but doesn't have to be MY natural hair color. This is what troops do when they are bored. There was no good reason for doing it but at least the platoon sergeant thought it was funny.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/grunt-style-enlisted-ranks.jpggrunt style enlisted ranksGetting to this image on FB inspired this post. Pretty legit but there is so much more to the E-4 experience. Check out Grunt Style for more funny stuff.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ninja-sham-shield.pngninja sham shieldhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sham-shield.jpgsham shieldThe sham shield will protect you from all details bit and small.2015-11-07T04:25:21+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2015/10/25/who-is-to-blame-for-911-a-veterans-perspective/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/wtc1993_blastdamage.pngWTC1993_BlastDamageYou forgot about this didn't you? Trying to bomb the World Trade Center in 1993 should have been an indicator.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/usafwgunssm.jpgUSAFwgunssmif this pushed Osama bin Laden over the edge, he must be spinning in his grave knowing that there are female Rangers.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/air-force-meme-e1445829647527.jpgair force memeI am pretty sure this is how bin Laden imagined it.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/national_park_service_9-11_statue_of_liberty_and_wtc.jpgNational_Park_Service_9-11_Statue_of_Liberty_and_WTCShouldn't we be blaming the terrorists and not a president for this?https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/three_u-s-_presidents_in_2013.jpgThree_U.S._presidents_in_2013https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1024px-bush_2001_inauguration.jpg1024px-Bush_2001_inaugurationhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/obama_bush_and_clinton_discuss_the_2010_haiti_earthquake.jpgObama,_Bush,_and_Clinton_discuss_the_2010_Haiti_earthquakeObama is clearly bored with them discussing who is to blame for 9/11 every time they get together.2015-10-28T20:01:19+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2015/09/30/you-cant-cherry-pick-your-oath/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/oath.gifoathhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/oath-enlistment-army.jpgoath enlistment armyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/mike-new.jpgmike newThis is the headgear New decided to wear that got him a big chicken dinner.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/kimdavis-countyclerk-mugshot-small.jpgKimdavis-countyclerk-mugshot-smallThere is nothing about her religion that forces her to have a government job. If she doesn't want to do it then she can quit.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/mikenew.jpgmikenewhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/lt-_ehren_watada.jpgLt._Ehren_WatadaOnly after a WARNO to deploy did Watada decide to research Iraq. Even for an LT that makes him slow on the uptake. 2019-11-10T14:54:37+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2015/09/28/i-am-going-to-cut-brian-williams-some-slack/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/brian_williams_2011_shankbone.jpgBrian_Williams_2011_Shankbonehttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/mh-47-chinook-afghanistan-night-ops-by-sgt-daniel-p-shook-combined-joint-special-operations-task-force-e28093-afghanistan-media-operations-center.jpgMH-47 Chinook Afghanistan night ops by Sgt. Daniel P. Shook, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force – Afghanistan Media Operations Center2015-09-28T21:09:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2015/09/11/where-were-you-on-911-from-memorial-service-to-war/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/9-11-never-forget.jpg9-11-never-forgethttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/national_park_service_9-11_statue_of_liberty_and_wtc_fire-e1442054063486.jpgNational_Park_Service_9-11_Statue_of_Liberty_and_WTC_firehttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/parks-graf.jpgParks GrafThe author training at Graf before selfies were cool.2015-09-12T10:38:02+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2015/08/04/aar-of-the-seattle-va-after-a-five-day-stay/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/hpim0571.jpgHPIM0571.JPGHPIM0571.JPGhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/20150709_103801.jpg20150709_103801Relaxing on my last day before being released. Being comfortable is key when staying at the VA.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/20150709_105405.jpg20150709_105405https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/20150707_123549.jpg20150707_123549They thought this passed as Veal Parmesan with rotini and marinara sauce. But the sauce was sweet. Way to kick a man when he is own VA. 2015-08-04T18:21:05+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2015/07/16/random-memory-sledding-in-bosnia/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/vis-sled.jpgvis-sledNot exactly the image of a trained killer that some civilians seem to think we are. This soldier spent more of the deployment playing in the snow than sighting down a rifle. https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/vis-sled-snow.jpgvis-sled-snowReturning to the top after a run.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/vis-sled-flag.jpgvis-sled-flagEven one of the Intel kids got in on the sledding.2015-07-20T03:04:26+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2013/08/18/random-memory-breakdown-of-a-leadership-challenge/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/6-me-81mm.jpg6-me-81mmMy first squad was an 81mm mortar team. 2015-07-16T23:47:01+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2015/07/10/random-memory-shark-attack/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tumblr_mb5ddtzjs31raqnogo1_400.jpgtumblr_mb5ddtZJs31raqnogo1_400https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/army1.jpgarmy1If you haven't ever stared down the wrong end of a knifehand you have not been properly dressed down in your life.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/flickr_-_the_u-s-_army_-_stephen_colbert_reports_for_basic_combat_training.jpgFlickr_-_The_U.S._Army_-_Stephen_Colbert_reports_for_basic_combat_traininghttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/flickr_-_the_u-s-_army_-_drill_sergeant_discipline.jpgFlickr_-_The_U.S._Army_-_Drill_sergeant_disciplinehttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/287067__85534-1411201458-500-500.jpg287067__85534.1411201458.500.500When this is what you are expecting some mild yelling is not that big of a deal.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/shark_attack.jpgShark_AttackI don't know what you are doing Olvera, but you are fucking up.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/shark-attack-lots.jpgshark attack lotsEven wearing cammo someone didn't blend in very well.2025-07-30T07:19:17+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2015/07/14/when-hearts-and-minds-fail-the-infamous-matchbooks/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/handbill-what.jpghandbill whatWhat is the message here? Another product fail. It only works if the population can read and literacy is not high in rural Afghanistan.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ubl-matches.jpgUBL matchesIf you didn't recognize the face, what would you think the message was?2015-07-15T02:50:21+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2014/08/04/iraq-and-back-one-year-later/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/jw-cropped.jpgJW croppedhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/justin-and-the-co-at-zawraa-tower-baghdad.jpgJustin and the CO at Zawra'a Tower BaghdadWilliams and his CO at Zawra'a Tower. Baghdad.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/justin-williams-in-abu-nuwas-park-baghdad.jpgJustin Williams In Abu Nuwas Park BaghdadJustin Williams In Abu Nuwas Park, Baghdadhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/justin-williams-1.jpgJustin Williams 1The author at an Iraqi Police Station in Karada, Baghdad,https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/justin_williams_mug.jpgJustin_Williams_mug2015-05-24T21:13:59+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/about/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ltjg-nash04.jpgLTJG Nash04https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/my-last-day-in-the-reserves-cropped.jpgmy last day in the reserves - croppedhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dsc_3340.jpgDSC_33402015-05-15T02:34:41+00:00weekly0.6https://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/04/05/what-is-a-veteran-and-other-definitions/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/633992848595075000-airbornerangersifwewerentsupposedtokillpeoplegodwouldntletusbesogoodatit1.jpg633992848595075000-AirborneRangersIfwewerentsupposedtokillpeopleGodwouldntletusbesogoodatithttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/633992848595075000-airbornerangersifwewerentsupposedtokillpeoplegodwouldntletusbesogoodatit.jpg633992848595075000-AirborneRangersIfwewerentsupposedtokillpeopleGodwouldntletusbesogoodatithttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dogtag-2.jpgdogtag 2If you have ever worn these, you are a vet.2017-05-16T07:22:30+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2015/04/08/up-the-hill/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/marine-march.jpgmarine march2015-04-09T16:48:48+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2015/02/26/be-grateful-for-the-support-or-it-will-go-away/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/20140402_legwa_0170ab-e1447287807449.jpg20140402_LegWA_0170abI guess we should take down the Medal of Honor memorial. We wouldn't want anyone to be bothered by this display of appreciation.2015-04-03T15:46:19+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2015/01/05/profile-in-service-warren-eddy/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/us-bofors-aa-gun.jpgUS-Bofors-aa-gunA 40mm Bofors like the ones Eddy's unit unsed in WWII.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/warren-eddy-2.jpgWarren Eddy 22015-01-05T23:40:48+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2014/09/30/nicholas-aaron-madrazo-usmc-rest-in-peace/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/nic12.jpegnic122014-10-01T19:16:55+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2014/08/17/profile-in-service-miller-miller/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/tanks_and_infantrymen_on_the_way.jpgTanks_and_Infantrymen_on_the_wayTanks and Infantrymen of the 82nd Airborne Division, Company G, 740th Tank Battalion, 504th Regiment, push through the snow toward their objective in Belgium.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/american_tank_destroyers.jpgAmerican_tank_destroyershttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/harry-miller.jpgHarry Miller2014-08-17T17:07:49+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2014/08/15/stop-contributing-to-post-traumatic-stress-vets-are-not-all-crazy/2014-08-15T22:15:39+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2014/07/08/stop-contributing-to-post-traumatic-stress-diminishing-service/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/u-s-_marine_corps_cpl-_brandy_bates_a_team_member_with_female_engagement_team_8_talks_with_a_local_afghan_boy_at_a_stop_while_supporting_soldiers_from_the_afghan_national_army_215th_c.jpgFemale Engagement Team builds trust, rapport with women in Sanginhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kimberly_hampton.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERACapt. Kimberly Hampton, first female US pilot shot down and killed in combat. Pictured in her OH-58 Kiowa Warrior helicopter. her gender does not diminish the loss to her family or her country.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/flickr_-_the_u-s-_army_-_spc-_crisma_albarran_uh-60_black_hawk_door_gunner.jpgFlickr_-_The_U.S._Army_-_Spc._Crisma_Albarran_UH-60_Black_Hawk_door_gunnerSPC Crisma Albarran, a BlackHawk door gunner on her second tour in Iraq. The same mechanic that never left a major airbase wouldn’t consider her a "real" vet because she was a girl.2014-07-08T19:02:44+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2014/06/29/profiles-of-service-buck-weaver/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p-39s_being_serviced_at_port_moresby_1942.jpgP-39s_being_serviced_at_Port_Moresby_1942U.S. Army Air Corps crewmen service Bell P-39D Airacobra at Seven Mile airfield, near Port Moresby, New Guinea, in July 1942.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/41st_fighter_squadron_-_wwii_-_emblem.png41st_Fighter_Squadron_-_WWII_-_EmblemThe 41st Fighter Squadron patch.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/scan0001.jpgscan00012014-06-30T03:25:22+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2014/06/05/the-big-trade/2014-06-05T16:51:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2014/02/16/my-experience-with-toxic-leadership/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/archie-at-tls.jpgArchie at TLShttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/archie-at-kaf.jpgArchie at KAF2014-11-04T03:49:27+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2014/06/03/bergdahl-deserves-a-trial-not-a-another-promotion/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/rank-tilt.jpgrank tilthttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/brig-gen-rick-mustion-the-adjutant-general-of-the-u-s-army-presents-sgt-bowe-bergdahls-promotion-certificate-in-hailey-idaho-to-robert-bergdahl-bowe-bergdahls-father.jpgBrig. Gen. Rick Mustion, the adjutant general of the U.S. Army, presents Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's promotion certificate in Hailey, Idaho, to Robert Bergdahl, Bowe Bergdahl's fatherBrig. Gen. Rick Mustion, the adjutant general of the U.S. Army, presents Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's promotion certificate Bergdahl's father but if he was a POW and out of the DoD system is it legal?2014-06-03T20:15:11+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2014/06/01/deserter-returns-to-undeserved-heros-welcome/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/six-fallen-trying-to-find-deserter.jpgsix fallen trying to find deserterhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/jessicalynch01.jpegJessicaLynch01Jessica Lynch, like Bergdahl, was used by the military and administration to put a positive spin on things but is almost universally panned by military members as an example of a substandard soldier.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/deserter-quote.jpgDeserter quotehttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/usa_pfc_bowebergdahl_acu_cropped.pngUSA_PFC_BoweBergdahl_ACU_CroppedNot a hero and not because he doesn;t have jump wings. Six men died looking for him after he deserted his unit in a warzone.2014-10-02T02:16:57+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2014/05/30/shinseki-resigns-but-problems-remain/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/512px-eric_shinseki_official_veterans_affairs_portrait.jpg512px-Eric_Shinseki_official_Veterans_Affairs_portraitWith any luck this will be the last official government photo of the man.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/20081207_va_presser-1091.jpg20081207_VA_Presser-1091Obama haters can call Shinseki's appointment one of his first mistakes.2014-05-31T00:34:05+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2014/05/30/not-everything-bad-can-be-compared-to-war/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/gwynethpaltrowsensuous.jpgGwynethPaltrowSensuoushttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/256px-gwyneth_paltrow_avp_iron_man_3_paris.jpg256px-Gwyneth_Paltrow_avp_Iron_Man_3_Paris2014-05-30T11:07:50+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2013/08/24/whistle-blowers-are-not-all-created-equal/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/256px-edward_snowden-2.jpg256px-Edward_Snowden-2https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bradley_manning_us_army.jpgBradley_Manning_US_ArmyWhistle-blower or narcissistic punk you decide. But the evidence doesn't support him being a hero if you can see through the smokescreen.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/edward_snowden.jpgEdward_SnowdenReleasing information you had access to doesn't make you a spy unless you are Edward Snowden.2014-05-29T02:56:10+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2014/05/22/stop-contributing-to-post-traumatic-stress-the-million-dollar-question/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ssg-ty-carter.jpgSSG Ty CarterSSG Ty Carter has done great things to raise the awareness of PTS and remove the stigma. One of the things he is pushing for is to remove the "D" from the Post Traumatic Stress.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/military_w_ptsd_ribbon.jpgMilitary_w_PTSD_RibbonThe PTS awareness ribbon.2014-05-22T19:56:32+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2014/05/14/military-leadership-lessons-in-military-leadership-for-civilians/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/bg-swan-shades.jpgbg swan shadesBG Swan in Iraq doing what he does best, leading.2014-05-14T18:52:34+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/12/09/ervin-schmidt-thedogtagchronicles/2014-03-12T18:30:29+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2013/03/22/the-honor-is-in-the-serving-not-the-dying/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/military_coffins3.jpgmilitary_coffins3This should be mourned and respected, but there should never be a desire to be one. 2014-02-24T23:31:43+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2013/01/11/the-day-i-quit-airborne-school/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/jump-tower.jpgJump Towerhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/airborne-towers.jpgAirborne towers2022-01-06T05:31:47+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2013/09/24/what-it-feels-like-to-be-a-veteran/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/boneyard-1.jpgboneyard 1https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/boneyard-3.jpgboneyard 3A huge field of discarded military equipment. This is what being a veteran after ETS feels like. https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/boneyard-2.jpgboneyard 2After years of meticulous care, a piece of military hardware is discarded like it never existed. 2014-02-24T21:33:02+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2013/08/10/sometimes-you-just-gotta-dance-a-jig/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/last-day-jig.jpgLast day jigThe perfect storm of events had a soldier up on a bunker in Afghanistan, in the middle of the night, drinking and smoking a cigar.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/last-day-with-jimmy.jpgLast day with JimmyIt is times like this you know who your friends are, and Jimmy was a good friend.2014-02-20T19:46:39+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2013/08/05/the-infamous-dump-truck-mission/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/squirrrels-216.jpgSquirrrels 216https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/squirrrels-220.jpgSquirrrels 220Right after we arrived in the village. It got less entertaining from there.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/squirrrels-309.jpgSquirrrels 309Butters looking over the wall into a sparse orchard.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/phto0018.jpgPHTO0018Afghans patiently waiting int he early morning hours while we completed the operation. https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/phto0017.jpgPHTO0017https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/operation-dumptruck.jpgOperation DumptruckI am not trying to look hard. This was near the end of the mission and I am sofa king tired and just trying to stay awake.2014-02-17T22:28:02+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2013/12/31/hiring-a-vet-part-3-leading-veterans-in-the-workplace/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/military-handshake.jpegMilitary Handshake2014-02-13T01:02:51+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2014/01/29/goethe-an-unlikely-inspiration-for-todays-veterans/2014-01-29T23:59:49+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2013/10/22/the-freedom-run-a-run-to-remember/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/club-vet-run.jpgClub Vet - RunClub Vet ran the first mile together to kick off the Freedom Run at Edmonds Community College.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/nav-general.jpgHPIM1492.JPGAir Force NCO getting his certificate for completing the 1st ever Freedom Run from the General in front of the BAF flagpoles. He had no idea we made it up.2014-01-04T23:12:24+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2013/10/12/the-marine-corps-equality-conspiracy/2014-02-23T03:35:48+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/07/10/why-we-like-to-shoot/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/barret.jpgBarretActual conversation (summarized) John: Have you ever shot the Barrett? Me: Yeah, a couple times in Afghanistan John: It is fun to shoot. Me: Yeah John: You press "X" to reload. Me: Get out.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dscf0045.jpgDSCF0045On my birthday putting holes in paper with friends. If you see a gun nut fixated on killing why are you even on this website? Clearly it isn't for you.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/cimg0714.jpgCIMG0714One of the best ranges ever! Outside the wire at BAF. No gear, just shooting out into the open. Just blowing off some rounds and I didn't even have to clean the weapon later!2013-09-24T08:30:58+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2013/09/11/where-were-you-on-911-story-from-germany/2013-09-13T15:34:00+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/07/19/education-advice-for-people-thinking-of-joining-the-military-and-new-recruits/2013-08-18T05:25:59+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2013/06/14/wearing-camouflage-after-1700/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/drake-army.jpgdrake ArmyWearing an Army sweatshirt when you have never served is like wearing a shirt for a college you have never attended.2013-06-14T13:13:23+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/03/27/do-not-make-ssg-bales-a-victim/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ssgbales.jpgssgbalesNot a victim2013-05-30T07:52:52+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/11/19/why-hire-a-veteran-part-1-hr/2013-05-29T19:36:36+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/12/02/hiring-a-vet-part-2-working-with-veterans/2012-12-03T01:57:56+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/09/11/where-were-you-on-911/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ltjg-nash04.jpgLTJG Nash04LTJG Nash (now Proff) on a better day than the one that changed the world.2013-09-12T17:30:10+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/08/17/cold-war-warm-hearts/2012-08-17T18:18:08+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/08/16/not-all-wounds-are-visible/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/vella-tsta1025.jpgvella-tsta1025https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/training-pose-05-oct-01-03.jpgTraining Pose - 05 Oct 01 - 03After watch, after regular work, there is training and drills. When are sailors supposed to sleep?2012-08-16T20:41:30+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/08/06/no-justice-for-danny-chen/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/danny-chen-bluecord.jpgdanny-chen-bluecordIt is sad that we can't be bothered to give his family a little justice and his soul a little peace.2012-08-06T23:22:51+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/07/28/why-i-joined-from-a-young-naval-officer/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ltjg-nash041.jpgLTJG Nash04LTJG Nashhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ltjg-nash04.jpgLTJG Nash042012-07-28T21:48:15+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/07/17/military-leadership-part-3-stories-out-at-sea/2012-07-18T05:21:22+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/07/14/not-all-military-losses-are-in-combat-but-all-are-remembered/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sp-obit.jpgSP obithttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sean-peters-in-college.jpgSean Peters in collegeSean and Joe as cadets in 19852014-08-13T16:33:39+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/06/11/check-your-priorities/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/jj-malfunction.jpgJJ malfunctionNot only was the national government wasting time on this months later, but this is still in the courts just a few months ago. Don't people have better things to worry about?2012-07-14T14:36:34+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/07/11/opsec-you-are-doing-it-wrong/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/someoneblogged.jpgsomeonebloggedA take on the WWII posters. Just a little bit of information can be used to get the bigger picture.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/total-opsec.jpgtotal OPSECOkay, maybe a little extreme but better than going too far the other way.2012-11-29T23:21:53+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/03/28/u-s-soldiers-murdering-civilians-is-an-anomaly-in-war/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dsc01259.jpgDSC01259Afghan kids were targeted for kindness. Contrary to what some believe, passing out stuffed animals was routine, hurting kids was not.2015-04-03T14:10:50+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/07/02/when-did-honorable-service-stop-being-enough/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/timmy-turban.jpgTimmy turbanBearded man, wearing a turban, in a sterilized uniform with a rifle in the background, what do you think this is? It would be easy to misrepresent, but that would take away from all the other truthful stories. This is not a Special Forces soldier, just a former grunt turned speaker monkey having lunch with the locals. When given a gift, it is customary to wear it. https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/beard-lunch.jpgBeard lunchBearded man in a sterilized uniform with a rifle in the background, what do you think this is? This picture, while published elsewhere, has never been misrepresented. Former grunt turned speaker monkey having lunch with the locals. Not a Special Forces soldier2012-07-06T20:54:47+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/07/05/horace-greasley-surviving-wwii-like-a-boss/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/horace-greasley-confronting-heinrich-himmler-like-a-boss.jpgHorace Greasley confronting Heinrich Himmler like a bossHorace Greasley snuck out, and back into POW camps 200 times. Heinrich Himmler (in glasses) died the day before Greasley was released for good. Coincidence? https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/horace-greasley-as-a-private.jpgHorace Greasley as a privateHero in the making young Private Horace Greasley. One soldier from WWII that can REALLY say, "I'm a lover not a fighter."2020-07-01T19:28:50+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/07/03/political-correctness-does-not-belong-on-the-frontline/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/grey-mugger-guy.jpggrey mugger guyNot a very realistic training unless we start getting attacked by grey gym teachers from the 1950s.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/female-insurgent.jpgfemale insurgentAre women capable of fighting for a cause they believe in or is she just holding the rifle and grenades for her husband like a good little Muslim wife?https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/she-has-a-gun.jpgShe has a gunMost people have taken the fact she is holding a gun out of the discussion when it is the only thing that makes her a target. Contrary to early reporting, the picture with the verse of the Quran is behind her and not part of the cutout. 2012-07-04T03:06:37+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/07/02/the-rain-god-bob-and-the-infantrys-relationship-with-the-weather/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/gy-hoh-50.jpggy-hoh-50Freezing my ass off in hohenfels. I remember that this rotation our platoon sergeant told us to put on our MOPP gear. Not because there was a chemical threat, but because it was so cold we needed the extra layers.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/gy-hoh-endex.jpggy-hoh-endexOld school flak vest baby! Endex Hohenfels 1996. So many tracked vehicles maneuvers have made it a mudhole with sporadic patches of grass.2012-07-03T07:14:13+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/06/22/the-spec-4-mafia-if-you-ask-you-lose-all-deniability/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/jrtc-cammo.jpgJRTC cammoWouldn't you trust this face? In the box at JRTC, the Don takes a break.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/jrtc-end.jpgJRTC endEndEX of JTRC. Less than 24 hours earlier, that truck was packed full of acquired goods.2018-01-11T23:50:00+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/06/13/be-polite-and-respectful-but-have-a-plan-to-kill-everyone-in-the-room/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pictures-023.jpgPictures 023Regular village meeting, as long as everyone keeps their hands where I can see them we will get along just fine.2012-06-14T04:18:36+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/06/06/americas-got-liars/2012-06-07T04:49:50+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/05/18/recognizing-true-american-heroes/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/kimsilverstar1.jpgkimsilverstarhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/kimsilverstar.jpgkimsilverstarCPT Young Oak Kim being awarded Silver Star by General Mark Clark. His other medals include the Distinguished Service Cross, and other Silver Star, 2 Legion of Merit, 2 Bronze Stars, 3 Purple Hearts, Légion d'honneur, Croix de guerre (which was upgraded in 2005 to France's highest military honor French Legion of Valor and Taeguk Cordon of the Order of Military Merit (Korea).2012-05-19T23:34:41+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/05/14/life-was-better-when-you-could-punch-someone/2012-05-14T21:52:14+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/05/11/i-miss-the-pig/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/vis-60.jpgvis-60Sessum with his old M60 in Bosnia when he was a young man with an old school weapon.2015-01-18T20:26:07+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/05/08/military-leadership-part-2-officer-v-enlisted/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/marinecorpsranks.jpgmarinecorpsranksUSMC enlisted and officer ranks. FYI a Lance Corporal does not outrank a 1st Lieutenant because he has been “promoted more times.”https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/marine-ranks.jpgMarine ranksUSMC enlisted and officer ranks. FYI a Lance Corporal does not outrank a 1st Lieutenant because he has been "promoted more times." 2012-06-07T16:05:11+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/05/03/the-culinary-arts-in-bosnia/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bosnia-cooking.jpgBosnia cookingFajita night on Mt Vis with a very young Sessum.2012-05-03T21:00:10+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/04/30/real-heroes-meeting-sfc-leroy-petry/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/2011-08-28-18-10-30.jpgSAMSUNGNeither were comfortable when simple greeting became a photo op, but both were troopers. Photo By: Aaron Stadlerhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/2011-08-28-18-09-59.jpgSAMSUNGMOH recipient SFC Leroy Petry taking time to talk to veteran Peter Sessum on the 18th green. Photo By: Aaron Stadler2012-05-01T04:27:34+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/04/24/pogs-gomers-and-geardos/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/geardo.jpggeardoYou know how you can tell a geardo? His gear is new and pretty in every picture.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/geardo-m41.jpggeardo-m4The ultimate geardo rifle. But there is still room for a couple more attachments.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/geardo-m4.jpggeardo-m42012-04-25T16:17:31+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/links/2012-04-25T15:07:13+00:00weekly0.6https://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/04/20/is-the-infantry-ready-for-females/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/female_marine_onpatrol.jpgfemale_marine_onpatrolIs it time to upgrade women from POG to Grunt?2016-05-29T22:07:41+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/04/09/thefamily_you_choose/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/the-family-i-chose2.jpgThe family I choseI have siblings I am stuck with, but this is the brother I chose.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/the-family-i-chose1.jpgThe family I choseI have siblings, but this is the brother I chose.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/the-family-i-chose.jpgThe family I choseI have siblings, but this is the brother I chose.https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/me-and-john.jpgMe and JohnI have siblings, but this is the brother I chose.2012-04-09T19:45:28+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/04/06/we-swear-get-over-it/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/fuck-you-pic.jpgFuck you picWhat did you think it means?2012-04-07T02:53:09+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/03/29/hazing-in-the-military/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/pvtdannychen.jpgSoldier KilledPvt. Danny Chen was not hazed. He was harassed and abused by his platoon in Afghanistan. He took his own life in Oct. 2011https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/11-buckhoused.jpg11 -buckhousedNote the smile. This is hazing, not harassment. No soldiers or feelings were hurt when this picture was taken.2015-06-08T16:35:38+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/2012/03/28/in-afghanistan-what-you-learn-as-a-parent-can-save-lives/https://thedogtagchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sitting-down-on-the-job.jpgSitting down on the jobPost mission, waiting for the choppers. That line on the horizon that extends halfway across the picture is the wall to the village. Every time I look at this picture I think, “You are in the middle of nowhere, it is 120 degrees, the choppers are 20 minutes away and you have 75 pounds on your back. Take a load off trooper; you aren’t going to win the war today.2015-11-06T06:53:53+00:00monthlyhttps://thedogtagchronicles.com/articles/2012-03-28T07:09:03+00:00weekly0.6https://thedogtagchronicles.comdaily1.02025-07-30T07:19:17+00:00