Just attended my second Dawn Service of ANZAC Day. The weather held up this time and the turnout was very good, even better than last year. It was good to see so many people involved in this rather important nationalistic event. Yet this involves the diggers and veterans of two nations, not just Australia, but [...]
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Gallipoli Special
Soon it will be Anzac Day here in Australia and the ABC have done a Gallipoli special which I think is worth a squiz.
US Veteran Information
John of Argghhh! has again published a lot of useful information for US veterans. Check it out if that applies to you
Afghanistan Surge and Withdrawal
Obama finally spake to the snoozy masses. It is all sadly predictable. 30,000 US troops will be sent but the military will withdraw in 18 months in July 2011. Yes, before the next election. So the combined forces, including Australia’s, have just 18 months to turn it around and settle the country into complete stability [...]
Donate to Project Valour-IT
It’s the time of the year again where I spruik for Project Valour-IT which assists wounded men and women who have served their country by using enabling technology. I urge you to consider a small donation.
John “Jack” Ross’s Last Post
John “Jack” Ross was our last surviving veteran of some 417,000 brave Australians who served in WWI, the Great War. But now our last WW1 Digger has passed on quietly in his sleep on 3rd June 2009 in Bendigo. RSL Victorian president David McLachlan said Mr Ross was “a very proud Australian” who “represented that [...]
Whatizit Practically Given Away
Ok maybe my John Angles ™ were too hard, too.. authentic. I now reveal the entire object in question which should take milliseconds to figure out.
Whatizit Update
A bit of a delay not that any of you seem to have a clue, so I hereby post the Second John Angle! ™. I hope it helps. The next reveal will be the entire enchilada.
Whatizit This Time?
The first view is always the John view. This time i’ve been a little more generous. So then whatizit? It is military in nature and I photographed this in Australia last week. Edit: Ok you guys are struggling. I’m surprised. I will post up another great angle of non revealing soon. We took these images [...]
Anzac Day 2009
Today the 25th of April holds a special place in my heart. For it was this day 4 years ago I met the man I love. But today too is a special day in a broader context. For on this Day way back in 1915 the ANZACs (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) landed on [...]
Whatizit Now
Well you’ve all had a good go and I could show you the piece one rivet at a time a la John but instead you’ll get to see the whole lot. I still don’t know what it is but I’ll be very surprised if you don’t pick it within seconds. The lever sits there at [...]
Whatizit
I saw this one quite some time ago while at the beach. Yes this fine specimen is but a stone’s throw from lapping waves. However it wasn’t till today that I got around to photoshop.. er I mean record it’s image on my mobile cam. The challenge for you walking catalogs of military details is [...]
US-Afghanistan Military Gastronomy
I made a casual statement I wonder what he thinks of the food Imagine my surprise to get such a well fitted answer in the comments. I reproduce the translation of Merlin’s comments below. It was kindly provided by commenter Emmanuel Zitnik from which blog I am not certain. Perhaps the previous translator. I admit [...]
French Fries Again?
US Milblogs have noticed this kindly offered translation of a French OMLT infantryman’s words. The original post in French is in Le blog de merlin. He talks about US soldiers working in Afghanistan. It’s an interesting look through eyes we rarely see. I wonder what he thinks of the food.
Valour IT 2008
Valour IT is a charity that works. The money is used to directly help soldiers injured in their duties by providing them with voice activated laptops. This helps their recovery by enabling better communication with their family, friends and fellow soldiers. This year they are also going for GPS and even the popular gaming console; [...]
