We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_at_home.html Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:11:45 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2010 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification They pop into my mailbox, the notices. Just slip in when I'm not looking. They wait patiently. Another Blue Star turned to Gold. The heartbeat of the war, in a sense. They pulse into my mailbox with the tempo of operations. A steady dribble of IEDs punctuated by a short burst of artillery or small arms fire as raids are conducted, or patrols ambushed. Then there is the occasional blip of a non-combat accident, or even a heart attack doing PT. Sometimes, sometimes, I have to fight the urge to delete them, unread. I owe it to them to read... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_at_home.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_at_home.html Wed, 02 May 2007 07:23:15 -0600 Make room at the council fire. 3 more warriors arriving http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_at_home.html#comment-59629 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_at_home.html#comment-59629 Wed, 02 May 2007 13:43:37 -0600 *sigh* They're not just names or a number. Those like you, John, who remind us every day who these men and women are do us all a great service. Those like us who read about them have a duty to remember the name, AND the person. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_at_home.html#comment-59625 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_at_home.html#comment-59625 Wed, 02 May 2007 12:12:47 -0600 Thanks. I completely missed the link to the Eagle, sorry about that. I've update my post to also include links to KAKE, KWCH, and KSN news reports. All very well done. Now we pray that phelps and luny-crew don't show. lgp http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_at_home.html#comment-59623 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_at_home.html#comment-59623 Wed, 02 May 2007 10:42:10 -0600 Fixed, Lyn. The Eagle article is already linked in the post, btw. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_at_home.html#comment-59622 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_at_home.html#comment-59622 Wed, 02 May 2007 10:14:39 -0600 http://www.kansas.com/196/story/58619.html lgp]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_at_home.html#comment-59621 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_at_home.html#comment-59621 Wed, 02 May 2007 10:10:54 -0600 Web Reconnaissance for 05/02/2007 A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_at_home.html#comment-59620 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_war_at_home.html#comment-59620 Wed, 02 May 2007 09:46:22 -0600