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What? No one had anything to say today? Great. Guess that means I get to lead off with my own.

Soldiers' Angels Kansas City had a very successful mission on Sunday. We held a Poker Run and BBQ to raise money for First Response Back Packs for our wounded troops. I will have video and a full report up tomorrow (frankly, I was too tired last night to download and edit anything). We were on WDAF Fox 4 this morning, but the video is not up. We had over 150 motorcycles plus walk ups. One of the American Legion Riders and his wife collected and donated $1200 separate from what was raised from the actual event. Stand by for details.

Other local things of interest:

Military Husband Says Goodbye to Soldier Wife in Belton

Over the weekend WWII Doctors and Nurses Reunited

I missed this one a few weeks ago: Four Brothers Prepare for Deployment

National Guardsman completes Hospital Hill Run in Wheelchair
-Kat (Not blogging from work; on delay blogging from home)

My brief contribution, recounting an argument with my brother over local Marine who is having a hearing on whether he will be sent to courts martial over wearing his uniform to an anti-war rally and cursing a superior officer, although he was technically discharged. On the other hand, he was an IRR. Argument: Is this about free speech or is this about violating the UMCJ?

Now you know why the civil war was "brother against brother".
-Kat

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I was busy today. Gimme a break. For those who wish to see more pics of what-we-hope will be the new Castle Argghhh! demesne, click here. -the Armorer

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What's a UN Peacekeeper to do? Get sued, of course. -the Armorer

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Coming up tomorrow: Representative Boyda's official position on gun laws. Hint: Her die-hard democratic urban blueblood base isn't going to like it. But the bulk of the rural areas she represents will. -the Armorer

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Corporal Benjamin Ashley, a soldier of the 1st Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery, and a native of Independence, Missouri, was buried at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery today. The denizens of Fort Leavenworth turned out to render honors as the funeral cortege passed. The Patriot Guard Riders were there in strength, and, thankfully, Phelp's Whelps were not.

Rest in peace, Redleg.

Now is the time at Castle Argghhh! when we dance: In Memoriam. -the Armorer

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Okay, I admit it - if this was a format for Presidential Debates (regardless of party)... I'd watch. -the Armorer

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Then ya wonder what's in the water coolers and latte machines over at MSNBC. Check out Scarborough asking if Fred Thompson's wife... "works the pole". Heh. -the Armorer

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Back in the day, when you could just kill people and break things without a note from a lawyer, they were pre-planned, but to the enemy, random, fires at known gathering points, road junctions, Main Supply Routes, assembly areas, etc - to keep the bad guy nervous that the world around him might start exploding at any minute.

*Not really relevant to today's operating environment, right? But, it *is*

The UAVs (oops, can't call 'em UAVs anymore - they're now Unmanned Aerial Systems... some Colonel got his Legion of Merit for that change...), er, um UAS's we fly over Afghanistan and Pakistan looking for targets of opportunity are a form of H&I fires, if you really want to parse it finely. We just have better sensors and fire control now.

I call the post that because it's random things posted by me and people I've given posting privileges to. It's also an open trackback, so if someone has a post they're proud of, but it really isn't either Castle kind of stuff, or topical to a particular post, I've basically given blanket permission to use that post for that purpose. Another term of art that might be appropriate is "Free Fire Zone".