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Alan of GenX@40, one of our leftish Denizens, has a request:
Hi John,I wonder if you might spread the news to the Denizens and through the miliblogs about this fundraising event coming up in Vancouver for my undergrad friend Capt. Trevor Green who you will recall was seriously injured in Afghanistan when he was attacked with an ax suffering serious head injuries:
On September 26 lets gather together at ThOn September 26 lets gather together at The Yale Hotel for a fundraiser to assist Trevor, Debbie and Grace on their miraculous healing journey. Captain Greene was attacked from behind and struck with a taliban axe on March 4, 2006 while sitting in a peaceful Shura discussing how to bring clean drinking water and basic medical care and education to the women and children of Afghanistan. His survival has been called a miracle in the medical profession as he presently undergoes extensive rehabilitation to speak and to reconnect his brain and muscles in order to regain function over his entire body. Hosted by Master of Ceremonies and CTV West Coast News Reporter Todd Battis, the entertainment line up will feature the infectious sounds of the SoTight Band ( www.thesotightband.com) and Brickhouse ( www.brickhousetheband.com). Tickets to No Turning Back � A Fundraiser for Captain Trevor Greene are $20 in advance or at the door. Doors open at 8pm. Show time begins at 9pm. Price of admission includes a silent auction, 50/50 draws and raffle items. Proceeds from this fundraiser will go to the Captain Trevor Greene Trust Fund.
There is a Facebook group set up through which people can buy tickets for 20 bucks (click here). I am sure anyone buying a tickets but not attending would be quite welcome if you know what I mean.
Hope all is well,
Alan
Before anyone says anything about "Let the Canadians take care of their own!" I'll just throw out two things.
1. If you think like that - you'd be *very* surprised at how much Canadian money has flowed into Project Valour-IT. To include Alan's money, which gives him every right to make this request.
2. Yer a poopy-head.
Just sayin'.
The Armorer even broke down and registered on Facebook so that I could buy a ticket. Now, if a Denizen/ne in the PNW were to be interested in going to the event, I might be motivated to send 'em a Cluebat of Argghhh!® to deliver to Captain Green...
If the whole saga of Captain Green is new to you - read about it (or refresh your memory) by clicking here. -the Armorer
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Chuck Simmins, of America's Northshore Journal, just scored his first paid gig, an Op-Ed on Examiner.com Good on ya, Chuck! Heh. If I could do that, I'd fully retire from the day-to-day show-up-at-the-office grind... -the Armorer
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I don't know why this made me think of The Chief.........Maggie
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Over at Small Dead Animals... a dark view into a seemingly incomprehensible situation in Britain. Any Brit who can shed light into this (linkage, explanation, etc) is welcome, and encouraged, to do so! -the Armorer
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A fascinating debate on the DC Gun Ban case and the 2nd Amendment, over at the Federalist Society. -the Armorer
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Something fun for servicemembers and their families hanging about in NYC on November 12th ... the 75th Celebration of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
On November 12th, 2007 Microsoft Federal is partnering with the USO and Madison Square Garden Entertainment to honor and thank our military community this holiday season by creating a unique experience for our troops and their families by bringing them the 75th Celebration of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular.
And for those folks who can't make it in person, catch the re-broadcast on AFN at Christmas time...
In addition to creating this special in-person experience, Microsoft and the USO are partnering with the Armed Forces Network to broadcast this show to viewers in 177 countries starting on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. This will provide all of our troops and their families currently overseas with the opportunity to join in the fun and celebration.
- Barb
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*A term of art from the artillery. Harassment and Interdiction Fires.
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"
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