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A photo essay for Sunday.

U.S. Army Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Battalion, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team fire 120-mm mortars during operations south of Forward Operating Base Naray, Afghanistan, March 26, 2008. The Soldiers are firing the mortar in hopes of flushing out anti-coalition militia suspected of attacking an Afghan supply truck. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Derek Niccolson) (www.army.mil)


"U.S. Army Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Battalion, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team fire 120-mm mortars during operations south of Forward Operating Base Naray, Afghanistan, March 26, 2008. The Soldiers are firing the mortar in hopes of flushing out anti-coalition militia suspected of attacking an Afghan supply truck. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Derek Niccolson) (www.army.mil) "

U.S. Army Soldiers of Alpha Troop, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division out of Fort Lewis, Wash., fire 120 mm mortars from a Stryker vehicle at Joint Combat Outpost Key West, Iraq, Aug. 28, 2007. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Crosby)

U.S. Army Soldiers of Alpha Troop, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division out of Fort Lewis, Wash., fire 120 mm mortars from a Stryker vehicle at Joint Combat Outpost Key West, Iraq, Aug. 28, 2007. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Crosby)

Old soldiers never die, they just change sides and fade away...

Old soldiers never die - they just change sides and hide in caches hoping to not be found by their former employers. Well, at least this one did. No, wait - I'm sure he was kidnapped! H/t to the Heartless Libertarian for those pics.

DC can read!

Castle Argghhh!, where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, all the children are above average, and the critters can read."

SWWBO's dream
SWWBO dreamed of having horses who would just hang out around the house, looking in the windows now and again. And SWWBO dreamed of having a house where that would be practical. I guess she can check that off her list, if this picture through the living room window is any indication.

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Ah yea mortars. The pocket artillery of the infantry. Now let me think, what is that they call the guy on the mortar crew who carries that two pronged device for clearing misfires???? I remember ... he's a Mortar Forker.
 
If only that Garand could talk... Sigh. Prolly got to Iraq from Greece, I'm thinking