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Poo-Poo on Poo – Cyberattack arrest highlights risk
WASHINGTON — How did a hacker in Malaysia manage to penetrate a computer network operated by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland? And what was the same accused cybercriminal doing this summer when he allegedly tapped into the secure computers of a large...
Veterans Day
We learn in school that World War I ended on June 19, 1919 with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles; however, fighting actually ended seven months earlier, at the passing of the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, what...
Last draftee who served in Vietnam retires
By Jeffry Scott The Atlanta Journal-Constitution He was a kid who didn’t want to be a soldier.  There was a war in Vietnam and a peace movement in America. But then he got the government's letter. So he quit his job at a furniture store, quit...
You Never Knew Me
I was unfortunately very busy yesterday with Memorial Day events, and although I was honored to be at these events, I neglected to post something for Memorial Day on my blog. Below is a poem that I received from a colleague of mine.  I hope you enjoy...
Army Ranger killed in action
RELEASE NUMBER: 100322-01 DATE POSTED: MARCH 22, 2010 PRESS RELEASE:  Army Ranger died from wounds received in combat U.S. Army Special Operations Command Public Affairs Office FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, March 22, 2010) — An Army Ranger...
Remembering Alexander Haig…a warrior and a statesman
Alexander Haig died yesterday morning at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. Raised at Philadelphia, he spent two years at Notre Dame before transferring to West Point(1947). He served on Douglas MacArthur's staff in Korea, participated in and was...
Treating Terrorism as a Crime…Nine years later!
The FBI said today that they are announcing the addition of two individuals to our Most Wanted Terrorists list, along with substantial rewards for information leading to their capture. Fahd Mohammed Ahmed al-Quso is sought for his role in the October...
National Guard Special Forces Soldier Killed in Action
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, Nov 24, 2009) — A U.S. Army Special Forces National Guard Soldier was killed Nov. 23 as a result of an improvised explosive device strike to his all-terrain vehicle, while conducting a combat patrol in the vicinity...
Happy Mauerfall!
It was twenty years ago today that the citizens of Berlin celebrated "Mauerfall", the Fall of the [Berlin] Wall. After almost three decades, East Germany had opened its borders, and the people in the streets took out hammers and started chipping...
Born Again American!
Recevied this from a friend of mine, it was too good not to post.
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