31 Mar 20 Melvin Johnson’s Rifle Sergie Simonov’s SKS Rifle, first adopted by the Soviets in 1945 (replacing Fedor Tokarev’s short-lived SVT), saw service only until 1952, after which it was superceded by Mikhail Kalashnikov’s AK. However, the SKS continued to see second-tier service in the USSR, and continuing first-tier service in the PRC (China),…
Truth …
YEP.👍
Turn Off the News…
Good Advice from Willie and Sons…
Food Riots
Things getting SPICY south of the Border. Prepare and Act Accordingly. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
Musical Interlude: John Prine
John Prine, one of America’s greatest and under-rated country-folk songwriters and singers has been hospitalized for viral symptoms. Let’s all include him in our prayers today.
SOE / SIS Cooperation
Originally posted on The Special Operations Executive in Burma 1941-1945: Much has often made of the fractious relationship between the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS,) and the Special Operations Executive (SOE). The words used to sum up the problem between the two organisations is often something along the lines of SIS needed peace and quiet to… via…
THE VIKINGS IN IRELAND 795–1014 Part I
I am reading a short novel right now about the Vikings in Ireland so I found this fascinating. Few places suffered more at the hands of the Vikings than Ireland. For the best part of 200 years the Vikings systematically milked Ireland of its people to supply the slave trade, yet, for all their military…
Borders Matter to Dems! LOL! When the Border is Between NY and Rhode Island!
Yeah, folks are coming to the realization that these terms that were so haphazardly thrown around a few months ago like “Open Borders” “Multiculturalism” “Diversity” and “Inclusiveness” all equal DEATH. Prepare and Act Accordingly. This story gave me a laugh (I know it is a serious issue)! However, I can’t help chuckling about the Open…
Dose of Truth: Clint Smith Thunder Rants #1
I like Clint Smith, the guy has BTDT and has a lot of Wisdom. Fast Forward to 3:08 for the Fun. Stay Alert, Armed and Dangerous!
An Old Pilot’s Wisdom (Humor)
I think I might have screwed up. Several of us local retired pilots were asked to address a junior high gathering put on by the PTA. I was the only speaker to show up, so I had the stage to myself. I talked about staying in school, getting good grades and all that usual bullshit;…