OK, Get Ready to Laugh. #2 Kills me..can you imagine going to the hospital to see a new friend’s baby and saying something like “Your baby looks like a dog fart”…and #3 is for real: I actually have a relative who does carry’s a raccoons penis bone with him when he goes hunting. -SF Superstition…
Survival: The Cautionary Tale of Geraldine Largay
This story is a hard lesson in NEVER overestimating your Survival Abilities and Skill Sets. What is amazing is her remains were found 3,000 feet (1,000 yards) from the MAIN TRAIL. It reminds me of a line from the 1997 movie THE EDGE: “People that are lost in the wilderness die from SHAME.”-SF A lost…
Armed Citizen Corner: Never Have a “Favorite Weapon”
This short story reinforces the USMC Training mantra “One Mind, Any Weapon”. Never lock yourself into a box with your firearm training. Don’t get hung up on the Tool..Always Train to WIN THE FIGHT, REGARDLESS OF THE TOOL!-SF “Favorite” Weapons! by John Farnam | 23 May 2016 “Warriors should not have ‘favorite’ weapons.”…
Texas History: The Grand-Daddy of Campus Mass Shootings
Although the first paragraph of this article is a dead giveaway it was written by some spineless no-nuts liberal, please disregard that and continue on…this is actually a pretty good article; And Don’t Forget to watch the clip of the documentary. -SF Powerfully Retold 50 Years Later: The Story of the UT Campus Shooter Charles…
Military History: 10 Misconceptions About Famous Historical Wars and Armies
Wars and the armies that fight them are one of the most fascinating subjects to the human race. Conquest has shaped and reshaped the globe many times, and great wars will continue to alter the future course of humanity. However, while humanity loves to study and learn about wars, many of the most accepted facts…
World War II History: The French Foreign Legion and Nazi’s
Sounds like a plot out of a W.E.B. Griffin Novel I know, but no, this really happened.-SF The French Foreign Legion is one of France’s elite fighting forces, filled with men who are ready and willing to do extreme violence on France’s behalf. When 1930s Germany started looking at its neighbors with greedy eyes, it…
Surveillance State: New Israeli Facial Imaging Claims to Be Able to ID Terrorist and Pedophiles?
I know we joke a lot about national security technology becoming more and more like “Minority Report”, but folks, this is already been purchased by DHS. This is Happening. -SF “Faception” Technology can match an individual with various personality traits and types with a high level of accuracy A Tel-Aviv based start-up company says it…
World War I History: Trench Warfare Notes, 1915
I have a really neat document to share today, generously sent to me by a reader named Chris in the United Kingdom. These are the notes from a 1915 course on trench warfare as recorded by his grandfather, one Harold Rayner. Harold was born in 1885 in Surrey, and survived the war to live until 1973…
Crusader Corner: Killing Terrorist Leaders Is Not the “Magical Solution” to Stopping Terrorism
Another day, another dead terrorist leader. This time, the dead terrorist guy was Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, killed by a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan, and everyone is cheering, because everyone knows that each dead terrorist leader is, well, another dead terrorist leader. Mullah Mansour’s death is “an important milestone,” President Barack Obama…
Military Defense News: Army Bringing Back the Recoilless Rifle
The 70 year old M3 Garl Gustav Will Begin Being Issued to Infantry Troops The United States Army will soon begin distributing a weapon system introduced in 1946. The M3 Carl Gustav rocket launcher will bolster the firepower of rifle platoons, giving them a much-needed edge. Developed by Bofors (now Saab), the Carl Gustav is…