Musings of Wired Pig

Today, 10 November 2007, marks the 232nd anniversary of the establishment of the United States Marine Corps.
On November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress passed a resolution stating that “two battalions of Marines be raised” for service as landing forces with the fleet. This established the Continental Marines and marked the birth of the United States [...]

Each year eMail Our Military sends holiday cards to our troops for Christmas and Hanukkah. This year’s project started October 15th and will end December 11th to ensure that all cards and letters can be shipped to meet the holiday deadlines. You can participate by mailing your holiday cards for our troops to eMail Our [...]

Update 111807 – I was visited by IP 141.116.10.12 (V) (IP) (IP2) today. They looked at the MRAP article. I was hit four times by this IP.

IP Address Location

IP Address
141.116.10.12

City
ALEXANDRIA

State or Region
VIRGINIA

Country
UNITED STATES

ISP
ARMY INFORMATION SYSTEMS COMMAND-PENTAGON.

Also I have yet [...]

See the Take Down request and response over this article here.
In news sure to please most, the MRAP program is saving lives in Iraq. The photos below show the devastation wraught on the MRAP in Iraq. According to reports, all crew members survived the attack by a 500lb IED. The IED exploded destroying the outside [...]

I know this is late… I’ve been procrastinating.
I posted earlier about Russian Saber Rattling when Russian bombers flew toward Scotland, two TU-95 Bear strategic bombers.
Well the Russians are at it again. Less than 30 days later – this time over the Pacific. According to the Washington Post, on August 8th -
Two Russian bombers [...]

PC World – Google Earth Captures China’s New Ballistic-Missile Sub:
Google Inc. is offering a rare public glimpse of China’s new ballistic-missile submarine, according to a researcher at the Federation of American Scientists.
“The new submarine was photographed by the commercial Quickbird satellite in late 2006 and the image is freely available on the Google Earth Web [...]

Its been a few days since I’ve made any posts. As a result I thought I’d post my thoughts on what is good news to report and what isn’t…. so here we go.
Good News -

Palestinian Militants Cross into Israel, Clash with Soldiers
Family escapes house fire thanks to alert neighbor
Alleged threat to Letterman’s son [...]

On this memorial day please pray for our troops safe return. Say thank you when you see a service member. And remember the freedoms that the military has afforded you and your families.
The photo above was taken by me at Fort Logan National Cometary, Denver, Colorado on Memorial Day, 2001. It is entitled Keeping [...]