We Shot Dogs
By Carl Prine on Sunday, November 27th, 2011 
LoD reviews an important new bit of fiction by former Marine Phil Klay. Read his short story! It’s very good.
Posts Tagged ‘Marines’
Letter from Virginia
By Carl Prine on Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 
The Recovering Warrior Task Force meets in Alexandria. Why you should care about our sick, injured and wounded.
The Belt of Conformity
By Carl Prine on Tuesday, July 5th, 2011 
Safety first, Line of Departure readers! Stay alert, stay alive! Strap on that reflective belt, hydrate and give me a hearty “Hooah” because today we’re going to talk about the most hated piece of gear in the military.
Conway’s Close Quarters Concerns
By Jamie McIntyre on Saturday, March 27th, 2010 
Marines can be asked to do a lot of tough things, but rooming with a fellow marine who is sexually attracted to his or her own sex is not one of them, says the top Marine. So I tried to imagine why that would be so hard…
Blame the Dead Pilots?
By Jamie McIntyre on Monday, October 5th, 2009 
Were two of the best pilots in Marine Corp made scapegoats to save the troubled V-22 program back in 2000? One congressman is on a crusade to set the record straight asserting the pilots and their families have been dishonored. The Navy and and Marine Corps are not budging.
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On the "warrior" business–Bob Bateman dates it too late–it actually started in the early 1980s–I have often thought that we started talking...
Mike Burke - Good-bye to All That
I've felt somewhat the same way over the 12 years since I retired after 27 years in the Army (Cold War, Gulf War). I miss the feeling of doing something that...
Mike Burke - Our Man in Pakistan
Blogger Pundita is on the right track: I was sitting on the patio one morning six years ago, enjoying the quiet and early Spring weather, when I heard the most godawful...
Madhu - Our Man in Pakistan
It takes a special talent to make the Americans more hated than the Indians, if polls are correct. Strong work, Washington Consensus! Pakistan on Tuesday gave an unequivocal...
Madhu - L’Affaire Davis
Let me check to see if it got trapped in the spam filter. You weren't a potty mouth, were you?
CarlPrine - L’Affaire Davis
Thanks for the shout-out and kind words, Carl! I hope my comment didn't come off like writing-as-therapy. Later, I realized that what bothers me most...
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