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This Memorial Day, surround yourself with 'Good Friends and Whiskey'
For many Americans, Memorial Day is a three-day weekend that kicks off the summer season with BBQs and parties — and it should be. Gathering with friends and loved ones is a special privilege we are fortunate enough to enjoy.
For many service members, veterans, and Gold Star Families, however, the weekend can carry some sadness. Memorial Day is, after all, a day to remember the fallen men and women who gave their lives in military service.
We all honor those we've lost in our own way. For U.S. Marine JP Guhns, it's through music.
Iran claims its military controls the Persian Gulf
Putting the "Persian" in Persian Gulf
"Everything north of the Strait of Hormuz is under our control," said Ali Fadavi, a senior commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps. If that's true it would mean the Islamic Republic controls the flow of one-fifth of the world's oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran also says it controls the American Navy.
'American Taliban' John Walker Lindh being released from prison
In the days following the 2001 American invasion of Afghanistan, one combatant shocked the United States after his capture on an Afghan battlefield. His birth name was John Walker Lindh and he was fighting for the other side. After being sentenced to twenty years in prison, he's on his way to being released.
This E-4's grave is the most dangerous gravesite in the world
In January 1961, the U.S. Army suffered its only nuclear accident and the only fatal nuclear accident in the United States. The accident was caused by the manual removal of a control rod in a nuclear reactor in Idaho. The resulting explosion killed two Army specialists and a Navy Electrician's Mate. One of the Army specialists, Richard McKinley, was so irradiated that his body had be interred in a lead-lined casket, covered in cement and placed in a metal vault before burial.
The special grave is now at Arlington National Cemetery, where it is under special watch, unable to be moved without permission from the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.
Now you can — and should — drink Luke Skywalker's blue 'milk' at Disneyland
While it's the rides and souvenirs that have garnered much of the attention to date, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge will also have a bunch of different themed food and drink options. Notably, you'll be able to buy blue and green "milk" at the park. But be warned: it's not cheap.
Blue Milk was first seen in A New Hope when Luke Skywalker drank some during a meal at his home on the moisture farm on Tatooine. Green Milk debuted in The Last Jedi when Luke milked a Thala-Siren on Ahch-To.
Disney's versions of these beverages won't contain any milk from an animal. Instead, they'll be frozen blends of flavors and coconut and rice milks. Blue Milk will taste of dragon fruit, pineapple, watermelon, and lime while Green Milk has Mandarin orange, passion fruit, orange blossom, and grapefruit flavorings.
How to find cover anywhere according to operators
There are some important fundamentals underlying proper shooting techniques that involve cover and what we'll refer to as half-assed cover, based on hard-learned lessons gleaned from nearly two decades of continuous warfare. And they all fall under the most important principle of patrolling — common sense. Yet, you'll still see outdated, old-school techniques used in the field and presented all over social media. I always say, "my way isn't the only way," but I preach what's worked for the Special Forces community during the recent wars — nothing validates doctrine and fundamentals like confirmation under fire. Regardless of what you take from this article, at a minimum, do the following: have an offensive mindset, limit your exposure to the enemy, think in terms of near and far, and use what you have to stabilize your shooting platform.
The 13 funniest military memes for the week of May 24th
It's that time of year again: Memorial Day weekend. A solemn moment for the troops to reflect on those we've lost along the way and for our civilian friends and family to join us in honoring our fallen.
Now, I don't fault the civilians who just take the weekend to relax and barbecue as the summer officially starts. You'd be hard-pressed to find a single fallen troop who'd wish to take away someone's enjoyment. Sparking up the grill and enjoying friends and family is a big part of the American way of life that we fought for — and some paid the ultimate price for.
My gripe is with the complete oxymoron that is the phrase, "have a happy Memorial Day." It's just extremely awkward in context. Like, even if someone was a open-bar-at-my-wake kinda person, 'happy' and 'memorial' just don't really mesh.
So, I leave you with this... Have a good Memorial Day weekend, however you choose to spend it. Place flags at your local veterans' cemetery. Crack open an extra cold one for a fallen comrade. Start up the barbecue and tell the kids about the good times you had with your buddy who didn't make it back. If we're being honest with ourselves, they all would have wanted us to have a good day in their honor.
This year's Memorial Day concert honors Vietnam veterans
PBS's multi award-winning National Memorial Day Concert returns live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol for a special 30th anniversary broadcast hosted by Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna. The 30th annual broadcast of the concert airs live on PBS Sunday, May 26, 2019, from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m., before a concert audience of hundreds of thousands, millions more at home, as well as to our troops serving around the world on the American Forces Network.
A 30-year tradition unlike anything else on television, America's national night of remembrance takes us back to the real meaning of the holiday through personal stories interwoven with musical performances by the National Symphony Orchestra and guest artists.
The 2019 anniversary edition of the concert will feature Vietnam Valor and Brotherhood — brought to life by long-time friends acclaimed actor Dennis Haysbert and Joe Mantegna.
Here's how the US would fair against a major cyber attack
Imagine waking up one day and feeling as if a hurricane hit — except everything is still standing.
The lights are out, there is no running water, you have no phone signal, no internet, no heating or air conditioning. Food starts rotting in your fridge, hospitals struggle to save their patients, trains and planes are stuck.
There are none of the collapsed buildings or torn-up trees that accompany a hurricane, and no floodwater. But, all the same, the world you take for granted has collapsed.
This is what it would look like if hackers decided to take your country offline.
