Welcome to the Llama Pit

Aaron Moore: When I checked into 1st Force Recon Company there was a sign above the platoon area, it said "The Llama Pit." Now I've done two tours with the unit and still to this day can't find anyone who knows why or when that sign went up. It may not make sense to anyone else, but I like it. It's one of those unknowns, like crop circles and the Loch Ness monster. Welcome to the Llama Pit!

April 13, 2010

The Shield

It has been my honor to come in contact with individuals that have always put their own self-interest below that of the group.  After 21 years of service to this Nation, I have been in awe of the courage, ferocity, and compassion of the citizens that serve in the Armed Forces of the United States of America.  Through my military service I have witnessed first hand, another group, that displays all that is great about this Nation.  This group has allowed me, and thousands like me, peace of mind as I was called forward to fight our enemies abroad.  This group has allowed us to travel far away, and relentlessly pursue those who would do us harm, and leave our most valued possesions in their safe keeping. 

What more noble calling, than to be the shield before the city walls.

I would thank all of you, who nobly pursue Law Enforcement.  Wear your vest and Thank You.

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April 07, 2010

This ain’t no book club, but…...

Review
In A PatriotÂ’s History of the United States, Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen remind us what a few good individuals can do in just a few short centuries . . . . A fluid account of America from the discovery of the Continent up to the present day. (Brandon Miniter, The Wall Street Journal)

No recent American history challenges the conventional wisdom of academics as aggressively as Larry Schweikart and Michael AllenÂ’s A PatriotÂ’s History of the United States. (Daniel J. Flynn, Front Page Magazine)

There are a thousand pleasant surprises and heartening reminders that underneath it all America remains a country of ideas, ideals, and optimism—and no amount of revisionism can take that legacy away. (John Coleman, Humane Studies Review)

A welcome, refreshing, and solid contribution to relearning what we have forgotten and remembering why this nation is good, and worth defending. (Matthew Spalding, National Review—The Wall Street Journal
Product Description
For at least thirty years, high school and college students have been taught to be embarrassed by American history. Required readings have become skewed toward a relentless focus on our countryÂ’s darkest moments, from slavery to McCarthyism. As a result, many history books devote more space to Harriet Tubman than to Abraham Lincoln; more to My Lai than to the American Revolution; more to the internment of Japanese Americans than to the liberation of Europe in World War II.
Now, finally, there is an antidote to this biased approach to our history. Two veteran history professors have written a sweeping, well-researched book that puts the spotlight back on AmericaÂ’s role as a beacon of liberty to the rest of the world.

We aren’t perfect, but no country is even close….Amen
Schweikart and Allen are careful to tell their story straight, from Columbus’s voyage to the capture of Saddam Hussein. They do not ignore America’s mistakes through the years, but they put them back in their proper perspective. And they conclude that America’s place as a world leader derived largely from the virtues of our own leaders— the men and women who cleared the wilderness, abolished slavery, and rid the world of fascism and communism.

The authors write in a clear and enjoyable style that makes history a pleasure, not just for students but also for adults who want to learn what their teachers skipped over.

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