tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post5025811993274502443..comments2024-03-28T10:50:29.895-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Mute CompanionsOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28434979195184188932017-09-11T04:37:23.450-07:002017-09-11T04:37:23.450-07:00Thanks LSP.Thanks LSP.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78029702729684319312017-09-10T20:05:20.498-07:002017-09-10T20:05:20.498-07:00Always been moved by that Munster painting. Great ...Always been moved by that Munster painting. Great post. LSPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120630078039958644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-73134859573460492342017-09-10T12:38:44.322-07:002017-09-10T12:38:44.322-07:00Heh.Heh.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83129323732523224642017-09-10T12:03:37.563-07:002017-09-10T12:03:37.563-07:00"Mute Companions"? Dang! I thought this ..."Mute Companions"? Dang! I thought this was going to be a 'how to' article!Mike aka Proofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931553845065187278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71454829864084183652017-09-10T11:11:34.884-07:002017-09-10T11:11:34.884-07:00Horses can go places a machine can't. Useful c...Horses can go places a machine can't. Useful critters.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53634566844283525152017-09-10T11:10:59.776-07:002017-09-10T11:10:59.776-07:00Some things stay useful.
Thanks Andrew.Some things stay useful.<br /><br />Thanks Andrew.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36201606970425266592017-09-10T11:10:33.665-07:002017-09-10T11:10:33.665-07:00Dogs embody the motto of the Corps.Dogs embody the motto of the Corps.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2667403322386902582017-09-10T11:10:03.358-07:002017-09-10T11:10:03.358-07:00I try.I try.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14692034588664238922017-09-10T11:09:48.899-07:002017-09-10T11:09:48.899-07:00I only learned about it through the Memorial's...I only learned about it through the Memorial's website.<br /><br />Had me in tears...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5789719503361808902017-09-10T11:09:19.022-07:002017-09-10T11:09:19.022-07:00Yup.Yup.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25805495689613945442017-09-10T11:09:01.674-07:002017-09-10T11:09:01.674-07:00Me too.Me too.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59446948318994324452017-09-10T11:08:50.937-07:002017-09-10T11:08:50.937-07:00Thanks.Thanks.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-27935018230764078922017-09-10T10:13:44.866-07:002017-09-10T10:13:44.866-07:00I have a video of my grandfather's battalion o...I have a video of my grandfather's battalion of horse artillery trooping over Memorial Bridge in 1936. It's hard to believe how integral the horses were to combat for millenia. They still are. I remember an article about SPECWAR riding horses into the Panshawr and Afghanistan valleys in search of bin Laden.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17905834517528912132017-09-10T10:00:40.120-07:002017-09-10T10:00:40.120-07:00Durndit, sir! Wife is looking at me like I'm ...Durndit, sir! Wife is looking at me like I'm an idiot, but she'll be bawling in a few when I have her read the pieces.<br /><br />Yes, animals have been, are, and will be for the foreseeable future a part of our military. Just no getting around it.<br /><br />Watched some NatGeo show about military dogs in Afganistan and got to see the horror of a dog being blown up by those bastards. Some things are only watchable once.<br /><br />On a lighter note, in a strange way, the Army actually recruited Mule Skinners after 9-11 to teach the ancient art of pack-saddle, including the tried and true cavalry methods of long-distance road marches on horseback.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12853747112549482472017-09-10T08:58:51.344-07:002017-09-10T08:58:51.344-07:00As a young Marine it was my pleasure to take treat...As a young Marine it was my pleasure to take treats to Sergeant Reckless who was a hero to the First Marine Division. Reckless, and many of the working dogs I've known, were among the best Marines I've encountered and they ALL lived our motto Semper Fidelis.<br />Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15482185271178889753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30825874442828222112017-09-10T07:57:55.095-07:002017-09-10T07:57:55.095-07:00You do look past the obvious. Thank you for a grea...You do look past the obvious. Thank you for a great post.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-6736996402784053442017-09-10T07:52:59.351-07:002017-09-10T07:52:59.351-07:00They place in us their unwavering faith and loyalt...They place in us their unwavering faith and loyalty, and they never judge. After what I wrote about my horse, yeah, dusty here too. I did not know about "A Soldiers Kiss". Thanks Sarge.RHT447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-14916896241683616232017-09-10T06:55:36.110-07:002017-09-10T06:55:36.110-07:00Getting dusty in here................Getting dusty in here................Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-60790015478771383892017-09-10T05:58:37.947-07:002017-09-10T05:58:37.947-07:00...made me crumple....made me crumple.BarbaCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14620177194149542393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33900765236494461412017-09-10T04:34:53.096-07:002017-09-10T04:34:53.096-07:00Yes, it does. Great post, Sarge, thanks.Yes, it does. Great post, Sarge, thanks.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.com