Part Three: The relationships which develop between those who serve together in military conflicts foster amazing relationships. Shared experiences bring together cultures and friendships to last a lifetime. Brothers in arms is short series of stories about a triangulation of two Jacksonville, Fla. military officers and an Afghani translator ~ ~ Ajmal Omar writes of [...] [...more]
From the high deserts of New Mexico: Thanks for including me in this. I will read the content shortly. I am currently in the field in the high deserts of New Mexico, training a National Guard battalion from Connecticut, before they deploy to Iraq. Thus, internet connection is rare. I appreciate the link. Jon and [...] [...more]
Part Two: The relationships which develop between those who serve together in military conflicts foster amazing relationships. Shared experiences bring together cultures and friendships to last a lifetime. Brothers in arms is short series of stories about a triangulation of two Jacksonville, Fla. military officers and an Afghani translator ~ ~ The year is 2006. [...] [...more]
The relationships which develop between those who serve together in military conflicts foster amazing relationships. Shared experiences bring together cultures and friendships to last a lifetime. Brothers in arms is short series of stories about a triangulation of two Jacksonville, Fla. military officers and an Afghani translator ~ ~ A suicide truck bomb explodes at Camp Phoenix, [...] [...more]
Perhaps Metro Jacksonville FORGOT to let anyone know until today: Back in February 2008, on the 26th to be exact, ” … with the help of tipster Ocklawaha, Metro Jacksonville found a NYC subway car in Springfield, just north of Downtown Jacksonville. “The subway car, #983, was built by the American Car & Foundry Co. [...] [...more]
As a member of Crowley Maritime Corporation‘s Facebook group, Flipside. Florida. is taking this opportunity to “reprint” yesterday’s post: In recognition of the importance of the U.S. Merchant Marine, the Congress, by joint resolution approved May 20, 1933 the designation of May 22 of each year as National Maritime Day. Please join Crowley in acknowledging [...] [...more]
Mark Szakonyi’s Trade, Trucks and Trains blog is directing traffic over to Metro Jacksonville: “The folks at the blog Metro Jacksonville have come up with a way to improve rail, road and air traffic …” BIRTH OF A NEW LIVABLE CITY! At the conclusion of the conclusion, readers will note: Article by Bob Mann of [...] [...more]
The Post and Courier, of Charleston, S.C., is The South’s Oldest Daily Newspaper – Founded 1803. In Commentary, state Rep. Jim Merrill, former House majority leader, representing House District 99 in Berkeley and Charleston counties, on March 28, 2009, wrote: For the State Ports Authority, the last 10 years have been a litany of missteps. [...] [...more]
Ron Littlepage, the Florida Times-Union’s overly-opinionated LOCAL POLITICS columnist, on March 30, 2008 2009, continued his relentless assault on his seeming nemesis, the Jacksonville Port Authority. A complicated eminent-domain case, which involved multiple parties and environmental impact studies, has ended after four years. Although a circuit-court judge ruled an appellate court may reduce [Brigham Moore] [...] [...more]