Tag: combat
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An Open Letter to the Secretary of War (RR)
by Henry, ©2025 (Oct. 18, 2025) — “I’m Going to Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter” (2:38) “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place to hear it here first. Professor ‘Zork’ Zorkophsky wrote a letter to our Secretary of War that he will share with us. I’ll read it for…
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Henry Has Something to Say (RR)
by Roving Reporter, ©2024 (Mar. 12, 2024) — “You Talk Too Much” (2:54) [The history of Henry is shrouded in mystery. Some say he is from the ‘Land of Prester John’; some say he’s Zyklon’s ambassador to earth, while we know him as the talking frog that lives in the pond in the center of Cassadaga, Florida and…
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What is Lawful vs. What is Right (RR)
by Professor Zorkophsky, ©2021 (Jan. 12, 2021) — [Editor’s Note: This article was received prior to the Electoral vote count on January 6 but inadvertently overlooked.] “Solo Violin” (0:19) “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place to hear it hear first. Today we have the very person…
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One Way to Grow Up (RR)
“NOTHING ELSE MATTERED” by OPOVV, ©2020 (Oct. 19, 2020) — “Gravel Walk” (1:22) “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place to hear it here first. Thank you for tuning in to a rather unique subject, ‘What was your most memorable military experience?’ With us today is Ted…
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Life in the Fast Lane (RR)
“IN COMBAT, NOTHING ELSE MATTERS” by OPOVV, ©2016 (Oct. 22, 2016) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to yet another installment of ‘Pulse of the Nation,’ the favorite show that tells it like it is. With me here is retired General Mark Dyes who, as you may remember, was the hero of Afghanistan after…
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A Ship Without a Rudder pb
“AT HOME FIGHTING THE HEATHENS” by OPOVV, ©2015 (Sep. 4, 2015) — ACT I The curtain rises on a moonlit night. There are five men dressed in dungarees lounging around on blankets beneath the missile launcher on the fantail of a US Navy destroyer leisurely patrolling at 5 knots. A sailor enters from stage right.…
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It’s Like Combat, Man
HOW POLISHED ARE YOUR SELF-DEFENSE SKILLS? by One Pissed-off Vietnam Vet (Dec. 4, 2011) — You know what? Being in combat is like nothing you’ve ever imagined nor experienced before. You can train until the cows come home, but when it really goes down, it’s a whole new world. The first thing that dawns on…