http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:02:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Military bloggers are in the midst of a friendly competition to help raise funds for Project Valour-IT, sponsored by the Soldiers' Angels. They have been invited to create videos to help the cause. This one is from Steeljaw Scribe, a retired Navy Captain (a Hawkeye man). Click ... http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2009/11/06/project-valour-it-video/ The following story was pulled from the YouTube information panel about this video. But the message resonates, no matter what country you live in. Honor our veterans on November 11th. On November 11, 1999 Terry Kelly was in a Shoppers Drug Mart store in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. ... http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2009/11/06/veterans-day-prelude/ If there is a better run, more effective service organization anywhere in the world than the USO, I would like to hear about it. This is a video of a service salute hosted by USO Europe recently. It coincided with the first anniversary of the new Warrior Center ... http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2009/11/06/17th-annual-service-salute/ Bad news is all around us. Just open a newspaper or watch the news on TV. If it bleeds it leads, like they say. But scratch the surface and underneath the veneer of sensationalism is a whole world of good - organizations who work behind the scene, ... http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2009/11/05/soldiers-angels/ (The Marine Corps birthday is November 10th) Visit the Greenside Archives! (click here) http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2009/11/04/greenside-of-the-week-nov-4-2009/ Stephan Pastis losing to Jeff Keane in Tikrit What do Ping Pong and a comic strip have to do with a fundraiser to purchase laptops for wounded warriors? A lot. Because today I had planned on telling you all about Soldiers' Angels, who are raising money to purchase high ... http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2009/11/03/pearls-before-angels/ Visit the Broadside Archives! (click here) http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2009/11/02/broadside-of-the-week-nov-2-2009/ Every so often, a guy hits the jackpot. Mine came this week when Rick Kirkman, the man behind the popular cartoon, "Baby Blues", offered to contribute an article for the Broadside Blog. Rick has visited several military hospitals around the world, spreading cheer among active and wounded troops ... http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2009/10/30/what-makes-a-cartoonist-laugh/ Greatness. It is a word thrown around with little thought. Like the word "hero", it is used to describe athletes, political figures, artists, and just about anyone who has achieved a level of success in his or her profession. I have fallen into the same trap over ... http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2009/10/29/my-brush-with-greatness/ Visit the Greenside Archives! (click here) http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/broadside/2009/10/28/greenside-of-the-week-oct-28-2009/