June 2004 - Posts

• New York Times confirms Reserve Call-ups

  The New York Times is confirming that there will be more Reserve Call-ups in the next year. In a story yesterday , Army officials confirmed that there will be an involuntary callup, the current projected number is around 5600, and it will involve IRR Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 29, 2004 12:54 PM by msmith | 0 Comments

• Reliance on Reservists taking a toll - finally lawmakers doing something about it

  It is not a huge secret that the reliance on Reservists and National Guard is taking a toll. I alluded to this earlier, when I asked people to think about who are soldiers are. With so many Reservists now augmenting the Active Duty rolls, nearly everyone Read More... Posted Saturday, June 19, 2004 12:01 AM by msmith | 0 Comments

• Who are our soldiers?

  Out of the thousands of US troops now serving on active duty, the press chooses a select few to put a face to our troops. The men pulling down the statues of Saddam in Baghdad, Jessica Lynch, and Pat Tillman are but a few. It simplifies things and brings Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 15, 2004 4:28 PM by msmith | 1 Comments

• Helping women in Afghanistan

  With all of the attention being focused on Iraq these days, many people have forgotten what has been accomplished in Afghanistan. US troops helped to liberate the people there from the Taliban two and a half years ago (has it really been that long?), Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 15, 2004 12:50 PM by msmith | 0 Comments