Bostonmaggie

But I had to throw this out here. French hostages freed off Somalia I have heard some say " Good on the French for taking it into thei...

ADM Thad Allen, USCG From DODvClips

I woke up this morning to FoxNews reporting that CAPT Phillips tried to eacape his captors and swim to the safety. Unfortunately, he was rec...

I have to head to bed. We stayed out much too late. But it was a tough night. We went to Charlestown for a wake. The younger brother of one...

Marine acquitted of murder in Iraq slaying By ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Press Writer Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Writer 27 mins ago CAMP...

Pope washes feet in Holy Thursday service . Very calming to listen to here at work.

Yeah, I know, I sleep a lot. Cancer, recovering from chemo, compromised immune system, lazy, whatever. Anyway, here's where we are on ...

Easter Sunday - Seventy years ago. Contralto Marian Anderson gave a free open-air concert before more than 75,000 people from the steps of t...

OK, one last post. I have to go to bed. I'm now on antibiotics, thanks to my most recent visit to the oncologist. Everytime I visit one ...

Guess what's been going on at the Naval War College in Newport? NWC Explores Legal and Policy Issues at Piracy Workshop NEWPORT, R.I...

Galrahn twittered '"Col. Jack Jacobs said on MSNBC the USS Bainbridge is an old nuclear cruiser " I, of course, understand yo...

You know, the only way to describe this turn of events is..........poetic. To have the USS Bainbridge responding to an incidence of piracy ...

So.....what pops up in my email a few minutes ago? A YouTube video about USS Bainbridge DDG 96. I have the best readers! God speed CDR Frank...

There is a destroyer headed to wrap up the Maersk Alabama matter. How fitting that it is the USS Bainbridge. William Bainbridge started out...

.....tossed some Somali pirates in the drink! ******UPDATE****** Capt. Phillips is being held hostage according to Fox .**** BZ, Capt. Richa...

Authorities: Pilot of stolen plane captured after fleeing on foot WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The pilot of a small Cessna 172 aircraft reported stol...

.... I rolled over 100,000 visitors. The person came from a Stanford University computer through a picture of the NYT headline about the K...

I went to Jordan for the Aredia , a bone strengthener that you get via a two hour IV. When I showed up and checked in, I asked if there was...

I have a head cold. That's not a big deal. But today, I am supposed to get the stupid Aredia. I have held them at bay with this nonse...