. . . to bring you a great article by a great soldier. This is one of the best that we’ve read in a while. Just read AMERICAN CITIZEN SOPHISTRY From American Citizen Soldier
About the author (in his own words):
BUCK SARGENT is the nom de guerre of an infantry team leader and noncommissioned officer on active duty in the United States Army. He was deployed to Afghanistan from 2003-2004 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and is currently serving in Mosul, Iraq on a yearlong combat tour. He is a University of Texas graduate, a fire-breathing conservative, and a diehard patriot. He is also pro-victory and will support any party or persons who are like-minded.
The Buffalo uses steel wheels and disc rollers which allow the vehicle to be driven over and detonate anti-personnel mines without sustaining damage. As a result, unusually large numbers of mines can be neutralized in a short period of time. The vehicle retains all round (including roof) ballistic protection from 7.62mm NATO ball cartridges. This armor is upgradeable to protect against Dragunov AP cartridges. In a recent incident that involved a Buffalo vehicle which ran over an anti-tank mine, the blast tore off a wheel and destroyed an axle on the vehicle. There were no casualties to the crew inside the Buffalo and the vehicle maintained its mobility and drove itself out of the minefield. It was repaired overnight and was back in operation the following day.
Right: Sara, a child living in Baghdad, with Beanie Baby “Courage”. The toy was a gift from Army Maj Jim Barker, whose letter back home telling his family how much the child loved the toy resulted in he non-profit organization Beanies for Baghdad being founded in May 2003. To date, more than 150,000 of the stuffed toys have been passed out by Soldiers since the project began. 
Michelle Malkin was the first serious blogger to suggest that my work deserved consideration for the Pulitzer Prize. Her sentiment was echoed by thousands of email messages and comments on the open forum site, asking me about a Pulitzer Prize, and whether my work might receive such a great honor. I was clueless. I knew that Pulitzer was synonymous with first-rate and prestigious, but that’s about it. A Pulitzer Prize was as far from my mind as the moon was from my feet.
Damsel and I have had the privilege of visiting the B2 production facility at Palmdale, CA, Air Force Plant 42 during an open house. After the factory walk-through, we went out on the tarmac for a presentation ceremony. At the conclusion of the presentation, we were treated to a low-altitude flyby of the Spirit of California. It was truly a breathtaking experience for us. Unfortunately, we didn’t get any pictures since cameras weren’t allowed on that part of the base. But not to worry – Richard Seaman (a friend of a friend of a friend, etc.), was at the 2005 Edwards Air Show and took some pictures and put them on his website. He also provides lots of informative comments as you scroll through the pictures. There are some useful links at the bottom of the page as well. Just awesome! Go look at the 
In addition to categorizing humanitarian military stories by location, Camp
Image: Aerial View of WWII Memorial, Washington D.C. (Photo by Rick Latoff/American Battle Monuments Commission)