COMBAT FIRST AID

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Comrades in Arms:

For the best effect, please be sure and watch, in "FULL SCREEN" mode, this official video recording from the United States Marine Corps, which was posted at the YOU TUBE web site on Sunday 15 April 2007 by Quinn Madson.

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COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER

Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.

Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.

Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. 
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For a larger view, please click on the photographs.

United States Army

Improved First Aid Kit
CONTENTS:
Combat Application Tourniquet
Elastic Bandage Kit
4-1/2 inch Gauze Bandages
2 inch Surgical Adhesive Tape
Nasopharyngeal Airway
Patient Exam Gloves

United States Marine Corps

Individual First Aid Kit

CONTENTS:

3.5 ounce Quikclot Packet

40 inch Self-Application Tourniquets

"H" Compression Bandages with 8 inch x 10 inch Absorption Pad

4.5 inch x 4.1 yards Primed Compressed Gauze

Minor First Aid Components:

2 inch x 4 1/2 inch Adhesive Bandages

3/4 inch x 3 inch Adhesive Bandages

40 inch x 40 inch x 56 inch Non-sterile Triangular Bandages

2 inch x 100 inch Combat Reinforcement Tap

4 inch x 16 inch Water-Jel Burn Dressing

0.9 gram Bacitracin Antibiotic Oinment

1/2 fluid ounces USP 10% Povidone-Iodine Topical Solution

10 Water Purification Tablets

An essential item omitted from both of the above kits is a pair of all-purpose EMT shears, which could easily be carried in the combat webbing next to the medical kit, for rapid access.

This contemporary individual combat first aid equipment is a lot different than when I was a soldier, and is even better than what I have in my own personal Emergency Medical Technician trauma kit.

Being retired and on a pension, my medical license expired years ago, so now, I am only authorized to function as a "Good Samaritan" in an emergency situation.

Thank you.

John Robert Mallernee 

Armed Forces Retirement Home 

1800 Beach Drive, Unit 311 

Gulfport, Mississippi  39507

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"RUNAWAY"

"THUNDER ROAD"

"CLOSE TO HOME" BY JOHN MCPHERSON

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The moment I saw this, I busted out laughing, and just had to share it!

 

The daily cartoon, "CLOSE TO HOME", is the creation of JOHN MCPHERSON.

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OFFICIAL WAR PHOTOGRAPHS

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For a larger view, please click on the pictures.

Boy, oh boy, these photographs sure do evoke memories of way back when I was a just a terrified, but very "Gung Ho!" young soldier in the United States Army trying to survive my own war in the old Republic of Viet Nam, "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away - - - "!

Not much has changed, has it?

"Screaming Eagles" from the One Hundred and First Airborne Division, operating as part of Task Force No Slack, move into an overwatch position during Operation Strong Eagle II somewhere in Afghanistan on Monday 19 July 2010.

Three (03) UH-60 "Black Hawk" helicopters land at an outpost in the Samangan province of Afghanistan on Thursday 22 July 2010.

Troopers of "Charlie" Company, of the Third Battalion, One Hundred and Eighty-Seventh Infantry Regiment "Rakkasans", in the Third Brigade, of the One Hundred and First Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles", provide security during a mission in the Zirat Mountain area of the Waza Kwah District in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday 07 July 2010.

Corporal Daniel Lehman, United States Army, a rifleman with Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, provides security during a shura at a village in the Zabul province of Afghanistan on Monday 19 July 2010.

Private First Class Alex Schmidt of "Charlie" Company, of the Third Battalion, One Hundred and Eighty-Seventh Infantry Regiment "Rakkasans", in the Third Brigade, of the One Hundred and First Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles", provides security during a patrol through Waza Kwah District in the Paktika province of Afghanistan, on Saturday 10 July 2010.

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JUST A TIMELY REMINDER

************************************* ************************************* Greetings and Salutations to All my Kith and Kin and All the Ships in Outer Space: I just want to remind everyone that, if you have a high speed connection to the Internet, you can use your personal computer to help guard our border with Mexico. Please go to the TEXAS BORDER SHERIFF'S COALITION web site, and volunteer to be a virtual deputy for the State of Texas! Now, you too, can experience the blissful joy of excitedly staring at some empty piece of wasteland for hour after hour after hour after hour, for seemingly ENDLESS hours on end, waiting and hoping for SOMETHING to happen, just to relieve that awful monotony, just like it was when I used to a young soldier in the United States Army, "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away - - - ". Waaaugh!!! Ah, the memories - - - ! Thank you. John Robert Mallernee Offical Bard of Clan Henderson Armed Forces Retirement Home Gulfport, Mississippi 39507 NOTE: "My unpopular and controversial personal opinions do not represent my Scottish clan." ************************************* *************************************

UNITED STATES INVADED, RANCHES SEIZED?

Greetings and Salutations to All my Kith and Kin and All the Ships in Outer Space: Yesterday, the FAULTLINE U.S.A., CYPRESS TIMES, SAN DIEGO COUNTY POLITICAL BUZZ EXAMINER, and DIGGER'S REALM web sites reported on the Internet that a Mexican drug cartel, Los Zetas, had invaded the United States of America and forcefully seized two (02) ranches located near Laredo, Texas. According to the reports, the families who resided on the ranches have safely escaped, but as of this moment, the property remains occupied by the heavily armed Mexicans. There currently remains some controversy about the proof of these reports, with some sources denying the incident occurred, while other sources are confirming it is still a breaking situation with local American law enforcement agencies (including the United States Customs and Border Patrol) powerless to respond, being outnumbered and outgunned. I have not seen or heard any mention of this in the mainstream news media. So, what is the truth? Have any of you heard about this, or do you know any additional details? Thank you. John Robert Mallernee Offical Bard of Clan Henderson Armed Forces Retirement Home Washington, D.C.  20011-8400 NOTE: "My unpopular and controversial personal opinions do not represent my Scottish clan."

GENERAL MCCHRYSTAL RETIREMENT CEREMONY

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GENERAL STANLEY ALLEN MCCHRYSTAL

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"COME, COME, YE SAINTS"

Lyrics by: WILLIAM CLAYTON

VERSE # 01:

Come, come, ye Saints,
No toil nor labor fear.
But, with joy,
Wend your way.
Though hard to you,
This journey may appear,
Grace shall be
As your day.
'Tis better far
For us to strive,
Our useless cares
From us to drive.
Do this and joy
Your hearts will swell.
All is well!
All is well!

VERSE # 02:

Why should we mourn
Or think our lot is hard?
'Tis not so,
All is right.
Why should we think
To earn a great reward
If we now
Shun the fight?
Gird up your loins.
Fresh courage take.
Our God will never
Us forsake.
And soon, we'll have
This tale to tell,
"All is well!
All is well!"

VERSE # 03:

We'll find the place
Which God for us prepared
Far away
In the West,
Where none shall come
To hurt or make afraid.
There, the Saints
Will be blessed.
We'll make the air
With music ring,
Shout praises to
Our God and King.
Above the rest,
These words, we'll tell,
"All is well!
All is well!"

VERSE # 04:

And, should we die
Before our journey's through,
Happy day!
All is well!
We, then are free
From toil and sorrow, too.
With the just,
We shall dwell.
But, if our lives
Are spared again
To see the Saints
Their rest obtain,
Oh, how we'll make
This chorus swell,
"All is well!
All is well!"

"OH, MY FATHER"

Lyrics by: ELIZA R. SNOW
Music by: JAMES MCGRANAHAN

VERSE # 01:

Oh, my father, thou that dwellest
In the high and glorious place,
When shall I regain thy presence
And again behold thy face?
In thy holy habitation,
Did my spirit once reside?
In my first primeval childhood,
Was I nurtured near thy side?

VERSE # 02:

For a wise and glorious purpose,
Thou hast placed me here on Earth
And with held the recollection
Of my former friends and birth.
Yet, oft times, a certain something
Whispered, "You're a stranger here!",
And I felt that I had wandered
From a more exalted sphere.

VERSE # 03:

I had learned to call thee, "Father",
Through thy spirit from on high.
Yet, until the key of knowledge
Was restored, I knew not why.
In the heavens, are parents single?
No, the thought makes reason stare!
Truth is reason, truth eternal
Tells me I've a mother there.

VERSE # 04:

When I leave this frail existence,
When I lay this mortal by,
Father, Mother, may I meet you
In your royal courts on high?
Then, at length, when I've completed
All you sent me forth to do,
With your mutual approbation,
May I come and dwell with you?

"HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL

"BILLY THE KID"

"TAKE OUR FREEDOM BACK!"

"TAKE OUR FREEDOM BACK! "
BAND OF PATRIOTS

PRESIDENT JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY: 
" - - - and we are, as a people, inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths, and to secret proceedings, for we are opposed around the world by a monolithic and ruthless conspiracy that relies primarily on covert means for expanding its sphere of influence."

VERSE # 01:

It was Seventeen Seventy-Six,
When the Founders signed the writ
Of independence from the Brits.
It was revolution!
Now an enemy from within
Would enslave us all again,
And deprive us of our rights
In the Constitution.

CHORUS:

Restore the Republic!
Wake up!
It's time to understand!
Restore the Republic!
We're losing
Our freedom in the land!

VERSE # 02:

Working from behind the scenes,
Controlling everything
From the daily news we read
To the politicians,
And they're pulling
Our financial strings,
More powerful than kings,
It's the central bank elites
Bringing our destruction.

BRIDGE:

America, arise!
It's time to open up our eyes
And march back down
The road to freedom!
If we look the other way,
They'll take our rights away,
So, we the people must defeat 'em!

VERSE # 03:

Printing money till we choke!
Shoving taxes down our throats!
Bailing out banks
We don't even owe!
It's our ruination!
They're invading our privacy
With high technology!
Microchiping our ID,
It's an abomination!

CODA:

It's time to take our freedom back!
Its' time to take our freedom back!
Take our freedom back!

CASUALTY REPORT

MY YOU TUBE VIDEO: "A HOME IN THE MEADOW"

******************************** ******************************** Greetings and Salutations to All my Kith and Kin and All the Ships in Outer Space: I was just now looking through the videos that I've posted on the YOU TUBE web site, and was VERY surprised to see that my recording of "A HOME IN THE MEADOW" has been viewed over a THOUSAND times!!! Ain't that something? Well, actually, in the grand scheme of things, it really ain't all that much, because most folks with videos on YOU TUBE get hundreds of thousands or even millions of folks watching their performances. But, still, it is a surprise to me, because I ain't nobody special. Some other videos that I've recorded which seem to be relatively popular are "PRETTY IRISH GIRL", "I AM A REBEL SOLDIER", "BALLAD OF THE ALAMO", "CHRISTMAS EVE IN WASHINGTON", "ONLY THE LONELY", "BLUE MOON", "TAMMY", "TROUBLESOME WATERS", "MY OWN NATIVE LAND", and "EXODUS". The most popular videos of songs which I wrote are, "TED E. BAIR", "PLAY YOUR GUITAR, BOY", "NOLLAIG CHRIDHEIL", and "FRANK'S SONG". I've received comments on my videos from around the World, some of them in foreign languages. Y'all be sure and visit MY CHANNEL at the YOU TUBE web site, where the current featured song is, "LISTEN TO THE RHYTHM OF THE FALLING RAIN". Yesterday, I submitted my video, "STILLE NACHT" to the SUSAN BOYLE SEARCH contest. I don't really expect to win, but who knows what else it might lead to? Thank you. John Robert Mallernee Offical Bard of Clan Henderson Armed Forces Retirement Home Washington, D.C.  20011-8400 NOTE: "My unpopular and controversial personal opinions do not represent my Scottish clan." ******************************** ********************************

MOVIE: "THE OBAMA DECEPTION"

This movie is TWO HOURS long, so you'll need plenty of popcorn, pizza, hot dogs, and root beer!

Since this IS a feature length motion picture, be sure and watch this in "FULL SCREEN" mode.

Due to repeated illegal attempts by Internet hackers to delete this controversial material, which was posted on the YOU TUBE web site on Thursday 12 March 2009 by "CHANGE DA CHANNEL", you may wish to consider downloading this movie onto the hard drive of your personal computer, and then creating a permanent copy on a digital video disc.

Thank you.

"MORNING TRAIN"

This music video, created in Australia, was posted on the YOU TUBE web site on Thursday 03 June 2010, and was sent to me by "APINKOWSKI 77".

"MORNING TRAIN"
THE SURVIVORS

I'm going home
On the morning train.
I'm going home
On the morning train.
Hey, don't you board
That morning train!
It takes you right down
On the Devil's lane.
You know you can choose.
Are you ever
Going to understand?
Don't board that morning train.
The train is sparkling
With elusive elegance.
You just hop on board
And take your chance.
They've got a cocktail bar
And a restaurant,
All kinds of pleasures
That you ever want.
It takes your life
Down a one way track.
There is no turning back.
It's the winding road,
Not the comfortable train.
You take no baggage
There on a one man lane
Jesus Christ was the first
Who crossed.
He left His tracks,
So we may not be lost.
Believe in Him.
Accept what He's done for you.
He died for me and you.
Well, I surely know
'Cause I've been told,
Streets of Heaven
Are made of gold.
Keep your hands
On that plough, hold on.
Hold on, hold on, hold on!
Keep your hands
On that plough, hold on.
Yes, the Devil,
He has a slippery shoe.
If you don't watch out,
He'll slip it on you.
Keep your hands
On that plough, hold on.
Hold on, hold on, hold on!
Keep your hands
On that plough, hold on.
I'm going home
On the morning train.
I'm going home
On the morning train.
Hey, don't you board
That morning train.
It takes you right down
On the Devil's lane
You know you can choose.
Are you ever going to understand?
Don't board that morning train!
Don't board that morning train!
Oooooohhhhh!
Don't board that morning train!
Oooooohhhhh!

MOVIE: "FALL OF THE REPUBLIC"

This movie is TWO AND A HALF HOURS long, so you'll need plenty of popcorn, pizza, hot dogs, and root beer!

Since this IS a feature length motion picture, be sure and watch this in "FULL SCREEN" mode.

Due to repeated illegal attempts by Internet hackers to delete this controversial material, which was posted on the YOU TUBE web site on Friday 23 October 2009 by "CHANGE DA CHANNEL", you may wish to consider downloading this movie onto the hard drive of your personal computer, and then creating a permanent copy on a digital video disc.

Thank you.

"OBAMA" BUMPER STICKER REMOVAL

HAMILTON, MONTANA GUN FIGHT

This video, recorded by a police dashboard camera, is from the Wednesday 14 April 2010 issue of the BILLINGS GAZETTE in Billings, Montana.

It was posted on the YOU TUBE web site by Will on Thursday 22 April 2010.

In the gun fight, which occurred in January of 2010, Raymond Thane Davis makes a fatal mistake of dropping the hammer on an empty chamber, and he is then killed by Officer Ross Jessup of the Hamilton, Montana Police Department.

"ONLY ISRAEL"

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For the most enjoyable effect, please be sure and watch, in "FULL SCREEN" mode, this video recording of "ONLY ISRAEL" is performed by Yedida Freilich, of Gush Etzion, Israel.



This video recording was posted on the YOU TUBE web site by Daniel Sass of SASS VIDEO PRODUCTIONS.

You can read more details in this news report at the ARUTZ SHEVA web site.

One thing I found particularly interesting was learning that the twenty-five (25) year old Yedida Freilich does NOT write down the music she composes.

Does this mean she plays "by ear", from memory?

That's also how I compose and perform my own music!

Another thing I was pleasantly surprised to learn was that Yehida Freilich came to Israel from Australia, and while a young trooper serving in the old Republic of Viet Nam with the 101st Airborne Division "Screaming Eagles" of my beloved United States Army, I was blessed with opportunities to enjoy visiting both Israel and Australia in 1971.

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