Saturday, June 16, 2012
Colonel Dan is now General Dan
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Every now and then, the famous figure of Colonel Dan makes his appearance here in the blog. Well, he will no longer be doing so. Because yesterday, my friend Dan Karbler pinned on the star of a Brigadier General. He's headed to Hawaii to command Pacific Army Air Defense Artillery forces. All good things to you and your great American family, Dan.
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The Fish: The fish is a "coat of arms" for the blog, symbolizing three formative influences in the life of the blog founder. The first is his experience at the University of Virginia--symbolized most importantly by the fish itself, or a caricature of a "Wahoo", the fish we have acquired as an informal nickname. Additionally there is the sword, the sword of a Cavalier. It is not wielded in a threatening manner, as this is a civil blog. But it is there, should it be needed. Thirdly, there is the influence of 21 years in the Navy--symbolized by the anchor on the Wahoo's fin (and again, the sword) . Finally, there is the bowler, tuxedo, and monocle, symbols of a refined, intellectual conservatism, or what I seek to encourage here.
The Policy: I take FULL responsibility for what I write. I will not be held responsible for the content of my comments section--as long as it is civil and passes my own inscrutable sniff tests, it will appear. If the comment offends you, that is on you.
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5 comments:
Well I wish he would post some here. The idea that I could drag a US ARMY officer's ass over the coals is incredibly appealing to me.
And who knows, I might have know this guy when he was a butter-bar.
If you did know him, you'd remember him. He's one of the best--even if he IS Army. Congrats General.
If you did know him, you'd remember him. He's one of the best--even if he IS Army. Congrats General.
So nice he posted it twice.
I'm sure the General appreciates those kind words from you Navy guys but let's get real. You can't judge an Army officer, enlisted, anything really, by Navy standards. Hell even a p.o.s. big-mouth screw-up like Spec/4 Hammer would have been a CPO in a couple of years.
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