Fatheaded St. Louis Columnist Wants to End Military Funeral Honors

The Old Guard carry a fallen hero to his final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery

Okay... I’m going to demonstrate remarkable self-restraint here and try not to fly off the handle. I was catching up on some reading I had in my "to do" folder and tripped upon this. There’s this liberal columnist on the “St. Louis Post … [Read more...]

Prepping Tips: How to “Can” Butter

Prepper: How to "Can" Butte

After a couple weeks of serious military stuff, let's take a break this week and give you another great prepper tip! So you've got all of your food preps ready? If you're like me, probably not -- but no time like the present to start! … [Read more...]

Military Innovations Save Lives

Navy Flight Deck

The Navy released a strange looking photo of sailors scrubbing the flight deck of Nimitz-class supercarrier USS Carl Vinson. What makes it interesting is the substance they’re using on the flight deck: AFFF foam, a fire extinguishing compound that … [Read more...]

Are You Standing?

Veteran Standing for The Flag

This is an article one of our customers sent to us that we thought we would share with you. ~ Paul The only one standing in this photo is man in a wheelchair. What does this say about some people in America? I don't really know or care. But, … [Read more...]

Update: Military brass scrap cyber warfare medal!

Cyber Warrior Medal Update

Paracord Paul kudos go out to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, who canceled the creation of the new Distinguished Warfare Medal. Hagel’s predecessor, Leon Panetta, previously approved the award, which would have ranked above both the Bronze Star and … [Read more...]

A Paracord Paul Editorial: Don’t Pull the Plug on Military Spending

Military and the Constitution

I realize as a Veteran writing about the military, that I am truly biased when it comes to our National defense. I may also be preaching to the choir. But bear with me, and load up on some solid reasons why Federal budget cuts should rarely (if ever) … [Read more...]

Prepping Tip: Hamburger Rocks (Literally)

Prepping Tip: Hamburger Rocks

Get Ready to Rock On, Prepper! Beef. It’s healthy. It’s hearty. It’s protein. It flat out tastes good. We have a saying in our house... "Meat Good!" And face it; it’s what’s for dinner on many American tables nightly. But during a … [Read more...]