I am on the move and the overseas trip is still pending. I will make an entry here every chance I get. Thanks for "tuning in"......

My apologies again to those who drop in to "American Ranger" every now and then. I've been out of the loop for a few days. So...

Check out this great video for some good old plain talk about the War on Terror from World War II's most colorful general (as portrayed ...

"These are the times that try men’s souls." Thomas Paine, 1775 No matter how well our service men and women in Iraq are waging tha...

Without the citizens who serve on active duty as soldiers, Marines, sailors or airmen, the United States could not wage war anywhere in the ...

The latest weapon in the hunt for terrorists will soon be prowling the skies over Iraq and Afghanistan. This unmanned “hunter-killer” weapo...

Although I am on active duty, I attended part of the monthly drill for our weekend reservists. I learned that Master Sergeant Harvey Warsha...

"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat." Sun Tzu An Asso...

“We regard Iraq’s success to be our success. And, God forbid, Iraq’s failure will also be ours.” Zalmay Khalilzad, then U.S. Ambassador to ...

I’ve spoken at length in this blog about the support of the various Iraqi insurgent factions by Iran, Syria and others who do not have freed...

The American rebels valiantly defended their position against two charges by the far more professional British soldiers. Lightly armed and...

I hope Presidential candidate John Edwards has been watching the news when he’s not getting his hair done. Perhaps he will re-consider his ...

"I was born in the shadow of the Kurdish flag in Mahabad and I am ready to serve and die for the same flag." Massoud Barzani, Pr...

It’s always been hard for me to agree with a Democrat, even when he’s only “sort of” a Democrat. Independent/former Democrat Joe Lieberman ...

I owe an apology to those who have been faithfully reading “American Ranger”. My most recent mission has been to mobilize soldiers who are ...

It was right after sunrise when the explosion of the claymore mine shook the ground. I was the new guy, so I foolishly looked around before...

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. Timothy 2:4:7 I remember the 18-year-old kid from Tennessee wh...

I received this via email yesterday. While researching it, I found that it was initially sent in 2006, so some of you may have seen it befo...

There has been much criticism of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Most of it revolves around how long it seems to be taking to get som...

I heard about this incident from a soldier in Afghanistan. The loss was a heavy one for American military forces, but the troops continue t...