Military – The Haps With Herb

September 11, 2020

Herb

Where I Was On 9/11/2001

Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 22134 – 705: I can remember walking over to the bus stop with my kids. There is quite a busy street that feeds into Fort Carson called…

Military, My Family, Patriotism11 Comments

July 17, 2020

Herb

Take It From The Top – Cleaning My Desk – part the seventh

Many of you know or know of, my friend Carter, especially if you've read any of the back posts. He survived being blown up in an IED incident in 2006…

Military, My Desk, My Friends, My Life20 Comments

May 25, 2020

Herb

Memorial Day – The HMT Rohna Coverup

Greetings, everyone. In the United States of America this is holiday called Memorial Day. People will be having picnics and barbecues and doing a lot of fun things. We will…

Holidays - holidaze, Military, My Family, Patriotism25 Comments

May 8, 2020

Herb

The French Connection (Hint: not the book)

The other day my wife handed me a sheaf of papers to go through. This is nothing new, especially since I am a slob and a pack-rat. These papers were…

Military, Patriotism

November 11, 2019

Herb

Veteran’s Day

On Veteran's Day, many of the area businesses recognize the contribution of all of our military veterans. This post is just a shout-out to say thanks to all that these…

Military, My Life, Patriotism2 Comments

November 7, 2019

Herb

One U.S. Soldier

A large group of Taliban soldiers are moving down a road when they hear a voice call from behind a sand dune, "One U.S. soldier is better than ten Taliban."…

Humor, Military4 Comments

August 31, 2019

Herb

Stand Up, Knuckleheads

We took the grandkids to the park today for our city's annual balloon festival. We woke them up at 5:15 am and we left the house by 6:10 so we…

Beliefs, Military, My Family, Patriotism, Traditions2 Comments

November 6, 2018

Herb

VOTE!

These guys are paying for it.

Military, Politics, Rantings, Ravings military, politics, vote

May 24, 2015

Herb

Blogging A – Z Challenge 2015 T

Blogging A – Z Challenge T is for Time to Remember Time is important. If the Lord wills and I live through a full 24 hour day I will have…

Blogging A - Z Challenge 2015, Military, My Family, My Life, Patriotism, Ravings

Jim’s E-mail About His Patrol Experiences in Iraq

December 31, 2007

Herb

Jim’s E-mail About His Patrol Experiences in Iraq

From Jim’s E-Mail of 122107. If you knew how well he interacts with kids (of all ages) you would doubly appreciate some of these pictures. Family and Friends, Here are…

Military, Patriotism, Repost3 Comments

October 31, 2006

Herb

I Still Swear…So Help Me God

*Standing at attention, right arm at ninety degree angle* "I, Herbert C. Thiel, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all…

Beliefs, Military, My Friends, My Life, Patriotism, Politics, Rantings

June 22, 2006

Herb

Talking to the Neighbor

I got to talking to the neighbor last night. He's a young guy, just fresh back from Iraq. His dogs and my dog play with each other and so we stood visiting. He has…

Military, My Friends, My Life, Patriotism