Members always free with Membership Card. Praesidus brings homage to the military watch tradition. As Steve says, we all recognize what common sense is but each of us would give a different definition of it. Please let us know! Its the Common Sense Way. He left the Air Force in 1959 and turned his sights back on an acting career, eventually earning his first on-screen appearance during the 1964 TV soap opera Another World. Freeman has since gone on to become one of the most recognizable faces and voices in Hollywood, nominated for four Academy Awards and snagging the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in 2005 for his role in Clint Eastwoods Million Dollar Baby.. The results were his two books: The Mission, The Men, and Me,and the latest, The Common Sense Way. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING VETERAN JOURNALISM - JOIN SOFREP+ I heard a sound behind me: pith, pith, pith, pith the staccato of running shoes. Marrow supported his musical interests by purchasing stereo equipment that included turntables, a mixer and speakers while serving as a squad leader. The leadership principles ring true and have a commonsense appeal. The setback sent him back home to Chicago, where he used his Army police training to serve as a bouncer in nightclubs. This card file is part of the Montana Adjutant General's Office Records 1889-1959 (RS 223). Service: Army https://archives.alaska.gov/documents/indexes/AK-WWI-Veterans.xlsx, National Archives: Arizona WWI Dead - This digitized file on Arizonas fallen soldiers is from the National Archives collection, Compiled Data on Casualties of the American Expeditionary Forces by State or United States Possession, 1917 1919. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/34389293, Arkansas World War I Centennial: In Memoriam - A searchable database of Arkansans who died in the Great War. The collection also includes marines, marine officers, and nurses, as well as dishonorable discharges, fraudulent enlistments, and enemy aliens. He made one public appearance, in Hollywood-grade facial prosthetics and colored contact lenses, on "60 Minutes" in 2008 to discuss his role leading the Delta Force mission in the 2001 Battle of Tora Bora intended to eliminateOsama bin Laden, as depicted in his New York Times bestseller, "Kill Bin Laden.". http://www.okhistory.org/research/mildeaths, County Military Service Records, 1919-1920 - Available through Family Search, this collection includes country service records for various counties in the state of Oregon. Ive seen him walking passed our house with who might be his mother. http://genealogytrails.com/wyo/ww1casualties.html, International Committee of the Red Cross: Prisoners of the First World War Historical Archives - Search by name or nationality. Friends of our own SOFREP have described men like Bob as larger than life. I give a great deal of credence to that estimation. He could do anything he wants, but he is still keeping faith to the nation. https://www.kshs.org/p/world-war-i-bounty-claims/15808, Kansas Memory: Soldier Search - Around 1919, the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Legion solicited biographical information from returning veterans (primarily members of the 35th and 89th infantry divisions) and the families of those who died in service, notably from the Gold Star Mothers. Pete Blaber Founder/CEO. Admit your mistakes. Following her college graduation, Underwood enlisted in the Air Force Reserve, where she served for two years while continuing her education. They began to swarm with guns and rocket propelled grenades. Is there someone around me,that ifI just looked,just paused from my rush, Id see they were much too far out, and not waving, but drowning. More so: who the hell runs before grumpy me has had my morning kava?? It soon became apparent that it was a waste to have him in combat, because his true talent was with technology, and that was where he was moved in order to shine. Bob always had his shit in a row, and his ducks together, so that they could mix. http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/isl8, Illinois and the Great War - Maintained by the World War One Centennial Commission, this website includes links to different resources for WWI collections from Illinois. Notable for: Known as the founder of Motown Records in Detroit, Berry Gordy paved the way for what became a revered Motown sound that included pioneers of music like Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Smokey Robinson and The Temptations. By Pete Blaber, Former Special Mission Unit Commander and Author of "The Common Sense Way" . Having Speedy and Bob on a team together was like having Daniel Boone and Simon Kenton together in the frontier days as hunters and athletes, they had no peer, anywhere. Included are indices listing Mississippi veterans along with statement of service cards providing details about their service. Despite her prowess in the classroom, Underwood pursued a career in comedy, springing into the standup comedy scene by becoming the first female finalist in the 1989 Miller Light Comedy Search. Pete Blaber, Former Delta Force Officer, Author, and Leadership Expert 00:00 00:00 STREAM IT ON THE PLATFORMS: On this week's podcast SOFREP senior editor and SOFREP Radio host Steve. To my befuddlement, the sound was tied to a running figure coming up the slope not down. After a kilometer of moving together, the teams split toward their individual Ops. So, after retiring from the Army in 2006, Pete decided to use his writing skills and accumulated experience to try and fill the gap. This list was compiled by the National WWI Museum and Memorial as a tool to assist individuals in researching U.S. service in WWI. They roped down to the streets surrounding the target building. Designed and Hosted by Princeton Online. It was published in 1957 as part of a collection with the same title. MG. Continental Army Artillery Regiment: 225: Continental Artillery Brigade: 223 Although he had enlisted for three years of service, an ankle injury during a parachute jumping exercise earned him a discharge after just one year. It needs to be read aloud, I think, to be appreciated. If you dont, they will get upset. Even though the Lakers eventually lost to the Boston Celtics in the NBA finals, Baylors 61-point performance in game five to take a 3-2 series lead remains a single-game finals record to this day. Phone: 816.888.8100. If you could have peered back through his thermal scope, you would have seen an unmistakable gleam in his eyes it was the gleam of pure, unadulterated courage. Nobody heard him, the dead man, It ended up a major victory. One chopper was hit and crashed. Baylors best season, however, came in his 1961-1962 campaign while stationed at Fort Lewis in Washington. The work is her most famous poem and describes a man whose distressed thrashing in the sea causes onlookers to believe that he is waving to them, not drowning. They didnt think the types of weapons the Somalis had could bring them down. http://genealogytrails.com/newmex/WW1_soldiers.htm, New York State Military Museum and Research Center - A glossary of New Yorkers who served and died in World War I. So, after retiring from the Army in 2006, Pete decided to use his writing skills and lessons he had accumulated to try to fill the gap.The results were his two books: 'The Mission, The Men, and Me,'and the latest, 'The Common Sense Way. Marrow, however, is best known for his long-time role in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.. All Rights Reserved. He enlisted in the Army in 1975 and served in the Military Police Corps, where he was awarded a letter of recommendation by his drill sergeant at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin and elected Top Trainee of the Cycle out of 6,000 troops. He writes that "the leader needs to consistently reset the left and right limits of the problem, spliceimportant pieces of each warrior's thoughts and opinions with the others, and apply consistent, repetitive context and shared purpose. I shot a salute to Mustafas crestfallen face as I passed: Sorry, I aint got time to grip and grin with yo stank ass, Mustafa; your country needs me!, It then occurred to me: Well now what the hell did I just see? Like many veterans whose military service paved a path to success in civilian life, African American veterans have used the experience and discipline they acquired in the military to attain prominent positions in the civilian world. https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/wwi, Family Search: North Carolina, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919 - Accessed via Family Search, this collection includes an index and images of service cards for the Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard. Pete was born and raised in Oak Park, Illinois. Belafonte took advantage of his GI Bill to attend The New School for Social Research in New York City. https://idahogenealogy.com/military, World War I - Documents - This archive contains many different resources for WWI service records from the Illinois State Library. He also starred in critically acclaimed movies that include Dr. https://sosri.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/SO_a197818a-b752-4937-b9c3-b8760dcaef5e/, Official Roster of South Carolina Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the World War, 1917-18 - This is the Official Roster of the South Carolina soldiers, sailors and marines who served in the first World War and contains the names and records of the men and women from South Carolina who served. He liked it that way. He says that this moment stuck with him, because it showed him that focusing on failures and disappointments held a team back. On October 3, 1993, by the order of President Bill Clinton, a force of United States Army Rangers and Delta Force operators, the Armys most elite warriors, set out to capture several lieutenants of the warlords militia in an area of the Somali capital city of Mogadishu that was controlled by the warlord. The dense fog had nicked me acoustically. Veterans and the next-of-kin of deceased veterans can request records online or by mail. If youre at all interested in the military and the military operations we conduct overseas, let me recommend that you read this book. http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/1pa/military/ww1/haulsee/wwi-a.html, Pennsylvania State Archives - A database for Service Medal Application Cards from Pennsylvanian soldiers. While efforts were made to find informative resources available to the public, the Museum and Memorial makes no guarantees for the accuracy of content hosted by other organizations. After returning, I would spend my nights with LTC Pete Blaber, Major Scott Miller now the General in-charge of Afghanistan and COL Schwitters discussing my AC-130 missions. 1:43:11 - Help connect those who served with meaningful and great paying jobs after service1:45:49 - Listener comments and shout outs How are we doing? Its the "Common Sense Way. In 2015 I left my job as a Biotechnology executive to write this book. In his book, "The Mission, The Men, and Me" (Blaber, 2008), LTC Blaber describes his arrival at his first duty station in Korea, where his first commander told him about the 3 M 's. The 3 M's are "The Mission, The Men . These military records primarily consist of individual service cards, but the extensive collection also includes muster rolls, special orders, reports, and more. Join SOFREP for insider access and analysis. Each veteran or family member was asked to provide letters, photographs, a biography, and military records. http://archives.arkansas.gov/research/search-records.aspx, California Department of Veteran Affairs: Veteran Registry Search - Find the names of Californians in military service from the California Veterans Memorial in Sacramento. Find an omission or error? Military leaders on the ground saw one last opportunity to stave off an all-out Taliban victory. The collection is located at the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh. Send us comments about our Author Pages. destroyed approximately 80% of Army Personnel discharge records from 1912 through 1960, complicating research on the service of WWI Veterans. Born and raised in rural western Kentucky, Speedy grew up in the woods. Bob didnt see me this morning and askme if I had done PT yet. Nobody should want to talk to me either, grumpy-ass me. T persona, which included the famous gold chains (a nod to all the discarded jewelry he picked up at nightclubs each night) and Mohawk hairdo. https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/north-dakota-fallen-hero-database.html, Roster of the Men and Women who Served - The digitized book Roster of the Men and Women who served in the Army or Naval Service (including the Marine Corps) of the United States or its Allies from the State of North Dakota in the World War, 1917-1918 is available through HathiTrust. He currently lives in Los Angeles, where he continues to advocate for veterans and cancer survivors. ?, Hey man, gotta run; that SUV stopped down the hill is here for me. It described Bob and his mates to a tee. Fury said he wrote the bookto set the record straight anddonated all profits to a veterans' organization. Gordy was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 and awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama in 2016. Former Delta Force B-Squadron commander Lt. Col. Pete Blaber's well-executed treatise on tactical thinking, "The Mission, the Men, and Me," should be required reading for all flag-rank officers. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING VETERAN JOURNALISM - JOIN SOFREP+ , PO Box 1077 MURFREESBORO, Tennessee 37133 United States, P.O. The Mission, The Men and Me is an easy read. While other enlisted soldiers used their weekend passes to go back home, Baylor was driving more than 1,000 miles each weekend to play for the Lakers alongside Jerry West, whose likeness was the inspiration for the NBAs longtime logo. Records are incomplete, with soldier information still being added alphabetically on a monthly basis. In 1992 a Somali warlord attacked and killed U.N. peacekeeping forces. This was another book I couldnt put down. He used his education to delve into the music scene around New York City. They said. Civilian leaders and military planners increasingly rely on these elite commandos to accomplish secret missions in modern war zones, . Bob was so much larger than life, that eventually life could no longer contain him, and he was instructed by the Almighty to take one last boat excursion, this time to Valhalla. Something else you should know about: I was on the treadmill later last night, when all of a sudden from over our perimeter wall, and through the window, comes a no-shit red dot laser bouncing around the wall. Biology reveals that life always finds a way. *Lighting a path to truth* Former Navy JAG Worldwide U.S. Military Defense. Barrett products are used by civilians, sport shooters, law enforcement agencies, the United States military, and more than 75 State Department-approved countries around the world. Learn about the former Delta Force Commander and how he used his lessons to complete the mission. As part of the U.S. Army's elite Delta Force, he recounts stories and lessons learned that turn into valuable advice for the avid reader. Notable for: Before Julius Dr. Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. RecPak is a meal replacement for the outdoors that saves you weight, space and time in the most challenging environments, just add water. Notable for: Morgan Freeman enlisted in the Air Force in 1955, harboring dreams of becoming a fighter pilot like those he watched on film. 'In The Common Sense Way, Pete talks about what common sense really is and how it is linked to good leadership. He. As Steve says, we all recognize what common sense is but each of us would give a different definition of it.After all, good leadership transcends field and sector. 12 Most of the cruise missiles successfully hit their predesignated" Service: Army "And at that moment when you apply this secret, realizing you are not one of the action heroes more Clark Kent than Superman you have met the first standard for actually leading high-performance teams," Fury writes. |. https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/124230, Census of World War I Veterans: Kent County - An index of WWI soldiers from Kent County, Michigan. https://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Search, In Flanders Fields Museum: The Names List - An inclusive register of war victims, this list includes civilians and soldiers, regardless of nationality, who died or were fatally wounded in Belgium, as well as Belgians who died abroad. He began writing music then, which he parlayed into a career by borrowing $700 from his father to form his own company to make and sell records. All Rights Reserved. As the Taliban convoys began making their way north, we could have used Drones, AC-130's, and Air Force Attack Aircraft to destroy more Taliban in a . 252 This article is part of the VFW's initiative to celebrate African-American service members and veterans in honor of Black History Month. Fury says that you need to "play well with others," as they say, but as the leader of a team you need to embrace the role of being a model for your subordinates. His eyes and ears strained to detect any unnatural noise or movement; Bob was focused, like a man whose finely tuned autonomic nervous system is programmed to maintain perfect equilibrium between the thrill of the hunt and the thrill of the chase. After the military, Marrow found success as Ice-T in the early days of Hip Hop, becoming a prominent figure of the genre during the 1980s. India team had only three men. Im going to record a reading for my website, but you can read it aloud for yourself. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1726747, This register includes records for those buried and memorialized at WWI military cemeteries overseas. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/3010088, Veteran State Aid Applications, 1921-1938 - Available through Family Search, this collection includes WWI veteran state aid applications card index for the state of Oregon for the years 1921-1938. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/3007580, Fallen Pennsylvanians of World War I - The USGenWeb Project offers a transcribed Honor Roll, with some entries including photos. Not the optimal number for a mission such as this one, but what they lacked in numbers, they more than made up for in skill and experience. 2 Memorial Drive, https://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-soldiers-of-the-great-war/15805, Kansas Historical Society: Bounty Claims - Copies of enlistment and discharge papers and other documents submitted by individuals applying for a state bonus paid to World War I veterans or their widows/orphans. February 10, 2021. During his time in uniform, he learned a number of lessons about life, about how we make decisions and act on them. It was there that he began growing his Mr. J Erving and Michael Jordan wowed basketball fans with their otherworldly hang-time and athletic grace at the shooting guard position, their predecessor was doing so while fully committed to the Army Reserve. In 1956, Belafontes breakthrough album Calypso is one of the first LP records by a single artist that sold more than a million copies worldwide. 4. Barrett is the world leader in long-range, large-caliber, precision rifle design and manufacturing. Service: Air Force Research by Branch Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force Coast Guard Research by War or Conflict The National Archives holds Federal military service records from the Revolutionary War to 1912 in the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Military service records from WWI - present are held in the National Military Personnel Records Center (NPRC), in St. Louis, Missouri. News updates on books, events, appearances, etc. destroyed approximately 80% of Army Personnel discharge records from 1912 through 1960, complicating research on the service of WWI Veterans. With more than 2 million African Americans serving in the U.S. military today, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, VFW commends their service and sacrifice in protecting our country. Read full bio Most Popular The Mission, The Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force . Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. Another included a man in a gorilla suit. Underwoods philanthropy and activism includes founding the African American Female Comedian Association, along with being a member of both the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the National Council of Negro Women. He has since written two books (The Mission, The Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander, and, more recently, The Common Sense Way: A New Way to Think About Leading and Organizing) that share the lessons he learned from leading in some of the most historic and high intensity conflicts in the past 35 years. Pete Blaber was a Delta Force operator that worked his way up to become a Delta Force commander and took part in some of the most dangerous, controversial, and significant military and political events of our time. Fury writes. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/Pages/introduction.aspx. It ended up a major victory. Today we hear a rare Combat Story from a. After unshouldering his ruck, Bob [Horrigan] scootched forward on his belly. 1,353 Kindle Edition $499$18.00 Here are some of the best-known African American celebrities whose contributions to popular culture and society began after their discharge from the armed forces. http://www.kansasmemory.org/category/11597, Fallen Kentucky Soldiers in WWI - Organized by county, this website contains the Kentucky records from Soldiers of the Great War, which was published in 1920. http://usgwarchives.net/ky/military/wwi/, Louisiana World War 1 Draft Registration - Draft registration records, organized by parish. Anyone who leads or manages or works in groups will find other critical lessons. In todays world, adding armor to protect your family, friends, and colleagues is common sense. John D. Brown the author's official site. Im telling you, it was dark and I couldnt tell he was a kid, and I couldnt tell it was a toy gun, I drew down and kicked the poor little shit in the gut. Today, she holds a bachelors degree in liberal arts from the University of Illinois at Chicago, a masters degree in media management/mass communication from Governors State University in Chicago, and an attorney assistant certificate from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). as well as other partner offers and accept our, donated all profits to a veterans' organization. Wilson, Peter (1746-1826), New Jersey Assemblyman: 318: Whiskey Rebellion (1794) Dickerson, Mahlon (1770-1853) 13: Whiskey Rebellion (1794) Essex Brigade, 1st Battalion, 4th Regiment: 248: . And not waving but drowning. During his time in uniform, he learned a number of lessons about life, about how we make decisions and act on them. As I told Sean Naylor, If you needed two men to track a chipmunk in a hundred-thousand-acre forest and kill it with one bullet, these were the two. This is, for me, an incredibly powerful poem. He did basic training at Fort Benning, Ga., before attending Ranger school and helping establish a cold weather training command near Leadville, Colorado. Are you an author? He was all-around fit as anyone in the Unit, and like Speedy, a word-class hunter who never came home from a hunt . If there are questions, please call the Texas Military Forces Museum at 512.782.5659. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2202707, Utah Military Records: World War I, 1917-1918 - Digitized Draft Board Registers, Questionnaires, Records, and Military Listings are available to view online from the Utah Division of Archives and Records Service. It was the abundance of desirable role models like Bob Horrigan who made me want to be a better man, without even saying a word, that is how he made me feel. https://www.wisvetsmuseum.com/research/search-the-wisconsin-veterans-museums-world-war-i-database/, World War 1 Honor Roll of Casualties - Compiled by the Genealogy Trails History Group, this website provides a list of soldier casualties from Wyoming. The lessons Blaber draws from these experiences are fascinating and apply to more than military operations. New Jersey Historical Society Spring 2013 no 1536. "Arrogance, in measured amounts and usedprudently, actually benefits an organization," he writes. And he also shares some valuable and entertaining stories to illustrate that. The AFO teams performed special reconnaissance to prepare the. War: World War II ", "When you need to get from A to B, and the Logic Train pullsinto the station and everyone gets on, if you don't keep them on throughout the ride your forceeventually becomes scattered, unorganized, vulnerable, and defeated.". Waiting for another 10%, or even 5%, only closes the window of opportunity faster as we wring our hands and stare at the live Reaper feed on kill TV.". After all, good leadership transcends field and sector. http://www.mtmemory.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16013coll36, Nebraska World War I Draft Registration - Transcribed draft cards of servicemen are available to browse by county, hosted by USGenWeb Project. You go get you some, Bob. Who the hell runs period, in posle rata Bosnia? Bob is the man: here he is all the way in Bosnia, miles away from all supervision and prying eyes. "The Mission, The Men, and Me" travels back when Pete Blaber was just a child to the battle of Operation Anaconda. Box 378 Red Hook, New York 12571 United States. Dalton Fury spent more than 20 years in the US Army as a Ranger and then as a Delta Force operator. https://collections.theworldwar.org/argus/final/Portal/Default.aspx?lang=en-US&p_AAEE=tab2&d=d, Alabama Department of Archives and History: World War I Service Cards - This collection consists of index cards with personal details about Alabamians who served in the armed forces during World War I. http://digital.archives.alabama.gov/cdm/landingpage/collection/p17217coll3, Alabama Department of Archives and History: Gold Star Search - The Alabama Department of Archives and History used the Official Bulletin of Gold Star Mothers, published by the U. S. Committee on Public Information, to identify soldiers from Alabama who died, then sent out biographical questionnaires to their families. After 21 years of using the term common sense to describe the way I lived and led in the military, this was the first time I actually paused to ponder what common sense actually is and why people seem to recognize, respond to, and appreciate common sense leadership whenever they experience it. Throughout his prominent music and acting career, Belafonte also served as a voice for the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. Like many veterans whose military service paved a path to success in civilian life, African American veterans have used the experience and . As for the Rangers and D-boys, they were in for the fight of their life. Service: Navy Title. Records include British and Commonwealth servicemen interned, as well as French, Belgian and British civilians. On this week's podcast SOFREP senior editor and SOFREP Radio host Steve Balestrieri speaks with Pete Blaber, Former Delta Force officer, author, and leadership expert. While in the Air Force, Freeman was a radar technician and eventually rose up the ranks to airman 1st class after nearly four years. Ive talked to those who saw the movie based on this book, and I could tell the book is, per usual, better than the movie. Delta Force is the worlds most elite counterterrorist fighting force. Pg. This database includes 3,427 name entries, linked to an information card or photograph, or frequently both. Recognize that your position shouldn't require you to be exceptional in every taskyou're involved with, but rather require you to find, develop, and learn from the people who are.