Reading List.... UP Country by Nelson Demille

I really enjoyed this book and found myself not wanting to put it down. I finished it last night and I would give it five stars.  I didn't realize it was kind of a sequel to "The General's Daughter" which I will order from Amazon.

From Amazon:
In Up Country, Nelson DeMille cannily revives the army career of Chief Warrant Officer Paul Brenner, the cynical, hardworking Criminal Investigation Division man who was forcibly retired after solving the high-profile killing in The General's Daughter. Brenner's called back to investigate the murder of a young army lieutenant by his captain. The catch is, the crime took place during the heat of the Tet Offensive, and the only living witness was a North Vietnamese soldier who described the incident in a 30-year-old letter that has only recently come to light. Soon Brenner, a Vietnam vet, is on an ostensible nostalgia tour of his old stomping grounds. The trip immediately turns dangerous as he heads "up country" to search for the letter writer, accompanied by a gorgeous American businesswoman, who's hiding more than even the smartest CID officer could imagine. DeMille, who saw his own tour of duty in Vietnam (and even found a letter on a dead Vietnamese soldier), intersperses historical facts and chilling political possibilities with enough local color to provide some serious flashbacks for his fellow veterans. To non-vets the book may seem very long, but the payoff at the end is worth a couple hundred extra pages.



Nelson Richard DeMille was born in New York City on August 23, 1943 to Huron and Antonia (Panzera) DeMille. He moved as a child with his family to Long Island. In high school, he played football and ran track.
DeMille spent three years at Hofstra University, then joined the Army and attended Officer Candidate School. He was a First Lieutenant in the United States Army (1966-69) and saw action as an infantry platoon leader with the First Cavalry Division in Vietnam. He was decorated with the Air Medal, Bronze Star, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.

The Terrorists Have Won Here.... GO. READ.

Good morning all :)


Getting right down to the blogs, I just came across a great article
that AlanD over at Hard Times Preparedness Blog has "POSTED"

It seems that some people that would never see what we saw at
the beginning are starting to awaken. Alan gives a good  intro
to the author. So read that then follow that link.


Maybe it's not too late.

I Had a Drug Problem......

I found this over at "Stopsign's" Place and felt it was worth sharing....enjoy.

Waiting for a Leader........well worth reading.

I have watched both debates so far and no-one in particular had given me
the feeling that they would make a GREAT President. I have reservations
about all the candidates and feel that it would be better served if they
all agreed to work together and take a position in the government
that focused on their strengths. I know that's a pipe dream, but
never the less it would make for a government that might actually
be able to accomplish what most of us want.


"TL asks some serious questions...."


TL starts:

If you are like me, you are waiting patiently (or impatiently) for a leader, a true leader. What we seek is someone, anyone who can galvanize the American spirit and bring to the fore the lost principles that in their absence have left America rudderless in this new age. We have been mis-lead for a long time, by all political parties, who in the end are not capable of leading a free nation.