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. Or have someone else do it for you. During that season, Baylor averaged a career-high 38 points, 19 rebounds and five assists in the 48 games he played. If you dont, they will get upset. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read The Mission, The Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander. Tureaud retired from acting after being diagnosed with T-Cell Lymphoma in 1995, although he beat the cancer after undergoing years of treatment. Bob [Horrigan] was born, raised, and still longed to return to Austin, Texas. Pete Blaber commanded at every level of one of the most elite counter-terrorist organizations in the world during most of recent historys most significant military and political events (Panama, Colombia, Somalia, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq).In 2006 he retired from the military and transitioned from leading elite combat teams around the globe, to leading elite corporate teams for one of the world's largest and most innovative Biotechnology Companies. It is the leader's responsibility to "see the forest through the trees" and anticipate as many scenarios in a mission as possible, in order to always have a plan ready to go with the least risky choice available. 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. Then the Delta Force commander in charge of the operation, Pete Blaber, contacted his leadership and gave them a concrete plan of action. "How much information or intelligence does a special operations unit need before they launch ahigh-risk kill or capture mission?" For example, in the 2002 Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan, the Army's plan was falling apart from the outset. Join SOFREP for insider access and analysis. He stopped behind a small pile of rubble. 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.During his career as an officer in special mission units, Pete Blaber would keep notes and write in order to learn and improve. In the process, we get a view of the battle that is both thrilling and poignant. https://accessgenealogy.com/military/nevada-world-war-one-draft-registration.htm, New Hampshire WWI Dead - These records of New Hampshires fallen soldiers are 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/34390566, New Jersey Department of State: World War I Deaths - More than 3,400 New Jersey men were killed in action or otherwise died while in United States service during World War I, 1917-1918. 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. Its disturbing how fast he had the draw on me; if it had been a real shooter man, I dont know., Thats really scary, Geo; Im glad you didnt cap him., Im glad too, now but Im actually professionally embarrassed that I didnt cap him., Yeah sure did, Bob. He has an MBA and an MS in National Security and Strategic Affairs. Marrow, however, is best known for his long-time role in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.. Notable for: Before voicing Darth Vader in the Star Wars movie franchise, James Earl Jones joined the Army in 1953 following his time at the University of Michigan, where he excelled in the Pershing Rifles Drill Team and Scabbard and Blade Honor Society. Today we hear a rare Combat Story from a long-time Delta Force Commander and operator, Pete Blaber, who served in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Somalia, Colombia, and Panama. Service: Air Force He explains how Joint Special Operationscommander, and Delta Force commander before that, Bill Garrison wrote a short memo to President Bill Clinton in 1993 taking full responsibility for the disaster in Somalia. India teams route was short and steep; a seven-kilometer movement seemed like park strolling compared to the into thin air movement they made during their environmental recon, just three days earlier. 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. 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. Other records have been made available online through the efforts of various organizations and individuals. But it wasnt too cold. Then a local poet read it as part of his remarks at a conference I recently attended. It was published in 1957 as part of a collection with the same title. A close confidant of Martin Luther King Jr., Belafonte continues to stand for political and humanitarian causes. The information about soldiers who served in World War I and Korea comes mainly from newspaper articles and the US War Department. Follow to get new release updates, special offers (including promotional offers) and improved recommendations. You need to be more like me, wonderful me, mystical marvelous ME!. All in a days work, except its not even 0530 yet. At 10,500 feet, Indias team of three stopped just short of the edge of the cliff. I threw his toy pistol down the street. 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. War: Korean War 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. 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. 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If youre at all interested in the military and the military operations we conduct overseas, let me recommend that you read this book. 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. The USCIS has an index to their naturalization certificate files (C-Files), and can retrieve individual records (from September 27, 1906 to April 1, 1956) based on name, date of birth, and place of birth. Box 378 Red Hook, New York 12571 United States. |. During his time in uniform, he learned a number of lessons about life, about how we make decisions and act on them. And not waving but drowning. He was not judgmental, rather soft-spoken, reticent in general, a respectful and God-fearing brother. http://www.mdah.ms.gov/arrec/digital_archives/wwicards, Missouri Over There - Over There: Missouri & the Great War is a statewide collaborative digitization project to document Missouris role in World War I. You go get you some, Bob. Although Jones considered pursuing a military career, he discharged from the Army as a 1st lieutenant and set his sights on acting. India team had only three men. 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. Pete Blaber Have you ever wondered what it's like to lead a group of men in the military? Fury is the pseudonym he uses for his writing, since his time in Delta Force, one of the US's most secretive and elite forces, has required him to conceal his true identity. "Not just in Delta Force, not just in SEAL Team Six, but in any industry,corporate big-boy, or ambitious startup.". http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveIndexes&ArchiveID=6, Rhode Island Department of State: WWI Records - This collection of records from the Rhode Island Department of State includes WWI service cards, statements of military service, records on Army nurses, and more. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/mass-digitized-archives/veterans-death-cards-ww1/Pages/veterans-death-cards.aspx, Library and Archives Canada: First World War - A collection of multiple resources from the Library and Archives Canada, including personnel records. Born and raised in rural western Kentucky, Speedy grew up in the woods. The team leader was a thirty-six-year-old Kentuckian we called Speedy. Notable for: The longtime musician, actor and activist got his start after enlisting at 19 years old in the Navy during World War II. Why didnt the encounter just as well go like this: Why didnt you do PT this morning Geo? I dove off the treadmill and crawled over to shut out the lights. They began to swarm with guns and rocket propelled grenades. 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. The 7-foot-1-inch Robinson was drafted by the Spurs in 1987 and played for the franchise from 1989 until his retirement in 2003. How many times have I told myself not to chat up the owners of the corner kiosks for language training? During his career as an officer in special mission units, Pete Blaber would keep notes and write in order to learn and improve. 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 . I could not put it down. 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. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2968248, World War I Draft Registration Index, 1917-1919 - Available through Family Search, this collection includes draft registration cards from the Maine State Archives. https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/illinois-wwi-centennial-home.html, Indiana, World War I Enrollment Cards, 1919 - Available through Family Search, this collection includes enrollment cards for Indianans in the Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard. 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. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/3010045, World War I Enrollment Cards, 1914-1918 - Available through Family Search, this collection includes enrollment cards. Marrow served for four years in the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii. In 1992 a Somali warlord attacked and killed U.N. peacekeeping forces. Well, it had better hash out its identity soon enough, before it was time for it to use the restroom: Im a wigwam, Im a teepee Im just two tents! 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. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2568864, North Dakota Roster and Honor Roll - Lists of servicemen and casualties, compiled by the United States WWI Centennial Commission from other records, are available to view and download from their website. Send the Word: New Jersey During the Great War, The Long March Home: An American Soldiers Life as a Nazi Slave Laborer, Meet Me under Bambergers Clock: A Celebration of the Life and Contributions of Louis Bamberger. Fury says that in the military, commanders establish relationships with officers that they can trust to act on their own and come through in a crisis. Barrett is the world leader in long-range, large-caliber, precision rifle design and manufacturing. All Rights Reserved. Former Delta Force commander Pete Blaber commanded at every level of one of the most elite counter-terrorist organizations in the world. John D. Brown the author's official site. Support Veteran Journalism . destroyed approximately 80% of Army Personnel discharge records from 1912 through 1960, complicating research on the service of WWI Veterans. From there, Underwoods comedy trajectory earned her minor roles in movies such as I Got the Hook-Up (1998) and Beauty Shop (2005) and guest spots in television programs that include Def Comedy Jam, Holla, The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful, Fox News Fox and Friends, and The View.. Its the Common Sense Way. T persona was chosen for a reality TV competition for bouncers, where he eventually caught the eye of Stallone, who quickly cast him as the notorious antagonist Clubber Lang in Rocky III.. Itll be a far more productive day from here on, I did promise myself. I was much too far out all my life There have been several moments in his military career, Fury says, where a leader's confident, quick decision-making meant the difference between either a massive failure or victory. The collection is located at the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh. Hes received two Tony Awards, an honorary Academy Award, two Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award. 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. This list was compiled by the National WWI Museum and Memorial as a tool to assist individuals in researching U.S. service in WWI. 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. I didnt have to look far to find the answer. While in the Air Force, Freeman was a radar technician and eventually rose up the ranks to airman 1st class after nearly four years. Service: Army Pete Blaber grew up in Illinois, and was an accomplished marathon runner and triathlete in college. Fury said he wrote the bookto set the record straight anddonated all profits to a veterans' organization. After unshouldering his ruck, Bob [Horrigan] scootched forward on his belly. A contemporary of Hakeem Olajuwon and Patrick Ewing, Robinson posted career game averages of 21.1 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.5 blocks as well as winning two NBA championships alongside fellow Hall-of-Famer Tim Duncan. He. This exhibition features the names and faces of those Iowans, and the website includes links to more resources on WWI casualties for the state. Call to Action: For former military, government and law enforcement, if you're looking for a high paying and meaningful job, check out our Trust \u0026 Safety Institute at www.trustsafetyinstitute.com Pete is an understated, humble, and soft spoken warrior leader who applies a commonsense approach to all of his decisions, to include those in combat. Pete Blaber 4.33 4,616 ratings216 reviews As a commander in Delta Force-the most elite counter-terrorist organization in the world-Pete Blaber has taken part in some of the most dangerous, controversial, and significant military and political events of our time. https://www.abmc.gov/database-search, The Museum and Memorial's collection, which began in 1920, includes letters, documents and photographs donated by veterans and their families. I wonder. Finally, Pete underlines how former Delta Force member George Hand (better known to his fans as Geo) with whom Pete served, epitomizes common sense. 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. CAST OF CHARACTERS. The collection also includes marines, marine officers, and nurses, as well as dishonorable discharges, fraudulent enlistments, and enemy aliens. Legend had it he once shot an acorn out of a squirrels paws with a BB gun. And he also shares some valuable and entertaining stories to illustrate that.If you are interested you can purchase Pete Blaber's The Common Sense Wayat Barnes \u0026 Noble or Amazon and you can connect with Pete through his website at https://www.peteblaber.com.Join us for another informative and thought-provoking SOFREP Radio episode. State-level records remain, some of which are available in our Edward Jones Research Center. 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. 'In The Common Sense Way, Pete talks about what common sense really is and how it is linked to good leadership. View and manage who you follow on Amazon. This card file is part of the Montana Adjutant General's Office Records 1889-1959 (RS 223). More so: who the hell runs before grumpy me has had my morning kava?? Thank you. Records include British and Commonwealth servicemen interned, as well as French, Belgian and British civilians. Praesidus brings homage to the military watch tradition. MG. Continental Army Artillery Regiment: 225: Continental Artillery Brigade: 223 RecPak is a meal replacement for the outdoors that saves you weight, space and time in the most challenging environments, just add water. Veterans and the next-of-kin of deceased veterans can request records online or by mail. Mental accountability time: I woke up, complained, got dressed, bitched, left the compound, whined, met Bob, complained some more, disrespected Mustafa. Upon receiving his commission, Robinson was assigned to the Civil Engineering Corps at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia. The force of about a hundred U.S. soldiers helicoptered in during broad daylight. You and your runnin self go get you some! I cheered. 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. 31:50 - Story of navigation skills at work trying to escape a wild animal in pursuit 46:37 - Path including Ranger Battalion, Infantry Offer, and Delta 49:29 - Combat Story #1 - First time in combat in Panama as a company commander in the military five years1:05:33 - Formative time with Rangers and how it informed tactics as Company Commander and later with the Unit 1:10:05 - Combat Story #2 - Afghanistan mission from a leadership perspective1:28:56 - The most rewarding point along the journey 1:38:38 - What did you carry into combat? ", "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.". Fury sent us a collection of leadership lessons he learned in Delta Force and Rangers, which we've summarized below. 1:43:11 - Help connect those who served with meaningful and great paying jobs after service1:45:49 - Listener comments and shout outs Not Waving but Drowning is a poem by female British poet Stevie Smith. It described Bob and his mates to a tee. Visit Author Central to update your books, profile picture, and biography. Those onlookers, caring only superficially, thinking it was too cold, thinking he was funning. After high school, desperate for a means of income, he joined the Army to support his girlfriend and their daughter. "It was respectful, spot-on, and the right thing to do.". 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. * He was all-around fit as anyone in the Unit, and like Speedy, a word-class hunter who never came home from a hunt empty-handed. cars, trucks, vans, buses, etc.). 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.. Nevertheless, as he explains, during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the U.S. did not appear to be learning anything on a foundational level. http://genealogytrails.com/mass/ww1casualties_pg2.html, World War I Soldier Photographs - From the State Library of Massachusetts, this is a digitized collection of thousands of World War I portrait photographs, mostly of members of the 26th Division 101st Field Artillery, 101st Engineers, 102nd Field Artillery and 104th Infantry. You must become a subscriber or login to view or post comments on this article. I should want to time this just right, so my ride arrives the same time I do precluding the option to chew the fat with Mustafa. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING VETERAN JOURNALISM - JOIN SOFREP+ , PO Box 1077 MURFREESBORO, Tennessee 37133 United States, P.O. How are we doing? pepper-spray dispensers and other military-bred AddArmor technology to illustrate various modern ways a vehicle can be used . The Mission, the Men, and Me by Pete Blaber emphasizes how leaders must prioritize tasks and listen to subordinates. "I kept the note under the glass on my desk at work and read itliterally every day.". The idea behind Adding Armor is to create a Mobile Safe-Room that protects the vehicles passengers from would be attackers (criminals, terrorists, active shooters, and anarchists) while also providing peace of mind that cannot be attained in an unarmored vehicle. The collection is based on the efforts to collect information after the approval of the Oklahoma War Memorial in 1955. From engaging our neo-cortex to the contagiousness of survival instincts and the benefits of speaking calmly, the lessons found in The Common Sense Way are not only applicable to leaders in both the military and corporate world but to everyone.Finally, Pete underlines how former Delta Force member George Hand (better known to his fans as Geo) with whom Pete served, epitomizes common sense. Bob was not foolish enough to try to work without a net. Service: Army This was another book I couldnt put down. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/using_collections.asp#_guides-MilitaryService, World War I: Soldiers Remembered - This database provides informationlike service dates, rank, and military branchon soldiers from Washington state. He was all-around fit as anyone in the Unit, and like Speedy, a word-class hunter who never came home from a hunt . It was supposed to take them no more than an hour. Notable for: Before Julius Dr. 1,353 Kindle Edition $499$18.00 On this weeks podcast SOFREP senior editor and SOFREP Radio host Steve Balestrieri speaks with Pete Blaber, Former Delta Force officer, author, and leadership expert. Nobody should want to talk to me either, grumpy-ass me. https://history.sd.gov/archives/goldstar.aspx, Tennessee Secretary of State: Tennessee World War I Veterans - The data contained in this site was taken from Record Group 36, the compiled service records of soldiers and sailors who served in the First World War from Tennessee. I thought about it off and on over the following weeks. Don't miss my new releases, deals, and other goodies. Dubbed the King of Calypso, he popularized the Trinidadian-Caribbean musical style for an international audience in the 1950s. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008230948, World War I Service Cards, 1914-1919 - Available through Family Search, this collection includes service cards for the Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard. It ended up a major victory. Bowden did an excellent job researching and writing this. Citizenship and Immigration Services has duplicate records of all naturalizations that occurred after September 26, 1906. The following are excerpts from the book The Mission, The Men, and Me, written by my friend and former Delta Force officer Pete Blaber: (Above photo: Deltas Jamie Reese [L] of Tiger Swan, and Deltas Pete Blaber [R], taken in Panjshir Valley Afghanistan, during Operation Anaconda in the Tora Bora mountain region). Jones acting career is draped in success, as he was just the second male African-American actor to receive an Academy Award nomination for his work in The Great White Hope (1970). Until such time, Bob; thanks to you I left Bosnia a better man. https://accessgenealogy.com/military/nebraska-world-war-one-draft-registrations.htm, Nevada World War I Draft Registration - Transcribed draft cards of servicemen are available to browse by county, hosted by USGenWeb Project. In 1994, Fury and his fellow Rangers would take monthly visits to the Ft. Benning cemetery to pay respects to the Rangers who were killed in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu. In The Mission, The Men and Me, Pete Blaber presents his hard-won principles of leadership and illustrates them with intense personal stories and accounts of leadership amidst chaotic modern warfare. State-level records remain, some of which are available in ourEdward Jones Research Center. Pete was born and raised in Oak Park, Illinois. It does include some military grade profanity, but it wasnt there to titillate or shock. Are you an author? Service: Army Online World War I Service Databases. He explains that there are times in special operations where plan A isn't going exactly as planned, and if the leadership in charge of the mission's commander gets nervous, the entire thing could turn into a disaster.