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A Factory Closes And People Are Playing

Friday, March 30th, 2012

We see good and bad come out of comments. Today, we saw some bad. ATK recently announced the closing of the Eagle Industries plant in Fenton, Missouri, resulting in 325 workers losing their livelihood. Unfortunately, an SSD reader thought it would fun to create several comment logins and portrayed themselves not only as an employee of Eagle but also as a representative of another St Louis-based company. The comments were off color, and SSD would like to apologize to both companies, as well as the Eagle employees for the actions of the perpetrator. As you can see, they all share the same Cingular wireless IP and they are not in St Louis.

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Congrats Liana & Scott!

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

We are very happy for you!

Bill J is Doing Well

Sunday, March 25th, 2012

About a month ago we sent well wishes to SSD friend Bill J. We are happy to report that we spoke with him late last week and that he is doing well. Looking forward to seeing him back at it!

Happy St Patrick’s Day

Saturday, March 17th, 2012

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Have a Happy and Safe Saint Patrick’s Day no matter where you are!

GEN Petraeus Knighthood Photos

Friday, March 16th, 2012

Here are a couple of photos from the Knighting ceremony for GEN David Petraeus, USA (Ret) during which he was honored by the Ministry of Defence with the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Orange Nassau with swords.

Thanks AO!

Sir David Petraeus, GEN USA (Ret)

Friday, March 16th, 2012

The Dutch Minister of Defense has knighted GEN David Petraeus, USA (Ret) at the Hague. There are several Orders of Knighthood in the Netherland, some the responsibility of the Ministry, others solely the purview of the Crown. Though there are no details yet, it is likely GEN Petraeus was Knighted into the Military William Order, the Order of the Netherlands Lion or the Order of Orange Nassau. As the Military William Order (the highest honor the Dutch can give) and Order of Orange Nassau are the two military decorations it is likely one of these. The motto of the Military William Order is Vor Moed, Beleid en Trouw, or “For Bravery, Leadership and Loyalty”; there are seven levels of the Order of Orange Nassau. Both are open to foreigners. We’ll have to see which one GEN Petraeus earned.

-DR

Premier Episode of Inside the Team Room

Friday, March 16th, 2012

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SOFREP Editor Brandon Webb told me a few weeks back about an upcoming event that you won’t want to miss. In the premiere webisode of “Inside the Team Room” Brandon will join fellow Navy SEALs Chris Kyle and Marcus Luttrell for an interview format show hosted by actor Pat Kilbane (Mad TV, Seinfeld and Discovery’s Dark Secrets).

“Inside the Team Room” premieres 10 April. Visit www.SOFREP.com to learn more.

SSD Server Upgrades

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

As you probably have noticed over the past few months our server has been a little overwhelmed so we are moving to a new server tonight. By morning you should notice a significant difference and within 24 hours all of the DNS servers should have updated with our new IP and everyone can have a more enjoyable SSD experience. We’re running both servers simultaneously during the process so you shouldn’t experience any interruptions.

I want to say thank you to all of you guys who helped crush the server on Sunday under the weight of your clicks. It was the straw the broke the camel’s back and hastened our long delayed move. Everyone will be the better for it.

Thanks to SC Webmaster for your continued support throughout our growth.