In honor of tomorrow, Veterans Day, we are pleased to post about “The Warrior Song”. “The Warrior Song” is currently for sale to the public on iTunes for .99 cents. Every purchase supports members of the United States military, as the profits derived from its sale will be donated to the Armed Forces Relief Trust.

Thanks to AFMO for bringing this to our attention. Active military can receive a free copy of the song by following the instructions at www.thewarriorsong.com. You can purchase the song on iTunes.

This year’s International Sniper Competition was as exhilarating as the competitors. The 9th International Sniper Competition, held in Ft. Benning, GA differed from previous years in that this year the teams were divided into two classes. Service Class consisted of teams firing a 7.62×51 or smaller caliber. Open Class consisted of those firing a 7.62×51 or larger.

In a stunning display of sniper skills, the U.S. Marines took first place overall in the competition. My congratulations to the Camp Pendleton, CA, Scout Sniper School, well done.

Final Results:

Overall
• Team 3, Scout Sniper School, Camp Pendleton, CA

Service Class
• 1st place- Team 3, Scout Sniper School, Camp Pendleton, CA
• 2nd place – Team 24, Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, Ft. Bragg, NC – Special Warefare Training Group
• 3rd place – Team 6, Charlie Troop, 1st Battalion, 73rd Cav, 82nd Airborne, Ft. Bragg, NC

Open Class
• 1st place- Team 10, Able Company, 2nd Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment, 194th Armor Brigade, Fort Knok, KY
• 2nd place – Team 23, Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, Special Warfare Training Group, Fort Bragg, NC
• 3rd place- Team 21, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, NC

Copyright 2009 Sal Palma

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SEALs: The US Navy’s Elite Fighting Force has sold more than 40 thousand copies since its release last October. The book features over 130 never-before-seen images of SEAL operators in training and during combat missions dating back to the 1989 invasion of Panama. Published by Osprey Publishing, “SEALs: The US Navy’s Elite Fighting Force” is the best selling general military history book the company has published in the last 10 years. Chris Osman, the co-author said that “considering that of all the books published each year, 195 thousand of them never see sales beyond 5 thousand copies is a great feeling of accomplishment for Mir Bahmanyar and I”. Mir and Chris are currently collaborating on a new book that will focus on military Snipers, their training, their equipment, and missions. Like their first project they will focus on modern day operations and training and again use photographs and stories that have never been released to the public. No date has been set for the release of their second book.

“SEALs: The US Navy’s Elite Fighting Force” is available from Amazon.