Archive for the ‘Morale’ Category
Mission Ready Equipment’s New Ride
Friday, June 3rd, 2011Don’t Tread On Me TD x SS Limited Edition Tee
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011Tactical Distributors has just released the second t-shirt in the American Heritage series collaboration with SSD.
The first shirt featured the “Join or Die” woodcut, and the second design is emblazoned with the Gadsden flag. The “Don’t Tread on Me” logo has been popularized in recent years as a symbol of individual rights. Celebrate your commitment to the American ideals of liberty and rugged individualism.
Both Black and White tees are available in sizes Med – X-Large. To get yours, visit www.tacticaldistributors.com.
Battle Mug
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011It’s getting VERY hot here at the home office and one of the best ways to cool down is to take a big, cool drink. So, why not do it in style? Featuring 4 Mil Std 1913 rails, the Battle Mug starts life as a 13.5 pound! solid block of 6061 T6 billet aluminum before it enters a state of the art CNC facility. What comes out is a 24 ounce tankard that screams warrior. The idea came about over beers and a conversation about a pile of removable M4 carrying handles.
Battle Mug has been used in a variety of ways; to commemorate commissioning, to honor others and hail & farewells, and as gifts for loved ones.
Battle Mug is Made in USA and can be customized in a variety of ways including various finishes. Additionally, the Picatinny rails will accept any number of accessories, including those pesky M4 carrying handles which make tipping back a brew or two a snap.
To order yours, visit www.battlemug.com
Frogs for Freedom Rides
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011Frogs Freedom runs are starting soon. Now entering their 8th year, the first of these will take place in Chicago on June 4th. Here is a little information for those of you who are interested. You do not have to be a SEAL to participate.
Other events are scheduled throughout the remainder of the summer.
Chicago, June 4th, Mike Ryan, lostfrog48e@sbcglobal.net
San Diego, August 21st, Dave Chelsea, dchelsea@aol.com
New England, September 18th, Ron Flockton, papafrog3@verizon.net
UPDATED Virginia Beach, September 24th 17th, Gene Warta, seawarta@cox.net
Bandera Texas, October 1st, Fred Cox, Fmdoccox@hotmail.com
Regardless of venue, all proceeds benefit The NAVY SEAL Foundation and donations are tax deductible. This Foundation and your contributions help support Naval Special Warfare Operators including NAVY SEALs, SWCC (Special Warfare Combatant Craft-Crewman), and NSW Support Personnel, their families, and the children of our Fallen and Wounded NSW Warriors.
Volunteers Plant 56,000 Flags at Boston Area Veterans Cemetery
Sunday, May 29th, 2011Paul Monti, father of deceased Medal of Honor recipient SFC Jared Monti led a team of volunteers as they placed 56,000 American flags on graves at the Bourne National Cemetery in Massachusetts.
His efforts are the result of his frustration at being unable to place a flag on his son’s grave. The good news is, he was able to get a waiver to the policy. The bad news? It is only for Memorial day.
What the hell is wrong with this country? I am getting a bit fed up of the stories about restrictions on display of the flag; our national symbol. We really need some legislation to protect display of the flag.
A Memorial Day Salute from Blackheart International
Saturday, May 28th, 2011
Mil-Spec Monkey Releases 5-01-11 Patch
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
According to the Monkey himself, “Symbolism wise there are the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and PA Keystone in the middle to represent the Flight 93 crash site. Geronimo was the code name for Bin Laden.” We agree with MSM that this is a classy design and is understated enough that you can wear it with pride and there won’t be any blood and gore in everyone’s face.
To order yours go to milspecmonkey.com.
American Heritage Shirts from TD & SSD
Friday, May 13th, 2011
For quite some time we have had readers asking us if we were ever going to offer T-shirts with our logo. As you’ve probably surmised by now we are more about substance than symbolism. I spent over 20 years in the military and have a whole drawer full of T-shirts and I get to see the SSD logo every time I open the website. For me, a T-shirt is going to have to be unique.
Three years ago, Mil Spec Monkey designed the the SSD logo for us. It symbolizes the individual warrior with a marriage of the traditional Davinci’s Vitruvian Man representing how art and science combine to outfit the Soldier blended with a 1960s futuristic feel in the form of the Olympic Sports Pictogrammes which allude to the athletic facet of the Warrior. While it holds the rugged individual as its core with a nod to the past and a look to the future, it doesn’t represent everything we hold dear at SSD. After much consideration we thought it would be most appropriate to celebrate America and what she stands for. After all, none of this would be possible without American democracy and access to a free and open market. What better way to illustrate our beliefs than to commemorate some of our Nation’s earliest iconography? And with this notion the concept of the American Heritage series was born.
We went to Tactical Distributor to discuss the idea and their excellent creative team helped us turn our vision into reality. The “Join or Die” woodcut is the first in a series of designs. Two more will follow and if these are as successful as we expect, we will continue with the concept. Each shirt comes in a printed cotton bag. The guys at TD came up with this touch and it immediately resonated with us. It’s kind of old school but that’s the point. The future is going to be tough so we have got to rely on our core beliefs to show us the way.
What we like most about this series is the story behind it. It’s something you can get behind and believe in, no matter where you are from.
To get yours, visit www.TacticalDistributors.com.
