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S.W.B. Folsom
@swbfolsom.bsky.social
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Award-winning author. Film and music enthusiast. Capable of holding two opposing ideas in my mind at the same time. Neither a tough guy nor a fool.
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All-time greatest recruiting poster.
Sorry, but David Lynch’s “Wild at Heart” is how I will always remember Diane Ladd.
My daughter is doing a deep-dive on Judas Priest on her KSDT radio show right now. Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree!
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KSDT RADIO Week 5!
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SoCal Folsoms off to celebrate the Marine Corps’ 250th birthday at the I MEF Birthday Ball.
One more reason why I quit the bad place.
Trust William Devane, Actor & Rosland Capital® Customer
Happy SoCal Halloween from Immortan Joe and your friendly neighborhood witch!
Unlicensed nuclear accelerator.
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I'm conscious I promised a review of @swbfolsom.bsky.social's "Where Youth and Laughter Go" and have singularly failed to deliver this.

Suffice to say, this is an excellent memoir of a battalion commander, written in a reasoned, sober and truly 'warts and all' manner

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Bit late to the party, but very much enjoying these two.

@swbfolsom.bsky.social has written another insightful and engaging memoir (review to follow), whilst Tripodi's study is a genuine eye-opener and deftly pushes back on the primacy of 'political' action in contemporary COIN.

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Thank you for the kind words… I’m happy you enjoyed it!
Patrick Reade was one of my 3/7 Marines in 2011. 14 years later, he is still doing what the Cutting Edge is famous for: putting the safety and wellbeing of others before himself. I am proud beyond words to have served with this Marine.
Only on KHOU 11 | Shenandoah officer recounts rescuing 11-year-old during mental health crisis on I-45 overpass
Body camera footage shows the officer calmly approaching the girl before pulling her to safety from the overpass guardrail.
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Looks like the same stealthy bastard that’s tearing up my yard every night.
Six more days ‘til Halloween.
Thanks… you just gave me shitty flashbacks to 2011-12 Sangin. Nothing like the operators in the black helicopters cutting an unannounced op box in your AO and leaving a mess behind for you to deal with the next day when you face the district elders.
With al-Asad back in the news, I will shamelessly plug my book by reposting my interview last weekend with the Military Reading Room:
open.substack.com/pub/themilit...
The SoCal Folsom metal-heads topped off No Kings Day with a trip to Chula Vista to see Corrosion of Conformity, Alice Cooper, and Judas Priest.

Yes, it totally rocked.
Two things can exist at the same time: A peaceful rally and an amphibious demonstration.
Doug is a friend and former colleague. He is doing the same thing you did: standing up for what’s right, even if you’re standing alone. I’m proud to know you both!
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Bit late to the party, but very much enjoying these two.

@swbfolsom.bsky.social has written another insightful and engaging memoir (review to follow), whilst Tripodi's study is a genuine eye-opener and deftly pushes back on the primacy of 'political' action in contemporary COIN.

#HistBookChat