Updates

Regarding recent posts here...

It turns out that the young Marine who assured me that "any self-respecting military man wouldn't be caught dead with a man purse!" may have been slightly mistaken. Or else there are more self-disrespecting military men out there than we thought. ;)

Witness the camouflage man purse--complete with extra pockets for sunglasses and cellphone. [h/t Castle Denizen JMH]

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On a much more serious, but very joyful note, check out this story about a blind soldier. I first wrote about Scott Smiley in conjunction with Vail Colorado's Veteran's Week. It turns out there's a lot more to the story (via Blackfive).