Every Christmas, I try to break down barriers on a face to face level. It’s all about increasing respect, visibility, and acceptance of atheists in the military community. I’ll always volunteer for the 24 hour staff-duty shift, that some poor bastard always gets stuck with. The staff duty job is assigned on a rotational basis, 365 …
Tag Archive: Christmas
Dec 23 2011
Navy ship’s Christmas party fundraiser lead to the Navy’s “1st gay kiss” photo
Apparently, there is a tradition involving a raffle with an interesting prize: first person off the ship! Petty Officer 2nd Class Marissa Gaeta, an ‘out’ lesbian, won the raffle shortly before returning from 80 days at sea on Wednesday. (Brian J. Clark/The Virginian-Pilot/AP) This photograph captured an amazing moment at the Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek …
Dec 15 2011
Happy Xmas (Iraq War is Over)
President Obama came to Fort Bragg yesterday to announce the news. All of our troops are scheduled to arrive home before Christmas day. This is ahead of the previously planned December 31st ‘final out’ date. How does a foxhole atheist feel about this? The same as my religious brothers in arms – elated. Nothing could possibly …
Dec 25 2010
Foxhole Atheist volunteers to take 24 hour duty on Christmas
In the U.S. Army, just about every unit has a headquarters of some sort. This headquarters must be manned at all times by at least two or more soldiers (depending on the building / unit). Typically, there is a rotating roster of soldiers that have to pull a 24 hour shift. Including Christmas Day. It …











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