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 2006 Military Award Program
Complete
Thanks to All
involved, the men of the
10th Mtn Div and
Cadet Todd Wisman
have smiles on their faces, as they were
presented handmade
combat utility knives as part of Relentless
Knives USA , MAP program
of 2006.
The knives were
approx 6 months in the making, and special Thanks goes to Capt Ian Humphrey, Spec Ops Brand,
Admiral
Steel, and USN
Forums for all their help and support.
A Commemorative Special Edition of
this knife is to be put on auction on
 ....12
May
2006
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TOP CADET at U.S. Military
Academy Receives Military Award Program Knife
May \09
2006
 Cadet
Todd Wisman at USMA West Point N.Y.was awarded a Relentless
Combat
Knife today as part of the Relentless Knives USA MAP program.
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CDT Todd Wisman
United States Military Academy Class of 2006
Todd Wisman hails
from Harrisonburg,
Virginia. He entered West Point in July 2002. After completion of Cadet
Basic Training, he was assigned to Hotel Company, 4th
Regiment.
The following summer, he moved to Cadet Field Training at Camp Buckner
where he was assigned to 8th Company. As a second class cadet
he
was assigned to Echo Company, 2nd Regiment. Throughout his
time
in Echo Company, he served as Team Leader, Squad Leader, First
Sergeant, Supply Officer, and Regulation and Discipline Officer. During
his summer training he completed Air Assault School, served as a
Platoon Sergeant during Cadet Field Training II, was selected at
Special Forces Assessment and Selection, and was assigned to Cadet
Troop Leadership Training with 2nd PLT, B Co, 1-14th IN at Schofield
Barracks, Hawaii.
He was a Varsity
Letter winner all four
years for the Army Wrestling Team. During his junior year he
placed fourth at conferences and was name an Academic All-American by
the National Wrestling Coaches Association. He branched
Infantry
and chose Fort Bragg as his post.
The
knife received by Todd, was handmade by Daniel M. Certo , of Marshall,
NC. and Marked with the USMA crest. This is part of a 2006 Support Our
Troops program that sent 14 completely handmade knives to
members of
the 10th Mtn. Div. U.S. Army, Stationed at Ft. Liberty in Iraq.
Capt.
Ian Humphrey a veteran of the Iraq war, and Tactical training officer
at West Point both presented the knife to the cadet, and did
significant work on the project.,
in an effort to show the Cadets, and Soldiers of the 10th Mtn. Div that
we are behind them 100%.
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Knives arrived in Iraq
May 09 2006
 The
same Military Award Program allowed us to send knives to
Iraq.
 The
historic
10th Mountain Div stationed
at Ft. Liberty in Iraq , received 14 handmade extreme use
combat
knives on May 8th 2006, free of charge as part of the MAP.
CSM Brian Calrson, was still at his post when the
knives
arrived. Brian requested the program, to get some better equipment for
his men , in Nov.2005. Since each knife was completely handmade, it
took several months, during which time CSM Carlson was promoted to
oversee the basic training facility at Ft. Jackson S.C.
Lots of Great people helped in this effort through their donations
and hard work.
We were hoping he would still be there when the
knives arrived, and t was a close call as his return date is May 12.
Thanks to the US Postal service the knives were received in less than 8
days. Photos of the awards are forthcoming, and from what we hear from
Brian the men are well pleased.
Also Special Thanks to 
Soldiers of 10th Mtn Div.
get their knives!
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Capt Humphrey to Test NEW
Water knife
 Ian has
his Jeep loaded and ready for the next adventure. He will be testing a
NEW
Relentless model River knife in the coming months.
 Watch
our web site for more details, but a new knife is in the design stages
now that will be perfect for Kayaking, white water rafting
and a
few other water related activitys that require a trusty
knife
Also read the other reviews and tests by Capt Ian
Humphrey.
He's and avid outdoor adventurer, combat veteran, and knife
specialist.
For more information please visit our web
site at www.relentlessknives.com/reviews.html
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To
Kill an American
You
probably
missed it in the rush of news last week, but there was actually a
report that someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper an offer
of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any American.
So
an Australian dentist wrote an editorial the following day to let
everyone know what an American is so they would know when they found
one. (Good one, mate!!!!)
An
American is English, or French,
or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian or Greek. An
American may also be Canadian, Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese,
Japanese, Korean, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani or
Afghan.
An
American may also be a Comanche, Cherokee, Osage,
Blackfoot, Navaho, Apache, Seminole or one of the many other tribes
known as Native Americans.
An
American is Christian, or he could
be Jewish, or Buddhist, or Muslim. In fact, there are more Muslims in
America than in Afghanistan . The only difference is that in America
they are free to worship as each of them chooses.
An
American is
also free to believe in no religion. For that he will answer only to
God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the
government and for God.
An
American lives in the most prosperous
land in the history of the world. The root of that prosperity can be
found in the Declaration of Independence , which recognizes the God
given right of each person to the pursuit of happiness.
An
American is generous. Americans have helped out just about every other
nation in the world in their time of need, never asking a thing in
return.
When
Afghanistan was over-run by the Soviet army 20
years ago, Americans came with arms and supplies to enable the people
to win back their country! As of the morning of September 11, Americans
had given more than any other nation to the poor in Afghanistan.
Americans
welcome the best of everything...the best products, the best books, the
best music, the best food, the best services.
But
they also welcome the least.
The
national symbol of America , The Statue of Liberty , welcomes your
tired and your poor, the wretched refuse of your teeming shores, the
homeless, tempest tossed. These in fact are the people who built
America .
Some
of them were working in the Twin Towers the
morning of September 11, 2001 earning a better life for their families.
It's been told that the World Trade Center victims were from at least
30 different countries, cultures, and first languages, including those
that aided and abetted the terrorists.
So
you can try to kill an
American if you must. Hitler did. So did General Tojo, and Stalin, and
Mao Tse-Tung, and other blood-thirsty tyrants in the world. But, in
doing so you would just be killing yourself. Because Americans are not
a particular people from a particular place. They are the embodiment of
the human spirit of freedom.
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