Last year Marine Corps Times ran a several successful campaigns for Devil Dog Brew. So successful in fact that the 2010 subscription campaign has been expanded to include Sniper's Brew. I'm not sure how many folks know that Ganett which owns USA Today also owns the Army Times Publishing Company. At last count Army Times Publishing Company had no less than nine popular publications to include: C4ISR Journal, Armed Forces Journal and Training & Simulation Journal, Defense News, Federal Times, Army Times, Navy Times, Air Force Times and of course my favorite Marine Corps Times.

All I know is that my daily mailbags are getting bigger and bigger. And that’s good news for us at Devil Dog Brew. And since I’m here guarding the mail, here’s a little vignette that I pondered on as I stood guard.

Between 1920 and 1921 there were some 36 major mail robberies totaling more than 6 million in stolen mail. After an appeal by the Postermaster General the President authorized the Marines to take action. Throughout the United States some 53 officers and 2,200 enlisted men were dispatched and Post office robberies stopped immediately. I just wanted to let you know I’m doing my part to protect our precious cargo before we send it on its way. Semper Fi, Hank