Archive for the ‘Armed Forces’ Category
Thursday, February 19th, 2009
February 20th marks the birthday of Robert Augustus Sweeney, born that date in 1853. Sweeney is interesting historically as being one of only 19 (currently) men who have been awarded two Medals of Honor. He is also the only African-American to hold that distinction.
Sweeney was a Navy man, and as ...
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Friday, January 30th, 2009
The now "retired" dictator of Cuba, Fidel Castro, darling of Hollywood elites, Moonbats, and tyrants around the world, is back in the news, now demanding that the U.S. return Guantanamo Bay military base to Cuba. Somehow I don't think Obama's response will be "come and get it." More than likely ...
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Friday, January 30th, 2009
For several years now the Left has been demanding an end to the "occupation" of Iraq but have been mute on the 60+ year occupation of Germany. Now I know why. From FoxNews:
The 31-year-old former mechanic of the 601st Aviation Support Battalion is enjoying perks that eluded him back home ...
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Happy Veteran's Day to all those who have donned the uniform of the United States Military. Without your courage and sacrifice, we would not be the nation that we are today.
To my father, who served in the Korean War.
To my uncles and cousins who served in WW2.
To my cousin who ...
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Monday, September 8th, 2008
The U.K. Telegraph is letting its political bias show in an article concerning military service of current and recent presidential candidates. The piece is by Toby Harnden, and either this guy failed to do his homework, or he is suffering from Bush Derangement Syndrome, or both. The article covers the ...
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Looks like Canada may actually deport Robin Long, a deserter from the U.S. Army. I'll be mildly surprised if they actually do it.
From the Globe and Mail:
"I was just shocked at some things in [the] ruling," Bob Ages, a spokesman for an informal group called Vancouver War Resisters Support ...
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
There is an article being carried on McClatchy about a man, Francisco Martinez, who returned to military service after his only son was killed in Iraq by a sniper. We should honor his sacrifice, his courage, and his integrity. Mourn with him the loss of his son, and respect his ...
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
From the Land of the Ludicrous, AKA Berkeley, California, we have yet another anti-war protest in front of the Marine Recruitment Center organized by the Moonbats of code Pinko and Breasts Not Bombs. One Moonbat was arrested for continuing to display her knockers despite requests from police to cover-up. I ...
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
When I was in the Air Force back in the '80s, deliberately missing an ordered troop movement was called "desertion." Today it is called a "political statement." One of the more recent adaptors of this tactic for failing to live up to a contractual obligation with the military is Matthis ...
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Friday, June 6th, 2008
Much to the consternation of the MoveOn crowd and the Democratic Party, U.S. Forces (and the Bush Administration) scored another victory in Iraq: the surrender of two terrorist leaders. From FoxNews:
Two suspected Shiite militia leaders surrendered Friday during American raids on their homes south of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.
One ...
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Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
The Bangor News, in Maine, is carrying a piece on Stephen King firing back at blogger Noel Sheppard at newsbusters.org, who published an article on a statement King made when addressing a group high school students at a symposium held at the Library of Congress.
What was it that Stephen King ...
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Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Ah yes, the Moonbats of Berkeley are still at it. The Berkeley Daily Planet is running an opinion piece by Mark McDonald, a member of the Berkeley Peace and Justice Commission, the same group that pushed a resolution calling the marine Recruitment Center "unwelcome and uninvited." Where does the City ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
KARE 11 news is running a piece on the homecoming of Ken Melrose, a sergeant in the National Guard who has just returned from duty in Iraq. The story mentions that his house in St. Cloud was rented out during his deployment and that the renters had trashed the place. ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
I was perusing the letters to the editor page on Inside Bay Area and was stunned with one that I read concerning the Berkeley anti-Marine protests run by code Pink and other groups during the past few months.
From Inside Bay Area (you'll have to scroll down a ways to find ...
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
FoxNews is reporting that there is a suit seeking class-action status against carryabigsticker.com, the Arizona T-shirt company that has produced and sells a T-shirt listing all of the U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq.
From FoxNews:
A Tennessee couple who lost their son in Iraq want an Arizona merchant to pay more ...
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
Just when the world thought the Bay Area was comprised of nothing other than leftist nuts and flakes, the city of Oakley, located in the Eastern end of the Bay Area, has passed a proclamation recognizing the contributions of our military and their families. Oakley is showing that there are ...
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
The City of Berkeley is learning the price of calling the Marines "unwanted and uninvited", er, free speech, at least from a monetary stand point. From InsideBayarea:
Police spokeswoman Sgt. Mary Kusmiss said police department overtime from Feb. 12 to March 22 was $210,814.13. The city spent roughly $93,000 Feb. 12 ...
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
This week has seen a rise in violence in Iraq, especially in Basra and in/around Baghdad. When airstrikes are called in, that's indicative of an escalation. The Green Zone had been pretty quiet until this new upsurge in terrorism.
From FoxNews:
Anger has been growing since the Iraqi government launched a ...
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
I heard about this protest and subsequent arrests at a Minneapolis Recruitment Center on the radio during my commute in to work this morning and had to fish around to find details on the news.
From MN Daily:
Police arrested 16 protesters who entered the Washington Avenue Army National Guard recruitment ...
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
Minnesota has lost another son in the war on Terror in Iraq this week. I don't always write about these fine and courageous young soldiers; there are many other voices out there doing a better job of it than I can ever do.
Army Spc. Gregory B. Rundell, a 21-year old ...
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