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Miss Ann Thrope is not very political.  She would, for instance, never let her conservatism get in the way of watching The West Wing, no matter how many times I razzed her about it.  She even once stupidly said it doesn’t even matter much who wins the Presidency.  (Don’t worry I never let her live [...]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0512/76799.html  You are wasting your time hating Chris Hayes for his comments on the soldiers who defend his freedom.  He is being honest.  He is stating outright what every liberal I know thinks, but no liberal wants to go on television and tell the world.   Soldiers are heroes when they follow Obama’s orders but [...]

Can you name three Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, who with firm reliance on the prtection of Divine Providence, had mutually pledge to each other their Lives, their Fortunes and their sacred Honor? The answer will be told soon. (h/t Thomas Jefferson)

If you have way more Easter Candy then you could possibly eat by Halloween, or a dozen boxes of Girl Scout Cookies tucked in your freezer, remember those who are offing their lives in defense of what’s left of our Constitution.  Operation Gratitude is collecting now for the care packages they send to soldiers overseas.  [...]

We all would like to think we would hide a young girl from the Nazis.  But risking death is so much easier in the abstract.  For Miep Gies it was real life and death choice, and she chose the noble choice we all hope we would make.   The girl she hid died at 15.  But [...]

Remember when soldiers were given medals for capturing bad guys.  Neither do I, but I have seen it in John Wayne movies.  http://gatewaypundit.firstthings.com/2009/11/unreal-navy-seals-face-court-martial-after-capturing-al-qaeda-leader/ From Murtha and Kennedy slandering our soldiers on the House and Senate Floor to General BetrayUS to punishing Navy Seals for capturing terrorists.  For the first time in my adult life, I am ashamed of [...]

A man in the uniform of a US soldier praises the killing of US soldiers and his commanding officers do nothing.  Duty and Honor mean nothing, political correctness is to die for.  We serve not the Constitution but the god of Diversity.  Those who have given, and will give their lives are mocked by their [...]

Our family likes to listen to old radio shows, Jack Benny, Burns and Allen, Abbot and Costello.  You can buy them from http://www.radiospirits.com/   The shows from the 1940s are heartbreaking.   Throughout these comedy shows are sprinkled tribute to the armed forces, calls for support for men and women in uniform, references to battles and soldiers [...]

#IranElection comes to America ALERT #TCOT

Even on Memorial Day it is hard to find news about those fighting the terrorists war on us.  The disconnect between those who are fighting and those for whom they are fighting grows geometrically.  Here is one story I found about one soldier in Iraq http://www.lenconnect.com/news/x2133278079/Soldier-receives-Purple-Heart The San Diego Union always tells the military’s stories [...]

The North County Times today ran a moving story about the veterans of the Korean War.  This quote caught my attention: The Korean War isn’t forgotten by the people of South Korea,” said White, who went on to reach the rank of lieutenant colonel before retiring from the Marine Corps in 1975. “I’ve been back [...]

President Bush said farewell to the press. #tcot

The Anchoress links to this story about our troops bringing Christmas to the children of Iraq.  If this doesn’t bring a lump to your throat you need to be visited by Three Spirits.  http://hotair.com/archives/2008/12/24/video-troops-need-you/ The men and women of our armed forces have made my son’s Christmas safer and brought happiness to children on the [...]

An Oregon soldier recieves a medal for saving lives from a crazed gunman in Oregon.  http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2008/12/08/news/doc493d63388bdd5884382812.txt?redirect=y We need men like Sgt. Palmer always, everywhere.

Generally speaking I don’t get many of the stories of our heroes from the MSM and the big wire services.  It is usually local papers that pay tribute to a soldier from their area.  Such as this story of Army Capt. Nick Countouriotis  receiving the Bronze Star.   http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20081208/news/812080313&tc=yahoo  We should shout these stories from the [...]

Here is a heartbreaking and inspring story of one soldier’s valour and sacrifice for a country that has thrown his torch in the mud.    http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20081111-9999-1n11valor.html Army Sgt. Charles Wyckoff faced a life-or-death choice.   With insurgents firing at his squad from behind a mud wall in southern Afghanistan, he ran across a field and crept around one [...]

PRESIDENTIAL VICTORY EVENT – RED STATE IN 2008 The Story of Two American Heroes Saturday, October 18, 2008 Serb Memorial Hall 5101 W. Oklahoma Avenue – Milwaukee Vietnam Veteran and POW Captain J. Charles Plumb, USNR (Ret.) Presenting: “The Quality of Survival” Captain Charlie Plumb has lived what he believes to be the American Dream. [...]