REFLECTIONS

Amazing story about a US Special Services officer, blinded in a mortar attack, who continues to serve in the Special Services.  http://news.aol.com/story/_a/blind-special-forces-officer-pushes/20080630093209990002?icid=200100397x1204660126x1200228762   A story like this leaves me speechless.  Cpt. Castro’s courage and resilience speaks for itself.

Every day the conversation around here is high gas prices.  I am bored beyond belief.  The obvious answer, we need to drill for our own oil, is the only one no one wants to talk about.  How much more fun are demented conspiracy theories, evil oil companies, Bushhitler and that darn Israel.   I dont’ want [...]

Liberating the island nation of Grenada seems kind of small in the grand scheme of winning the cold war. Nevertheless even the tiniest of President Reagan’s accomplishments has long lasting results. Here is a story of a young man born in the free island of Grenada who became a hero in the War on Terror, [...]

Gen. Eisenhower’s “Great Crusade” D-Day Speech Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Forces: You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you. In company with our [...]

It is Memorial Day weekend you have three days to honor those who sacrifice for your safety and freedom.  So get out your Snoopy stationery that Grandma gave you 20 years ago and you never used and write a thank you note to a service member.  Say thank you for your service, say you appreciate their sacrifice [...]

The men that Democratic congressmen say are equivalent to Hussein’s torturers, and writers  of Lost say are worse, were flying in emergency aid to the people of Burma this week.  http://www.mysinchew.com/node/11486?tid=37.   Their military dictators hate us of course, but the US Marine were there to help and save lives.  Of course, that’s what they do God Bless [...]

Over at the campaign spot is another astonishing story of the Hero John McCain. See campaignspot at nationalreview.com Really when conservatives complain that McCain is not one of us, we need to seriously reconsider what “us” means. Do all the troops we pledge to support agree with us about campaign finance reform or immigration? Do [...]

One of the best way to show support for our troops is simply to write a letter saying thanks.  Letters of support are the most cherished items in Operaton Gratitude gift baskets. http://www.opgratitude.com/howtohelp.php?page=individual   Even if you can’t afford, or have the time to put together a gift basket a simple letter can lift the day of [...]

Here is a very moving story about a soldier returning home after three tours of duty in the Middle East. Three tours, that is truly awe inspiring. Welcome home Neal O’Connor and thank you! Source: wspa.com

Next week Operation Gratitude starts up it’s spring package drive.  Collecting donations and shipping them out to our troops overseas.  The Young Prince donates to every drive, using money from his own allowance to send support to those who are making a safer world for him.   If you don’t know what to send, Operation Gratitude has [...]

Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor will receive the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously for laying down his life for his comrades in arms. A good man and a great man his loss diminishes us all. Source: www.washingtonpost.com |h/t to Powerline

So another anti-Iraq movie has come out this one supposedly telling the side of a soldier who no longer wants to soldier.  Meanwhile here is a movie Hollywood will never make.  A marine who lost his leg in service in Iraq trains and works so that he can return to active duty this time in [...]

A North Dakota soldier receives a medal for stopping a gunman in Las Vegas.  How many times do we have to demonstrate the best defense against the lone gunman is the well armed citizenry?    http://www.kqcd.com/News_Stories.asp?news=16643

The BBC tells the story of a British soldier under fire rescuing a fallen comrade.  Like all the heroes whose story I have read, he denies he is one:  I don’t see myself as a hero. I was just saving my mate – doing him a favour – nothing special in my eyes. Nothing special in [...]

Liberals are irony proof.  We all know that we sleep safe in our beds because US Marines are ready to kill in our defense.  Liberals denounce this very concept, until they are endangered.  That’s when liberals decide that Marines are exactly what they need; as in the case of these Code Pink demonstrators who knew [...]

While has been hippies and spoiled gen-Xers spit on our servicemen in Berkeley, our military builds a school for the poorest of the poor in Kenya.    I wonder if anyone on the Berkely city council has ever done anything so noble and honorable as these Navy Seabees have done.    http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=58900&archive=true

Liberals love to tout their own horn about their courage.  Remember all the awe that George Clooney inspired for having the courage to stand up to Joe McCarthy,  50 years after his death.  Those who truly have courage never think so, never brag about it.   In all the stories I have printed of true courage, the [...]