War On Terror
Photo taken at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, May, 2007 Meet Josh Beliell from Greenfield Indiana. This young man joined the military at age 27, six years after graduating from Purdue University and starting his career. He wanted to do something more and he joined the military in 2004 knowing full well that he would […]
Just wait until the reaction Obama gets when he names John Kerry as SecDef. That’s what I’m hearing.
What an honor for me to be joined by Bruce McQuain and to get the opportunity to say thank you to Retired Lt. Col. Michael Strobl and Gretchen Mack, the mother of Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps. Chance was a decorated, respected 19-year old Marine when he was killed in Iraq. In April 2004, Lt. Col. […]
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Get a load of this post from Excitable Andy Sullivan, the world’s most insufferable pundit, 25 Feb 2009 03:46 pm Gitmo Now Disturbing reports of prison guards, knowing that their opportunity for IRFing, beating, degrading and abusing inmates is coming to an end, are increasing abuses. The Pentagon’s self-exoneration on the matter is, of course, […]
The theme of the night was the Obama national security strategy, which looks awfully similar to that of the war criminal who preceded him. Meet the New Boss. The examples are piling up, the GITMO review, Afghan detainees right’s and rendition. Memeorandum screen capture… The GITMO report really annoyed me. He closes GITMO to great […]
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I first told you about Project Healing Waters in May 2007 when I had the honor of visiting Walter Reed hospital and talking with many recovering soldiers. One of the men I met was Captain Eivind Forseth of the 82nd Airborne. Captain Forseth was in the occupational therapy area at where he was teaching some […]
A sincere congratulations to John Gonsalves, founder of Homes for Our Troops. This amazing group is celebrating their 5th anniversay today. I have had the pleasure of meeting John and his family on a few occassions and he is a personal hero of mine. What he has accomplished in these past five years is nothing […]
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