Fresh on the heels of publishing a piece about Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna’s upcoming review by the Army Court of Appeals, I decided to share — with permission — the text of a letter written by Beverly Perlson — the spark plug behind pro-troops group, The Band of Mothers — to Secretary of [...]
Army Mom Pens Powerful Letter to Army Secretary
October 26th, 2010 · 4 Comments
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Phil Hare’s ‘Year of Foolishness’ Revisited
October 25th, 2010 · 10 Comments
Barely one week before election day, it’s time to review what I like to call the “year of foolishness” lived out loud by U.S. Rep. Phil Hare, a liberal Democrat running for reelection in Illinois’ 17th Congressional District. On Dec. 16, 2009, Hare told Chris Matthews’ MSNBC audience he would welcome terrorists from Guantanamo Bay [...]
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Phil Hare Needs to Stop Calling Himself A Veteran (Update)
June 3rd, 2010 · 3 Comments
U.S. Rep. Phil Hare (D-Ill.) is back in the news two months after he was caught on video(below), saying, “I don’t care about the Constitution.” This time, however, he’s drawn the ire of a military veteran who wants the two-term congressman from Illinois’ 17th Congressional District to stop calling himself a veteran. In a letter [...]
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My Father’s War Stories Shared to Honor Veterans
November 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment
On the occasion of Veterans Day 2009, I pay honor to those who’ve served and/or paid the ultimate price in service to their country by publishing a series of war stories that holds a special value in my heart, because they were written by my father, Ted. He served as a low-ranking enlisted man in [...]
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Video: ‘My Father’s War Stories from World War II’
May 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment
I just posted a new video on YouTube that promotes My Father’s War Stories from World War II, a post I published Tuesday as a way to honor this Memorial Day all of those who paid the ultimate price in service to their country. The stories were written by my father, a man who fought [...]
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Domestic Terrorist Added to FBI Most-Wanted Terrorists List is NOT a Veteran!
April 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments
In what must be a huge surprise to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, the first domestic terrorist named to the FBI’s list of Most-Wanted Terrorists appears to have no military experience. In other words, he’s not what Napolitano would describe as a “right-wing extremist” who needs to be watched by law enforcement. The FBI added [...]
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Too Late for Cold War: Nuclear-Grade Duct Tape
February 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment
As an Air Force veteran who once served as a member of Strategic Air Command, I can’t help but wonder how the world might have been different if only we had had 3M™ Performance Plus Duct Tape 8979N (Nuclear Grade) during the Cold War. Hat tip: Dave Barry’s Blog
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