Never forget. June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the […]

Thousands are expected today at the public memorial for slain Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle. He’ll be honored at Cowboys stadium. Tomorrow, there will be a 200-mile procession to Austin, where Kyle will be buried. He will not be forgotten. Neither will his friend, Chad Littlefield, also murdered alongside him two weeks ago. Craft International […]

Salute

Our Disenfranchised Troops Deserve Better by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2012 President Obama must do right by our men and women in uniform. Our troops put their lives on the line to protect our right to vote, but untold thousands of them were unable to cast their own ballots on Tuesday. For shame. Veterans […]

October 23, 1983. On that day, 241 U.S. Marines, soldiers, and sailors were murdered as they slept by truck bomb jihadists — who were waging a war on us long before we woke up and started fighting the war against them. The Arlington National Cemetery section on the Beirut Barracks Memorial is here. Our military […]

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Unsolicited but not really

God bless all our soldiers who have served and sacrificed in defense of Old Glory.

Greatest generation saves the world

Taps Day is done, gone the sun, From the hills, from the lake, From the skies. All is well, safely rest, God is nigh. Go to sleep, peaceful sleep, May the soldier or sailor, God keep. On the land or the deep, Safe in sleep. Love, good night, Must thou go, When the day, And […]

God bless our troops. Via Military.com:

Last week, I noted the possibility of a plea deal in the trial of SSgt Frank Wuterich, the last of the U.S. Marines charged in connection to an alleged massacre of Iraqi civilians in the village of Haditha in 2005. (See here. All previous Wuterich trial coverage and Haditha links below.) Today, the plea deal […]

At the beginning of the month, I told you about the trial of SSgt Frank D. Wuterich — the last of the Marines charged in connection to an alleged massacre of Iraqi civilians in the village of Haditha in 2005. The late corruptocrat John Murtha and the New York Slimes convicted and hanged the Marines […]

Wishing you all a joy-filled Christmas 2011! Isaiah 9:2-7 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness— on them light has shined. You have multiplied the nation, you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as […]

Never forget: A newsreel of the Day of Infamy: Five memorials will be held today for “servicemen who lived through the assault and want their remains placed in Pearl Harbor out of pride and affinity for those they left behind.” Here’s the official White House statement on this solemn occasion. An old salt remembers: Ninety-one-year-old […]

Happy Veterans Day to all who have served our great nation. Thank you for your courage and dedication. Thank you for our freedom. We can’t say it enough. A special salute to Marines, who celebrated the Corps’ 236th birthday yesterday. From the Boston Herald, a must-read account from one who served and sacrificed (h/t Jules […]

**Written by Doug Powers Fourth of July weekend is a great time to kick off this year’s Project Valour-IT fundraiser, and we’re pleased again this year to be representing Team Marine. First, a bit about what this great cause is all about: Project Valour-IT, in memory of SFC William V. Ziegenfuss, helps provide voice-controlled/adaptive laptop […]

It’s Flag Day and the Army’s 236th Birthday. Don’t forget to celebrate!

Never forget. June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the […]

Taps Day is done, gone the sun, From the hills, from the lake, From the skies. All is well, safely rest, God is nigh. Go to sleep, peaceful sleep, May the soldier or sailor, God keep. On the land or the deep, Safe in sleep. Love, good night, Must thou go, When the day, And […]

**Written by Doug Powers As I write this, it’s raining and I hear thunder in the sky, or it could just be the distant echo of Harleys: WASHINGTON — The sound of motorcycles is filling the streets of Washington this Memorial Day weekend. The group Rolling Thunder is in town for a motorcycle ride and […]

**Written by Doug Powers Somebody at the New Hampshire Women’s Leadership Summit developed a sudden nut allergy. You’d think that if you invited Jane Fonda to speak at your event, you’d know what you were getting yourself into as far as possible backlash, but that doesn’t appear to have been the case at this event: […]

Shameful reception

An American war hero was buried yesterday. We will never forget: Via Larry Alexander at LancasterOnline.com: Standing by the grave of Major Richard D. Winters on Sunday, gazing at the American flag fluttering in the icy January wind, this reporter felt a profound sense of loss. Winters, the Lancaster County native who rose to worldwide […]

Never forget: A newsreel of the Day of Infamy: A survivor on the USS Maryland remembers: Charlie Webb was shaving aboard the USS Maryland on Dec. 7, 1941, when the call to report to general stations went out. The Maryland was on Battleship Row in Pearl Harbor, and Pearl Harbor was being attacked by Japanese […]