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Afghan Debacle Warrants Mass Resignations

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Immediate Resignations

The horrific events currently playing out in Afghanistan will go down as one of the worst military blunders in U.S. history.  Those responsible for this entirely avoidable bloodbath must immediately resign and be replaced by experienced leaders.  That includes the ‘Acting’ Commander in Chief, the Secretary of Defense (Lloyd Austin), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Mark Milley), the Chief of Naval Operations (Michael Gilday) and all others who were entrusted with planning and executing a coordinated, peaceful withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Brave Marine Colonel

We applaud Marine Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Scheller for bravely speaking up, knowing that it would probably mean losing his command and perhaps more.  In ordinary times, we would disdain such ‘political’ comments by an active duty serviceman, especially delivered on social media.  But, these are not ordinary times!  Our country is under attack both from within and without!  Our military ‘leaders’ have been more concerned about their own careers and the wokification of our armed forces than they have been about protecting our servicemen and women from harm and keeping our country safe.

Time for Veterans Organizations to Step Up

It’s time for our generally apolitical veterans organizations to step up to the plate and push back against the left-wing politicians now in charge of the military.  It was encouraging to see a small step in this direction from the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) this week.  We need to hear much more from them and the American Legion must join them, as well.  Our hearts go out the the service men and women who lost their lives in the tumultuous exit from Afghanistan and we salute all those who served there during the last twenty years.

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A Very Disturbing Video from Travis Air Force Base

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Travis Air Force Base Uniformed Thugs Forcibly Remove Veteran for Saying the Word, ‘God’!

          This disturbing video should strike fear in the hearts of every American.  A retired Air Force veteran was forcibly thrown out of a retirement ceremony for saying the word, ‘God’, during a flag folding speech.  It is nothing short of alarming to realize that we have come to this point in just a few short years.  The thugs in this video are a disgrace to every man and woman who has served in the armed forces of this great country.  Each one should be severely reprimanded for their actions and every leader in their chain of command, from the Commander of Travis Air Force Base down to the Officer in Charge of the retiree’s unit should be dishonorably discharged from the United States Air Force.  Incredibly, each one has been either promoted or assigned to a position of greater responsibility.  The leadership of our military has been infiltrated and taken over by those who have no respect for its traditions, its purpose or its history.  It is becoming increasingly apparent that this country is in serious condition and that we are in danger of losing it if we don’t stand up to this nonsense.

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World War Two Army Uniform Button

The Seventieth Anniversary of VE Day

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The Seventieth Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day         

          May 8, 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of VE Day or Victory in Europe Day, which was the beginning of the end of World War Two.  Three months later, on August 15 we will celebrate the 70th anniversary of VJ Day or Victory in Japan Day, which marked the final ending of World War Two.  Together with Memorial Day on May 25, we will have three occasions to pause and remember the sacrifices made by those who served in the armed forces during World War Two and how their service at that pivotal point in our nation’s history still has tremendous significance for us today. 

          In an era when many high school students in the United States cannot identify who our enemies were in World War Two, let us resolve to educate them about this and other events throughout our history where the United States invested its blood and treasure for the greater good of the world.  Let’s spend less time in school worrying about global warming and transgender studies and more time learning about the brave individuals who risked life and limb so that we could live in this wonderful country today. 

          When I think of the men who hit the beach at Normandy and Tarawa, many of whom never returned, it makes me sad to think that some in later generations, who benefited so greatly from their sacrifices, often take the freedoms we enjoy today for granted.  It’s important for all of us to remember that victory in World War Two was not guaranteed.  We faced two powerful enemies on two different fronts.  Had either of them won the war, life for us would be very different today.  Let’s give thanks to all those who served and all those still serving.  ‘We sleep soundly in our beds…in the night’ knowing that they are standing the watch.

World War Two Army Uniform Button
World War Two Army Uniform Button

       

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Atheists' Sign at Travis AFB, California

Air Force Cowers Before Atheists

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Manger Scene Set Back

Last Christmas we promised to follow up on the battle between the US Air Force at Travis AFB in California and the atheists.  For many years visitors and residents of the base enjoyed the festive sight of a manger scene and a Hanukkah menorah (hanukkiyah) at the main intersection near the entrance to the base.  After a complaint from several attention seeking atheists last Christmas, Air Force brass invited them to display their own sign along with the other holiday greetings.  Last year the Nativity scene and menorah were still at the center of the holiday display right up front next to the sidewalk near the intersection.  But this year, for the first time, both the Nativity scene and the menorah were relegated to a position far removed from the curb, almost out of sight, lest they offend one of the atheists.

Annual Christmas Display at Entrance to Travis AFB
Annual Christmas Display at Entrance to Travis Air Force Base

Manger Scene and Menorah Center Stage at Travis AFB Christmas Display Last Year (2011)

Nativity Scene relegated to distant background.
Nativity Scene relegated to distant background.

Manger Scene and Menorah Barely Visible in Background This Year (2012)

War on Christmas

This is a disturbing trend in the War on Christmas which is part of the overall campaign by secular progressives to undermine Christianity.  Earlier this month the Washington Post (gleefully) reported that ‘Unbelief’ is now the third largest religion in the world.  A study released December 18, 2012 by The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life found that 84% of the world’s population believes in some form of religion.  Of those individuals, Christians formed the largest group at 32% of the world’s population, followed by Muslims with 23 %.  But the third largest group out of the 7 billion people in the world included those with no religious belief, coming in at 16% or 1.1 billion people.  That’s still looks like a small minority to me, so why are we allowing them to impose their will on the rest of us!

Declining Military Moral Values 

Anyone want to bet that next year the manger and menorah will be gone altogether at Travis AFB?  I would not be surprised to see the symbols of our Judeo-Christian heritage slowly eased out of the picture at the air force base.  It all fits with the overall decline in moral values that has predictably taken place in the military since Barack Obama lowered the moral standards for military personnel!  It should have been no surprise, with sodomy now being actively promoted in the barracks, when the top echelons of the military were rocked by a sex scandal…think Generals Petraeus and Allen!  To close on a positive note, however, I heard lots of folks greeting each other with ‘Merry Christmas’ this year, including clerks at most of the stores I visited.  Even the atheists’ sign at Travis AFB included a Christmas greeting.  The War on Christmas ain’t over yet!

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