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"Before anything else, folks in Washington ought to be asking first and foremost, 'Should government be doing this? And if so, then at what level of government?' But they don't."
This Weeks Post Was Suggested And Written By Cynthia
Sgt James E. Craig
27 years old from Hollywood, South Carolina
1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
January 28, 2008
James was on his third deployment to Iraq. There are so many things about James that I admired. He was ‘loud’ and funny and articulate and sweet – even calling himself ‘Sweet Soldier’ – and brave and tough. He was a devout Christian and more comfortable with telling people he was than anyone I ever knew – he had a enviable, easy comfort with this faith. It would be so easy to write and write about James, but let me share some portions of his letters – his long and articulate letters.
“…I am very much looking forward to this war being over. However, I fully support everything that is going on over here ever since I saw first hand what the real situation was. Our media doesn’t portray the truth of this operation or the necessity to the people here. They need freedom and desperately cry out for someone to help them. … I know one thing, God wants me here.”
“The war here is stating to come to an end. It will be a slow transition period where the responsibility of the battle space is handed over to the growing Iraqi Army. It all depends on the Iraqis if we are able to leave them with it safely.”
“…it is a tale of my wonderful journey where I made memories I will never forget and stood up for something that I believe in…that sweet taste of freedom when the day is done and the knowledge that I have done something to ensure the positive future of my loved ones. And, you should know that it comforts me the most that what I do protects wonderful people like you.”
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero. We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived
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The numbers from the “historic” inauguration of President Barack Hussein Obama are in. So how many Americans tuned in to watch? 37.8 million. Not a bad number and the Obama supporters would claim that it shows just how popular he is.
But will they tell you this? That the 37.8 million total viewers were actually less than the number of viewers who tuned in for President Ronald Reagan’s inauguration in 1981? That’s right President Ronald Wilson Reagan’s inauguration had 41.8 million viewers.
Proof yet again that in the end conservatism always wins out in the end.
More than 300 people crowded into the St. Willebrord’s Catholic Church parish hall in downtown Green Bay Thursday night to hear pleas for immigration reform and an end to raids by Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials.
Come on let’s call it what it really was – a rally supporting illegal immigration. If it wasn’t why would you have had this?
Erika Sanchez, 23, who emigrated from Mexico five years ago, urged members of the audience to sign a petition that will be sent to President Obama next month, asking him to halt the raids.
Why exactly should the raids stop? If you are not in this country legally you are breaking the law. And last time I checked is the law not supposed to be enforced? All the ICE is doing is attempting to enforce the law.
“I have hope,” Sanchez said. “I think he’s going to solve a lot of issues.”
And apparently stopping the raids solves the issue according to Ms. Sanchez. I beg to differ, the way to solve the issue is for the borders to be secured and the existing laws enforced so that people who immigrate here realize it has to be done legally. The way hundreds of thousands have done in the past.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 the 44th President of the United States was inaugurated. All the mainstream media referred to it as a historic event. So Barack Hussein Obama is this country’s first African-American President.
At the same time doesn’t it sort of demean the inaugurations of the previous 43 Presidents by referring to Obama’s as historic? Especially when one considers that every time a new President is sworn in it is an historic event?
Petty Officer 2nd Class Mike A. Monsoor
29 years old from Garden Grove, California
September 29, 2006
In April 2008, Michael Monsoor (who had already been posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his actions in a May 9, 2006 incident, when he and another SEAL pulled a wounded team member to safety amidst gunfire) was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. His funeral, attended, in the words of President Bush, by “nearly every SEAL on the West Coast,” was held on October 12, 2006 at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego. During Monsoor’s funeral service, as the casket was taken from the hearse to the gravesite, fellow SEALs lined up in two columns to slap and embed the gold Tridents (a pin awarded for successful completion of SEAL Qualification Training) from their uniforms onto the top of Monsoor’s coffin.
“The procession went on nearly half an hour, and when it was all over, the simple wooden coffin had become a gold-plated memorial to a hero who will never be forgotten.” - President George W. Bush
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero. We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived
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Capt. Ed Freeman
Company A, 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
While reading the info on Cpt. Freeman, I found that I couldn’t have put it better than this.
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero. We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived
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Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Melissa Pyle mans a jet blast deflector station on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the Gulf Of Oman. Theodore Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero. We Have Every Right To Dream Heroic Dreams. Those Who Say That We’re In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don’t Know Where To Look
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Sgt James E. Craig
Petty Officer 2nd Class Mike A. Monsoor
Capt. Ed Freeman
