Group stirs up Superbowl fever to support troops overseas
By Online Friday, February 3, 2012
Sacramento, Calif. - For the second consecutive year, the nation’s largest grassroots pro-troop organization, Move America Forward, is raising money for US Troops overseas with a special “FANTASY SUPERBOWL” drive to send care packages to troops in need serving in Afghanistan.
Obama’s 21st Century strategy plays Russian roulette with defenseBy Jim Kouri Friday, January 6, 2012
Truth be told, because entitlement spending has tripled while defense spending declined as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), entitlement spending (Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security) is now 10 percent of GDP, whereas defense spending is only 5 percent.
Spirit over Steel: A Chronology of the Second World WarBy John Thompson Wednesday, December 21, 2011
December 21, 1941: The Japanese start landing in force at Lingayen Gulf on Luzon, and their 48th Division soon establishes a secure beach-head. The bombardment of Wake Island is joined by carrier aircraft.
Spirit over Steel: A Chronology of the Second World WarBy John Thompson Tuesday, December 20, 2011
December 20, 1939: Another Soviet division (122nd) is cut off and isolated by the Finns, and attacks on the Mannerheim line are running out of steam. It’s an ugly aircraft, but will seem like an avenging angel to hard-pressed Soviet troops in the coming years: The first Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik takes to the air. In time, over 36,000 of this tough ground attack aircraft will be in service and Stalin – in a very threatening letter to a tardy manufacturer – will describe it as being as necessary to the Red Army as air and bread.
Spirit over Steel: A Chronology of the Second World War
By John Thompson Saturday, December 17, 2011
From Spirit over Steel:
December 17, 1939: British deception operations about a massive buildup outside the River Platte fool the Captain of the Graf Spee – who is required by law to leave Montevideo but scuttles his damaged ship rather than getting his crew killed in a hopeless battle. Later, when Captain Langsdorf learns he was fooled, he takes his own life. Finnish troops cut off the 44th and 163rd Soviet rifle divisions; starving them of supply and leaving them strung out along several roads.
The Debate over the War in AfghanistanBy Heritage Foundation Wednesday, November 16, 2011
The killing of Osama bin Laden was a hard-won victory for the United States, but the gains made in pursuit of that day of justice and in waging the war in Afghanistan–including putting al-Qaeda on its heels–could be squandered if the Obama Administration continues its plotted course. When Republican presidential candidates lay out their foreign policy agendas in next Tuesday’s debate hosted by The Heritage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute on CNN, they should pay significant attention to this seminal war that is so crucial to America’s struggle against terrorism.
Honoring Veterans DayBy Heritage Foundation Friday, November 11, 2011
Today, we at The Heritage Foundation are proud to honor Veterans Day by pausing to remember the men and women in uniform who serve this country. They are some of the finest this nation has to offer.
A Meditation on Remembrance DayBy John Thompson Friday, November 11, 2011
Not many people realize it, but the observations some of us maintain every November 11th have a powerful resonance with some of the deepest questions humanity wrestles with. Our annual ritual involves a highly symbolic set of gestures and customs – some of which are thousands of years old. At its essence, the simple Remembrance Day ceremony is a highly charged event. Knowing this should make it even more important.
An open letter on Veteran’s Day
By Sarge Friday, November 11, 2011
There are days when I wonder just why it was God made man ascendant over all of the other creatures he chose to inhabit the face of the earth.
Honoring America’s Military Veterans todayBy Robert L. Rosebrock Friday, November 11, 2011
Fellow Veterans and Friends of Veterans
Today is a special Veterans Day because it falls on 11-11-11, and it won’t happen for another 100 years.
A Soldier’s Best FriendBy News on the Net Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Source: Flopping Aces blog
If you haven’t had a chance, please go and read my post “SFC Zeke” first. Zeke is one of America’s Vet Dogs.
Obama weakening U.S. defense, military tells CongressBy Jim Kouri Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Strategic and personnel challenges at the heart of concerns.
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