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.
CIA Continues to Hide Evidence on Vietnam Era MIAs
By Guest Column Monday, November 7, 2011
[Editor’s Note: Sen. Smith has been working with Accuracy in Media’s attorney on a Freedom of Information case brought by AIM and Roger Hall, which is referred and linked to in this column.]
On January 17, 1973 the Paris Peace Accords were signed by the United States, South Vietnam, Viet Cong and North Vietnam. They were touted as “An Agreement Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam.” The agreement did not, however, end the war and restore the peace for the hundreds of POWs and MIAs (Missing in Action) who were not returned from the war, for their families, who have waited for nearly 40 years for answers, nor for the tens of thousands of South Vietnamese who were murdered or imprisoned in “re-education camps” in the North.
HONOUR: Their Stories, Our HistoryBy Guest Column Thursday, November 3, 2011
Mississauga, ON Footage from first hand interviews of WWII veterans is being released as a new documentary HONOUR: Their Stories, Our History. The humble but moving interviews were recorded as part of the making of the 2010 book HONOUR
Bring our exiled veterans ‘home’By Robert L. Rosebrock Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Our government provides shelter, beds, meals and care for hardened criminals in local, state and federal prisons and for thug terrorists at Camp Gitmo, while homeless Veterans have been forgotten, exiled and dispossessed in our own country.
Where is the honor in D. C. for our Armed Forces?By A.J. Cameron Monday, October 24, 2011
A good CFP friend in Colorado Springs, CO, forwarded a short column written by Markeshia Ricks of the AirForceTimes.com on October 19th. It addresses the fact that the Defense Department is planning to cut the tuition assistance program by reducing the cap that the military pays for military education. Is there no honor in D. C. for those who serve to protect our nation?
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