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Updated 05-10-08
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fought for our country, proudly....
So that you and I can enjoy the Freedom, we have today...
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Through the eyes of those who were there, Americans at War® looks back at the moments when ordinary people were called to extraordinary heroism.
High-definition interviews offer intimate, one-on-one experiences. It's a priceless understanding of the effects of war through harrowing personal accounts. Featured on PBS, this award-winning series offers 50 compelling vignettes.
Learn More About Americans at War
(New
04-28-08)
Full Interview with American Military Hero, Bud Day
Like John McCain, Col. George E. “Bud” Day spent over 5 yrs in Vietnamese POW camps. Day and John McCain were cell-mates for about 2 and a half years. Day is a legendary military hero with more medals and ribbons than anyone since General Douglas MacArthur.
Tags: Bud Day, Colonel, Hanoi Hilton, torture
(Updated with tags on 05-10-08)
Prayer Request
Please stop for a moment and say a prayer for our
troops around the world. Please - of all the gifts
you could give a US Soldier, Sailor, Airman, or Marine deployed in harm's
way, prayer is the very best!!!
I understand the weather in Iraq is very difficult to bear right now. Our
troops need our prayers for strength, endurance and safety.
"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands.
Protect them as they protect us. Bless them
and their families for the selfless acts they
perform for us in our time of need. I ask this
in the name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.
Amen."
Christmas Poems
These are two wonderful Christmas Poems that I came across
from previous years; some of you may have seen or received them before.
They are definitely worth reviewing again as they illustrate the patriotism
of our fighting men and woman, and remind us that they are still out there
on duty for us. God Bless you and your families this Christmas season and
may you enjoy a most happy and prosperous New Year.
(New 12-23-07)
Veteran
- whether active duty, retired, national
guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in
his life, wrote a blank check made payable to: "The
United States of America," for an amount of: "up to
and including their life."
That is honor, and there are way too many people in
this country who no longer understand it.
(New 08-19-07)
If liberals in Congress really support the troops, why do they keep saying things like ...
Senator Harry Reid: "That
this war is lost, and that the surge is not accomplishing anything."
Senator John Kerry: "If you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your
homework and you make an effort to be smart you can do well. If you don't,
you get stuck in Iraq."
Congressman John Murtha: "Our troops overreacted because of the pressure on
them and they killed innocent civilians in cold blood."
Senator Dick Durbin: "If I read this to you and didn't tell you it was an
FBI agent describing what Americans had done to prisoners in their control,
you would most certainly believe this must have happened by Nazis, Soviets
in their gulags or some mad regime, Pol Pot or others that had no concern
for human beings."
(New 10-14-07)
40 Years Honorable Active Service - General Pace
(New 06-17-07)
A Legacy of Horror and Honor - A poignant and inspiring portrait of Air
Force Colonel Bud Day -- the most decorated American fighting man alive
Military biography has fallen into a sad state. Servings either are
hagiographies that would make John Wayne blush, or, more often, smug
debunkings that, for example, consider General MacArthur's Filipina mistress
of more interest than his Pacific islands campaign strategy.
In a welcome break from this dismal trend, best-selling author Robert
Coram's latest book provides crisp writing and the authority of uncommon
research. He presents a poignant and ultimately inspiring portrait of Air
Force Colonel Bud Day -- the most decorated American fighting man alive. He
also gives us an uncomfortable yet unimpeachable look at what really
happened to our POWs who were tortured by the North Vietnamese both during
and after their ordeals. Day was the leader of the resisters in the Hanoi
Hilton and paid a stunningly awful price for his heroism -- again, both
during and afterwards....
(New 10-12-07)
America
Supports You Web site
(New 12-29-06)
Army Sniper Convicted of Killing Unarmed Iraqi Civilian, Sentenced to 10
Years in Prison
(New 02-12-08)
(New 08-11-07)
Democrats Vow to Repeal Ban on Homosexuals in the Military
(New 08-11-07)
Freedom Bird-circa 1967
Care packages for the troops
Gene Simmons of the rock
group KISS does a military tribute
"Idiots
run US Navy; Chinese Sub penetrates all Defenses, Menaces Aircraft Carrier!"
If you want
to see what our Military is made up of, watch this video.
For most servicemen who
served in Vietnam, the Freedom Bird was that civil airliner which took them back
to the land of the big PX at the end of their tour. Mine was a bit different
sort of Freedom Bird....
(New 03-24-07)
(New 03-03-07)
(New
10-13-07)
Uninvited guest: A Chinese Song Class submarine, like the one that sufaced by
the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk
American military chiefs have been left dumbstruck by an undetected Chinese
submarine popping up at the heart of a recent Pacific exercise and close to the
vast U.S.S. Kitty Hawk - a 1,000ft supercarrier with 4,500 personnel on board.
By the time it surfaced the 160ft Song Class diesel-electric attack submarine is
understood to have sailed within viable range for launching torpedoes or
missiles at the carrier.
According to senior Nato officials the incident caused consternation in the U.S.
Navy.
The Americans had no idea China's fast-growing submarine fleet had reached such
a level of sophistication, or that it posed such a threat...
(New
11-13-07)
(New
10-11-07)
McCaffrey: Military ‘in peril’
(New 03-29-07)
Never Forget, An Eagle’s Tribute - GOE
(New 06-02-07)
Soldier Video - Very
Well Done!
(New 10-16-07)
Walter Reed Hospital debacle
American Legion to help at Walter Reed
(New 03-08-07)
Can't be quiet any longer
This is an e-mail from the Chief of Chaplains at Walter Reed AMC (Walter Reed
Army Medical Center). He provides another perspective on the Walter Reed Issue.
(New 03-25-07)
Disabled GIs say higher co-pays, deductibles are bleeding them dry
Forgotten Heroes - How the U.S. is Failing Its War Veterans
Neglect of vets sickening: Mass. Dems rush to mend
(New 03-11-07)
Walter Reed Army Hospital disgrace for helpless Military Vets care
Program Supporting US Troops Sees 'Phenomenal Growth'
(New 12-29-06)
Solemn flight delivers Airman to final repose
Here is an article from Navy Times this week that should make us
all proud to be an American and to be very lucky to be living in this great
country of ours.
(New 01-29-07)
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Blue Star Banner - for my Son,
LCDR, USN, with photos
He is currently on combat operations and I have taken measures to protect his
identity.
Military & Patriotic Orgs I belong to
Submarines Your Web Master served on
Your Web Master's Parents in late 1945 just before getting married
Your Web Master's Navy & Coast Guard Reserves Service Ranks and Years
Your Web Master's Life Member NAVetUSA Web Page
Your Web Master in his TM days
Your Web Master as TM2(SS) in 1969
Your Web Master circa 1986 to 1988 as Chief Port Securityman, USCGR
Your Web Master circa 1986 to 1988, as Chief Port Securityman, USCGR, with his sons
Your Web Master's USCGR Desktop Name Plate as PS Senior Chief
2 million veterans and widows miss out on VA pensions
Advisory Committee Recommends Big Changes to Military Pay System
Another Military-Friendly School Matches Your Profile
Congress adds force management tools, few entitlements
(New 01-19-06)
CNO wrongly linked to retired chief’s Web diatribe
Customers keep "SBP Open Enrollment" phones ringing
Death Benefits and Insurance Increase for Service members
DoD Announces Increase in Death Gratuity and SGLI
DoD orders update of mobilization plan
DoD to Restrict Cell Phone Use on Military Bases
Federal Regulations Govern Gifts to Service Members
FFSP Relocation Assistance Helps Sailors
Holidays are Over. It is Time To Get Back to Work on 2007 NDAA and
Medicare
(New 01-02-06)
House Bill Targets Military Benefits
Measure Would Reduce
Wait to Get Both Disability, Retirement
HT2 James Wheeler passed away of Cancer at 27 years old after working on
Groton Naval Submarine Support Facility in 1981-1985
Sailor Rest Your Oar
I
am not just an " American"...I am an American Patriot !
(New 08-03-06)
Learn what the Marine Brass is Doing Behind the Scenes to Marines accused in
Iraq
(New 08-03-06)
Information Security: Where the Dangers Are
Innovative Program Helps Troubled Veterans Turn Lives Around
June 30 2006 speech Marine Major General Mike Lehnert
(New 09-25-06)
John Kerry - Man of Radical Left and Commie Red
Letter to John Kerry .... Calls it like it is (New 11-16-06)
POW's Lawsuit Could Force Kerry To Come Clean
(New 10-22-06)
Swift Boat Vet - We stopped Kerry now let us stop Sanders (New 03-05-06)
Stupid Soldiers: The Left's Worldview (New 11-04-06)
The Communist Party of the USA is Endorsing John Kerry
Wintersoldier web site on John Kerry and his communist supporters
Kick -- Rep. Steve Buyer out of Congress !
Letter to Editor: GAO (Garbage Agency Office): Military is well paid but doesn't know it
Liberty attack survivors again press for investigation
Medical Care: Illegal Immigrants vis-à-vis Military Veterans
More Treachery Aimed at Military Widows by Congress
Retroactivity of the US Army Combat Action Badge
The dangers of cussing like a sailor
(New 01-12-06)
The Department of
Defense - A Veteran's Worst Enemy
Travel for Veterans Expense
(New
09-10-06)
Unit Rosters: Collect them now or cry later
United States Navy Mortuary Affairs Burial At Sea Program
US Army changes execution rules
U.S. Army raises maximum age for enlistment
VA Encourages Freedom Walk on Sept. 11
Veteran's Committee Passes a $1 Billion Cut in Wartime Elderly, Poor,
Disabled Veterans' Benefits
(New 08-06-07)
If You Serve, You Deserve: A Call For Bonus March II
General
Smedley Darlington Butler speech in 1933 on Veterans and War
A Political Debate On Stress Disorder -- As Claims Rise, VA Takes Stock
VA under fire for plan to review all post-traumatic stress disorder claims
VA Warns of Telephone Prescription Scam
Veterans History Project............will you help?
(New
09-10-06)
Veterans View Upcoming Election with Disdain
Its going to take a miracle to come up with a with a viable candidate - a
charismatic type that people will listen too. America is so radicalized,
tribalized, liberalized that it becomes a matter of choosing the lesser of
two evils. So says retired Marine Sergeant Major Bill Steigerwald of
Harlingen, Texas.
(New
09-10-06)
Is it
possible - A New American Party?
American Party Think Tank
Team
New
major Third Party to be called the American Party
The Way To
Contact Your Congressmen And Senators
Red Skelton Pledge Of Allegiance
Republicans Are Losing Veteran Support Over Failed Promises!
VOTE VET!
Where
"America First"
Actually Means Something!
One patriots message
Web site aims to be depository of Pearl Harbor survivor memories
Who has served and who has
not !!!
America Supports You
'America Support You' Links Troops to Public, Corporate, Private Help
America Supports You - Steak Night Treats Vets Toughest Injuries
America Supports You - Troops and Families Get Secure Connection
America Supports You - Web Site Shows Troops & Families the Goods
"Alive
Day"---- Veterans' health care system fails Marine
The Military
Vietnam vets give what they never got
U.S. Marine Prisoners vs.
Evil U.S. Government
Duty, Honor, Country Duty,
Dishonor, Country
Bob Gates' Brushes with Controversy
Rumsfeld quitting as defense secretary - Good Riddance!
Military Publications - Rumsfeld must go!
Text of editorial calling for Rumsfeld to go
Article 32 hearing for Navy corpsman rescheduled to Oct. 19, 2006
(New 10-07-06)
Haditha Massacre: Media and Terrorist Hoax?
(New 08-23-07)
Haditha investigators doctored drone video to incriminate Marines
(New 09-08-07)
Charges dropped against 2 Marines in Haditha case
(New 08-13-07)
Charges Against Cpl. Sharrat
Dropped in Haditha Case
General Praises Exonerated Haditha Marine
(New 08-11-07)
Investigators recommend dropping charges against another Haditha Marine!
(New 08-26-07)
Courts-martial ordered for three Hamdania defendants
(New 09-06-06)
Marines Charged in Iraqi Civilian Deaths - May God Damn the US Government!
Plea-deal medic will testify over killing of Iraqi man
(New 10-07-06)
The Marines/Iraq Legal Defense
Fund - Help defend our Camp Pendleton 8!
(New 08-31-06)
Trials ordered for 3 Marines in Iraqi’s death
100 of the greatest Military Photographs
$441.5 billion defense bill includes benefits changes
10 Things a
Janitor Can Teach You About Leadership
A death aboard the USS
Norton Sound AVM-1 in December 1955
(New 04-21-06)
(New
09-10-06)
Interesting site to see who in our legislature has and who has not
served in the armed forces, to include combat duty.
(New
05-06-06)
(New 02-12-06)
(New
05-06-06)
(New
05-06-06)
(New 09-15-07)
(New 08-29-06)
(New 09-18-07)
through out all of our Nation's Military
history until now.
as the politicians, the left wing, the
pussyfoot Military Officers with no combat experience, the Secretary of Defense
Donald Rumsfeld and
President George W. Bush defend not our Marines and Sailors in Iraq!
The Islamofascist terrorists in Guantamno, Cuba get far better treatment,
better meals, better everything than our Marines and Sailor in the brig in
trumped up charges by Iraqi terrorist supporters.
Donald Rumsfeld’s sport is wrestling, and his ego is legendary. But
President Bush's nominee as the next defense secretary, Robert M. Gates,
is a bicyclist — a thoughtful man who listens.
While Rumsfeld transformed the military into a nimble
force to counter today’s complex threats, he was a lightning rod for
criticism of Bush’s Iraq policies and expressions of frustration at the
war effort.
(New 11-10-06)
(New 11-09-06)
(New 11-04-06)
(New 11-04-06)
To large portions of the worldwide media and a growing radical leftist
faction within the United States Congress, the U.S. Military can do nothing
right and the terrorists can do no wrong.....
.....This is what liberalism and the tenets of the Left breed; dishonor,
cowardice and abject stupidity. But, the honor and intelligence of our
fighting men and women will prevail. However, sadly and apparently
permanently, so will the contradictory pillars of the Left continue to
exist.
Then again, without the presence of evil, how would the rest of us recognize
good.
A video taped from a Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle – purported to show
the action that took place in Haditha when 24 Iraqi civilians and insurgents
were killed – was heavily edited by government investigators, a NewsMax
investigation reveals.
The reason, according to an inside source: to avoid showing anything that
exonerates the Marines who were accused of murdering the victims....
...NewsMax can reveal that the video – which was broadcast by CNN – was a
small, carefully edited part of what the Scan Eagle transmitted during its
daylong surveillance flight over the battle scene on Nov. 19, 2005. And
shockingly, the approximately one hour of edited footage was the only Scan
Eagle footage provided to the Marines’ defense teams by the prosecution.....
(New 08-11-07)
(New 10-07-06)
HELP LANCE CORPORAL
ROBERT PENNINGTON!!!
Eight Marines were charged Thursday in the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians
last year during a bloody, door-to-door sweep in the town of Haditha that
came after one of their comrades was killed by a roadside bomb.
In the biggest U.S. criminal case involving civilian deaths to come out of
the Iraq war, four of the Marines - all enlisted men - were charged with
unpremeditated murder.
The other four were officers who were not there during the killings but were
accused of failures in investigating and reporting the deaths.
The most serious charges were brought against Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, a
26-year-old squad leader accused of murdering 12 civilians and ordering the
murders of six more inside a house cleared by his squad. He was accused of
telling his men to "shoot first and ask questions later," according to court
papers released by his attorney.....
In Meriden, Conn., Frank Wuterich's father, Dave, said his son was out
Christmas shopping. The father said family members believe his son's version
of events.
"He says they followed the rules of engagement," Dave Wuterich said. "They
were taking small arms fire. They did what they had to do."
(New 12-22-06)
A US NAVY medic pleaded guilty to kidnapping and conspiracy
yesterday, under a plea deal in which he agreed to testify about the death
of an Iraqi civilian.
All on the insane basis of the word of Islamic terrorism
supporters
(New 09-26-06)
A MS PowerPoint Presentation
4-Star General Relieved of Duty
Better Late Than Never - law designed to protect the employment rights of military service members
Johnny Carson
Statement by SECNAV on Passing of U.S. Navy Veteran Johnny Carson
May his Soul Rest In Peace
A Memory, below
Copper Clapper
Caper - Jack Web and Johnny Carson
CNO Releases 2005 Holiday Message
Collision at Sea story from Naval History Magazine
Damn the Torpedoes! Burke made reputation with high-speed tactics
DeckLog - Navy Veteran & Reunion Locator
Defense bill allows military recruiters to offer new incentives
Dennis flips sunken ship
ex-SPIEGEL GROVE (LSD 32)
Ensure Your Name is Listed in the Military Personnel Database
FBI arrests 7 USS Eisenhower sailors in sham to marry immigrants for benefits
Fewer Troops Desert Since 9/11
(New 03-07-06)
Foul comments -- Academy instructor’s remarks land him in court-martial
Free on-line viewing of the video "Stolen Honor" that Democrat Scum tired to stop
Free Stuff for Troops and Their Families
From an 81 year old Veteran
(New 08-28-06)
Col. David H. Hackworth,
1930-2005 Legendary U.S. Army Guerrilla Fighter
May His Soul Rest In Peace
If Lord Admiral Nelson had to fight the Battle of Trafalgar in these days he never would have won it
General Douglas MacArthur: Thayer Award Acceptance Address - Duty, Honor, Country
Mach 3.18 In-Flight Breakup Of An SR-71 Blackbird|
(New 01-02-07)
Medical and dental ratings combine - Goodbye DT rating
Military Report ,12 December 2005 -- Print and post
Military Sealift Command is renamed
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Missing Pilot's Supporters Launch 'Free Scott' Campaign http://FreeScottSpeicher.com
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Monthly Updated War Library Reference Desk Guide
Monthly Updated War Library Reference Desk Guide 1 Feb 2006
Movie recalls WWII's ''Great Raid'' in the Philippines
Nagasaki ......A Power Point Presentation
NAVetsUSA Online Newsletter, The Shipmate, 21 August 2005
Navy cracks down on Supermanning stunt
Navy has high hopes for new warship's guns
Navy's plans for fighting terror call for smaller ships
NDAA Conference Report Includes Increased Death Gratuity for All
New national cemetery for veterans opens near Pittsburgh, PA
Norfolk copes with scorching heat
Norfolk stop brings ship close to end of journey
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Retired Capt. Roy M. “Butch” Voris, the original flight leader of the famed U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, died at his home in Monterey, Calif., Aug. 10, 2005 May He Rest in Peace |
President's Veterans Day 2004 Proclamation In Focus: Veterans
October
11, 2002
