Maybe you could start by pronouncing their title correctly, Mr. President. I guess that is one of the hazards of being unable to speak without the help of a teleprompter.
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Another overseas trip for President Obama, another bow of submission
Eyes forward, Mr. President!
President of the United States [...]
My fellow sailors will appreciate this – at least those that served before the “kinder, gentler” military of today.
The United Navy – Then and now
Then – If you smoked, you had an ashtray on your desk.
Now – If you smoke, you get sent outside and treated like a leper, if you’re lucky.
Then – [...]
If this is anything like Band of Brothers, it is must see TV.
For more information: HBO – The Pacific
Certainly nothing is sacred when it comes to the dog-eat-dog world of business, particularly in the retail business. Any possible opportunity to increase sales is guaranteed to be exploited. Some events however should be above this and none more so than Veterans Day.
In the week leading up to the holiday many retailers advertise their ‘Veterans [...]
Today marks the 234th birthday of the United States Navy. According to the Naval History & Heritage Command:
The United States Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy, which the Continental Congress established on 13 October 1775, by authorizing the procurement, fitting out, manning, and dispatch of two armed vessels to cruise in search of [...]
It has been 35 days since General Stanley McChrystal, commander of our forces in Afghanistan submitted his request for additional troops. McChrystal’s assessment of the situation is quite stark saying that if the necessary manpower isn’t sent soon, the mission “will likely result in failure.”
The picture painted is not pretty but McChrystal’s plan calls for [...]
An old southern country preacher from Georgia had a teenage son and it was getting time the boy should give some thought to choosing a profession.
Like many young men, the boy didn’t have a clue what he wanted to do, and didn’t seem too concerned about it. One day, while the boy was away at school, [...]
The Department of Defense today announced that they have officially recovered and identified the remains of Navy Captain Michael ‘Scott’ Speicher, the first casualty of the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Captain Speicher was shot down in his F/A-18 Hornet on January 17, 1991 but his exact status was in question until the recent recovery of [...]
I think it is sad that our society is riveted by the death of a man (?) who contributed nothing to his country or society beyond showing just how sick and twisted a human being can become.
Today much of the nation is glued to their television sets watching a funeral for a pedophile while in [...]
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Those words are at the beginning of the Declaration of Independence. While these are some of the most significant and important [...]
