Posts Tagged ‘veterans’

Those who served and are serving in our nation’s military are some of the finest citizens our nation has to offer.  It is no wonder that politicians pander to – and often exploit them – for their own benefit.  Sadly that is happening right now in the current local election cycle. It is a recurring theme played [...]

The nation’s largest veterans organization was dealt a snub from the Commander In Chief himself when he failed to appear at their national convention.  The move marks the first time in 112 years that the president, vice president or a senior cabinet official did not appear before the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Approval of Obama [...]

Many years I write a special message on Memorial Day and Veterans Day – two holidays that I hold near and dear to me.  It is the brave men and women that these days pay tribute to that I devote a great deal of my time to honoring.  This year however Memorial Day will have [...]

Unfortunately I have been extremely busy and unable to write lately – something which I hope to correct next week.  In the meantime though, I did want to take time out to acknowledge all of my fellow veterans and wish them a happy Veterans Day.  For those that haven’t served, the video below is but [...]

One ballot issue that isn’t getting much attention has the potentially to irreparably harm Colorado’s non-profit organizations.  These groups which depend on BINGO and raffle games to help them fund their good works are making the case that if Amendment P passes, it will be a death knell for the games. In recent weeks some [...]

Faced with a registered political action committee bearing the VFW’s name going rogue, the organization’s national commander called for the dissolution of VFW-PAC.  The announcement comes on the heels of an uproar created by partisan endorsements released by the PAC against VFW members’ will. VFW National Commander Richard Eubank sent a memorandum to the organization’s [...]

A list of congressional candidate endorsements by the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ political action committee has caused a veritable revolt within the 111 year old organization.  The endorsements, made by an 11 member board with no input from the VFW membership, were heavily biased toward incumbents with no true evaluation of the candidates’ qualifications.  The [...]

Poor taste and decision making is all too common and videogame maker Electronic Arts is responsible for both with the release of its latest Medal of Honor game.  Set in the opening months of the war in Afghanistan, players can take on the role of the Taliban and shoot American soldiers at will. In single-player [...]

Wannabe veterans now have free reign to lie and claim military service and awards that they did not perform or receive thanks to two recent rulings by activist judges.  Two cases, one in Colorado and one in California, were the first to challenge the Stolen Valor Act, a 2006 law meant to protect the honor [...]

Today marks the 65th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan – the second such devastating weapon used to end the bloodiest conflict in the history of human civilization.  Despite what some Japanese think, and seemingly President Barack Obama as well, we owe no apology for our actions that brought about [...]