http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/armedforces/ en-us Fri, 4 Dec 2009 01:48:07 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399846/posts Insults against West Point by MSNBC pundit Chris Matthews are part of a pattern of left-wing denigrations against Americans serving in uniform. It's a motif indicative of an anti-military mind-set that is as dangerous as it is rude. Discussing the West Point audience's response to President Obama's speech about Afghanistan, Mr. Matthews quipped on Tuesday: "I saw a lot of, if not resentment, skepticism. I didn't see a lot of warmth in that crowd out there that the president chose to address tonight. And I thought that was interesting: He went to maybe the enemy camp tonight to make his... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399846/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 01:48:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2394910/posts ...the thought occurs to me how thankful I am for the unprecedented President Barack Obama and the bumbling Democrats who support his agenda. Hang in there, patriots... Big Government In Your Wallet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2394910/posts#comment Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:46:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2354354/posts The State of Virginia has argued in a federal court filing that they can legally send out absentee ballots to active duty soldiers the day before an election. Restated again, the Democratic Chairwoman of the Virginia State Board of Election (appointed by the Democratic National Committee Chair Tim Kaine, in his capacity as Virginia Governor) Jean Cunningham just claimed a legal basis for massively raising the barrier to voting for soldiers at war. The Next Right http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2354354/posts#comment Sun, 4 Oct 2009 00:06:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2262700/posts Note: The following text is a quote: THE BRIEFING ROOM THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ___________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release June 1, 2009 LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER PRIDE MONTH, 2009 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Forty years ago, patrons and supporters of the Stonewall Inn in New York City resisted police harassment that had become all too common for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. Out of this resistance, the LGBT rights movement in America was born. During LGBT Pride... WHITEHOUSE.GOV - "BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION" http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2262700/posts#comment Tue, 2 Jun 2009 05:21:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2252278/posts Today is Armed Forces Day! Thank a vet for what they have done, are doing, and will do to defend our United States of America! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2252278/posts#comment Sat, 16 May 2009 17:26:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2236839/posts Keeping the Military Free Written by John Horvat II    Thursday, April 23 2009 If anyone should know how to run the military, it is those who have years of experience at leading men at every echelon in both peace and war. It is these proud Americans who have served our country with honor who are now petitioning the President and members of Congress to keep our military free of the politically-motivated agenda of homosexual right activists and their allies. Among the 1,115 signatures can be found a former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, several Service Chiefs,... Tradition Family and Property http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2236839/posts#comment Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:56:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2208057/posts A few days ago I posted about the Obama administration’s plan to rob soldiers of some of their medical benefits. Today the head of the American Legion (the nation’s largest veterans organization) paid a visit to Obama to talk about the issue, and he didn’t leave happy.Normally I am a staunch advocate of limited government and privatization. But in this instance we have troops who served their country, often in awful war zones that left them scarred and maimed, and they did so with the assumption that medical care would be one of the benefits they’d receive as compensation. The... KXnet.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2208057/posts#comment Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:47:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2197887/posts North Korea demanded Monday that the U.S. call off its annual military exercises with South Korea, a report said as rare talks between the North and U.N. forces ended without clear progress on defusing tensions. South Korea's Yonhap news agency said the North made the demand during talks with the U.S.-led U.N. Command at the Korean border village of Panmunjom, held for the first time in nearly seven years. It came amid fears North Korea is gearing up to test-launch a missile believed capable of reaching U.S. territory. Yonhap quoted an unidentified South Korean military official as saying the North... WSVN-TV / The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2197887/posts#comment Tue, 3 Mar 2009 04:48:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2192120/posts Here's a speech we would like to hear from an Academy Award winner: Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2192120/posts#comment Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:18:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2188895/posts Mexico has pretty much always been a rough-and-tumble place. In recent years, however, the security environment has deteriorated rapidly, and parts of the country have become incredibly violent. It is now common to see military weaponry such as fragmentation grenades and assault rifles used almost daily in attacks. In fact, just last week we noted two separate strings of grenade attacks directed against police in Durango and Michoacan states. In the Michoacan incident, police in Uruapan and Lazaro Cardenas were targeted by three grenade attacks during a 12-hour period. Then on Feb. 17, a major firefight occurred just across the... Stratfor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2188895/posts#comment Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:20:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2149625/posts In Hopewell Township, N.J., the veterans of American Legion Post 339 have put their building up for sale. "Today's vets don't come out," 82-year old Jim Hall told The Times of Trenton last month. The post is down from 425 paying members in the 1960s and '70s to 202 this year; only about a dozen regularly attend. But it's America that has changed, not vets. Since 1970, the population of the United States has grown by about 50 percent, from roughly 200 million to 300 million. Over the same period, the number of active-duty armed forces has fallen approximately 50... The Salt Lake Tribune / The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2149625/posts#comment Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:16:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2141997/posts Veterans in Politics Talk Show Introduces Patricia Driscoll LIVE on www.AllTalkRadio.net December 6: Patricia Driscoll President and Executive Director for Armed Forces Foundation: Co-Host Jilrean "Sage" Bocook: "Veterans In Politics" is a weekly radio show produced by the Veterans In Politics International and hosted by Steve Sanson and Co-Hosted by Jilrean "Sage" Bocook. The "Veterans In Politics" show is live every Saturday 2:05 PM Pacific Time you can call in and speak to the guest or/and hosts at (702) 942-7371. The Veterans In Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2141997/posts#comment Wed, 3 Dec 2008 08:14:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2136326/posts “We have shared our daily life with two US units for quite a while - they are the first and fourth companies of a prestigious infantry battalion whose name I will withhold for the sake of military secrecy. To the common man it is a unit just like any other. But we live with them and got to know them, and we henceforth know that we have the honor to live with one of the most renowned units of the US Army - one that the movies brought to the public as series showing “ordinary soldiers thrust into extraordinary events”.... omlt3-kdk3.over-blog.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2136326/posts#comment Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:55:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134973/posts About 375 stuffed Beanie Babies shipped out from Montesano to Iraq last week. Local AMVETS members Jerry Hliboki and Bob Blewett sorted through new donations of toys and snack foods behind a large “We Support Our Troops” sign in the downtown Montesano window. “Montesano people, they give through the nose,” Hliboki says. “(But) it’s not enough.” Most items in the Operation Troop Support center get set aside for local Army National Guard soldiers recently deployed to Iraq. Others will go to the soldiers’ family members left on the Harbor. Boxes and plastic packages covered floors and counter tops. Hliboki and... The Daily World http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134973/posts#comment Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:34:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2127667/posts The 2008 Military Appreciation Monday dinner will be held on Monday, November 17, 2008 from 5 pm to 9 pm in all Golden Corral Restaurants. The free “thank you” dinner is available to any person who has ever served in the United States Military. If you are a veteran, retired, currently serving, in the National Guard or Reserves, you are invited to participate in Golden Corral’s Military Appreciation Monday dinner. To date, Golden Corral restaurants have provided over 1.8 million free meals and contributed over $2.53 million to the Disabled American Veterans organization. Golden Corral http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2127667/posts#comment Fri, 7 Nov 2008 06:50:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130366/posts On Nov. 11, Veterans’ Day, we honor those who have sacrificed in service to others. This annual observance offers an opportunity to highlight the value these dedicated individuals add to America’s businesses when they return to their communities and civilian employment. Across the nation, businesses both large and small are stepping up to recruit, hire and retain veterans. Many employers recognize it’s the right thing to do. But there are other important reasons to employ returning service members – including those who return with disabilities and combat-related injuries. Dawn Halfaker, CEO of the small business Halfaker & Associates, hires disabled... Lawn & Landscape Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130366/posts#comment Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:46:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2127632/posts SULA, TARLAC PROVINCE, Philippines - After a long hot day of treating patients at a medical and dental civil action project Oct. 21, U.S. Navy Lt. Christian Sutter, a physician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, attached to Marine Aircraft Group 36 for Talon Vision an annual exercise in the Philippines, recalled the prior day's work when he delivered a healthy baby boy, Christian Tomas. He did not deliver the baby in a hospital or clinic; instead he delivered the child in the Tomas' home without high tech equipment or even running water. He was definitely outside his ideal medical... U.S. Marines Corps http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2127632/posts#comment Fri, 7 Nov 2008 05:27:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2124796/posts The media loves the troops -- as long as they are dead, wounded, disfigured, disabled, evicted, disturbed, suicidal, broke, deserting, or otherwise in a category that can be portrayed as a “victim” of the Pentagon or a Republican President. Healthy, squared-away, gung-ho troops who believe in their country, duty and mission, interest the media very little. This is why I’m always suspicious of claims from certain quarters of the press (do the initials “C.M.” and “K.O.” seem to fit?) that they “support the troops.” But for those who would like to support the troops in a way the troops might... HUMAN EVENTS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2124796/posts#comment Tue, 4 Nov 2008 17:51:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2121169/posts US deaths in Iraq fell in October to their lowest monthly level of the war, matching the record low of 13 US fatalities suffered in July. Iraqi deaths fell to their lowest monthly levels of the year. Eight of the 13 Americans died in combat, most of them in northern Iraq where al-Qaida and other Sunni insurgent groups remain active. The US suffered 25 deaths in September and 23 in August. The sharp drop in US fatalities reflects the overall security improvements across the country following the Sunni revolt against al-Qaida and the rout suffered by Shiite extremists in fighting... Jerusalem Post/AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2121169/posts#comment Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:48:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2043728/posts Spray Gun Shoots Adult Stem Cells Onto Wound One goal of the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine is a way to quickly seal battlefield wounds and promote more rapid healing. One method already being tested is a skin spray gun; it sprays skin stem cells onto a wound. The technique also utilizes an innovative wound dressing that acts as a bioreactor, nurturing the sprayed-on cells. The method, which uses the patient's own cells, has already been successfully tested on 16 burn patients at the Berlin Burn Center, providing faster and more efficient healing than typical skin grafts. The patient's... Family Research Council http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2043728/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:14:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037330/posts SEATTLE, Wash-- A Seattle man started a trend that pays respect to soldiers in uniform when they are in public places like airports. Since launching a website in September he's received millions of web hits. The trend is called the Gratitude Campaign and it all starts with a hand signal that you can do anytime you see a soldier in uniform. The signal is a new way to thank soldiers for their service without having to interrupt them or make them feel uncomfortable. Soldiers in the 81st Heavy Brigade Combat team are preparing to leave for Iraq in August. They... KNDO http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037330/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:16:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2012024/posts He rose through the ranks and paid his dues. He beat the odds to become not only the top Canadian military man, but a key cog for NATO in Bosnia-Herzegovina and subsequently became the point-man in the Free World’s War on Terror with his successful tenure as Commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. Not only did he work tirelessly to rebuild the Canadian Armed Forces to a level of respectability, he instilled a long-lost pride in our military by spearheading the change from ‘peacekeeping force’ to actual ‘military’. In some nations, they would give him... The Moderate Separatist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2012024/posts#comment Tue, 6 May 2008 17:40:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2007431/posts Last year 44 states, the District of Columbia and cities across the nation joined with the Silver Star Families of America to remember and honor our wounded and ill on May 1st. This year the organization is hoping all 50 states will join with them but they are taking a more grass root approach to this May 1st to kick off Military Appreciation Month. The Silver Star Families of America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2007431/posts#comment Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:11:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993561/posts Like pensions and insurance, defence is one of those subjects to which too many people only pay attention when things go wrong. You might think, in the light of the past decade, that this would have changed. But you would be sadly mistaken. Even today, even after Iraq, few mainstream MPs without an immediate personal or constituency interest in the subject turn up in the Commons for defence debates. Many politicians who are thoughtful about a range of domestic issues still pass by on the other side when the conversation gravitates to the military. In this they reflect the British... The Guardian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993561/posts#comment Sat, 29 Mar 2008 13:17:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1992285/posts You'll recall Hillary Clinton's recent speech in which she attempted to play up her foreign policy experience by recounting her "harrowing" 1996 trip to Bosnia. "I remember landing under sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base." Well, mainstream media has discounted that account, and such luminaries as comedian Sinbad have chimed in as well. It appears, however, that Clinton caved in too soon when she admitted overstating the dangers, as Barely Political... Snafu-ed http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1992285/posts#comment Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:21:47 GMT