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There is a poster with a screen name of "timwhit" who posts daily martyr threads on our traditional Catholic forum. These posts highlight martyrs throughout history who were killed, tortured or are being celebrated on that particular day. Timwhit dutifully posts them every single day, without fail. What a wonderful person to pay hommage to these people who thanklessly gave their lives (sometimes in the most horrific of ways) for our Lord and our faith. I make it a point to read timwhit's martyr thread every day, I'm often touched by what these dedicated people who came before us went...

THEY came together for one last walk with old comrades and the ghosts of their brothers who stayed forever young. They're smaller now these survivors of the Longest Day. Frail, stooped, white-haired and wide-girthed are the great liberators today. They hobble more than march, deep breaths puff out their cheeks and many need a stick, an arm or a chair to fight the ravages of time. But they still have razor-sharp creases in their trousers and shoes they can see their lined faces in. Their barrel chests still fill with pride at the medals they bear. Medals which set them...

Bravely bold Sir Kerry Rode forth to VietNam. He was not afraid to die, Oh brave Sir Kerry. He was not at all afraid To be killed in nasty ways. Brave, brave, brave, brave Sir Kerry. He was not in the least bit scared To be mashed into a pulp. Or to have his eyes gouged out, And his elbows broken. To have his kneecaps split And his body burned away, And his limbs all hacked and mangled Brave Sir Kerry. His head smashed in And his heart cut out And his liver removed And his bowls unplugged And his...

God Bless these fine young ladies and those sons and daughters just like them. The world is a better place for having known Michelle Witmer.

I dont know if anybody here has seen the pictures of journalists counting bodies at the DrudgeReport, but it sure ticks me off. The Military ought to stop this right now and not allow civilian journalists to belittle our dead in such away, its creepy and disrespectful. The military has there own guys who do such work and if the civilian press does not like it thats to damn bad.

Newlywed Gays Brave Critics in Search of Security Fri Mar 12, 3:43 PM ET By Teresa Carson PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - Daffodils line the walkway, a tricycle sits by the front door and family photos are proudly displayed on the shelves in the house where two-and-a-half year-old Avery is trying to finagle himself a cookie. This tranquil domestic scene belies the turmoil, including death threats, lawsuits, Bible thumping and a bitter national debate prompted by this family and others like it. Avery's parents, both women, just got married. Kelly Burke, 34, and Dolores Doyle, 38, have been together for 16...

Amazing Bush Secret Kept With Iraq Visit Nov 28, 6:30 AM (ET By TERENCE HUNT President Bush holds up turkey during a surprise visit to troops at Baghdad airport Thursday, Nov. 27, 2003. ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) - Three hours from landing on a high-risk visit to Baghdad, President Bush was most anxious about keeping it a secret. "I was fully prepared to turn this baby around, come home," Bush said later aboard Air Force One. To everyone's amazement the secrecy held. The world did not learn that Bush had spent 2 1/2 hours Thursday on a Thanksgiving Day...

SAT IN BUSH'S SEAT GUY: [Kathryn Jean Lopez] Another e-mail worth sharing: [from NRO's "The Corner" section] All these people accusing Bush of grandstanding are know-nothing schlubs. Most of what they know about the military they got from watching J.A.G. on TV. I was in the Navy and had occasion to land on the U.S.S. Kennedy once. It was one of the most frightening things I ever did. The pilot literally crashes the plane intentionally on the deck and at the point of impact jams the throttle to full power. A hook grabs a steel cable stretched across the deck...

HE WAS carried on the shoulders of weeping comrades, a band of brothers who were clearly desolated by his loss, but comforted in the knowledge that war inevitably claims the bravest and the best first. In that belief, there was great comfort to be found in Perth yesterday as the city gave its final salute to Lance Corporal Barry "Baz" Stephen, a soldier who wore the blue bonnet and red hackle with honour. L-Cpl Stephen, 31, of the 1st Battalion Black Watch, was, in the words of those he left behind, the bravest - the only Scottish soldier to die...

Last week a local wanted to have a support rally for the troops, Bush, and the war in general. They organized it in a smaller community area in Las Vegas and well over 2000 people showed up. On the local news I heard them talking that the organizers were planning what would be the largest US support rally in history, and it's to take place in 2 weeks, more info to come.Anyone know more info about this, please post a reply !

The average age of the military man is 19 years. He is a short haired, tight-muscled kid who, under normal circumstances is considered by society as half man, half boy. Not yet dry behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old enough to die for his country. He never really cared much for work and he would rather wax his own car than wash his father's; but he has never collected unemployment either. He's a recent High School graduate; he was probably an average student, pursued some form of sport activities, drives a ten year old...

A U.S. Army infantry soldier faces towards north in the direction of Baghdad as he stands guard in the south of the city of Najaf in central Iraq, March 23, 2003. The U.S. Army announced that they faced about 100 local people, including soldiers and members of the Baath party, in a heavy gunfight last night, before the Najaf area could be secured.

Please remind everyone that:It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of the press.It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speechIt is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.It is the soldier, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial.It is the soldier who salutes the flag, serves under the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag. - Father Denis O'Brian - U.S. Marine Corps

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dubya... BRAVO! For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary January 28, 2003 President's Remarks view State of the Union Address by President George W. Bush The U.S. Capitol       9:01 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, members of Congress, distinguished citizens and fellow citizens: Every year, by law and by custom, we meet here to consider the state of the union. This year, we gather in this chamber deeply aware of decisive days that lie ahead. You and I serve our country in a time of great consequence. During this session of Congress,...

Hundreds mourn soldier By ANGELA PACIENZA-- The Canadian Press TORONTO (CP) -- Hundreds gathered at a downtown Mormon church Tuesday to bid farewell to a young war hero killed in Afghanistan, remembering him as a loving son, a brave soldier and a religious man who lived his life with honour and integrity. "Ainsworth was the most unselfish and compassionate person I knew," Carolyn Dyer, younger sister of Cpl. Ainsworth Dyer, told the mourners. "He taught me the meaning of love ... he was able to make your heart dance." Family, colleagues and many who never knew the 25-year-old Dyer gathered...