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This is something I wrote a week or so ago and posted in my office along with the accompaning Gif. Hope you like it. It sure made me feel better after I wrote it. Is it worth the fight? As I walked among the graves at Hamm cemetary in Luxembourg where many of the Americans who died during the Battle of the Bulge are buried, I couldn't help but wonder whether or not the scarifice was worth the price they paid. Then I thought about the millions of unmarked graves in which the victims of the fascist governments lie and ...

If you don't mind I will make a few suggestions for the forum. 1. Take your children to the nearest National Cemetary, walk with them amoung the graves and explain to them the sacrifice behind each and every headstone. 2. Take them to Memorial Day and Veterans Day Ceremonies. 3. When society is teaching them revisionist history, ensure that they learn the truth (The Nazis were bad and the Japaneese were the agressors in the pacific.) 4. Take them to the local V.A. hospitals to visit the Vets there. The patients probably don't have many visitors and they would ...

The Truth is Inmaterial!!!It can be sold!!!The Truth is Fluid,The moment you surrender, the Truth becomes expendable!!!

Inside The Pentagon November 9, 2000 Pg. 18 At Close Range Birthday Wish Tomorrow (Nov. 10) marks the 225th birthday of the Marine Corps. Consequently, "in gatherings large and small, Marines will assemble . . . to honor both our history and the memory of those who have preceded us," Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Jones says in his "birthday message" to service members. "It is fitting that we do so, for it is our profound respect for our traditions and reverence for our heritage that distinguishes us as a corps of Marines." The modern-day Marine Corps traces its ...

With votes in 64 of 67 counties recounted, the tally collected by The Associated Press shows Republican George W. Bush leading Democrat Al Gore by 362 votes. Gore has a net gain of 2,007 votes from the election night count. Bush has a net gain of 585 votes. The last count of all 67 counties before the recount showed Bush leading Gore by 1,784 votes. The AP county-by-county tally is an unofficial survey. The vote totals are subject to verification by the Florida Secretary of State's Office and subject to legal challenges by candidates and others. County Gore Bush GoreChg ...

What Does Veteran's Day Mean to Me? I would like to open with a poem that I found a few months back: Just A Simple Soldier He was getting old and paunchy, And his hair was falling fast, And he sat around the Legion, Telling stories of the past. Of a war that he had fought in , And the deeds that he had done. In his exploits with his buddies; They were heroes, everyone. And 'tho sometimes, to his neighbors, His tales became a joke, All his buddies listened, For they knew whereof he spoke. But we'll hear his ...

Washington Times October 18, 2000 Pg. 1 Hill Eyes Probe Of Gore's Deal With Russia By Bill Gertz, The Washington Times Senior congressional leaders yesterday called for hearings to investigate secret deals between Vice President Al Gore and Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin that included keeping Congress in the dark on Moscow's nuclear cooperation with Iran. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott expressed "deep concern" about a report in yesterday's editions of The Washington Times that revealed a secret 1995 deal between the vice president and the Russian leader not to reveal to Congress the details of a plan by ...

The somber black tones of the poster symbolize the darkness in our lives from those taken from us ... those who are missing. The black background with white border brings to mind the stark black POW/MIA flag. In the upper left-hand corner is the missing American. This is our loved one, our son, our father, our brother. He is not with us. He is missing. He is always with us. The telegram symbolizes the link to the families of our missing ... those who have for so long ... sought answers. The jet aircraft are flying the traditional "missing man" ...

Everybody knows at least one of them.They were the ones in school that were always ratting out the dudes that flushed the cherry bombs down the toilet or snitched on those who were smoking behind the gym during the lunch break.The lowly brown-noser, aka Butt Snorkeler.The weekend is rapidly approaching and taking into consideration all the bad news of the past week it is time we had a bit of fun, and a fun thread to follow.Let's have a contest.Let's elect a King Brown Noser (Butt Snorkeler).Post your nominations along with a brief explanation why you think this individual deserves ...

BORDER WAR 6pm Newscast 6/5/00 GOOD EVENING. IS THERE A BOUNTY OUT - OFFERING A REWARD FOR ANYONE WHO KILLS A U.S. BORDER PATROL AGENT? WELL, A MEXICAN ACTIVIST HELD A NEWS CONFERENCE TODAY... STOPPING JUST SHORT OF OFFERING A BOUNTY. V-BORDER WAR 6pm Newscast 6/5/00 Si.... es realidad THAT'S CARLOS IBARRA PEREZ, OF REYNOSA. HE'S PRESIDENT OF A GROUP CALLED CITIZENS DEFENSE COMMITTEE. HE SAID IF A U.S AGENT KILLS A MEXICAN IN THE U.S. THERE WILL BE A FIGHT AND IF A MEXICAN KILLS A "GRINGO" IN MEXICO THERE WILL ALSO BE A "POLITICAL" FIGHT. THIS COMES IN ...

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- President Clinton notified Congressional leaders tonight that a small number of United States military personnel in Sierra Leone could run the risk of becoming embroiled in hostilities there, Congressional and other government officials said. The notice referred to a group of 7 to 10 American military personnel who are aboard British naval vessels moving into position off Freetown, the Sierre Leone capital, the officials said. The Americans, believed to be fighter pilots, have been taking part in an exchange program with the Royal Navy. It has sent several ships to Sierra Leone to reinforce United ...

Corey DePooter deserved to become a United States Marine. He deserved to grow up, too. But he never got the chance to do either: He was one of the kids murdered in the Columbine library. Yet DePooter's brave acts that terrible day exemplified the best that the U.S. Marine Corps represents. The 17-year-old had gone to the library to study during his lunch break, a remarkable act of self-discipline. When the shooting started, DePooter stayed calm and soothed other terrified students, displaying extraordinary coolness under fire. Most courageous of all, young DePooter then used his own body to shield ...

"There are so many things that are written about the Wall but never anything of being on the other side. I was inspired by the picture Reflections that I use as a wallpaper on my PC and a recent story, Autumn Wall." At first there was no place for us to go until someone put up that Black Granite Wall. Now, everyday and night, my Brothers and my Sisters wait to see the many people from places afar file in front of this Wall. Many stopping briefly and many for hours and some that come on a regular basis. ...

Daring Mission Remembered They huddled inside a tent on an island off Oman and went down the list. Pilots and crew members wanted to make sure they knew exactly who died in the collision of a helicopter and transport plane in Iran. It confirmed their greatest fears: Five men from their squadron and three Marines from another were killed April 25, 1980, in the aborted attempt to rescue 52 American hostages in Iran. The mission was a failure, a tragedy. The squadron sat quietly when a group of British workers from the airfield dropped off a couple of cases of ...

Daring Mission Remembered They huddled inside a tent on an island off Oman and went down the list. Pilots and crew members wanted to make sure they knew exactly who died in the collision of a helicopter and transport plane in Iran. It confirmed their greatest fears: Five men from their squadron and three Marines from another were killed April 25, 1980, in the aborted attempt to rescue 52 American hostages in Iran. The mission was a failure, a tragedy. The squadron sat quietly when a group of British workers from the airfield dropped off a couple of cases of ...

Secretary of Defense William Cohen Uses Dad’s Crash Site as Publicity Stunt. By Christopher Rich, Son and Primary Next of Kin to Cdr. Richard Rich, USN We are extremely grateful for the efforts of the Joint Task Force for Full Accounting for excavating the crash site associated with my father, Commander Richard Rich, USN, during the much publicized visit of the US Secretary of Defense William Cohen to Vietnam. However, we object to the fact that this recovery operation is being used as a publicity stunt to give the appearance of the Vietnamese governments “full cooperation” on the Prisoner of ...

Secretary of Defense William Cohen Uses Dad’s Crash Site as Publicity Stunt. By Christopher Rich, Son and Primary Next of Kin to Cdr. Richard Rich, USN We are extremely grateful for the efforts of the Joint Task Force for Full Accounting for excavating the crash site associated with my father, Commander Richard Rich, USN, during the much publicized visit of the US Secretary of Defense William Cohen to Vietnam. However, we object to the fact that this recovery operation is being used as a publicity stunt to give the appearance of the Vietnamese governments “full cooperation” on the Prisoner of ...

"There are so many things that are written about the Wall but never anything of being on the other side. I was inspired by the picture Reflections that I use as a wallpaper on my PC and a recent story, Autumn Wall." At first there was no place for us to go until someone put up that Black Granite Wall. Now, everyday and night, my Brothers and my Sisters wait to see the many people from places afar file in front of this Wall. Many stopping briefly and many for hours and some that come on a regular basis. ...

GALLUP, N.M. -- During World War II, they spoke the Navajo language as a code to confound Japanese eavesdropping on American military communications. Today, Hollywood and the country's second largest toy company listen to them. When the surviving Navajo code talkers meet once a month in this railroad and ranching town bordering the Navajo Nation, they talk about their newly found fame. Two major motion pictures about the Navajo code talkers are in the works, and last month toymaker Hasbro Inc. introduced Navajo Code Talker GI Joe, the company's first doll to speak a Native American language. "All of ...