http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/gatheringofeagles/ en-us Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:06:38 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2238357/posts Gathering of Eagles and Eagles Up has announced this year’s plans for Recruiter Appreciation Day. Armed Forces Day is on Saturday, May 16, but GoE is dedicating the whole week, May 11 to May 16, to Recruiter Appreciation Day. The whole week will give everyone a chance to better plan their Day. The GoE link has a lot of great ideas so be sure to look at it, especially if you are new to this. There have been several One FReeper Recruiter Appreciation visits in the past so don’t think you need a group. Just do it. If the recruiting... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2238357/posts#comment Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:06:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2230934/posts Acknowledging that “an apology is owed,” Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano promised Thursday to “meet and clear the air” with veterans groups that were offended by her agency’s report citing “returning veterans” as terrorist risks to the U.S. “To the extent veterans read it as an accusation,” Napolitano told FOX News, “an apology is owed.” “I’ll meet with the leaders of some of the veterans groups,” she promised on “FOX & Friends.” “The last thing we want to do is offend or castigate all veterans. To the contrary, let’s meet and clear the air.” Napolitano said she was briefed on... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2230934/posts#comment Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:39:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2225634/posts Retired Petty Officer Marcus Luttrell, winner of the Navy Cross for heroism in Afghanistan, says he doesn't sleep well at night. So when the trained Navy Seal heard a gunshot go off near his ranch in Walker county Texas at 1:30 in the morning, he immediately sprang into action. After first checking in on his mother, Luttrell made his way out to the tree line of his property. There he saw the headlights of a car with a handful of young men loudly joking, standing outside of it. "I could see my dog lying in the ditch," Luttrell said Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 44th Estate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2225634/posts#comment Thu, 9 Apr 2009 15:24:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2217037/posts Now more than ever we must raise our voices to let our brave men and women in uniform know that we have their six. We are putting together the logistics for our Victory in Iraq Rally this 13 June, 2009 on the Mall in Washington, D.C. Our brave warriors must have our support. We must have a huge showing at this event to let those shouldering the burden in the Global War on Terror know that we will never let them down. Gatheringofeagles.org Gatheringofeagles http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2217037/posts#comment Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:10:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2215299/posts The Westboro Baptist Church, whose members tour the country protesting at military funerals because they claim America is tolerant of homosexuality, is thanking God for record flooding in North Dakota. “God sent the flood waters to cover the evil people of Bismarck and Fargo, ND, where you flipped off God and raised your hands against His anointed by criminalizing WBC’s gospel preaching against” gays and their supporters, declared a statement released Wednesday by the church, which is in Topeka, Kan. The statement referred to House Bill 1040, a North Dakota state law passed in January 2007 that bars protestors from... Grand Forks Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2215299/posts#comment Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:57:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2214917/posts Senators moved Wednesday toward creation of a “Veterans Corps” of up to 5,000 paid volunteers to work on aid programs for vets, their families and the families of active-duty troops. The corps is part of a group of national service initiatives backed by the Obama administration and an unusual bipartisan coalition in Congress. Participants would work directly with veterans and bolster existing aid programs run by state and local governments and non-profit groups. With civilian jobs increasingly hard to come by, the corps would give people leaving the military another way of serving their country and staying off the unemployment... The Virginian-Pilot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2214917/posts#comment Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:14:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2209741/posts The Obama administration on Wednesday abandoned a controversial plan to make veterans use private insurance to pay for costly treatments of combat-related injuries. Stung by the angry reaction to the proposal, the administration made the decision after a meeting between officials from 11 veterans advocacy groups and top White House officials. "Our voices were heard," said Norbert Ryan, the president of the Military Officers Association of America. "They made the right decision on this." The plan would've reversed a longstanding policy of providing government health coverage for all service-related injuries. Few details emerged beyond its reported savings of $540 million,... McClatchy DC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2209741/posts#comment Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:40:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2208638/posts Hey, G.I., is that a gun in your pocket, or is it just Obama and company reaching for your insurance card? President Barack Obama pledged to be a friend to veterans while on the campaign trail. As a matter of fact, while at a town hall meeting with veterans in Las Cruces, N.M., Obama said: “One of the best ways that we can honor our fallen soldiers is to honor those who came back, who survived. And so, to all the veterans who are here, I am grateful to your service, and as president of the United States, I will... The Shawnee News-Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2208638/posts#comment Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:57:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2192564/posts Dr. Orly Taitz, Esq. announces on her website Defend our Freedoms Col. Riley former division chief national security agency joins our action. Profile A Retired Colonel, Riley is "the recipient of the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star and other awards and badges – including the Combat Infantry Badge, Parachute Badge, and Army Staff Badge. He served over 34 years in the US Army. He was commissioned as a 2LT in 1966 and promoted to Colonel in 1989. He served in command positions from Detachment through Battalion level and staff assignments from Brigade to Chief of Staff Army level.... Defend our Freedoms http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2192564/posts#comment Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:10:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2187166/posts A.N.S.W.E.R. will be in D.C. once again this March 21, 2009 for their march on the Pentagon. Gathering of Eagles/Eagle Up will already have Eagles watching over the various Military Monuments. FReeRepublic will once again occupy an area on the Virginia side of the Memorial Bridge in the area of Arlington Circle. We have a tentative location from the National Park Service but will need to work out some details. WE NEED TO KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHO WILL BE ATTENDING. Please let me know by post or private FRmail. Tentative Time: 11:30AM to 4PM Place: Arlington Circle Area... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2187166/posts#comment Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:27:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2174704/posts Most students at Columbia do not have first hand knowledge of war. Military violence has been a vicarious experience, channeled into our minds through television, film, and print. The more sensitive among us struggle to extrapolate experiences of war from our everyday experience, discussing the latest mortality statistics from Guatemala, sensitizing ourselves to our parents' wartime memories, or incorporating into our framework of reality as depicted by a Maller[?] or a Coppola. But the taste of war -- the sounds and chill, the dead bodies -- are remote and far removed. We know that wars have occurred, will occur, are... Sundial (via Columbia University Archives) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2174704/posts#comment Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:30:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2159176/posts WHAT: A long column of figures dressed all in black with white death masks and bearing the names of those killed in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Palestine. The march will be followed by a dramatic nonviolent action intended to awaken Congress to the need to end the wars. WHERE: The march will approach the U.S. Capitol on Pennsylvania Ave. SE and turn north on 1st Street to pass between the Capitol and the Supreme Court, turn west on Constitution Ave. to pass the Senate office buildings, turn south to pass the west front of the Capitol, and turn east on Independence... Progressive Democrats of America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2159176/posts#comment Mon, 5 Jan 2009 21:25:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2158164/posts Join Freeper Honest and Loki as we welcome Chris Hill, National Director of the Gathering of Eagles BACK to Freedom Radio. Chris and his brother patriot Eagles are planning a HUGE GOE event on April 4, 2009 in DC. So enter that date now into your calanders folks. Join us Sunday evening at 8 pm est! Call in and speak with Chris and lend him your support, find out details and get ready to do what freepers do best, support our men and women in uniform. God Bless them all! Blog Talk Radio/ Heading Right Channel/Freedom Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2158164/posts#comment Sat, 3 Jan 2009 19:10:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2150000/posts A little birdie told me just yesterday that folks from far and wide would be gathering in Washington DC on Saturday,April 4, 2009 ;) No, it's not a wedding or a birthday, but it IS a celebration and definitely one you won't want to miss! So mark your calendar in big red letters, plan your vacation and come to Washington DC to join us! Details will follow...so stay tuned! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2150000/posts#comment Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:57:10 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-news/2145396/posts It couldn't have been easy for Bill Ayers to keep quiet while the McCain campaign tarred him as the Obama's best friend, the terrorist. Unfortunately, the silence was too good to last. On Saturday's New York Times op-ed page, he announced that "it's finally time to tell my true story." Like his memoir, Fugitive Days , "The Real Bill Ayers" is a sentimentalized, self-justifying whitewash of his role in the weirdo violent fringe of the 1960s-70s antiwar left. "I never killed or injured anyone, "Ayers writes. "In 1970, I co-founded the Weather Underground, an organization that was created after an... The Nation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2145396/posts#comment Tue, 9 Dec 2008 08:38:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2144555/posts On NBC’s Meet the Press this morning in an interview between Tom Brokaw and Barack Obama, the President-elect said his pick to run the VA, General Shinseki, was right about the surge. PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA: “I'm going to be making announcement tomorrow about the head of our Veterans Administration, General Eric Shinseki, who was a commander and has fought in Vietnam, Bosnia ...I think that General Shinseki is exactly the right person who's going to be able to make sure that we honor our troops when they come home." MR. BROKAW: "He's the man who lost his job in the Bush... The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2144555/posts#comment Sun, 7 Dec 2008 20:39:55 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/2130185/posts Time punishes war. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are no exception; as each moment passes, public resolve, politics and passion erode their mission. Collectively, many Americans tend to remember the mistakes and politics that led us there, rather than the faces of the men and women who serve and defend us. Two years ago, Lizzie Palmer, a young lady from Columbus, Ohio, barely over the threshold of childhood, felt compelled to do her part to remind people of those faces. The result is a stunning video that The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130185/posts#comment Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:42:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2115704/posts Expanded role puts Petraeus in charge of winning Afghan war By Carl Prine and Salena Zito TRIBUNE-REVIEW Sunday, October 26, 2008 Fresh from the Baghdad battlefield, Gen. David Howell Petraeus is a blur amidst blurs in the bowels of the Pentagon, his staffers preparing new strategies and reassessing old ones for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. There's urgency to the bustle, because on Oct. 31 the former commander of Multinational Forces in Iraq takes over U.S. Central Command and inherits the counterinsurgency in Afghanistan, too. Whether that Halloween promotion eventually earns him a trick or a treat depends on... Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2115704/posts#comment Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:50:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2113403/posts Preview: CT VETERANS DAY PARADE, from CT GOE coordinator Message from Connecticut State Coordinator i HAVE REGISTERED THE GATHERING OF EAGLES TO BE A PARADE PARTICIPANT IN THE ANNUAL VETERAN'S DAY PARADE IN HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT ON NOVEMBER 2, 2008 This message also contains official information from the State website, please read all here is a GOOGLE map of the site: http://maps.google.com/maps?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4RNWN_enUS293US293&q=hartford,+ct&um=1&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=title Here is the OFFICIAL map of the site: http://www.ctveteransdayparade.org/docs/VetsMap08.pdf It is IMPERITIVE that we show up before 11AM!! We need the time to set up with the parade marshalls and be counted and all that good stuff. Mostly, it... Gathering Of Eagles http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2113403/posts#comment Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:36:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2110802/posts Barack Obama is going to make inroads with military voters--if you believe the pundit class. Just moments after Colin Powell announced his support for the Democratic presidential nominee, NBC talking heads Joe Scarborough and Andrea Mitchell suggested that the endorsement of the retired general (and former Secretary of State) would translate into more military votes. From the transcript of their appearance on "Meet the Press," the same program where General Powell revealed his support for Senator Obama: MR. BROKAW: [Joe] You're very familiar with Florida. Will Colin Powell have much of an impact on that state, which is much more... Former Spook --- In From The Cold http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2110802/posts#comment Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:05:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2106411/posts Video's from Murtha's visit to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. His opinoin on race, the polls and he stands by his earlier statements on Haditha. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2106411/posts#comment Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:20:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2106220/posts Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama, if elected, should avoid the same mistakes in Afghanistan that the Soviets made more than 20 years ago, U.S. Rep. John Murtha said today. "I told Obama's people, 'Don't get your feet too far in Afghanistan,'" Murtha, an 18-term Democrat from Johnstown, said during a wide-ranging interview with the Tribune-Review. Obama has said he wants to send more troops to Afghanistan. Pittsburgh Tribune Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2106220/posts#comment Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:50:47 GMT