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More Fish Cops, Less Liberty by Dr Jimmy T (Gunny) LaBaume editor@flyoverpress.com www.flyoverpress.com Back in February of 2007, I wrote about an encounter I had with one of the State's Game Keepers (See Liberty v. Fish Cops and Federalies). I am sad to report that the situation in the police state has deteriorated substantially since that time. Some time between 4:30 and 5:00 PM on Friday, November 7, 2008 my wife and I arrived at the entrance to the property in Terrell County, Texas referred in the 2007 article cited above. The entrance to our private road (belonging to the...

I know there must be a lotta beer homebrewers out there looking for those hard-to-find hop rhizomes such as Amarillo, Simcoe, Columbus, Warrior, Tomahawk, etc., etc. Let me know if anyone finds 'em, please! Dick Gaines GunnyGATgmail.com

GyG: Next To Last Newsletter, Marine Richard Keech…. By Gunny G | September 22, 2008 GyG: I received this e-mail from Richards cousin, Joan Page Keech…. ~~~~~ "jpagespann@aol.com" Sunday, September 21, 2008 This is my next to last Richard Keech Newsletter. I am too filled with emotion to make any comments of my own. So here is an e-mail I received recently from Richard's daughter, Nancy and a copy of a letter to his dad from his son, Steven, a letter so beautiful and honest that it portrays Richard as I have never been able to. Hello Joan, ....My dad...

Where-O-Where is That "UNcle Nanny Wants You" pic??? T'were I adept myself at photoshop, I would do it w/ the infamous Klinton/o'reilly finger pointing at the camera! Ref http://www.network54.com/Forum/578302/thread/1194973730/last-1194973730/Where+Is+That+UNcle+Nanny+pic--- --

BELLEFONTE, Pa. - Two 19-year-olds facing probation and community service or even jail time in the shooting of a steer considered a family pet took advantage of another option offered by the judge - joining the Navy.

I hope some had a chance to watch ED Hill's special on Islam, Terror and the Arab Media. I found it compelling.

LOS ANGELES -- During two tours of duty in Iraq, Navy corpsman Melson J. Bacos said he experienced everything combat had to offer -- fire fights with insurgents, soldiers dying in his arms, thoughts of whether he'd live another day. Now he's got another unnerving assignment. On Friday, the 21 year old is scheduled to give testimony that military prosecutors hope will help them convict seven Marines accused of kidnapping and murdering an Iraqi man in the town of Hamdania. Bacos, a medic who patrolled with the Marines, will have similar charges dropped in exchange for testimony during his court...

INDIAN RIVER INLET, Del. - There was a happy reunion Monday night between seven wayward fishermen and their families. "We all survived," said one of them as he walked off a Coast Guard ship. This group of union plumbers and sheet metal workers left Friday from the Indian River Inlet in Sussex County, Del., between Dewey Beach and Bethany Beach. On Saturday night, they heard a bump under their boat, and then came the water. "I heard the alarm for high water go off and ran down the steps, and water was already coming up the steps," said Ken Arters...

Pham Xuan An, a Vietnam War correspondent for the US news weekly Time who led a double life as a top North Vietnamese spy, died aged 79. Dubbed a patriot and the perfect spy by some and a traitor by others, the retired People's Army general died in Ho Chi Minh City's military hospital 175, of emphysema after a lifelong habit of chain-smoking American cigarettes. "He died at 11.20 in the morning from a severe pulmonary disease," a military doctor told AFP declining to be named. "He was admitted in our hospital 50 days ago in a critical condition." Journalist...

A private burial for Walter Burke Davis Jr., a writer and historian best known for his books on the Civil War, was held Aug. 21 in Greensboro, N.C. Mr. Davis, whose 47 books included novels and biographies, died Aug. 18 in a Greensboro hospital. The former resident of Meadows of Dan in Patrick County, who also wrote fiction and nonfiction for young readers, was 93.

"Only little people pay taxes." Leona Helmsley said, didn't she? Well, that statement represents reality more than people realize. No, it's not just the taxes that are the issue. The overriding issue making so many people angry these days is the LACK of uniform justice in this country (and the world for that matter). Law after law is passed and who follows those laws? The honest people try. The little people have to. I personally know that in almost all workplaces, people are chafing under oppressive management which sets attendance rules, policy, etc. that the employees are expected to follow...

"... disbelievers will be cast into an eternal fire. But Allah is also ever merciful, and the West can change its ways and turn to the purifying power of Islam ..." -- Kidnapped Fox reporter Steve "Khaled'' Centanni, channeling his captors. We don't often get to watch our media people convert to Islam, so the footage of Fox News' Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig has been riveting. Some people can't get enough of watching planes fly into the World Trade Center towers; I can't get enough of Centanni and Wiig pledging allegiance to Muhammad, Peace Be Upon Him. The common...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Actor Glenn Ford, who played strong, thoughtful protagonists in films such as "The Blackboard Jungle," "Gilda" and "The Big Heat," died Wednesday, police said. He was 90. Paramedics called to Ford's home just before 4 p.m. found Ford dead, police Sgt. Terry Nutall said, reading a prepared statement. "They do not suspect foul play," he said. Ford suffered a series of strokes in the 1990s. Failing health forced him to skip a 90th birthday tribute on May 1 at Hollywood's historic Grauman's Egyptian Theatre. But he did send greetings via videotape, adding, "I wish I were...

Note: The above is from "Sully" aka: Shrink Without Borders Piedpiper6@goliad.net Dr. R. E. Sullivan, Ph.D. Col USMC (Ret.) 1944-67 http://www.sullyusmc.com/ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Re: A MUST read Shrink Without Borders to 11:23 am (1� hours ago) Gentlemen: For reasons of historical verity only: 1. Our ROE in Korea were very simple. If there was a bad guy we could go after him with everything we had. Made no difference if he was hiding in a building with 200 civilians. Anyone who witnessed the utter destruction of Seoul between 26/29 September, 1950, will attest to that. And, should you not have...

Today: August 21, 2006 at 3:20:29 PDT Pulitzer Prize Winner Joe Rosenthal Dies By JUSTIN M. NORTON ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Photographer Joe Rosenthal, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his immortal image of six World War II servicemen raising an American flag over battle-scarred Iwo Jima, died Sunday. He was 94.

Arab Americans are as diverse as the national origins and immigration experiences that have shaped their ethnic identity in the United States, with religious affiliation being one of the most defining factors. The majority of Arab Americans descend from the first wave of mostly Christian immigrants. Sharing the faith tradition of the majority of Americans facilitated their acculturation into American society, as did high intermarriage rates with other Christian ethnic groups. Even though many Arab Christians have kept their Orthodox and Eastern Rite church (Greek Catholic, Maronite, Coptic) affiliations, which have helped to strengthen ethnic identification and certain rituals, their...

This is a WorldNetDaily printer-friendly version of the article which follows. To view this item online, visit http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=51534 Wednesday, August 16, 2006 HOMELAND INSECURITY Taxpayers fund Islamic center Prayer building on Marine base not really mosque, officials say Posted: August 16, 2006 1:00 a.m. Eastern � 2006 WorldNetDaily.com Chaplain Lt. Abuhena Saifulislam, Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England and Marine Corps Gen. Michael Hagee unveil a plaque at a Marine Islamic Prayer Center An announcement that the U.S. Marine base at Quantico, Va., has refurbished a building to be used as a prayer room for Muslim soldiers and civilians on...

Gunnery Sgt Kurt Grinstead, who recently wrote an open letter to Congressman John Murtha appeared on Fox News Channel last night on the Cavuto Show (Cavuto was out). Stuart Varney was substituting.Fox News Video Link

From www.danielpipes.org | Original article available at: www.danielpipes.org/article/943 [The Need to Name and] Know Thy Terrorists by Daniel Pipes New York Post November 19, 2002 Has anyone noticed the difference in the way America's two wars are approached? When the subject is Iraq, the U.S. government is proactive, articulate and specific. But when it comes to militant Islam, officialdom is reactive, awkward and vague. Take the issue of preventive security. To stop Iraqi sabotage and terrorism, The New York Times recently reported, Washington tracks thousands of Iraqi citizens and Iraqi-Americans who might pose a domestic risk. It even has plans...

THIS WAR IS FOR REAL! by GyG (Login Dick Gaines) Forum Owner MILINET: Muslims, terrorist and the USA--Dr. Vernon Chong, MajGen, USAF (Ret) Inbox MAJUSMCRET@aol.com to undisclosed-re. 10:44 am (17 minutes ago) Subject: Muslims, terrorist and the USA. . This WAR is for REAL! Dr. Vernon Chong, Major General, USAF, Retired Tuesday, July 12, 2005 To get out of a difficulty, one usually must go through it. Our country is now facing the most serious threat to its existence, as we know it, that we have faced in your lifetime and mine (which includes WWII). The deadly seriousness is greatly...

http://www.ronaldreagan.com/tradition.html PRESIDENTIAL TRADITION I never ceased to enjoy reviewing our men and women in uniform and hope I started a new tradition for presidents. As commander in chief, I discovered it was customary for our uniformed men and women to salute whenever they saw me. When I'd walk down the steps of a helicopter, for example, there was always a marine waiting there to salute me. I was told presidents weren't supposed to return salutes, so I didn't, but this made me feel a little uncomfortable. Normally, a person offering a salute waits until it is returned, then brings down...

Corbis Sgt. Alvin C. York, on a visit in February 1919 to the hill at Châtel-Chéhéry, where 132 Germans surrendered. CHÂTEL-CHÉHÉRY, France — On Oct. 8, 1918, Cpl. Alvin Cullum York and 16 other American doughboys stumbled upon more than a dozen German soldiers having breakfast in a boggy hollow here. The ensuing firefight ended with the surrender of 132 Germans and won Corporal York a promotion to sergeant, the Congressional Medal of Honor and a place in America's pantheon of war heroes. Now another battle is unfolding as rival researchers use global positioning systems and computer programs, old...

http://corner.nationalreview.com/print/ Tell the Commandant [Michael Ledeen] I've just sent this letter to General Michael Hagee, the Commandant of the Marine Corps (comrel@hqmc.usmc.mil). You might want to pile on: Dear General Hagee, I'm dismayed by your recent behavior. It seems to me an outrage, and quite possibly illegal to boot, to put Marines in the brig and to shackle them, when no charges have been filed against them. It seems to me an outrage for you to brief the likes of Congressman Murtha before the investigation was complete, and even then you should have told him to wait, to let justice...

CAIR'S HADITHA PUBLICITY GRAB By Michelle Malkin · June 13, 2006 11:04 PM ***update: Blackfive reports: "I received the original video "Hodji Girl" (that was the title) back in early March from a Corpsman who thought that Corporal Joshua [Belile] was hilarious. I sent it around to my friends with the caveat not to post it so [Belile] wouldn't suffer the wrath of the humorless asshat sycophants in charge of the military or suffer the unbelievable media bias that is now occurring. I'm certain that Joshua and the Sweater Kittenz will be fine through this...there are probably agents all over...

THE CAMP PENDLETON 8 By Michelle Malkin · June 14, 2006 10:40 AM ***update: We've captured and posted the video of Hillary getting booed as she asks progressives to support the troops. Guess they won't be helping out the Camp Pendleton 8...LGF asks: What's wrong with Marine brass?*** My column this week calls attention to the Camp Pendleton 8--7 Marines and Navy corpsman being held in shackles with no charges against them as higher-ups investigate an alleged murder of an Iraqi man earlier this spring in Hamandiya. Excerpt: Did you know there are seven young Marines and a Navy corpsman...

Marines, Former Marines, Veterans, and Citizens are outraged at the desecration of the USMC Emblem as published in the Arizona Republic Newspaper 06/07/06. Don't know how to post the picture but here is the link: (Perhaps someone can post it for me? and hotlinks for the email addresses to the parties concerned) http://www.azcentral.com/php-bin/slideshowx.php?referer=azcentral&ssid=3708&slide_nbr=6&numslides=57&go=1&go=1 Here are the addresses, phone, and email contact, information of the folks responsible for this abomination. I hope they here from us en mass and LOUD! Semper Fi-IM ------------------- Managing Editor Randy Lovely 602-444-8790 randy.lovely@arizonarepublic.com Editor Ward Bushee 602-444-8087 ward.bushee@arizonarepublic.com Editorial Cartoonist Steve Benson 602-444-8035 steve.benson@arizonarepublic.com randy.lovely@arizonarepublic.com...

Sadistic irony By TrevorBothwell Jun 12, 2006 In the June 7 edition of its newspaper, The Arizona Republic published a repulsive cartoon by Steve Benson that desecrates the U.S. Marine Corps' Eagle, Globe and Anchor emblem and defames the USMC as a collection of wanton murderers. The source of Benson's vitriol? The alleged murders of 24 Iraqis at Haditha in November 2005. Normally I resist the temptation to reprint professional cartoons without first receiving proper permissions, and this time is no different. However, this cartoon truly must be seen to be believed. Simply go to Benson's page here, click on...

Hey Grimes, what’s up dude? FlyoverPress.com More options 11:47 am (28 minutes ago) Gary Lynn Grimes--friend and fellow Marine--memory rest at Panel 09W, Line 52. His spirit resides in Valhalla. He is symbolic of many, many similar friends, comrades in arms, brothers, nephews and, yes, a few sisters. It is a tradition here at FlyoverPress to publish this small tribute to all of them on or near Memorial Day. Semper Fi thegunny, 419 Hey Grimes, what’s up dude? http://www.flyoverpress.com/heygrimes.htm By Dr. Jimmy T. (Gunny) LaBaume We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he today that sheds his...

Marines, Not Soldiers Published: Jan 28, 2002 I have a complaint about some of the news readers for the local television stations, and I am sure there are countless other Marines with the same one. It is galling to hear the news readers referring to Marines as ``soldiers.'' Marines are not soldiers; they are Marines and always will be. There is no such thing as an ex-Marine or a former Marine. We are all ``Marines,'' period. Soldiers are members of the Army and sailors are members of the Navy. You wouldn't call a soldier a sailor, so why would you...

In the months since 9/11 these Pics (or similar) have been posted in a variety of ways to depict our thoughts and feelings. However, I think, just once these pics should be posted again with the thought in mind of posting the genuine article, not what is just....politically correct! Therefore, in that spirit the following....LEST WE FORGET by Gunny G!

April 1, 2002 Marine Corps Museum Coming to Va. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 2:34 p.m. ET SPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) -- A Marine Corps museum scheduled to break ground in a year will feature a 210-foot tilted spire meant to evoke the flag-raising at Iwo Jima during World War II. The mast, inclined at a 45-degree angle, is the most striking feature of the museum's glass atrium design. ``When people see the sketches of the atrium, about a third pick up on it immediately -- that's a stylized rendition of the flag-raising,'' said Col. Joe Long, the Marines' project...