http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/heros/ en-us Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:44:53 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396565/posts Let us pay tribute to these champions of freedom & heroes of the Red, White & Blue! God Bless Them (Living or deceased) YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2396565/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:44:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279466/posts <p>In a 2001 interview with The Roanoke Times, Darrell "Shifty" Powers talked about some of his experiences during World War II.</p> <p>Powers, a United States Army paratrooper and sharpshooter, belonged to Easy Company, part of the legendary 101st Airborne Division. He recalled a bitterly cold day in the Ardennes when he was able to draw down on a German sniper, sighting his target by the misty cloud of the man's breath. He killed him with one shot.</p> Tricities.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279466/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:01:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2238109/posts Staff Sgt. Jimmie Doyle, whose warplane crashed into the ocean off Palau in 1944, was given full military honors, along with a hero's homecoming, during funeral and graveside services Saturday at Lamesa. The location of the plane was unknown for 60 years, then found under 70 feet of water in 2004 by the BentProp Project that searches for soldiers missing in action. The plane and the crewmen still aboard were recovered in 2008, and Doyle's identification was completed earlier this year. His grandson, U.S. Marine Capt. Casey Doyle, recently escorted Staff Sgt. Doyle's casket from Hawaii to his hometown of... LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2238109/posts#comment Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:50:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2231788/posts Richard Phillips, captain of the US container ship the Maersk Alabama that was attacked by pirates off the Somali coast, has arrived back in the US. His home town of Underhill, Vermont, is preparing to give him a hero's welcome. After being reunited with his family, Capt Phillips thanked the military for rescuing him, saying there were the real heroes. During the attack, he offered himself as a prisoner to the pirates in return for them letting his crew go free. He was rescued after US snipers shot dead three of the pirates that were holding him captive on a... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2231788/posts#comment Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:18:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2220700/posts This puts to shame the output of a number of Hollywood producers and/or directors. All I can say is WOW!!!!!!! This film was made by a 15 year old girl. It is the hottest thing on the internet and on Fox News today. Lizzie Palmer who put this YouTube program together, is 15 years old. There have been over 3,000,000 hits as of this morning. In case you missed it, here it is. Watch all of it.......and, pass it on!! http://www.youtube.com/v/ervaMPt4Ha0&autoplay=1 an email to me this morning http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2220700/posts#comment Thu, 2 Apr 2009 15:09:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219437/posts Announcing a bikers "Ride-In" in support of the Media March and Atlanta Tax Day Tea Party Meet at: The Varsity, downtown ATL - April 15 KSU: 4:30 p.m. Short ride through downtown Atlanta to the Capitol in support of the Media March and Atlanta Tax Day Tea Party. The media can only ignore us for so long. Let's rattle some windows at CNN Center, AJC and more...time for our 'voices' to be heard. North GA Freepers http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2219437/posts#comment Wed, 1 Apr 2009 02:02:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2219430/posts Hollywood’s gift to America – and the world – is the Hollywood Hero. Cue laughter from the Left: “How quaint! How primitive! How typical of lowbrow, right-wing culture! We give our Best Picture awards to nihilist movies like "No Country for Old Men" and Best Actor awards to anti-heroes like Daniel Plainview in "There Will Be Blood." No hope for millions of Americans there!” Many of you have probably taken courses in screenwriting and read several of books on the subject. You know about character arcs, emotional beats, and mid-point reversals. Yet, when it comes to putting words to paper,... Big Hollywood http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2219430/posts#comment Wed, 1 Apr 2009 01:47:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2208006/posts The leader of the nation's largest veterans organization says he is "deeply disappointed and concerned" after a meeting with President Obama today to discuss a proposal to force private insurance companies to pay for the treatment of military veterans who have suffered service-connected disabilities and injuries. The Obama administration recently revealed a plan to require private insurance carriers to reimburse the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in such cases. "It became apparent during our discussion today that the President intends to move forward with this unreasonable plan," said Commander David K. Rehbein of The American Legion. "He says he is... Yahoo News/The American Legion http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2208006/posts#comment Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:47:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2205915/posts Thine, O LORD is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. 1 Chron. 29:11 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2205915/posts#comment Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:38:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2202231/posts Eric Besvold missed the HBO premiere of "Taking Chance" a few weeks ago, but he hopes to catch it on DVD. Besvold, 35, is drawn to the true story of Marine Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, who escorts the body of 19-year-old Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps, killed in Iraq, home to Dubois, Wyo. Besvold has traveled much the same road. In June 2006, Besvold, a St. Paul resident who works on the baggage ramp for Northwest Airlines, was jolted by what he saw one afternoon. After the normal sea of luggage down the conveyer belt came a military casket, "like just... StarTribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2202231/posts#comment Mon, 9 Mar 2009 03:15:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2188723/posts Links through to evil Bloomberg.... Senator Hollingsworth is the new leader.... Went to the new leader's site to listen to him. http://cssrc.us/web/36/ He Warmed My Heart! This is the Hope I and change I am looking for! Kind of like a Palin not in charge but will do everything it takes to fight hard. Researching him, thinking of sending some donations. drudgereport http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2188723/posts#comment Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:31:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/866647/posts The Speech Given somewhere in England on June 5th, 1944 "Be seated." Men, this stuff that some sources sling around about America wanting out of this war, not wanting to fight, is a crock of bullshit. Americans love to fight, traditionally. All real Americans love the sting and clash of battle. You are here today for three reasons. First, because you are here to defend your homes and your loved ones. Second, you are here for your own self-respect, because you would not want to be anywhere else. Third, you are here because you are real men and all real... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/866647/posts#comment Mon, 17 Mar 2003 13:26:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090479/posts The White House meeting was in part the result of McCain's stunning pronouncement Wednesday that he would stop campaigning to return to Washington, where he had urged Bush to convene a summit to address the crisis. But for most of the afternoon, McCain has not visibly been part of the action on the issue. He was not present when House and Senate negotiators emerged from a two-hour meeting to declare success. That announcement was made by Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.), chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, Sen. Robert F. Bennett (Utah) and Frank. McCain, by contrast, spent some time... http://news.google.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090479/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:19:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079637/posts This is the story that never dies, because people with a love of our country have captured the day, the horror, the evil that attacks the innocent. I will never forget - I hope you will share this with your friends. God Bless the people who helped, the people who lost so much. Bless the men and women who volunteered to find the killers and to show them we will not be afraid - we will find them and do what we must to build a just world. gunstuff http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079637/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:12:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043532/posts The movie industry no longer aspires to portray genuine heroism—even though that's precisely what audiences want to see. A spate of movies about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terror came out last year, all of them hostile to U.S. involvement and all of them box-office flops. At the time there was a certain amount of soul-searching in the media as to why, when most Americans told pollsters they thought the Iraq war, at least, had been a mistake, they didn't seem to want to go and see movies that sought to show them just how... The American, A Magazine of Ideas http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043532/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:45:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2038739/posts http://www.rushlowharris.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2038739/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:45:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000034/posts MISSION - Volunteers with the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps have returned to the Rio Grande Valley. Participating in a month-long "muster" along the Rio Grande in Mission, the group hopes to aid federal authorities in stopping immigrants, criminal aliens and others from crossing the border illegally. The organization began patrolling the area between the Hidalgo International Bridge and the Los Ebanos International Ferry on March 29. Using night vision goggles, camouflaged vehicles and high-tech radios the group is credited with stopping thousands of illegal border crossers over the past several years. Although volunteers have no authority to detain illegal crossers,... The Monitor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000034/posts#comment Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:59:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1979908/posts CAMP EGGERS, Afghanistan, March 3, 2008 – Fellow airmen, as well as soldiers, sailors, Marines and civilians, gathered to dedicate the Gillespie House here yesterday to honor a fallen airman. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Farrington reads the closing remarks at a March 2, 2008, dedication ceremony naming a building at Camp Eggers, Afghanistan, after Air Force Master Sgt. Randy Gillespie, who was killed in action in July 2007 while serving as an embedded training team senior mentor with the Afghan National Army 207th Corps in Herat. Photo by Seaman Timothy Newborn, USN  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1979908/posts#comment Tue, 4 Mar 2008 01:02:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1945163/posts "-- Week 140 of Honoring Our Wounded Warrior Heroes -- It was the Friday before Christmas; I thought we’d be lucky if the magnificent seven made it again. The city of DC was being deserted as the President had given Federal workers Christmas eve off and state and local governments were following suit. But what to my wondering eyes appeared St. Fraxnious and a hearty crew of patriots. Buford P and Gunny (Gathering of Eagles) North Carolina The Doctor of Freep CMKleinin02 a Doctor Raoul associate Nellie, another of Doctor Raoul’s fellow travelers from the Westchester front Albion Wilde and... JV'sb words, Photos by Mrs T and Plea Deal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1945163/posts#comment Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:54:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1930573/posts As fiery debris rained down on them, two city cops rushed through a pair of Bronx homes engulfed in flames Sunday and helped rescue 12 people, including two infants. Officers Michael Welsh and Christopher Scott kicked down doors and screamed to wake people as the blaze devoured 374 Bronx Park Ave. in West Farms. After they emerged from the inferno, they busted into the neighboring house, which was already spewing plumes of black smoke into the air. The cops suffered minor injuries, but no one else was hurt because of their heroic efforts while on patrol about 9:15 a.m., officials... NY Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1930573/posts#comment Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:58:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1920652/posts Saturday, November 3, 2007 63 Years Later, Medal-Winner Tells His Story Sun Photo by Bill Jones Delbert Fellers, 85, poses with the medals he won for his World War II military service. Among the medals is the Silver Star medal he received for silencing a Japanese machine gun that was pouring deadly fire on his unit on Angaur Island in September 1944. By: By BILL JONES/Staff Writer Source: The Greeneville Sun 11-03-2007 Sixty-three years ago, Delbert L. Fellers, of Greene County, was a reluctant warrior who had been drafted into the U.S. Army for service in World War II. “I... The Greeneville Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1920652/posts#comment Sun, 4 Nov 2007 01:36:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1917794/posts Hero cops save 12 from fire in 2 Bronx homes BY PETER KADUSHIN, TINA MOORE and ETHAN ROUEN DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERSMonday, October 29th 2007, 4:00 AM Police Officers Christopher Scott (left) and Michael Welsh from the 12th Precinct As fiery debris rained down on them, two city cops rushed through a pair of Bronx homes engulfed in flames Sunday and helped rescue 12 people, including two infants.Officers Michael Welsh and Christopher Scott kicked down doors and screamed to wake people as the blaze devoured 374 Bronx Park Ave. in West Farms. After they emerged from the inferno, they... The New York Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1917794/posts#comment Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:12:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1914252/posts UPDATE: The city of Malibu is advising residents in Puerco Canyon to begin evacuating due to a wildfire driven by powerful winds. This area is north of Pacific Coast Highway and about 1 mile west of Pepperdine University. Residents along the beach on Malibu Road may soon be evacuated. Pacific Coast Highway is closed between Kanan-Dume Road and Topanga Canyon. Residents are advised to head to the west. Evacuation centers are being set up in the Zuma Beach area. A wildfire driven by powerful winds in the Malibu Hills this morning threatened a university, destroyed at least one home and... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1914252/posts#comment Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:48:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1910699/posts Navy corpsman becomes a Marine Oct. 11, 2007; Submitted on: 10/11/2007 08:35:08 AM ; Story ID#: 200710118358 By Lance Cpl. Ubon Mendie, MCRD Parris Island Pfc. Shawn Dickens, a new Marine, was a Navy corpsmen for about four years before deciding to join the Corps. Even throughout recruit training, Dickens was referred to as 'Doc' and aided his fellow platoon members with medical questions. Photo by: Lance Cpl. Ubon Mendie" Pfc. Shawn Dickens, a new Marine shows a mural of what he calls the “Corpsmen Code.” The words read “through hell and back for a wounded Marine.” Words Dickens believes... Marinelink http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1910699/posts#comment Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:04:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1873085/posts Geesh, how much worse does it have to get before they finally admit they've got it wrong? Insurgent attacks in Iraq’s Ninewah province have dropped significantly, and if the trend continues, fewer U.S. troops will be needed in the region, an Army commander in the area said Friday. A sign of the improved security situation in the province is the fact that the province - which includes Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city - will transfer to Iraqi provincial control sometime next month, said Army Col. Stephen Twitty, commander of the 1st Cavalry Division’s 4th Brigade, during a briefing with Pentagon reporters... Blogs for Bush http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1873085/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jul 2007 23:57:25 GMT