http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/thewall/ en-us Fri, 1 Jan 2010 17:28:16 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419021/posts What was the 9-11 Commission for anyway? Recommendations put forth just “shelved.” Red flags ignored: Father warned that son had become radical; information given to U.S. Consulate in Nigeria. Undies bomber bought ticket with cash. Undies bomber had NO LUGGAGE. Undies bomber had no passport. BUT had US VISA. HOW did he get a VISA without a passsport? Has anyone even looked into the “well dressed man” that accompanied the undies bomber and assisted him getting on the plane in Amsterdam? ================= Now the White House is in FULL damage control mode trying to cover up their political incompetence on... WordPress http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419021/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 17:28:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1604035/posts ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- Al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui testified Monday that he and would-be shoe bomber Richard Reid were supposed to hijack a fifth airplane on Sept. 11, 2001, and fly it into the White House. Moussaoui's testimony on his own behalf stunned the courtroom as he disclosed details he had never revealed before. It was in stark contrast to Moussaoui's previous statements in which he said the White House attack was to come later if the United States refused to release a radical Egyptian sheik imprisoned on earlier terrorist convictions. Moussaoui testified Monday he lied to investigators when arrested... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1604035/posts#comment Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:02:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245239/posts On April 22, 2009, the Legislative Archive verbally informed me that the [9/11 Commission’s ‘Staff Monograph about the Wall’] was releasable and I would “likely have a copy in [my] hands within two weeks.” Yet a memo to me dated April 23, 2009 from the Legislative Archive in part states, “[I]t was determined by the National Archives that the monograph requires official declassification review before it can be released. I will submit the 35-page document to the reviewing agency as a mandatory declassification review request in your name tomorrow.” A person who had reviewed the staff monograph subsequently stated to... 911FamiliesForAmerica.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245239/posts#comment Wed, 6 May 2009 12:30:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235171/posts Mark Levin provided a lecture on history last night to President Barack Obama about the law and the decisions made by Lincoln, FDR, and others when American lives hung in the balance. "If we get hit again, that blood is on Obama's hands." It makes no logical difference that Bybee could have foreseen that the result of his incorrect legal advice would be the commission of a crime. Gorelick could have foreseen that the consequences of her incorrect legal advice would permit the commission of a crime (just read her memo ... and you will see that the warning signs... Mark Levin Fan http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2235171/posts#comment Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:17:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2172976/posts Three times during his tenure as Deputy Attorney General, Eric Holder was made fully aware that intelligence sharing with the Criminal Division was not taking place. As the officer in charge of day-to-day operations at the Department of Justice, his lack of due diligence ensured that the 'Wall' between the intelligence and criminal divisions of the FBI that Jamie Gorelick had built would remain in place for the foreseeable future. The 'Wall' stood as the Clinton administration and intelligence community saw the rising threat of al Qaeda, Ramzi Yousef was prosecuted for making the bomb used in the 1993 attack... 911FamiliesForAermica.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2172976/posts#comment Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:26:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130574/posts Transition: Jamie Gorelick may be back, this time as attorney general. It was her "wall of separation" that that left us blind pre-9/11. And let's not forget her admirable service at Fannie Mae.Not many people can claim to have been at the center of arguably the greatest financial disaster and greatest national security disaster in American history. But Gorelick, said to be on the short list for attorney general by the New York Times, can. Surely that qualifies her for further government service. Gorelick earned an estimated $26 million serving as vice chair of Fannie Mae from 1998 to 2003.... IBD Editrials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130574/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:55:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129644/posts Someone please tell me that my eyes are decieving me! Jaime Gorelick? For A.G.? Just when I thought that the pestialential swamp that is Washington D.C. could not get any murkier, this comes out. This woman, arguably, is at least partially responsible for 9/11, as well as being intimately involved in the pardon of all sorts shady, or downright criminal, Clinton era miscreants, including our all time favorite Marc Rich who, once safely out from under the thumb of the IRS, went on to bigger and better things like the UNs' oil for food program. And then, a nice cushy,... Just a Question. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129644/posts#comment Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:21:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2108367/posts Delafield, WI - Jeanette Dow and John Phillip Kronschnabel Jr. peer at a black wall containing name after name of fallen soldiers, their index fingers sliding over them in search of two men from Black River Falls who died in the Vietnam War. Dow, of Sullivan, knew the men and their parents. When she heard that the Moving Wall, a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., was coming to Delafield, she and her grandson, Kronschnabel, decided to visit it Thursday to pay tribute to the two soldiers and honor the other men and women who made... JSOnline http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2108367/posts#comment Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:44:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2053986/posts Jamie Gorelick writes an op-ed complaining about the politicization of the Department of Justice regarding the recruitment of U.S. Attorneys during the Bush Administration. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/28/AR2008072802467.html?hpid=opinionsbox1 She makes it appear as if the ability to hire and fire US attorneys were not at the discretion of the President -- which it is. But she also forgot her own history. Gorelick was herself a Clinton appointee and one who has seemingly forgotten her own President's actions in using the bludgeon of Justice Department hiring and firings for political purposes. To wit: Bill Clinton fired all U.S. Attorney's when he assumed office and... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2053986/posts#comment Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:48:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020535/posts Now you can add your story and remembrance to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. In collaboration with the archival search company Footnote, The Times has made each of the 58,000-plus names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial searchable, a place where you can add personal stories. A digital image of the wall — actually thousands of photos fused together — locates each veteran’s name where it appears on the memorial. From there, any visitor to The Times site can leave their stories and remembrances or upload photos of veterans. Start by clicking on the "Search the Wall" box, where you can select... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020535/posts#comment Sat, 24 May 2008 01:19:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020198/posts SITREP: What an incredible sight! Members of Run For The Wall XX (Southen Route) Several hundred motorcycles and their military veteran riders and passengers staged at the Salem, VA American Legion parking lot this morning ready to depart for Washington, D.C. where they will gather at the Vietnam War Memorial for the annual remembrance of POW's and MIA's. They had just finished a breakfast sponsored by local veterans groups including the American Legion Post and a military family support group. They sat waiting to depart at 0730 for the last leg of their 10 day cross country (southern route) trip... Run for the Wall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020198/posts#comment Fri, 23 May 2008 13:50:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012736/posts WASHINGTON, May 7, 2008 – The names of four U.S. servicemembers were etched into the glossy black walls of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial this week alongside more than 58,000 of their fallen comrades. Finishing the addition today was the name of Raymond C. Mason, a Marine lance corporal who died a year ago as a result of ailing health stemming from a bullet wound that paralyzed him in February 1968 during the Tet Offensive. In a ceremony at the wall here, Mason’s widow, Priscilla Mason, watched as an engraver inched a sandblaster over the Marine’s stenciled name with surgeonlike precision.... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012736/posts#comment Wed, 7 May 2008 23:56:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924694/posts WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 — Throngs of veterans gathered on Sunday under a clear sky on the Mall to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a stark symbol of a war that bitterly divided the nation. In a poignant reminder of that tumultuous time, the veterans wept, prayed or reminisced at the stone memorial inscribed with the names of 58,256 Americans killed or missing in the Vietnam War. New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924694/posts#comment Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:06:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924358/posts Newbie FReepers PatrioticMarineMom (Yvonne Bates) and RockerMom2MyHero started a Gathering of Eagles/FReeRepublic Support Our Troops Rally less than a month ago in Westminster, MD and already they are celebrities. Their Rally is opposite Carroll County Progressives and Women in Black. This past Saturday they met a reporter from the Carroll County Times in D.C. for the 25th Anniversary of the dedication of the Wall and for the Veterans' Day Observance. The paper's article is HERE. The comments to the article are especialy interresting. The first Westminster FReep is HERE. Week 2 is HERE. Carroll County times (Maryland) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924358/posts#comment Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:43:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1923975/posts Thousands of veterans from around the country participated in today's march to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam Memorial. High school bands played patriotic songs as men and women, many wearing battle fatigues, jackets and pins representing their former units marched. Some walked with canes, others rolled in wheelchairs, some because of age, others due to old battle wounds. The scene around the memorial, where everyone converged after the march along Constitution Avenue adjacent to the Mall, was festive and spiritual. A man with a grizzled mustache cried uncontrollably. Others hugged old friends as if at a family reunion.... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1923975/posts#comment Sun, 11 Nov 2007 01:04:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1923913/posts WASHINGTON - They are lined up like footnotes to the names etched on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial's polished black granite, leaning against its base, some a collective tribute to the fallen, others bearing a message for just one of the dead. An American Legion uniform cap from Kansas, a police patch from a town in Georgia, a note to "GRAMDADAD" that appears to have been written by the unpracticed hand of a young child. A homemade plaque with plastic red poppies pasted to it, dedicated to a "Band of Brothers." Poems from middle school students. Full box of tissue alert. Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1923913/posts#comment Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:44:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1923503/posts WASHINGTON — John Lazarczyk was waiting to hear a name. He knew he might have to stand in the chilly November darkness for a couple of hours, but that wasn't important. He was there to honor a man he had never even met. As volunteers lined up in front of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and took turns reading the names of some of the 58,256 Vietnam War dead Thursday night, Lazarczyk spoke about James Daniel Williamson, an Army Spec. 4 who was a gunner on a UH1D helicopter that was shot down over Laos on January 5, 1968. Rescue and... STARS & STRIPES http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1923503/posts#comment Fri, 9 Nov 2007 20:01:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1922682/posts He was given his father's name at birth. Harry Griffith Cramer III, his birth certificate reads, the son of Harry Griffith Cramer Jr. The name has stayed with him in a way his father couldn't. It has shaped and molded his life, guiding him through difficult times and giving him strength in moments of weakness. It is one of the few things he has left of his father, so he cherishes every letter of it.Yesterday, he shared that name with hundreds of people gathered on the Mall, reading it aloud, deliberately and poignantly. And his was just the beginning. Like... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1922682/posts#comment Thu, 8 Nov 2007 11:00:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/1922651/posts To be shown this Sunday, November 11, Veterans Day, a documentary of many Veterans homecomings. It will also be available in streaming video on the Smithsonian Channel, free. Smithsonian Channel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/1922651/posts#comment Thu, 8 Nov 2007 07:07:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1920627/posts LIST of the WEEK'S EVENTS including Reading of the Names. Here is a quick break down of Saturday's events. There is going to be a Opening Ceremony from 10 AM till 11 AM on the Mall at 3rd ST. between Jefferson and Davis Drives. Closes Metro is the Blue/Orange Line stop at Federal Center, SW. But if you want to enjoy a nice morning stroll along the Mall, any of the other stops are good. There is a Parade from 11 AM til 4 PM. It appears to start where the opening Ceremony is and go to the Washington Monument... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1920627/posts#comment Sun, 4 Nov 2007 00:09:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1911757/posts AMVETS National Commander John P. "J.P." Brown III announced today that AMVETS is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and successful prosecution of those responsible for the Sept. 7, 2007 vandalism of the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial. According to the National Park Service, an unidentified substance stained 14 of the memorial's 140 panels. For more information, visit the AMVETS website. Military.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1911757/posts#comment Tue, 16 Oct 2007 04:12:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1901556/posts Cheers and tears greeted about 1,000 motorcyclists escorting a large star-spangled trailer-truck bringing a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the Twin Cities Sunday afternoon. Scores of spectators lined Longley Bridge and the area around Veterans Memorial Park. They waved flags and shouted congratulations as the bikers rolled past in a procession estimated to be about three miles long. It took more than half an hour for them all to cross the bridge between Auburn and Lewiston. Riders of ages spanning two or three generations took part. Several said they were amazed at the show of support on their... Sun Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1901556/posts#comment Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:43:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1900629/posts Bikers escorting a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial this weekend don't think they should have to pay a toll. But the Maine Turnpike Authority says it is legally bound to collect the money, which could total $5,000 to $10,000, depending on the number of riders who participate in the event. Between 1,500 and 2,000 motorcyclists are expected to accompany the Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall on Sunday as it travels up the Maine Turnpike from York to Lewiston. The 240-foot-long wall will go on display Friday at Veterans Park and will remain up through Sunday. Steve Page, commander of American... Portland Press Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1900629/posts#comment Sat, 22 Sep 2007 15:33:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1899193/posts Dear Vietnam veterans, friends & associates, Saturday, November 10, 2007, marks the 25th Anniversary of The Wall, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the Mall in Washington, DC. To commemorate this event, perhaps the only event of its kind with widespread significance to an entire generation of veterans and their families, Vietnam Veterans of America (“VVA”) is hosting a parade befitting the generation of veterans who served. This parade will be the “welcome home” that many of the 9 million plus men and women who served on active duty during this era, never had. We expect a minimum of 50,000 plus... VVA via Email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1899193/posts#comment Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:05:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1898768/posts Director of National Intelligence Says U.S. Didn't Connect Available Information ABC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1898768/posts#comment Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:14:11 GMT