You may have seen the latest ad from the far-left group MoveOn.org, which they spent over $500k broadcasting on television.
The ad uses a young mother, holding her infant son, to launch a baseless and, frankly, creepy political attack on Senator McCain.
You can watch the :30 second tv ad here:
Here is what she says: “Hi, John McCain; this is Alex. He’s my first. So far, his talents include trying any new food and chasing after our dog — that, and making my heart pound every time I look at him. So, John McCain, when you said you would stay in Iraq for 100 years, were you counting on Alex? Because, if you were, you can’t have him.”
Former Air Force Major Eric Egland is running for Congress in the 4th Congressional District in California. He is married to Ania Egland. Here is Ania’s :30 second video response:
“Hello Senator McCain, these are my precious boys Noah and Daniel. Their daddy served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and I grew up under communism. So, when you say we have to protect freedom in Iraq, I understand. And, someday, I would be proud if they volunteered to serve this great country. Senator, thank you for your leadership.”
However, this battle will be on the Olympic tracks and fields. With the momentum building toward the Olympic Games in Beijing, I wanted to draw your attention to a couple remarkable U.S. Army Soldiers who will represent the nation at the upcoming Olympics. Continue reading this post…
The title of this post was taken from Jerry White’s book, “I Will Not Be Broken: 5 Steps to Overcoming a Life Crisis.” If that sounds familiar, it’s because the book is one of the raffle prizes from the JROTC fundraiser (which we’ve concluded as an early success thanks to YOU).
When I’m finished writing this review, I’m going to email every General I’ve ever talked to, emailed, or can find a contact number for and ask them to give this book as a gift for EVERY Soldier injured in combat and to every family who has lost lost someone in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Jerry White is a recognized leader of the historic International Campaign to Ban Landmines, co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace, as well as cofounder of Survivor Corps. During a camping trip in Israel, White stepped on a landmine and had to have his leg amputated as a result. He has visited other victims of landmines and military operations across the globe, particularly in Bosnia-Herzegovena with Princess Diana. If anyone knows the pain and suffering and temptation to give up under extreme circumstances, it’s Jerry.
Today, we have Soldier coming home by the thousands with wounds that are both physical and psychological. Even after the physical wounds have healed, Soldiers must learn to deal with the emotional wounds still needing to be patched up. For many Soldiers, feelings of embarrassment, inadequacy, and remorse overpower their lives as they attempt to deal with these issues alone.
Having been to Walter Reed many times while I was stationed in the DC area, I can tell you that the way Soldiers deal with their life-changing events varies almost to the Soldier. It’s safe to say that you can categorize those Soldiers into one of three groups: those who have accepted their fate and make the best of it, those that are trying to deal with it and may or may not seek help, and finally the victims. I’ve met the victims and I’ve met the heroes. Jerry’s book is the chocolate chip cookie that will make all combat casualties feel better. Continue reading this post…
This is a cool idea and I love the shirts. I wish they weren’t so expensive. I hate spending more than $10 -$12 for a t-shirt. I love Old Navy, but I never buy anything that isn’t at least 25% off, but usually I wait until they go on sale for 50% off.
TakePride is a grassroots effort started by young artists and former members of the military to re-define what it means to support the troops by using art, style and the stories of real-life Americans at war. Their line of contemporary t-shirts has received more nationwide media attention and motivated more young Americans to be involved in this cause than any other symbol of support. TakePride donates a minimum of 20 percent of its profits to the Wounded Warrior Project.
My favorite shirts are the “1776″ and “a boy, a bear, & a Soldier” t-shirts. Today they launched the “a boy, a bear, & a Soldier” t-shirt - inspired by an amazing story told by Mike Geary, a 23-year-old Army Sergeant stationed in Iraq.
In 2005, when he was 20-years-old, Mike’s life, and the life of every member of his squad, was saved by a young Iraqi child. At the time, Mike was serving his first tour in Iraq, running combat patrols in Tikrit. A day after handing out stuffed animals to Iraqi children gathered in front of his base, Mike was traveling down a nearby highway when he noticed one of the young boys from the previous day standing with his hand raised in the middle of the road directly ahead of his Humvee convoy. Mike’s squad leader decided to pull over and dismount to investigate. The young boy grabbed the squad leader’s hand, walked him down to a spot in the road where they had been about to drive and dusted off a 155mm roadside bomb buried in the sand. It turned out to be one of three IEDs that were daisy-chained together at the distance that their Humvees traveled apart. As Mike watched the bombs being safely detonated from the side of the road, he reflected on how this little boy who he tossed a stuffed animal to just a day earlier had saved the life of every member of his squad.
“A boy, a bear & a Soldier” was designed by a phenomenally talented young illustrator named Aya Kakeda who has done projects for Nike, The New York Times & Nickelodeon. It is available in men’s and women’s sizes for $25 exclusively at www.takepride.com.
This is pretty cool and I hope it passes. I guess if you agree that the Infantry needs to be honored and want to help build the Infantry Museum while investing at the same time, this is for you. I’d buy a few:
The U.S. House passed legislation Tuesday authorizing a commemorative silver dollar to honor the U.S. Army infantry and help fund the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center at Georgia’s Fort Benning.
The legislation was introduced by Republican Rep. Lynn Westmoreland of Grantville and co-sponsored by Democratic Rep. Sanford Bishop of Albany. It still needs approval from the Senate and faces competition from other commemorative coin proposals.
The infantry coin would sell for $10, with some proceeds going to create an endowment for the Fort Benning museum, which is under construction.
The bill calls for the coin design to demonstrate the courage, pride, sacrifice, sense of duty and history of the Army infantry.
General William Wallace has always been my favorite General. Partly because I’m a huge fan of Braveheart and partly because when we were sitting on the border of Kuwait prior to the US invasion, Gen. Wallace visited our Troop and gave an uber-motivating speech. I wish I had a voice recorder, because that thing would have gone down as one of the most famous battle speeches in history! Landing and taking off in his helicopter topped the whole experience.
And six years later, Gen Wallace is still talking straight. He recently wrote an op-ed that I wanted to make sure you got to read: Continue reading this post…
A lot of people think that I’m a “Republican hack” or an “agent of Bush” or whatever because of my views. The fact is that I really can’t be classified. I like to think that I’m a realist, not a Republican or Democrat. I’m not registered under either party (technically, I’m a Libertarian).
I tend to look at things from a Soldier’s perspective. I joined the military to make my country stronger and protect my fellow citizens. So, naturally, I’m going to side with people whom I think are going to meet those goals. About a week ago, I attempted to compare the two G.I. Bills that are competing in Congress. From the limited information I was able to gather, I deduced that the McCain bill was better. While it is in some ways, I’ve been able to compare the two side by side and have changed my mind. Now that I have all the information, I think the Webb bill is actually better, though it has its faults. I’m not afraid to admit that I was wrong. Now, I need to convince you why. Warning: what follows is my inner nerd coming out again as I actually read through each bill and compared them to each other. Continue reading this post…
5. We don’t serve lobster tails and caviar at military dining facilities.
4. The Army beret reminds her too much of Monica Lewinsky.
3. She’s been offered the coveted position of being the first female Secretary of Defense (God help us!).
2. It would take longer than eight years to remodel the Pentagon.
1. Pant suits don’t come in digital camouflage.
For the final five reasons Hillary Clinton won’t be Commander In Chief, visit A Soldier’s Perspective.
I wrote a little about my experiences flying TO DC earlier. It was a very frustrating experience. However, on the way back, things weren’t so bad. Continue reading this post…
