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Left HS before report cards came out. Enlisted in the Marines for four years. By the time those years were over, I was hooked - they had me for life. Spent nearly ten years as enlisted. Received a Silver Star, Bronze Star w/V, Purple Heart as a Sgt during first RVN tour. Upon returning to the State's received a combat commission to 2Lt. Retired after 36 total years as a Colonel. Book follows my career, but is more about the heroes with whom I served, the great mentors I had, and the leadership principles they instilled in me.

RIP USA – 07/04/1776 – 07/05/2016

dennisTo Jack, Dennis, and all others who are disgusted, upset, beside themselves, absolutely fed up with what is happening to our once great nation, and the dismantling and made ineffective of our armed forces. If you have not read Dennis’ article, Where are our admirals and generals in our time of need? posted here on my blog, please do so, then be sure to read the comments submitted by Dennis and Jack.

This Independence Day weekend was a landmark. While most Americans were absorbed in celebrations of our nation’s birth. two significant events happened, one before the holiday and one after. They were purposely timed that so way so not many folks nor even our biased media would even blink an eye, and it worked. Our country took two shots through its heart.

As a result of these deadly shots, our country is bleeding profusely, about to go into cardiac arrest, gasping for one more breath, and it needs help. As Dennis points out, we need to research, dig behind the scenes, go after the head of the snake and kill it, and I do not mean by acts of violence. I am talking about the pen versus the sword. I beg of you, your country is dying and needs your help.  My greatest fear is that this so-called “Silent Majority,” which I sometimes believe no longer exists, will wake up  one day and it will be too late, and our country will be thrust into another civil war. We need to act now. We need to get on the phones, publish emails, post on Facebook and Twitter, write letters, shout from roof tops, and demand action from those who were elected to represent us against this tyrannical government that is killing our once great nation. Please, from someone who served this country for many years and is still giving back for the privilege  of have been born in a great country, I beg of you to do something before it is too late and the blood of Americans begins flowing as it did in 1861-65.

Originally posted 2016-07-06 11:28:59.

Where Are Our Admirals and Generals in Our Time of Need?

dennisFrom my best friend, the best editor one could have, and a fellow retired Marine. He asks a great question. Folks living under a rock, or even those who never served might be asking what’s the big deal, there can’t be that many transgenders in the military. While that may very well be true at this point in time, but how many do you think we will have when this edict goes into effect? If I were one (OMG), and knew Uncle Sam would pay for my sex change operation, would I not join up as soon as the law goes into effect? I mean, heck, this very expensive, long drawn out surgical operation would be absolutely free!. This is an absolute travesty. Just another piece of coal thrown into the cauldron to destroy our military effectiveness, which has become nothing  more than one grand social experiment for this administration. Readiness and effectiveness has not had anything to do with the changes brought about to out fighting forces. Read Dennis’ article by clicking or copy and pasting the below URL. Trust me, it’s worth the read.

http://EzineArticles.com/?id=9460654

Originally posted 2016-07-05 13:05:48.

Quote of the day by Dianne Feinstein

feinbitchQuote of the day by Dianne Feinstein…….
“All vets are mentally ill in some way and government should prevent them from owning firearms.”

Yep, – she really said it on Thursday in a Feinstein-23708meeting in front
of the Senate Judiciary Committee…. And the quote
below from the LA Times is priceless. Sometimes even the
L.A. Times gets it right.

Kurt Nimmo: “Senator Feinstein insults all U.S. Veterans as
she flays about in a vain attempt to save her anti-firearms bill.”

Quote of the Day from the Los Angeles Times: “Frankly, I don’t know what it is about California, but we seem to have a strange urge to
elect really obnoxious women to high office. I’m not bragging, you understand, but no other state, including Maine, even comes close. When it comes to sending left-wing dingbats to Washington, we’re
Number One. There’s no getting around the fact that the last
time anyone saw the likes of Barbara Boxer, Dianne
Feinstein, Maxine Waters, and Nancy Pelosi, they were
stirring a cauldron when the curtain went up on ‘ Macbeth
‘. The four of them are like jackasses who happen to
possess the gift of blab. You don’t know if you should
condemn them for their stupidity or simply marvel at
their ability to form words.”

Columnist Burt Prelutsky,
Los Angeles Times

Be sure to forward this to all of the “mentally ill” vets you
know. Especially the ones with guns.

[T]he last thing progressives want is to start an honest
conversation. They want to have their conversations – and
only their conversations.”
~~ Jonah Goldberg

Originally posted 2016-07-02 17:06:39.

Ash Carter Needs Help

Ash CarterThis lunatic has gone off the deep end with his asinine statements about gender diversity making our military more efficient. Someone, anyone, please tell me how allowing transgenders to openly serve in out military forces makes them more efficient. OMG He is a blooming idiot. Where do we find people like like this? Where else but in the current cabinet.

 

Originally posted 2016-07-02 16:57:11.