The Forgotten Olympian
Betty Robinson didn’t take a knee when she won the first an Olympic gold medal in women’s 100-meter in 1928. Instead, she’s remembered for one of the most amazing comebacks in Olympic history.
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Countries That Used to be Free
America is the leader of the free world. This has been the statement since the end of World War II. It was a fact through the years of the Cold War, up until about the end of the 20th century.
The Wolverines are Alive and Well
In the shocking carnage alongtheu road to Kiev, one vehicle stood out, emblazoned with white, spray painted letters: “WOLVERINES.”
They Can’t Win if We Won’t Surrender
I get a fair amount of emails along the lines of: We’ve had our last fair election, it’s hopeless, America is lost. These disturb me disturb me greatly because they represent a faction of conservatism that’s ready to surrender.
The Disgraced, Distained, and Defiled War Dead, Memorial Day 2023
The Disgraced, Distained, and Defiled War Dead, Memorial Day 2023 America’s Cultural Marxist jihad against the South demands the cultural cleansing of all things Confederate. Since Southerners are the greatest bulwark against the Cultural Marxists, as the true Human Secularist Totalitarians they are, it’s imperative to rob Southerners of their historical heritage of pride, independence, …
The Last Full Measure
The Last Full Measure; This Memorial Day, Let Us Remember Those Who Gave It All for this Nation and the Principles for Which We Should All Stand When I was eighteen years old, I was stationed in the US Army’s Presidential Honor Guard in Fort Myer, Virginia. Typical of a young man that age, I thought …
This Memorial Day, Honor Our Fallen by Not Giving Up
The reality is that our domestic communists have only one path to victory – convince us to give up. Our confidence is their greatest obstacle.
Warriors Poem
A poem dedicated to all of my 1975 fallen West Point classmates, and all warrior brothers and sisters on Memorial Day. We remember and honor you. I will post this every year on Memorial Day. Warriors poem We were warriors made and formed, In a fortress of grey stone. All are souls that I admire, …
Because of the Brave
The Land of the Free Because of the Brave As it evolved from its original intent, Decoration Day, to honor those lost in the Civil War, Memorial Day is a way to honor all those who died in all wars in service to our country. But when I think about it, it means so much …
Memorial Day
We think of Memorial Day as the beginning of summer. But this national holiday is dedicated to the memory of those who died in defense of our great country.
Off The Battlefield: Leave No Soldier Behind
“On the battlefield, the military pledges to leave no soldier behind. As a nation, let it be our pledge that when they return home, we leave no veteran behind.” -Dan Lipinski The wind whistles around her blonde hair as she sights in on her target. Tuning out the laughing chatter from the next stage, her …
Will We Keep Our Republic?
Ben Franklin famously said, “You’ve got a republic, if you can keep it.” That warning is particularly haunting now, because we seem on the verge of losing it – not from foreign invasion – not from revolution – but because we stopped caring about it.
Tales of the Trail Boss; A Military Leadership Series
Tales of the Trail Boss is a 4-part series about that initial push into Iraq and the young folks of our armed forces who displayed great courage, leadership, ingenuity and a bit of humor along the way. It happened something like this…
Where is Your Loyalty?
Where is your loyalty? I have talked to a few people recently that I consider friends. One works to support veterans. Another tries to shape future generations. Someone else asked me why I am retiring. A yet different person asked me to continue service in an alternate capacity. I fully intend to continue service in …
Removing Confederate Battle Streamers And Destroying Military History
In the midst of battle, soldiers fight for their comrades: “the man to the left of me, the man to the right of me,” as the saying goes.
Bud Light flap offers a road map for taking our country back
In a sane world, Alissa Heinerscheid, vice president of marketing for Bud Light, would be out of a job following her disastrous decision to partner with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney to promote sales of a product that has appealed to working-class, ordinary, and decidedly unwoke people for generations. The move has led to a boycott …
Taking A Detour On The Road to Liberty
If you are seeking liberty by attempting to clean up the government or politicians you will be scrubbing for a while and will probably not get much done.
Little America Has a Big Heart
Last night, my spouse called out to me to come upstairs from my basement lair and watch TV with her. Normally, that is a request I might normally have dodged, but since Marquette and Baylor had just destroyed my bracket, I decided to go see what cooking show, HGTV special, or “Housewives” episode had caught …
WW3 Watch: Neocons Who Never Served Are Calling an Iraq War Veteran “Chicken” Because He Doesn’t Want the US Involved in Ukraine
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) served in the United States Navy, and his military record, via Wikipedia, is shown at the right. Not in combat himself, he nevertheless saw what happened to our soldiers and Marines in the meatgrinder that was Fallajuh. Bill Kristol, born on December 23, 1952, is the son of Irving Kristol, who …
The Ruy Teixeira Strategy for Electoral Success
The Democrats would be well advised to pay close attention to the advice of Ruy Teixeira – as would the Republicans too.