Category: Military

In August 2013 Army 1LT Clint Lorance, 28, of: Celeste Texas, was: found guilty: of 2 counts of murder. Lt. Lorance volunteered to serve two combat tours; 15 months in Iraq and 7 months in Afghanistan. But upon his return home, the: ground combat platoon leader in the 82d Airborne Division was sentenced to 20 years in: Ft. Leavenworth: on two […]

I have a confession to make: I’m not against women serving on the front lines. : There are plenty of women who can kick butt, BUT they have to be able to pass the physical training tests. : No special treatment, no dumbing down of standards; if they want to be like the men serving on the […]

Students at a North Texas elementary school got a lesson in political correctness when they discovered that a Dallas: VA hospital: doesn’t allow the phrase “Merry Christmas” on Christmas cards sent to veterans. Um, they’reChristmas cards. The kids at: Grace Academy: in Prosper spent Friday making the cards with plans to hand deliver them on Monday, according to Dallas-Fort […]

Whatever happened to putting Americans first? Senate Republicans were unable to stop military pension cuts when Senate Democrats blocked a vote on an amendment to prevent the cuts by closing a welfare loophole for illegal immigrants Tuesday evening. The two-year budget deal brokered by Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray and House Budget Committee Chairman […]

The latest: U.S.-Afghanistan security agreement: tightens the screws on an already-restrictive set of: rules of engagement: for forces operating in that country. The proposed Bilateral Security Agreement, announced Wednesday, was hammered out by Secretary of State John Kerry and Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Approved by: President Obama, it would virtually ban U.S. troops from firing in dwellings, according to: The Washington […]

The city of Huntington Beach, Calif., is ordering a bar to remove a sign honoring its most frequent clientele — veterans returning from the Middle East. Johnny’s Booze and Pool’s message, a fixture for 10 years, proclaims to all passersby, “Thank a veteran for your freedom!” “I love this place. The sign gives me the […]

The persecution of Christians under President: Barack Obama‘s tutelage is rampant, some critics say. A claim that’s hard to argue against when a: Veterans Affairs: chaplain training program makes it clear that: Jesus: and: the Bible: are no longer welcome. Two Baptist chaplains said they were forced out of a program after refusing orders to stop quoting the Bible and to stop […]

Last week’s victory should hearten Americans and should be a watermark of a week in the long war when we flyover folks began to wake up and remained awake. When America and Liberty heard the resounding cry of freedom shouted and echoing throughout. America was stunned last week to discover pre-deployment briefings at Ft. Hood […]