Veterans Issues

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Biden Shaping Future Military Leadership a Scary Proposition

Commentary

Since authoring my blog piece, “Watching the Deterioration of Our Military on President Biden’s Watch,” October 27, 2022, sadly, my concern for the lives of our service men and women has worsened, while our readiness is highly questionable.

While several military items have landed on my stack of stuff, it was this week’s  Wall Street Journal story, “President Weighs Joint Chiefs of Staff Pick,” that triggered my decision to do a follow up.… read more

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More Than Ever, Our Military Service Men and Women Need the Change We Can Bring About in the Midterms

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“… and may God protect our troops.”

And so, President Biden regularly concludes another speech.  Just words.

I’m not questioning his appreciation of the troops, but as a veteran who supports a strong military, I have never been more disheartened by what has been taking place in the Pentagon since Biden came into office. … read more

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The Little-Known Capture of the Pegasus Bridge

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In my past recognition of the anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of the beaches of Normandy, June 6, 1944, I wrote of the trip my wife and I took there in 1999.  It is among the most memorable of our trips across Europe.

On this, the 77th anniversary, I decided to tell you about a military mission leading up to the invasion that gets little recognition – the capture and securing of Pegasus Bridge at Benouville, France.… read more

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Trump or No Trump, Trumpism is Here to Stay

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Get used to it.  Trumpism is here to stay, whether the 45th president decides to run for reelection in 2024 or not. 

The principles of Trumpism really aren’t new, it just took Donald Trump to salvage them from a feckless establishment Republican Party.

I touched on the key elements of Trumpism in my March 1, 2021 blog, in which I recounted Trump’s CPAC speech when he said that liked it, but didn’t come up with it originally.… read more

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Trump’s approval tops Obama’s at this point in time … the smallness of Dems … Trump repeals ‘Widow’s Tax’ … media paints dark picture of America … Collyer revisited … leftist columnist attacks McSally, again … Murkowski, of course … and fairness in the Senate vote

Here are my observations and opinions from my selected news of the day. Continue reading →