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My son, currently stationed in Kuwait, just re-enlisted for another 4 years with the US Marine Corps.

As a society, we must do a better job of identifying these dangerously troubled young men before they act out so tragically. An intervention by competent mental health professionals can make a big difference in some cases. It's difficult to believe there weren't a lot of red flags popping...

I caught a load out of Eagle Pass to Lansing, Michigan about 2 weeks ago. Picked up at Takata warehouse on Veterans Blvd. With the oil boomlet going on in the Eagle Ford Shale area of South Texas, there are no economically priced motel rooms to be found. Have you noticed the man-camps...

Several states have recently acted to reign in union thuggery. Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio... now Michigan. Watching those union members protesting, cursing, bullying and basically intimidating anyone who holds a different viewpoint does more to harm their cause than any politician could do...

It is encouraging to watch the Michigan state legislature vote to pass the right-to-work bill. What matters next is can Michigan keep this status as right-to-work? The next gubernatorial(or is it goobernatorial in Michigan?) election in Michigan will surely feature a Democratic candidate...

Barack Obama's presidency isn't about jobs at all. His energy is spent pursuing fairness and social justice as encompassed in Black Liberation Theology. Right now, Obama is half-way finished with his promise to fundamentally transform this nation. Even if he doesn't succeed in destroying all...

The United States was reluctant to enter WW2 until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. When military attacks reach the homeland, reluctance evaporates. It's doubtful a successful military attack could reach the US mainland as our defensive shield is nearly impenetrable. Perhaps, a...

Here's a quick link to POW archives: http://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?f=645&mtch=1&q=woodrow+w+phillips&cat=GP24&dt=466&tf=F&bc=,sl,sd Scroll down the linked page and click on "View Record" .... shows his unit as 112th Infantry.

Sometimes, events like WW2 seem so distant, we forget how ordinary lives were affected. My Dad(George) and his brother(Woodrow) were both schoolteachers at the time of America's entry into WW2 on Dec 7th, 1941. Just 4 weeks later, my Dad was drafted into the US Army and served four years...

Do a good deed- bust a union!

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He may be mentally ill. He isn't homeless. The American public got played by the media in pursuit of a feel-good story about a NYC cop.

Panhandler seeks money: NYC homeless man given shoes by policeman barefoot again - UPI.com

He wasn't just sitting there. KSM was given regular waterboarding sessions and he confessed to a multitude of terrorist attacks throughout the world. It's doubtful any more useful information can be gleaned from KSM. He hasn't been an active player for nearly ten years now. Hasn't KSM asked...

What's the plan? To keep KSM at Gitmo indefinitely? How about some closure for the families of all who suffered on 9/11/2001.

Receiving food stamps is a form of welfare. Nearly 47 million Americans receive welfare in the form of food stamps.

Timothy McVeigh: 6 years from time of crime to execution. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM): captured in 2003. Recognized as mastermind behind 9/11 attacks resulting in nearly 3000 deaths. Still at Gitmo.

Shoeless NYC man isn't homeless after all

Major Hasan appears to be a domestic terrorist charged with several counts of murder. His beard has no relevance on the matter.

I've always liked Sam Elliott even though he's been trying to sell me a Dodge lately.