Category: Opinion
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Honoring our Dead, not Forgetting our Living
Here are several things I am not: Republican, Democrat, Liberal, Conservative. Here is one thing I am: A Veteran. A Veteran that looks at Memorial Day and wonders what to say when people on Memorial Day thank me or others, because, I survived and Memorial Day is for those who gave their lives in service […]
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The sad truth about anti-immigration.
I’ve read, heard and thought about every argument against allowing illegal immigrants to stay in the US. And I’ve come to the conclusion that the only decent thing to do is, after immigration reform, to immediately send back any illegal immigrants back to their country of origin, with a bill to that country for repatriation […]
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Why we don’t win wars anymore and embolden organizations like ISIS to attack our citizens
The problem is with two words “Exit Strategy.” We all hear the talking heads, consultants, politicians and arm chair quarterbacks (and yes I realize the irony of this statement) talk about how warfare has changed, that the enemy Is harder to find, or more insidious. Frankly I find these words to be false, they are […]
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How to Thank a Veteran
Every year, I repost this with minor updates so we may remember. For those that don’t know what a Veteran is, they are a person who has served or is serving in the armed forces, and has direct exposure to acts of military conflict. What this means is not all those that serve or have […]
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Honoring Our Dead, Not Forgetting Our Living (2015)
I wrote this last year, in the wake of the Department of VA scandal. I updated this to show what has not changed (a lot) and what has changed (a little). And that we should still be angry and to keep the count of those we honor on the Fourth Monday of May to the smallest number possible. […]
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It’s Time to give ISIS What They Want
Along with the rest of the United States, I sat in horror yesterday. Like other horrible events, I was at work, and at first oblivious to what was going on, until I got a text from a friend in Chattanooga. “I’m OK, but we’re in lockdown.” I had no idea what was going on, and […]
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The Catch-22 Of The War Against ISIS And Our “Allies” That Support Said War
A few weeks ago, I read in the news that Turkey was going to allow US Planes to use Turkish Airbases to attack ISIS. The first thought in my head wasn’t “Good!”, it was “Wait, What?” followed by a complete humble silence in seeing the awesome power of NATO allies supporting each other </sarcasm>. Especially […]
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Guilty Until Proven Innocent and Then Once Innocent, You Still Are Screwed.
He ran down his list of things he had to do before he went to the drug store to score. Dress well so as to not arouse suspicion. Talk Calmly and Nonchalantly so as to not appear to need the drug that he needs to function. Make sure to fill out the prescription neatly and without […]
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What’s New(ish)
Added the following on 3/10/2017 The prayer for the living and the dead. Added the following on 11/22/2016 – Sadly a close friend had their family shattered by sexual abuse from the family of an Afghan Warlord we are sheltering in the United States – I owe an update on this one. What does a […]
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The Tempest in the Starbucks Teacup and our Homeless Vets
I am not one who disbelieves that there are attacks against Christmas and Christianity, both here and throughout the world. For example, Christians were forced to convert or die in Mosul when ISIS invaded. And the decline from over 1.5 Million to under 300,000 Christians in Iraq as a whole has happened in just a […]