A toast to the to United States Marine Corps… 235 years of faithful service in peace and war. Thank you, may God Bless you and keep you safe. The Commandant’s message remembers all Marines, but focuses special attention on the Marines who fought in Korea: To quote Ronald Reagan “Some people spend an entire lifetime [...]
Happy Birthday Navy!
October 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
From Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff: Two hundred and thirty five years ago, Continental Congress passed legislation to fit out “two swift sailing vessels” with ten guns and eighty crewmen creating the humble beginnings to what would become the United States Navy. We celebrate this day as the Navy’s Birthday every year, [...]
Mojave Cross Replaced… Then Removed
May 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Sometime late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning someone erected a replacement for the “Mojave Cross” which was torn down and stolen by vandals a week ago. The replacement cross was promptly removed by the park service: The Mojave Cross saga took yet another unexpected turn Thursday, when the contested symbol that vanished last week [...]
Mojave Cross Torn Down and Stolen by Vandals
May 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Mojave Cross, a memorial to World War I veterans, which has stood in various forms for more than 75 years was torn down and stolen by vandals sometime late Sunday or early Monday morning: The 7-foot-tall metal cross in a 75-year-old war memorial that withstood the heat of the Mojave Desert and a blazing [...]
Happy Birthday, Marines!
November 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Ladies and Gentlemen, please join me in a toast to the greatest fighting force the world has ever known… The United States Marine Corps. 234th years of unwavering fidelity to Country and Corps, Happy Birthday, Marines! Semper Fi!
Sgt. Kimberly Munley: Hero
November 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The word hero gets tossed around a lot these day but Sgt. Kimberly Munley, the civilian police officer who ended the Fort Hood gunman’s violent rampage has certainly earned the title: The hero cop who ended the bloody rampage at Fort Hood by pumping four bullets into the crazed gunman even though she was wounded [...]
Breaking: Fort Hood Gunman Alive, in Custody
November 5, 2009 By 1 Comment
From Fox News: A military doctor who reportedly feared an impending war deployment is in custody as the sole suspect in a shooting rampage at the Army’s Fort Hood that left 12 dead and 31 wounded, an Army official said Thursday night. The news that the suspect, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, was alive and in [...]
Breaking: 12 Dead, 31 Wounded in Shooting at Fort Hood
November 5, 2009 By 1 Comment
From Reuters: Twelve people were killed and at least 31 were wounded when a soldier went on a shooting rampage at the Fort Hood U.S. Army base at Fort Hood Texas on Thursday, base commander Lieutenant-General Bob Cone said. Cone told reporters at the base that the gunman was killed in the attack at the [...]
Breaking: Military Recruiter Murdered in Arkansas
June 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A gunman opened fire on two soldiers outside an Army Recruiting center in Little Rock Arkansas earlier today. Both of the victims were taken to a nearby hospital, where one of them died a short time later: A gunman opened fire Monday at an army recruitment center in Little Rock, Ark., killing one army recruiter [...]
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