A Fallen Hero: Sgt. 1st Class James D. Priestap
***Bumped and Updated*** My husband, Steve, and I received some very sad news Thanksgiving evening. Steve's cousin, Army Sgt.1st Class James Priestap, was shot and killed by a terrorist …
Category: Military
Saying Thanks
If you are including a word of thanks for all our men and women in the armed forces this year, consider putting it into a letter and letting Operation …
Charles Rangel on Why He Supports the Draft
He makes no qualms about it. He wants the draft not because he thinks it will make our military better but because it will make us weaker and less …
Nancy Pelosi Kills Charlie Rangel’s Draft Bill
As I said yesterday, this bill would be political suicide, which Speaker-Elect Nancy Pelosi is fully aware of. So she killed it: WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Incoming House Speaker Nancy …
Sergeants ain’t social workers
With Congressman Rangel's latest excursion into silliness -- the reinstatement of the draft -- I find myself having to write a piece I never thought I would have to …
Charlie Rangel Wants to Institute the Democrats’ Favorite Scare Tactic
In the run up to the 2004 presidential election, leftists started an internet rumor that President Bush and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld would reinstate the draft in order …
Peek-a-boo!
Two recent stories have me a smidgen troubled. First off, Iran announced that it had successfully flown at least one spy drone over a United States Navy Aircraft Carrier …
I Should Have Said It Earlier, But
Sometime this weekend, find a veteran. Any branch, any era. Say thanks. Mean it....
If you appreciate your freedom…
...thank a veteran. It Is The Soldier It is the Soldier, not the minister Who has given us freedom of religion. It is the Soldier, not the reporter Who …
Marine to Receive Medal of Honor
It was announced on the Marines' 231st birthday. Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham's story is so sad but amazing none the less: (CNN) -- President Bush announced on Friday that …