Thank A Vet and State Farm Will Donate A Dollar

If you love your freedom and want to thank a soldier or help out our military families, here’s a great chance.

Visit Thanks For Being There and leave a Thank You message for our troops. State Farm Insurance is donating $1 to Fisher House for every Thank You message sent to the troops between November 8th and November 14th, 2009. In total, State Farm will donate up to $50,000 to Fisher House.

Fisher House supports military families whose loved ones are undergoing treatment at military or VA medical centers by providing free lodging at 31 locations in the United States and in Europe.

Faces of Valor

Veteran’s Day Prayer

The following is a prayer for our armed forces from the 2nd edition of the “Service Prayer Book”,  printed in 1941.

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O Eternal Lord God, Whose eyes run to and fro throughout the whole earth, be pleased to receive into Thine almighty and most gracious protection those who serve in the armed forces of our country.

We commend them to thy fatherly goodness and pray Thee to take into Thine own hands both them and the cause which they uphold.

Prosper them in the maintenance of our country’s honor and keep them safe from enemies spiritual and temporal.

Grant that all they do may tend to peace on earth: that the inhabitants of our land may in peace and quiet serve Thee, our God; that war being done away, they may fight only in their Christian conflict against sin, the world and the devil, until they are called to rest in the triumphs of Thy glory; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.  Amen

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A most sincere thank you to the men and women of our armed forces, both past and present from Mountain Republic.

What Should Hasan’s Fate Be?

UNITED STATES CODE

TITLE 18

PART 1

CHAPTERS  115 & 2381

Treason

Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

Heroine Stops Fort Hood Terrorist. Or Does She?

Hero or not??

Many members of the extended Fort Hood family are thanking God that Kimberly Munley reported for work as usual this past Thursday morning.

This petite traffic cop single handedly stopped the worst mass shooting ever on an American military base, a rampage that left 13 dead and 30 wounded, while being shot through both legs herself.

This gal is a true “American Hero”. Best wishes to her and all of the wounded for a very speedy recovery.

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Fort Hood, Texas ~ A police officer and mother of one was hailed a heroine yesterday after it emerged that she almost single handedly ended the massacre at America’s biggest military base.

Kimberly Munley does not look as if she would be much of a match for a heavily armed US soldier on a murderous rampage. But the slightly built 34-year-old civilian officer was first on the scene after Major Nidal Malik Hasan began firing on comrades at Ford Hood in Texas as they prepared to deploy to Afghanistan and Iraq. The 39-year-old psychologist killed 13 and left 31 others with serious injuries.

On Thursday afternoon Ms Munley was doing her usual job of directing traffic on the sprawling base. By chance, she and her partner happened to walk past the Soldiers’ Readiness Processing Centre soon after Major Hasan — armed with two handguns — cornered his fellow soldiers. Soldiers who witnessed the rampage described the gunfire as continuous, methodical and well aimed.

Ms Munley succeeded in bringing him down by shooting him four times, even after being hit by a bullet that passed through both her legs, according to witnesses.

Her swift reaction and courage were being praised last night for preventing many more deaths.

via Times Online.

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Updated: November 11, 2009  8:26 am EST

I heard through the grapevine yesterday that our heroine Ms. Munley apparently did not single-handedly stop the Fort Hood massacre.

Unnamed sources stated that a white male soldier fired the 4 rounds that took down the shooter, Major Hasan.  Munley was supposedly already laying on the ground wounded before any of the shots had hit Hasan.

The source also stated that the story of Munley as the heroine was “prepared” by the media. I will try to verify this. Would appreciate any relevant links. Thanks.

Obama Drops The Ball In Response To Ft. Hood Shootings

It’s obvious to this blogger that President Obama is no friend of the military. Marines are still being slaughtered in Afghanistan and General Stanley Mcchrystal  called on the President to urgently send in more troops. What did he get from the President? No response.

Soldiers were slaughtered yesterday in Texas by one of their own. And what does the military, the families and the American public get from the President? This Robert A. George story says it all.

By Robert A. George

President Obama didn’t wait long after Tuesday’s devastating elections to give critics another reason to question his leadership, but this time the subject matter was more grim than a pair of governorships.

After news broke out of the shooting at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas, the nation watched in horror as the toll of dead and injured climbed. The White House was notified immediately and by late afternoon, word went out that the president would speak about the incident prior to a previously scheduled appearance. At about 5 p.m., cable stations went to the president. The situation called for not only his trademark eloquence, but also grace and perspective.

But instead of a somber chief executive offering reassuring words and expressions of sympathy and compassion, viewers saw a wildly disconnected and inappropriately light president making introductory remarks. At the event, a Tribal Nations Conference hosted by the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Indian affairs, the president thanked various staffers and offered a “shout-out” to “Dr. Joe Medicine Crow — that Congressional Medal of Honor winner.” Three minutes in, the president spoke about the shooting, in measured and appropriate terms. Who is advising him?

Anyone at home aware of the major news story of the previous hours had to have been stunned. An incident like this requires a scrapping of the early light banter. The president should apologize for the tone of his remarks, explain what has happened, express sympathy for those slain and appeal for calm and patience until all the facts are in. That’s the least that should occur.

Indeed, an argument could be made that Obama should have canceled the Indian event, out of respect for people having been murdered at an Army post a few hours before. That would have prevented any sort of jarring emotional switch at the event.

Did the president’s team not realize what sort of image they were presenting to the country at this moment? The disconnect between what Americans at home knew had been going on — and the initial words coming out of their president’s mouth was jolting, if not disturbing.

It must have been disappointing for many politically aware Democrats, still reeling from the election two days before. The New Jersey gubernatorial vote had already demonstrated that the president and his political team couldn’t produce a winning outcome in a state very friendly to Democrats (and where the president won by 15 points one year ago). And now this? Congressional Democrats must wonder if a White House that has burdened them with a too-heavy policy agenda over the last year has a strong enough political operation to help push that agenda through.

If the president’s communications apparatus can’t inform — and protect — their boss during tense moments when the country needs to see a focused commander-in-chief and a compassionate head of state, it has disastrous consequences for that president’s party and supporters.

All the president’s men (and women) fell down on the job Thursday.  And Democrats across the country have real reason to panic.

via Obama’s Frightening Insensitivity Following Shooting | NBC Chicago.

Now It Makes More Sense

He Said There Would Be CHANGE

Have a Happy Halloween!

I said there would be "CHANGE"!

Gitmo Detainees May Get H1N1 Vaccinations Before You Do

Here’s another fine example of our government putting the needs of the American people first. We’ve been told that the H1N1 vaccine manufacturers are running behind schedule. Not enough advance warning, I guess.

Then the news came out a few days ago that it won’t be until late December or early January that there will be enough H1N1 vaccine to inoculate all Americans. Yet, shipments of the vaccine are currently being sent overseas to Europe.

Now, they’ve found enough vaccine to inoculate a bunch of American-hating terrorists, who in my opinion should have been executed by now. The detainees don’t need flu shots. They need solitary confinement.

I sincerely hope that the flu shots that your family and loved ones are counting on this fall don’t get shipped to a mass murderer.

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WASHINGTON – The Pentagon will offer the H1N1 vaccination to detainees at the U.S. facility at Guantanamo Bay, officials there said Friday.

The Pentagon made the decision based on U.S. government assessments that people held in detention facilities are at high risk for the pandemic, said Maj. Diana R. Haynie, a spokeswoman for Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay, which is in charge of holding the suspected terrorists.

“Detainees at JTF Guantanamo are considered to be at higher risk and therefore they will be offered the H1N1 vaccination,” Haynie said.

“JTF Guantanamo conducts safe, humane, legal and transparent care and custody of detainees. As such, we must provide detainees the medical care necessary to maintain their health,” she said.

Base officials had not received the vaccinations and did not know when they were expected to arrive, Haynie said.

Once the vaccinations are received, doses will be administered to active-duty personnel before being offered to detainees and others on the base, Haynie said.

The vaccination is mandatory for all uniformed personnel, she said.

The vaccinations will be voluntary for the detainees, who will be briefed on the virus and the vaccine prior to deciding whether to receive the latter.

Some of the detainees have already voluntarily taken the seasonal flu shot, Haynie said.

via H1N1 Vaccinations To Be Offered To Guantanamo Bay Detainees.

Obama Signs “Thought Crimes” Bill Into Law

Old B.O. has been  a busy boy this week and if you weren’t paying attention, he took a little more of our freedom yesterday. The Allied Defense Fund calls it “another nail in the coffin of The First Amendment”. I think that is a pretty good summation.

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By Chelsea Schilling

A “hate crimes” bill opponents claim will be used to crack down on Christian speech, even the reading of the Bible, was signed into law today by President Obama.

The Senate approved the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act by a vote of 68-29 on Oct. 22 after Democrats strategically attached it to a “must-pass” $680 billion defense appropriations plan.

Most Republicans, although normally strong supporters of the U.S. military, opposed the bill because it hands out federal money to states and local governments in pursuit of “preventing” hate crimes. The bill creates federal protections and privileges for homosexuals and other alternative lifestyles but denies those protections to other groups of citizens.

Obama signed the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act at a White House ceremony today. Prior to signing the act into law, Obama spoke briefly of the hate crimes bill.

“After more than a decade, we’ve passed inclusive hate-crimes legislation to help protect our citizens from violence based on what they look like, who they love, how they pray or who they are,” he said. “I promised Judy Shepard when she saw me in the Oval Office that this day would come, and I’m glad that she and her husband, Dennis, could join us for this event. I’m also honored to have the family of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy who fought so hard for this legislation. I just want you all to know how proud we are of the work that Ted did to help make this day possible.”

American Family Association President Tim Wildmon warned that the new law “creates a kind of caste system in law enforcement, where the perverse thing is that people who engage in non-normative sexual behavior will have more legal protection than heterosexuals. This kind of inequality before the law is simply un-American.”

Wildmon said the legislation creates possible situations where pastors may be arrested if their sermons on sexuality can be linked in even the remotest way to acts of violence.

“It threatens free speech and freedom of religion and is totally unacceptable,” he said.

Read Full Story at: WorldNetDaily