"I am proud of my country because..."

For my American readers. All 2 of you...lol

Found a really neat thread over at Michelle Malkin's.

Readers are commenting on WHY they are proud of their country. Check it out, and maybe add your 2 cents (American...lol) to the forum here.

Mother and Child Reunion

There is more over at the Beeb, including a video, here.

Delta Bravo Sierra

Please take a few minutes and check out the new addition on my side bar over there>>>>>>>>

Delta Bravo Sierra comic strip is the brainchild of Mr Hooah! I am proud to be one of the first to add his daily musings to this site.

Mr Hooah! - for those of you who don't know, gasp! - is the husband of Mrs Hooah! from over at Knee Deep in the Hooah! blog. You can find her by clicking on the link in my blog roll. Mrs AND Mr Hooah both write on that site, and they always have lots of insightful things to say about life as a military family (with 2 sons also involved in the military.) You will read stuff you won't find anywhere else.

You can also add Delta Bravo Sierra to your site, by clicking on the above link.

What are you waiting for? Go to Mrs Hooah AND Delta Bravo Sierra.

HOOAH!

July 4 - Celebrity Auction on Ebay

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! July 4th may be a national holiday, but a group who work tirelessly with our heroes is holding a "Celebrity and Collectibles Auction" on EBay.

Operation Life Transformed has a mission of helping our troops and their families..

To get the scoop, go here.

Wednesday Hero

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Lance Cpl. Julie Martinez, a radio operator with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, checks the communication capabilities during a backload of Marines from Combat Logistics Regiment 3 to the USS Essex June 9.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Have Every Right To Dream Heroic Dreams. Those Who Say That We’re In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don’t Know Where To Look

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Political Science 101 anyone?

Much is being written these days about Obama. No, I am not referring to the sycophants in the msm who have swallowed his empty rhetoric hook, line and sinker. I mean the stuff written by Americans who have a brain, and who use it to question, think for themselves. I found an interesting - FACT filled piece - which should be read far and wide before America goes like lemmings over the cliff.

Obama For Sale Obama announced he would become the first major party candidate to forgo public financing ....we all know this. It means he will garner funding from "private" donors. Who are the "private donors?" Obama raised $22 million in May for his presidential campaign, his weakest fundraising month this year, and ended the month with $43 million cash on hand....interesting. Hillary Clinton's loyal donors have already contributed the maximum to her campaign, so she needs some new sources of money to settle her debts. That's where Obama comes in _ his donors help her out, her donors help him. Suspicious. People have forgotten that Obama has Oprah in his back pocket for a funding source. Who else does Obama have? Who are the "private donors?" Are the "books" cooked? Can the public see where the money train ends in the private sectors? We can see the PUBLIC records--the link is below. What about the private records? Hypothetically, is it possible that since Obama is so well loved in places like Hamas, Iran, Cuba, ORGANIZATION OF THE PEOPLE'S HOLY WARRIORS OF IRAN, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF RESISTANCE (NCR), PEOPLE'S MUJAHEDDIN ORGANIZATION, Islamic radicals, Yousef al-Khattab.....that a large portion of his "private funding" have end-roads with these groups? I say again, OBAMA FOR SALE. OBAMA FOR SALE----To the best donors, with the deepest pockets and best script writers....

You think that this kind of information might have to do with WHY Senator Obama flip flopped from his original position of supporting public funding for campaigns, to now private funding? I guess I, too, would go for private funding if I had such money backers. And yes, there are names in this piece. The rest can be found at Poison Pen here. Go, read, and be educated.

Next up:

An Open Letter To Jack “Cold-Blooded” Murtha By Online Tuesday, July 1, 2008 From: warofwits.org Congressman Murtha, Were I you sir, I would hang my head in shame and pray to my Creator, begging His forgiveness for the pain that I’ve caused innocent people. And then I would perform some serious personal introspection to see what I could possibly do to begin the process of restitution for my crimes. But you won’t because you have no shame. As a member of the House of Representatives, you took a solemn oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States. Despite what you may believe personally, taking that oath also means upholding the constitutional rights of the ever-expanding list of US Marines and other service-members who are unfortunate enough to have their tactical battlefield decisions dissected and judged by people in the comfort of air-conditioned facilities thousands of miles away. You appeared on national television, looked the American people in the eye and told us that you had it on good authority that four Marines committed murder and four others covered it up. It is you who murdered the truth in cold blood. You lied and you’re covering it up.... You’ve brought incalculable anguish upon the parents, spouses, siblings and children of eight innocent men based on nothing more than enemy propaganda planted by a Sunni agent of al Qaeda. And while you were busy trying to kill the rest of our military in Iraq; starving them of food and ammunition by tying up war funding with a morass of beaurocracy; people like me were busy listening to the anguished father of a Marine as he poured his heart out over the injustice perpetrated against his son. People like me were busy listening to the pleas of patriots such as Dave Wuterich, Andrew Grayson and Darryl Sharrratt, as they simply asked America not to prejudge these cases. But I found myself in a very tiny minority and it was due –in large part– to your public pronunciation of murder in cold blood, the stain of which your hands shall never be cleansed of....

That piece is written by Jayme Evans, U.S.N(Ret.), and he has much more to say about Murtha.
He adds an eloquent voice of condemnation to the chorus calling Murtha on his actions. You really should read the rest on Canada Free Press here.

In my opinion, it is the DUTY of every American voter to inform themselves on the issues, and their political hacks (mmmm, I mean 'representatives' of course.lol). The future of America is far too important to have not only an abysmal voter turnout at the polls, but to have that electorate make uninformed choices. Class is ended - for now!

Oh Canada - Vigilamus pro te

Today is Canada's 141st birthday. Don't we look good? lol.. Today, on this Canada Day, I am thinking even more than usual about our military. As everybody must know, we have troops in Afghanistan and in other hot spots. As we here in Canada celebrate our freedoms, be it with bbq's and fireworks, our men and women are serving our country, and facing dangers so that we don't have to.

I am blessed to know a number of Canadian soldiers and veterans, and have made it a point to write about them and their mission quite a few times over on Tanker Bros. At the end of last year, I named General Rick Hillier one of my Heroes of the year, alongside US General David Petraeus. In case you missed that one (gasp! lol) you can read it here. I also wrote about General Hillier when he resigned as Chief of Defence Staff here.

General R.J. Hillier, C.M.M., M.S.C., C.D

Chief of the Defence Staff

Today is General Hillier's last day on the job as our Chief of Defence Staff. He is set to take over as the Chancellor of Memorial University in Newfoundland. He has served our military and our country well, and all Canadians owe him a great deal of gratitude for his service. I wish only great things for him and his family in the future.

Lt.-Gen. Walt Natynczyk
Matthew Fisher/Canwest News Service

Lt. General Walt Natynczyk is the man who takes over as Chief of Defence Staff. He is no slouch:

Lt.-Gen. Natynczyk has the experience; he is one of the few Canadian soldiers to have served in Iraq. He also shares Gen. Hillier's ability to communicate; as a colonel, Lt.-Gen. Natynczyk was given the job in 1999 as the chief Canadian Forces spokesman for the NATO-led air war in Kosovo.... Lt.-Gen. Natynczyk is a veteran of numerous peacekeeping stints in the Balkans in the 1990s, including as a commander, but he also distinguished himself by serving as a deputy commander of the U.S. army's III Corps at Fort Hood, Texas, part of a unique exchange program with the United States. Gen. Hillier and Lt.-Gen. Natynczyk are among only three Canadian officers to take part in that exchange program, and the experience allowed both to hold a senior position on the largest U.S. military base, which at 60,000 strong, is roughly the size of the entire Canadian Armed Forces. In 2004, Lt.-Gen. Natynczyk was also deployed to Iraq for one year following the U.S.-led invasion and served as the deputy commander of the Multinational Corps there. "Even though I am a contingent of one, I am able to attend some senior forums and proudly show the flag," Lt.-Gen. Natynczyk wrote in one dispatch back to Hillier, reflecting on the fact that he was taking part in a military mission that his county had refused to support. In his current post, Lt.-Gen. Natynczyk has been charged with implementing the Forces ambitious restructuring plans, the so-called "transformation" that Gen. Hillier began....[here]

Lt. Gen. Natynczyk has already served our country well, and I am sure he will continue to be an ardent advocate for our military in his new role.

So yes, there are changes today, but also one major constant. As we here at home celebrate our nation's birthday, we would do well to be mindful of the men and women throughout our history who have stood on guard for us. Another constant, for me, is that I will always honour our troops who ensure we have a free country. I stand on guard - with gratitude, WITH all our troops.

HAPPY CANADA DAY!

O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free! From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

(and yes, go here for more on the history of our national anthem)

Cross-posted at Tanker Bros and Miss Beth's Victory Dance.