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In the endless search for the magic key that Democrats can use to unlock the hearts of white people who vote Republican, the hot new candidate is “respect.” If only they cast off their snooty liberal elitism and show respect to people who voted for Donald Trump, Democrats can win them over and take back Congress and the White House. The assumption is that if Democrats simply choose to deploy this powerful tool of respect, then minds will be changed and votes will follow. As a voter says in “The Great Revolt,” a new book by conservative journalist Salena Zito...

by Lt. Col. Steve Gregg 41st Rescue Squadron 6/30/2009 - MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- A French helicopter pilot assigned to the 41st Rescue Squadron recently won two Air Medals for his service in Operation Enduring Freedom. Captain Guillaume Vernet, an HH-60G pilot, and his crew are credited with saving 22 coalition lives and assisting in saving another 28 lives during a recent 60-day tour in Afghanistan. "Captain Vernet's service is a testament to the joint and coalition support the Air Force is providing in Afghanistan, which often goes without recognition," said Lt. Col. Edward Lengel, 41st Rescue Squadron...

GODFREY, Ill. – An Illinois man awarded the Medal of Honor after killing nine German soldiers and taking two others captive while wounded during a World War II battle has died.

Saturday, November 3, 2007 63 Years Later, Medal-Winner Tells His Story Sun Photo by Bill Jones Delbert Fellers, 85, poses with the medals he won for his World War II military service. Among the medals is the Silver Star medal he received for silencing a Japanese machine gun that was pouring deadly fire on his unit on Angaur Island in September 1944. By: By BILL JONES/Staff Writer Source: The Greeneville Sun 11-03-2007 Sixty-three years ago, Delbert L. Fellers, of Greene County, was a reluctant warrior who had been drafted into the U.S. Army for service in World War II. “I...