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With almost a million Twitter followers, Hollywood actor James Woods is perhaps one of the most prominent openly conservative celebrities. His social media following is huge and his tweets often echo the thoughts, views, and attitudes of the right-wing part of his loyal fan base. The actor doesn’t shy away from openly expressing his views, which sometimes prompts him to go on full-blown Twitter rants. His most recent targets? Hillary Clinton, Barrack Obama, Frederica Wilson, the Democratic Party, and the mainstream media. Woods’ Twitter feed is currently exploding, with his fans cheering him on and retweeting his thoughts. Mr. Woods,...

President Donald Trump's phone call Tuesday to the widow of a soldier killed in action in Niger has, somehow, turned into a she said/he said situation. The "she" is Florida Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson who said she was present when Trump called the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson and allegedly told her of her late husband "he knew what he signed up for, but I guess it still hurt." The "he" is Trump, who tweeted this morning that "Democrat Congresswoman totally fabricated what I said to the wife of a soldier who died in action (and I have proof)....

A Georgia woman and her fellow Delta passengers were prevented from singing the National Anthem as crews unloaded the casket of a fallen soldier at Atlanta’s airport last weekend. Pamela Dee Gaudry was on a flight toward Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport when she learned the body of a fallen soldier – 29-year-old Army Staff Sgt. Dusting Wright – was on her plane. Gaudry, the wife of a deceased Army captain, wanted to honor the Special Forces soldier who was among four U.S. troops killed in an attack in Niger on Oct. 4, by singing the National Anthem. She went around the...

Houston Herald news@houstonherald.com Houston Herald | 0 comments Patriotic area residents lined U.S. 63 in Houston on Friday as a hearse carrying the body of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Tyler Smith passed through the Texas County seat. Traffic was halted in both directions as a large procession passed through. The convoy started at the Vichy airport, traveling to Bradford Funeral Home in Summersville. Numerous citizens and dignitaries lined the street to view the procession, many holding American flags of varying sizes. As the dozens of law enforcement vehicles, motorcycle-escort bikes and other vehicles carrying members of the Smith family and...

ORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — A 49-year-old brigadier general who died Friday in Afghanistan of apparent natural causes is likely the highest-ranking military officer to die there, according to military records. Fort Hood announced Brig. Gen. Terence Hildner's death Saturday in a statement posted on its website. Hildner had commanded the 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command at Fort Hood since August 2010. He left for Afghanistan in December to support the NATO mission there.

His name was Marine Lance Cpl. Justin Wilson - although I did not know it when his life brushed mine on March 25 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Lance Cpl. Wilson was not there in the terminal that afternoon; at age 24 and newly married, he had been killed in Afghanistan on March 22 by a roadside bomb. A coincidence of overbooked flights led our lives to intersect for perhaps an hour, one I will never forget. I did not meet his family that day at the airport, either, although we were there together that evening at the gate,...

BAGHDAD – In October 2005, Company B of the Ohio-based 612th Engineer Battalion lost one of its own when 20-year-old Sgt. Jeremy Hodge, from Rushylvania, Ohio, was killed in action when an IED detonated near his humvee during a mission here. "Soldiers with the 1434th Engineer Company build a border to protect the “Hodge Hall” sign on its trip back to the States to be presented to the family of Sgt. Jeremy Hodge, a member of the 612th Engineer Battalion killed in action here by an IED in October 2005. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dan George." Over the past...

I discovered a patriotic song and video on YouTube last night that just touched my heart and soul. It was called 21 GUNS (Fallen Soldier Song) by Bobby Billings. I just want to share it with everyone because it will make you realize just how much soldiers and their families sacrifice for us. Just search the title on Youtube and you will see it. Thanks.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2008 – While deployed to Iraq, Jacob Fletcher wrote to his mother, Dorine Kenney, asking her to send one of his buddies a care package, as his friend hadn't received anything from home since he arrived overseas. Jacob's Light Foundation volunteers pack care packages for deployed servicemembers at the Brentwood American Legion Hall in Bay Shore, N.Y. The New York-based troop-support group sends care packages and letters to soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan each month. Courtesy photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. The next week, Kenney sent the package out and, soon after, started...

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — A Roman Catholic priest urged mourners Wednesday at the funeral of a Texas soldier who was captured and mutilated in Iraq to avoid "unholy rage" and work for peace to honor his memory. Pfc. Kristian Menchaca, 23, was one of two 101st Airborne Division soldiers whose booby-trapped remains were found June 19, three days after they disappeared following an insurgent attack. Diocese of Brownsville Bishop Raymundo Pena spoke of Menchaca's valor and sacrifice. "News reports about the circumstances of Kris' death in Iraq could lead us to an unholy rage and anger, but that would only dishonor...

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Protest planned at soldier's funeral Church: God angry with U.S. over gays BEE STAFF REPORTS Last Updated: February 27, 2006, 05:09:12 AM PST An anti-gay group has plans to picket the Turlock funeral of Army Sgt. 1st Class Chad Gonsalves today. The Westboro Baptist Church, a group that has protested at other military funerals in California, is calling for followers to picket at today's 1 p.m. service at Monte Vista Chapel, according to the church's Web site. Gonsalves, a Green Beret, was killed in Afghanistan after a bomb hit his armored vehicle Feb. 13. He is survived by his wife,...

I just got home and caught the tail end of a local guy on KMOX in St. Louis. He was saying something about a protest by some idiot peaceniks (traitors) at the funeral of a local soldier who died in Iraq. Does anyone have any info on this? I tried a search but nothing came up.

OPERATION HERO ALERT: Funeral Services for Seargent Evan Seam ParkerCounter-Protest of WBCWednesday, 11/2/2005*South Haven Public School - South Haven, KS OPERATION HERO is spreading word of a planned picket by Westboro Baptist Church during the memorial service of Seargent Evan Seam Parker. Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church will be picketing during the funeral service for Sgt. Evan Seam Parker on Wednesday, November 2 in South Haven, KS. This anti-Troops/anti-war "liberal" hate group will be protesting from 1pm - 2pm outside the High School where services are being held. The funeral service is scheduled to begin at 2pm, so...

When Delta Flight 1880 landed late Saturday at Logan International Airport in Boston, the pilot went on the intercom to make a request of the passengers preparing to grab their carry-on bags: Sit for a moment and honor a fallen soldier. "The pilot said, 'We have a hero on this flight and sadly, he isn't with us, but his mother is escorting his remains,' " said Barbara Bell, sister of Sgt. Pierre A. Raymond, 28, an Army reservist from Lawrence, Mass., who died Tuesday in Germany after being wounded in Iraq. The normal bustle of an emptying airplane immediately ceased,...

Fairchild Mourns Fallen Soldier Fairchild Jun 27, 2005 Spc. Charles Kaufman was killed in Iraq on Sunday. A local soldier has been killed in Iraq. Specialist Charles Kaufman was killed when a roadside bomb went off near his humvee on Sunday. Specialist Kaufman was from Fairchild. He was 20 years old. "I'm in denial. I don't even really believe it happened. I had Charles in kindergarten and Charles was a typical little boy. He was always there for people. He would help no matter what," said Arlene Abrahamson from Fairchild. Kaufman's family says he felt his job was worthwhile after...

Hero, brother He wasn’t just a soldier. Every one needs to know what a great hero he was. Sgt. Brett Swank started off in the Army just to pay for college and ended up paying the ultimate price. When he was home from Iraq, he felt bad because all of his soldiers were still over there fighting. My very last memory with Brett was hanging out at my house with some close friends, just talking and goofing off like it was it was any ordinary night. We stayed up all night, until we saw him off to the airport with...

Touching video tribute to this fallen marine from Wisconsin.

Friends and Family to Honor a Fallen Soldier August 27, 2004 Andrew Fefer On Saturday, a fallen soldier's family and friends will honor his memory with a tribute across the highways and skies of Western Wisconsin. The ceremony is in memory of 1LT Jeremy Wolfe, a soldier from Menomonie who lost his life in a mid-air collision between two Black Hawk helicopters over Iraq. Two Black Hawk helicopters flown by two of Wolfe's comrades arrived in Menomonie on Friday night. They'll eventually fly above a memorial motorcycle ride from Menomonie to Cadott. "In my short time in the Army, I...

Please sign this tribute to a fallen hero of Operation Iraqi Freedom.