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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE SILVER STAR FAMILIES OF AMERICA My Friends My name is Steve Newton and I am the President of the Silver Star Families of America. The Silver Star Families of American was born to recognize, remember and assist the wounded of our armed forces from all wars. We honor and remember our wounded primarily by the presentation of Silver Star Banners, certificates and letters to our Wounded or their families. The tradition of the Silver Star for the Wounded dates back to 1917 when people used to sew over a Blue Star with Silver...

Kristinn Taylor's Iraq Report - On the HomefrontKristinn Taylor Meeting Iraqi Kurdistan President, Massoud Barzani Four of the Gold Star parents who went on our trip to Iraq came to Washington, D.C. to report to Congress and the media what we all learned on the trip. Debra Argel Bastian, John Holley, Joe and Jan Johnson, Move America Forward's John Ubaldi (veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom & Operation Enduring Freedom) and myself held a press conference yesterday morning where we were joined by John Holley's congressman, Rep. Duncan Hunter, the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. Congressman Duncan Hunter, Chairman,...

Iraq Survey Group Report ReleasedRead the Report - CLICK HERE [If you can't open the report, you may need to download Adobe Acrobat - HERE] The Gold Star Families Iraq Survey Group has released a new report, "A Brighter Future for Iraq," to help enhance the debate and discussions concerning the United States’ commitment to achieve success with the mission of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The authors of this report have all traveled to Iraq since the commencement of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Seven of the individuals are known as “Gold Star Families” as they have lost a son in the...

  From: Melanie Morgan - Move America Forward Friends, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE SECRETARY RUMSFELD! While Move America Forward does not back specific candidates or political parties in election campaigns, I can't help but notice the number of emails we've received from people who are deeply saddened by yesterday's election results, as well as today's news concerning Donald Rumsfeld's forced resignation. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is a decent and honorable man who has served his country with distinction.  In a time of war when others could not even acknowledge the threat America faced, Rumsfeld lead this nation's military...

(ERBIL, IRAQ) – The Prime Minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan regional government met with the families of fallen U.S. soldiers today and he had a message for the news media: your coverage of the Iraq war is terribly biased. “CNN International and Al Jazeera are equally bad in their coverage of the situation in Iraq,” said Nerchivan Barzani, Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan. “When I was in the United States recently and read the negative news in the Washington Post, New York Times and in the network TV broadcasts, I even wondered if things had gotten so bad since I...

In a stunning and historic trip under the utmost secrecy, a delegation of families of fallen U.S. troops have traveled to Iraq to counter critics of the war effort, just days before the Nov. 7 midterm elections. The delegation of “Gold Star Families” agreed to provide the Sacramento Union with an exclusive account of their trip to Iraq based on the assurance that news of their mission would not be published until they had safely left Amman, Jordan. So secret is their trip that even members of the Bush Administration were kept in the dark about their planned activities. They’ve...

The War on Terror

Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 10:24 AM Subject: Gold Star Families One Step Closer to Iraq * * * SPECIAL NOTICE * * * This Saturday, March 25th from 4:00 - 6:00 PM Pacific (7:00 - 9:00 PM Eastern) Gold Star Family Members will Take to the Radio Airwaves to Talk About Their Views on the War in Iraq... and how they DISAGREE with Cindy Sheehan.LISTEN ONLINE HERE: http://www2.krla870.com/listen/ from anywhere in the world. [In Southern California tune your radio to 870 AM] Friends, As you know, Move America Forward is currently planning a major endeavor – we are going...

"They Didn't Die in Vain" - Gold Star Families to Iraq Half a world away, a contingent of brave young men and women are risking their lives to preserve America’s freedom, liberty and safety. They are the men and women of the United States military and in their service to Operation Iraqi Freedom they regularly come under attack from terrorist combatants who are intent upon undermining America’s fight against terrorism. Some times the brave men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces sacrifice their lives in this mission, and the mothers and fathers they leave behind here in the U.S....

A READER sends me a tip that Cindy Sheehan is speaking at a local law school, so I head down there with my camera and audio recorder. The room is packed to capacity with students, professors, and media. Cindy launches into her usual stump speech. War is bad; Bush is a terrorist; bring the troops home now; blah, blah, blah. Then, foolishly, she takes questions. MAN: I had a specific question with regards to the memorial you have erected in Crawford, and I believe one that you're going to be doing in Germany. You indicated that you were being supported...

Cindy Sheehan to host anti-war protest

Check out both videos: Original Commercial Newest Commercial The Complete Democrats' Disgrace In Minnesota we are in the middle of a story that has dropped from view in the media, but it is a story that should attain national prominence. The Democratic Party has undertaken a campaign to suppress two advertisements giving voice to the sentiments of Iraq war veterans and Gold Star Families who support the war.

Eight months after her son Derek's death in Iraq, Lompoc resident Debbie Argel Bastian is raising money in hopes of visiting the war-torn country where the decorated Air Force captain lost his life. Mrs. Bastian wants to join a tour to Iraq organized by the conservative nonprofit organization "Move America Forward" sometime in late spring. She and other Gold Star families -- those who've lost a family member in the war -- plan to visit military bases and try to connect with soldiers. She will not, however, visit the region where her son was killed last Memorial Day. The Air...

Kevin Martin AKA Free Republic Activist Par Excellence Trueblackman socks it to the nay-sayering terrorist supporting unwashed communist Sheehan worshipers and racists. The way he lays out the sequence of events when Katrina hit is a phenomonol explaination of the truth of the situation.His impassioned speech brought the audience to their feet with thunderous applause over and over again!

In the Washington, DC area, there are two Monday-Friday newspapers that are distributed for free: The Express, which is owned by the Washington Post, and The Examiner, which has three different editions, one each for Virginia, Maryland, and DC. The papers target commuters on the Metro subway system and buses. They are distributed in boxes on sidewalks and at Metro stations. Both newspapers ran pictures from the pro-military rally on Sunday on their front pages. You can view pdf versions of these papers at the following links: September 26 ExpressSeptember 26 Examiner

Despite the attention lavished on Cindy Sheehan by the media, none of these "journalists" have bothered to ask her about her group--the Gold Star Families For Peace. If you will check out their website, you will find that it is very short on members. Of those listed besides Cindy Sheehan herself, there is only Linda Bright (who is a member of the group, but not a Gold Star Mother, apparently) and Nadia McCaffrey. That appears to be it. Two Gold Star Mothers. Two members. You may remember Nadia McCaffrey as the woman who got a lot of media attention by...

WASHINGTON — Pentagon police on Wednesday turned away family members of troops killed in Iraq who wanted to confront Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on the reasons for the war in Iraq. The group of about 20 was stopped before entering Pentagon property by about a dozen officers, who told the protesters they did not have the proper permission to enter the building. Organizers said they have been petitioning for the meeting for weeks, but department officials are ignoring their requests. “The man who was too busy to personally sign the Killed in Action letters these families received is apparently...

SACRAMENTO – U.S. military authorities on Wednesday began investigating whether a California National Guard unit was established to spy on U.S. citizens, as about 30 demonstrators outside guard headquarters confronted officials backed by armed soldiers. The federal probe of the nation's largest National Guard force involves the U.S. Army's inspector general, the federal National Guard Bureau's inspector general and the National Guard Bureau's legal division. The unit has raised concern among peace activists that the Guard is resorting to the same type of civilian monitoring that characterized Vietnam War-era protests. "These are your mothers, grandmothers and neighbors," said George Main,...