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​Howdy, Patriots! We would like to extend an open invitation to our family-friendly rolling rallies! We hope you will join us in celebrating our amazing country, its hard-won history, our Veterans, and those still fighting to defend our freedom today! American patriots from all corners of the Country will gather together and organize into rolling flag parade caravans within their States. They will circle their highways and byways, ending at their capital cities in a glorious flurry of red, white, and blue--and a big ol’ heap of old-fashioned American patriotism. In cities across the Country participants will begin in several...

It's on for Saturday, September 5th!!! 11am-2pm. We are having a Yuge! Trump 2020 rally just south of Los Gatos on the Bear Creek Road Overpass. I did this last week and was surprised how many people showed support as they passed. It was a lot of fun with fellow Americans Several pulled off the highway to thank us. If you have been wondering why no one invites you to Trump Rallies in Silicon Valley, wonder no more. You are invited. Bring your love for the country, a smile and some cold water. If you are here in the valley...

Airing LIVE Friday, Sep 18 3:55pm EDT on C-SPAN.org Former Gov. Jeb Bush, Governors Walker, Christie (R-NJ), and Jindal, Donald Trump, Dr. Ben Carson, Senators Cruz, Rubio, and Paul, Carly Fiorina, and former Sen. Santorum speak at Heritage Action’s Take Back America presidential candidate forum.

Is There Anyone You Know Who Might Have Been Forgotten This Christmas? By: Msgr. Charles PopeChristmas is a beautiful time of the year for most of us, most of the time. But it is also true that Christmas can be a very painful time of year for some, especially those who have experienced recent loss or who, for various reasons, have fewer family options at Christmas. Yes, Christmas can be the best of times or the loneliest of times, the most wonderful time of the year or the most painful.The video below reminds us that Christmas can also be a...

Spreading good Things. :)

Republicans have been called “mad dogs” and “night riders” who want to “drag us behind a pickup,” referring to the horrible murder of a black man. Republicans are accused of wanting to “starve” children and “take away medicine” from the elderly. Justice Clarence Thomas has been called a “serial murderer,” while commentator Bill O’Reilly has been compared to “Bin Laden.” Rudy Giuliani has been compared to “Mussolini,” an insult both untrue and racist. One may disagree with these persons, but where does one get the idea that they want to murder those who disagree with them? Projection is a psychological...

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz., April 6, 2010 – For some military members, the call to duty is surpassed only by the call to help others. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Corey Hellmann discusses the best way to load a critical care patient onboard an Air Force transport aircraft for medical evacuation from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 9, 2010. U.S. Air Force photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. For Air Force Tech. Sgt. Corey Hellmann, a reservist who serves with the 920th Rescue Wing, helping others is his mission in life. When he isn't providing respiratory therapy at his civilian...

WASHINGTON, March 17, 2010 – Army Lt. Col. Marc Hoffmeister has endured some of the most grueling conditions on the planet. In the past 15 years, Hoffmeister has tackled extreme challenges with adventure and expedition races through the Rocky Mountains, treks through the Alaskan wilderness and an Eco Challenge in Fiji, not to mention combat tours in Iraq and throughout the Middle East. Adventuring is very much a part of who he is. But in the blink of an eye, a roadside bomb in Iraq all but crushed Hoffmeister’s spirit. He nearly lost his life, and was left with little...

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRA, Iraq, Sept. 4, 2009 – Before she joined the Army, Staff Sgt. Katherine Fults felt her career options were limited to three things, none of which indicate an obvious path to the military. Army Staff Sgt. Katherine Fults, a flutist with the Minnesota National Guard’s 34th Infantry Division Band, rehearses at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Aug. 25, 2009. Fults teaches third grade at Ascension School in Minneapolis. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Frank Vaughn  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. “To me, there were three things in life: teacher, nurse or nun,” said Fults, who is...

WASHINGTON, July 22, 2009 – A wounded airman and his wife plan to use the lessons they’ve learned about marriage and friendship through military service and adversity to help servicemembers who might be struggling after deployment or injury. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Slaydon – an explosive ordinance disposal technician who was severely wounded in Iraq – and his wife, Annette, hope to use their experience to help servicemembers and their families cope with deployment and injuries. U.S. Air Force photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Slaydon was wounded Oct. 24, 2007, while inspecting...

WASHINGTON, May 28, 2009 – A Marine who returned home from his second deployment from Iraq knew that “something was definitely wrong” with him. Marine Corps Sgt. Josh Hopper was wounded in Iraq, and later sought help for post-traumatic stress disorder. He now encourages other servicemembers to do the same. Courtesy photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. “It really didn’t start setting in on me until I was back three or four months,” said Marine Corps Sgt. Josh Hopper, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 at Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station, N.C. “It probably took me about...

It has become talking head fodder to speculate on what should happen to the Gitmo terrs. I've got an idea. Since the dims don't want to deal with these retromingent subhumans as they are, and would rather treat them as common criminals, it would be fitting to re-introduce them into society through the dims own portal. Throw up a 20ft razor wire fence around Washington D.C., dump them all into the mix, and forbid any contact with the outside world for 2 generations. It would be interesting to see if Barney or Chris survive.

CAMP TAJI, Iraq, April 16, 2008 – Throughout his life, Army Staff Sgt. Steven Atlas has tried to live by one philosophy: “Pay it forward.” The basic principle of this creed is simple; if someone helps you, then in return, you should try to help someone else. Army Staff Sgt. Steven Atlas, a computer systems maintainer in Company C, 412th Aviation Support Battalion, poses for a picture in front of a satellite he helps to maintain. Atlas, a Chicago native, tries to live by a philosophy named after a movie titled “Pay It Forward.” Photo by Army Sgt. Brandon...

Have you ever had a distinct and unexpected impression?When I was a young boy scout---and I was very young for my age---I went to a weeklong scout camp. I left home with a fresh face and a full pack. Early in our week in the mountains, a frightening impression settled in on me. I had the feeling that my baby sister had been bitten by a rattlesnake. Since our family lived in Emigration Canyon and since we often saw rattlesnakes around our home, the idea was entirely plausible. Because I loved (and continue to love) my baby sister, the...

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2007 – A former 82nd Airborne Division soldier who has been living with traumatic brain injury for the past seven years is reaching out to recently wounded veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan to help them learn to live with the disease. Retired Army Pfc. Chris Lynch uses his own experience with traumatic brain injury to help inspire others. The former 82nd Airborne Division soldier is pursuing his education, runs marathons and competed in the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in April. Photo by Donna Miles  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Pfc. Chris Lynch was...

FORT HUACHUCA — The Thunderbirds were treated to more than a turkey dinner Wednesday as part of a Thanksgiving event. The Thunderbird Dining Facility was deck out with the sounds, smells and sights of the holiday. Solider cooks of the 11th Signal Brigade, the unit usually referred to as the Thunderbirds, went all out in preparing food for the feast. The rations noncommissioned-officer-in-charge of the military eatery listed the amount of meat, fowl and seafood the cooks prepared for the meal. The list from Sgt. Brisher McGrath included 330 pounds of prime rib, 150 pounds of turkey, 108 pounds of...

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 14, 2006 -- A disease has robbed 23-year-old Jenni Craig of her hair, her health and, possibly, her future. But the one thing Jenni and her husband, Army Spc. William Craig, refuse to let go of is hope. Jenni Craig and her husband, Army Spc. William Craig, check for updates on the Jenni Renee Foundation Web site. Despite Jenni’s own health struggles, the couple started the foundation to educate people about Gardner’s Syndrome and to raise money for sufferers unable to afford health care. Photo by Elaine Wilson  '(Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available....

7/12/2006 - PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFPN) -- With a knock on his door late one evening, 1st Lt. Kevin Lombardo's entire life changed. "One of my sergeants stood outside my trailer door clutching a note. My heart skipped a beat. He said I needed to call home now, something was wrong," the lieutenant said. "When I heard the sound of my wife Billie's voice, I knew it was serious." While deployed to Iraq, Lieutenant Lombardo, an operations officer for the 21st Security Forces Squadron, learned his 3-year-old twins, a boy and a girl, were being rushed to the...

WASHINGTON, June 28, 2006 – President Bush kept his promise to a wounded soldier yesterday, jogging around the White House running track alongside Army Staff Sgt. Christian Bagge, who ran with his new prosthetic running legs. Army Staff Sgt. Christian Bagge, who lost both legs in Iraq last year when an improvised explosive device hit his Humvee, runs with President Bush on the South Lawn of the White House, June 27. Photo by William D. Moss  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. The president and Bagge, who sported his PT uniform with "Army" emblazoned across his chest, hit the...

BOSTON - The Democratic National Committee requested public records from state agencies on their dealings with Gov. Mitt Romney, who may run for president in 2008. His spokesman called it the work of a "dirty tricks attack squad." The DNC is seeking similar records on at least 10 other potential candidates for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, spokesman Luis Miranda said. The letters dated Dec. 7 ask for "any and all records of communication" and are signed by Shauna Daly, who provided a post office box in Washington as her address. Miranda confirmed to The Boston Globe that Daly...