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Eager to fight, he had to wait because he had a valuable railroad job that was important to the war effort. A boss finally let him go when he became a union steward. He saw action in the biggest way possible in February 1945, when the war in Europe was waning but the war in Japan was any anything but certain.

The laws of political fundraising dictate that every time a politician does something embarrassing — or heck, every time a politician does something — his or her opponents must therefore beat that incident to death in order to make money. Lo and behold: Barack Obama saluted the Marines while holding a latte! Ka-ching. Over at SemperLatte.com, anyone who is outraged by Obama’s multitasking can sign up for the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s emailing list, and express their displeasure by donating various sums of money to an assortment of GOP candidates running in the upcoming midterms.

Sic Semper TyrannisRoman mythology defines the unique Great Seal of Virginia. The obverse of the seal features the Roman goddess Virtus standing over a defeated opponent. Virtus is dressed in Amazonian garb, and holds a spear and a sheathed sword. She represents the virtues of heroism, righteousness, freedom, and valor. She stands in a classical victor's pose over a fallen tyrannical foe, whose crown lies on the ground. The state's motto "Sic Semper Tyrannis" ("Thus Always to Tyrants") appears at the lower edge. The seal was approved at Virginia's 1776 Constitutional Convention, and the principal designer is said to have...

NET: we need advice and tips on how best to qualify for a NROTC 4-yr scholarship. Details: My 17 yr old son plans to apply to Auburn as a Freshman for acceptance for the 2009 academic year. (we live in Ga.) He plans to go NROTC/Marine track wherever he goes to college. He already has a full ride academic scholarship in Georgia [Hope Scholarsip] but would *really* like to go NROTC at Auburn. The only way that makes financial sense [$64K out of state v. free in-state/Ga] is if he pursues and is awarded a 4 year NROTC scholarship. I...

It is becoming painfully obvious and disturbing that our government is not functioning as it was intended. It is taking too much of our money and not doing nearly what it should be doing to keep us safe and free. It is time for another revolution to put us back on track – not a conventionally waged revolution – no one should be killed, at least not in a literal sense. Nothing should be destroyed except wrong ideas and wrongful practices. It should be a political revolution – with a new political party and a new kind of candidate. We...

No matter where Marines are serving, from the Pentagon and Marine Barracks in Washington, to the loneliest outposts in Iraq and Afghanistan, Marines will stop, shake hands, say happy birthday, sing the Marines' Hymn and, if it is available, have a piece of cake. It doesn't matter to us if its an elaborate cake from some big hotel, a smaller cake from the great cooks aboard ship, or a cookie from an MRE, we're going to celebrate!

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.   Over 100,000 people have registered for posting privileges on Free Republic, and the forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world. A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in...

Silhouette of a US Marine in Iraq (news - web sites). A US military tribunal began hearing the court-martial of a US Marine reservist accused of assaulting an Iraqi prisoner who later died.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri) A U.S. soldier escorts an unidentified insurgent, captured in central Iraq (news - web sites) August 21, 2004. A U.S. military aircraft and ground artillery launched several strikes on suspected Shi'ite militant positions in the besieged southern city of Najaf late Monday, Reuters witnesses said. At least 12 blasts were heard in the city as an AC-130 plane was heard circling above. Photo by Reuters...