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Wednesday’s Hero
Sgt. Kristopher J. Battles, the combat artist with the National Museum of the Marine Corps, stands in front of his paintings, May 5, 2010, at the John F. Kennedy School of Government for Harvard University. Battles showed several paintings, sketches and portraits for residents and tourists to see the artwork of a combat artist, in Cambridge, Mass., to help tell the Marine Corps story during Marine Week.
Photo Courtesy United States Marine Corps.
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived
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Tea Party Protesters — What do you want?
I have to admit — I’m a liberal at heart . I don’t believe that the government should govern our lives 100%, but we do need them. With Will, we are using the Early Intervention program to help him with speech, so I’ve come to rely on them somewhat. We use the government for our schools too (though Madison goes to private school, so the local school gets money for her even though she doesn’t go there). With all that being said, I just don’t get the tea party protesters.
First, they claim taxes are too high. Obama cut taxes for 98% of families.
Next, they claim that 47% of Americans paid no federal income taxes this year. However, they didn’t take into acct this includes college students, senior citizens on fixes income, or working families with children. All of these classes receive deductions that “pro family” conservatives support. Of course, they ignore that many large corporations pay little or no income taxes at all. (I want their lawyers for when I do my taxes). There is also small business deductions that can be taken too (talk to the governor candidate Bill Brady here in IL on that one).
Next, they preach against “socialism”. They claim they want smaller government. Okay, then I guess we need to get rid of Social Security and Medicare — the two biggest drains on the federal government. Oh wait, they want to keep those.
They are against government spending unless it involves Bush’s Iraq War, the bailouts, and the Medicare prescription drug mess.
I’m confused. They want something for nothing and don’t want to pay for it. Do I have that right?
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Wednesday’s Hero
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918 (amended by act of July 25, 1963), takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant Keith Dewayne Andrews, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action during the ground assault of Operation DESERT STORM. Sergeant Andrews showed extraordinary courage once he observed that air support had by-passed two Iraqi machine gun positions, leaving a Humvee with five soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division pinned down by enemy cross fire. Sergeant Andrews negotiated a minefield while fighting his way to the top of the enemy bunker, destroying it with a fragmentation hand grenade. Being out of ammo, Sergeant Andrews resourcefully obtained the enemy machine gun using it to fight his way up the second Iraqi fighting position. Over all, Sergeant Andrews single-handedly killed some twenty-five enemy combatants to secure two enemy bunkers. This allowed for the quick evacuation of the five wounded soldiers thus saving their lives. These brave and selfless actions of Sergeant Andrews bring great credit to himself, his unit and the United States Army.
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived
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