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It's Memorial Day weekend which to most Americans means a long weekend, maybe a barbeque, and if you're lucky, a trip to see family and friends. But what should it mean to us? Why is it many of us don't reflect on the real meaning of Memorial Day? The day that is set aside to remember our fallen soldiers, that since the birth of this great nation, have given up their lives to protect the values and freedom we all enjoy as Americans

 

Living in a city that houses, Fort Carson, Shriever Air Force Base, Peterson Air Force Base, Homeland Security, and NORAD, you are exposed to the culture that makes this country great. The military families of this great nation make many sacrifices that many of us would not. They move their families around the world, packing up after 2-3 years and moving on to the next assignment. They deal with the constant fact that at any given time they could be deployed or reassigned depending on the needs of our nation. But don't get the wrong impression as I write this. I have never heard one of these families complain about their circumstance. I am amazed at the true and loyal dedication these families have to serving this nation.

 

These are Americans that volunteer to do this job. These are very smart and dedicated people. They have values that the national media has a hard time understanding. The media thinks these people only join the military to get away from some kind of lousy  circumstances. Nothing could be further from the truth when you meet these families. These are the Americans that make America great. These are the Americans that know some things are worth fighting for. These are the Americans that ignore the politicians ignorance and complete the mission with pride. These are the Americans that we salute the flag for. These are the Americans that go on with their lives quietly making a difference. These are the Americans that don't always come back from war. These are our neighbors in Colorado Springs. This is why we celebrate this weekend. We all salute you! We honor you! We mourn with you. We thank you. God Bless our military families.

 

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The weeks most interesting

This is a scary thought, Hillary Clinton gets 33% of the conservative support in this poll. I believe it is a reflection of the crappy job the Republican leadership is doing in Congress.

According to WebMD, smoking is down significantly. Good news for us, bad news for the government that is "hooked" on the tax revenue. Hold your wallets!!

Went to see Star Wars last week and if you like the series you will love this movie! Maybe.

Original music scene & not so original...

Peasant's new release expected in May. Check out the details at http://www.thepeasants.net/

 

The "Gazette" Review : "Something 4 Everyone" - Click here to read the entire review!!

 

Common sense?

 

Did you know?  

DID YOU KNOW THIS?

Did you know that 47 countries have reestablished their embassies in Iraq?

Did you know that the Iraqi government employs 1.2 million Iraqi people?

Did you know that 3100 schools have been renovated, 364 schools are under rehabilitation, 263 schools are now under construction and 38 new schools have been built in Iraq?

Did you know that Iraq's higher educational structure consists of 20 Universities, 46 Institutes or colleges and 4 research centers?

Did you know that 25 Iraq students departed for the United States in January 2004 for the reestablished Fulbright program?

Did you know that the Iraqi Navy is operational?  They have 5- 100-foot patrol craft, 34 smaller vessels and a navel infantry regiment.

Did you know that Iraq's Air Force consists of three operation squadrons, 9 reconnaissance and 3 US C-130 transport aircraft which operate day and night, and will soon add 16 UH-1 helicopters and 4 bell jet rangers?

Did you know that Iraq has a counter-terrorist unit and a Commando Battalion?

Did you know that the Iraqi Police Service has over 55,000 fully trained and equipped police officers?

Did you know that there are 5 Police Academies in Iraq that produce over 3500 new officers each 8 weeks?

Did you know there are more than 1100 building projects going on in Iraq?  They include 364 schools, 67 public clinics, 15 hospitals, 83 railroad stations, 22 oil facilities, 93 water facilities and 69 electrical facilities.

Did you know that 96% of Iraqi children under the age of 5 have received the first 2 series of polio vaccinations?

Did you know that 4.3 million Iraqi children were enrolled in primary school by mid October?

Did you know that there are 1,192,000 cell phone subscribers in Iraq and phone use has gone up 158%?

Did you know that Iraq has an independent media that consist of 75 radio stations, 180 newspapers and 10 television stations?

Did you know that the Baghdad Stock Exchange opened in June of 2004?

Did you know that 2 candidates in the Iraqi presidential election had a recent televised debate in their country recently?

OF COURSE WE DIDN'T KNOW!  WHY DIDN'T WE KNOW?  OUR MEDIA WOULDN'T TELL US!

Instead of shouting these accomplishments from every rooftop, they would rather show photo's of what a few perverted malcontent soldiers have done in prisons in many cases never disclosing the circumstances surrounding the events.

Instead of showing our love for our country, we get photos of flag burning incidents at Abu Ghraib and people throwing snowballs at presidential motorcades.

The lack of accentuating the positive in Iraq serves only one purpose.  It undermines the world's perception of the United States and our soldiers

This is verifiable on the Department of Defense website. Pass it on!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fact, fiction, or funny

A little funny from my children. You know the Home Depot commercials that all seem to end in; " you can do it - we can help". Well my children were in the car recently and the commercial comes on and in unison they blurt out; "you can't do it - we can't help!". I was in tears. Try it next time you hear it. Maybe you had to be there.
 

 

 

 

 

 

You have to check out this link to JibJab.com! A great suggestion from my Uncle Richie! Cooking with Clinton!!! They have some hysterical cartoons!
 

 

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