The Captivating Mrs. BoomerJeff created this oil painting called “A Hero’s Prayer,” from a DoD photo of World War II Vets who had received the Medal of Honor.  

D-Day, the largest and most complex military operation in human history, was the beginning of the end of World War II in Europe.  Throughout the first half of 1944,  land, naval, and air forces assembled in England where they trained and prepared for the assault on Hitler’s “Fortress Europe.” More than 5,000 vessels brought the [...]

Early Monday morning President Obama announced that “a small team of Americans” killed Osama bin Laden in a high risk, high stakes assault on a walled compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.   The  Pentagon later filled in the details.  A 40 man Navy Seal team arrived on site shortly after midnight Monday Morning local time, were involved [...]

Scroll down for video of Ronald Reagan’s Acceptance Speech at the 1980 Republican Convention.  It’s 46 minutes, an eternity in this age of hair trigger mouse clickers.  But much of it could be repeated almost verbatim by whoever is nominated to challenge Barack Obama in 2012. Here are some examples: I will not stand by [...]

President Obama Awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously  to Staff Sergeant Robert Miller.  The very short clips seen in the media don’t begin capture the full extent of Sergeant Miller’s heroism or the profound honor and dignity of the ceremony.  This is the uncut version.

Do yourself a favor and read this inspiring story about a most resolute soldier. An Excerpt: ASHOQEH, Afghanistan — When a bomb exploded under Dan Luckett’s Army Humvee in Iraq two years ago — blowing off one of his legs and part of his foot — the first thing he thought was: “That’s it. You’re [...]

Considering then-Senator Obama’s attempts to cause General David Petraeus to fail in Iraq, President Obama and America are truly fortunate that Petraeus is a dedicated patriot who is willing to put his country first. After Obama fired General McChrystal, Petraeus agreed to step down from his position as head of the military’s Central Command and [...]

90 second video: A Marine Expeditionary Unit has been dispatched to Haiti

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