One of the most missions facing Military Families is remembering our troops who have given the ultimate sacrifice in order to protect our freedom. We must do our best to honor them and the families they left behind. One father has undertaken the mission of designing a flag to remember our fallen and is determined to have the flag recognized by Congress.
George Lutz‘ mission began after his son, Cpl George A.(Tony) Lutz, was killed in action December 29, 2005.
Mr. Lutz is running a petition that is supported by celebrities such Hulk Hogan, to present to congress for an official flag to remember our fallen troops.
This 4th of July Military Families Voice of Victory will host a special one hour program on Blog Talk Radio with guest George Lutz.
Please join us in the effort to get Mr. Lutz’ mission completed.
Blog Talk Radio is running a public poll asking if you support an official flag to Honor and Remember our Fallen.
To sign the Honor and Remember petition please click on the Honor and Remember Flag
Oh brother!!! Think about how often your loved one has their pay messed up by Uncle Sam. Now imagine that system in charge of Oil Prices! 7 Bucks a gallon will sound like a walk in the park.
The tale about one of Obama’s bundlers has been covered on our blog and at World Net Daily without any notice from the main stream media. Why aren’t reporters asking Obama where his bundler Jody Even’s was just prior to a big bash co-hosted by her for Obama in Hollywood just one week prior to that event? Having one of your fund raisers in Cuba only one week prior that a lavish bash in your honor would be rather interesting to most in our country.
Folks may have been sweeping this under the rug during the race between Hillary and Obama but the time has come to bring this out into the open.
U.S. troops serving in Iraq may be getting more letters during mail call, but they won’t be care packages — one group is sending them letters and DVDs claiming 9/11 was an “inside job” and that they should rethink why they’re fighting.
Mark Dice, founder of The Resistance, which he calls a media watchdog group, says that the U.S. government was responsible for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and that the armed forces should know it.
“People want the facts. The Marines are hungry for the truth — what got them there [in Iraq], why are they risking their lives — and we’re going to help them understand that,” he told FOX News.
Dice plans to send letters and declassified government documents that he says can prove the government’s responsibility for the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people — and he’s urging others to do the same.
Mr. Dice’s group has published a press release that asks members to register at adoptaussoldier.org in order to send nasty letters blaming our government for 9/11.
Since Mr. Dice’s group is supposedly a Christian group wouldn’t it be sinful to omit the fact that they are requesting names for means other than support? Both he and Westboro seem to be one of those groups that can’t take the splinter out of their own eye before trying to remove it from someone else’s.
Best Buy is helping Fisher House this Memorial Day weekend. From May 25 through June 14th Best Buy will be taking donations at check-out or online to help keep Fisher Houses updated with the latest technology in order to help families cope during difficult times.
Best Buy Vendors partners are donating the hardware and Best Buy employees are rolling up their sleeves to update the houses.
If you don’t have any shopping to do you can donate online.
Press Release:
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 19 – Best Buy, the nation’s largest consumer electronics retailer, and Fisher House will be joining forces again this year to equip the national network of nearly 40 “homes away from home” for service members receiving medical care and their families with even more of the latest technology that will connect them with family and friends during hospital stays.
“We look forward to another fantastic year working with Best Buy,” said Fisher House Foundation President David A. Coker. “Without computers, Internet access, and even televisions, service members and their families can feel isolated and forgotten during an extremely stressful time. The help from Best Buy, its vendors and customers is vital to helping them all have a more normal day-to-day experience.”
From May 25 through June 14, Best Buy will launch a nationwide campaign of marketing, in-store signage and online advertising in order to generate support from customers, employees and partner vendors. Best Buy customers can donate to Fisher House at any Best Buy register during check-out, or anytime from the Best Buy website, www.bestbuy.com.Best Buy vendor partners, including Samsung, Toshiba, Gateway and LG are donating flat screen televisions, lap top computers and appliances to the campaign.
Best Buy employees will have hands-on volunteer involvement throughout the campaign. For example, Fisher House has been designated as this year’s Indy 500 charity, with proceeds from branded t-shirts and dog tags sold during race week benefiting the charity.Best Buy employees in Indianapolis will staff the sales areas during the race. Best Buy employees also will be on hand at the Fisher House in Richmond, Virginia in June to
Letters announcing plans for cutting services in our Military should never have to be written. Congress should be ashamed of itself. Why can’t our politicians understand that most Americans desire clean bills instead of causing desperate letters such as this one:
Letter from Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England to Congress
May 15, 2008
I am writing you to follow up on the Secretary’s letter of May 5 regarding the Department’s financial posture and the urgent need for Congress to pass supplemental funding legislation for the Global War on Terror (GWOT).
As briefed to senior Congressional staff last week, absent additional Congressional action, the Army will run out of Military Personnel funds by mid-June and Operation and Maintenance (O&M) funds by early July. Funding for civilian personnel is included in the O&M account. Also included within the O&M account is the authority to continue the Commander’s Emergency Response Program (CERP) activities in Central Command. CERP funding is a critical enabler that our ground force commanders are using on a daily basis in Iraq and Afghanistan to shape the strategic environment. This authority will be fully expended in June, and reprogramming actions cannot extend this particular authority.
If GWOT supplemental legislation is not enacted by Memorial Day, then the Department will submit to the Congress two reprogramming actions on May 27. These reprogramming actions for personnel and for O&M accounts will finance Army operations until late July by borrowing money from other Services. By that point in late July, the entire Department will be in extremis, having exhausted all avenues of funding and will be unable to make payroll for both military and civilian personnel throughout the Department. Service members, including those engaged in Iraq and Afghanistan, would continue to serve but without pay since military personnel accounts would be exhausted.
Further, at that time, O&M funding would also be depleted, and DoD activities around the globe would be reduced to essential activities. Additionally, other measures would need to be taken, such as civilian furloughs and limits on non-essential operations. These highly disruptive steps would have to begin well before late July.
While the Department has the reprogramming recourse on May 27th as discussed, if legislation is not passed by Memorial Day, the Department will still be operating with less than the desired effectiveness and efficiency. Therefore, I urge you to provide the essential GWOT funding before the Memorial Day recess.
I haven’t been writing much or doing blog talk the last couple of weeks but I do have a reasonable excuse. The world have been much better off doing without the ramblings associated with nicotine withdrawal. One doesn’t just get cravings along with intense moodiness but you also get incredibly scatter brained. Spell check can only help so much. There are times that it is best to back away from the keyboard and this is one of those times. Now after fourteen days life is returning to normal…. Well almost.
The third day into withdrawal from cigarettes my surgeon informed me that I need to go into the shop to have some work done. My trip into the shop will take place early in the week this week. If all goes well I should be back at the keyboard in a few days and hopefully back on the air in a week or so. The procedure can cause my voice to go the way of the dodo temporarily unless things go really wrong and then I could always sound different.
The good news is that I am able to smell the flowers along the way now that my sense of smell is returning after giving up cigarettes.
