From Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger: The efforts of Susquehanna Post 135 Sons of the American Legion to honor one of Cecil County fallen soldiers is scheduled for Saturday, July 1, 2017 at Susquehanna Post 135. Gold Star Mother, Martina Burger, will dedicate MD Route 222 at 11 am to her son, CPL Dale A. Burger, […]
Dagger Movie Night: American Sniper — “A Simplified Good vs. Bad War Film That Muddles Moments of Nuance”
When your icon of the enemy is complete you will be able to kill without guilt, slaughter without shame. The thing you destroy will have become merely an enemy of God, an impediment to the sacred dialectic of history. – “How to Create an Enemy” by Sam Keen Collectively, we have been inundated with cultural […]
Famed “Veterans Against The Iraq War” Activist, Adam Kokesh To Speak At Harford County Campaign For Liberty April Meeting
From Harford County Campaign For Liberty: Adam Kokesh will be the featured speaker on April 24th at 7PM at the monthly Campaign for Liberty meeting at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Forest Hill, Maryland. FOREST HILL, MD –03-29-12 –On Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at 7 PM the Harford County Campaign for Liberty [http://www.HarfordLiberty.org ] […]
U.S. Sen. Mikulski: “I Commend President Obama for Standing by His Commitment to Bringing Our Troops Home from Iraq”
From the office of U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski: U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) today issued the following statement on the formal end to the War in Iraq: “Nearly nine years ago, our country launched a preemptive war against Iraq. I was one of 23 Senators who voted against sending American troops to Iraq and […]
Maryland To Lower Flags Monday In Memory Of Temple Hills Soldier Who Died In Iraq
From the Office of the Secretary of State: Lowering of the United States Flag and Maryland State Flag to Half Staff Army Sergeant First Class Duane A. Thornsbury This is to advise you that Governor Martin O’Malley has ordered the United States Flag and Maryland State Flag flown at half staff on Monday, September 21, […]
19-Year-Old Pvt. Charles Barnett of Bel Air Killed In Iraq
According to the U.S. Department of Defense: The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Pvt. Charles Yi Barnett, 19, of Bel Air, Maryland, died on Nov. 20 of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident in Tallil, Iraq. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, […]
The Iraq Conflict by the Numbers
4,023: The number of dead U.S. G.I.s and Marines as of 04.07.08 http://www.antiwar.com/casualties/ 296,281: The number of U.S. wounded as of 04.07.08 http://www.antiwar.com/casualties/ 1,194,935: Iraqi deaths due to U.S Invasion http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html 3,884: The number of dead U.S. G.I.s and Marines since “Mission Accomplished” http://www.antiwar.com/casualties/ $506 Billion: Cost of Iraqi Conflict http://www.nationalpriorities.org/costofwar_home $341.4 Million: Cost of […]
Saying Goodbye to the Year of the Pig
2007, year of the pig. Lest we forget, in this time of times, these things that may well be forgotten, and in no particular order: 1. America woke up and noticed that its infrastructure was collapsing – in July during a New York City steam explosion and then again in August when a highway bridge […]