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Contrary to the Democrat-media complex’s ongoing woke narrative, there are black Americans who are aghast at the woke cancel culture that is insidiously penetrating all of our institutions to our collective detriment. A retired Marine friend weighs in with his perspective on the perversion that is being perpetrated in the Dept of Defense. Here is what he has to say:
As the late great radio commentator, Rush Limbaugh, used to say, “The job of the military is to kill people and break things.” As one who admittedly did not serve, Rush held our military in the highest regard. This was Rush’s simplified and sensible way of saying the military’s focus should always be on warfighting. I could be wrong, but from where I sit today, that focus seems to be changing – and not for the better. Far left political issues such as Critical Race Theory, radical feminism, LGBTQ-ism, and countless other
The U.S. military must avoid being on the wrong side of the cost-exchange ratio if it hopes to prevail in future conflict. Improvised explosive devices such as these, found in Baghdad in 2005, cost little to make but cost the U.S. billions in personnel and equipment losses.
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Washington National Guard soldiers – 700 – heading to Poland for NATO mission
The deployment to Poland is the largest for the Washington National Guard since the 81st Brigade Combat Team deployed in 2009-2010 and 2004-2005 to support Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.
The Guardsmen, from multiple units of the 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, will support Enhanced Forward Presence, one of four multinational battalion-size battle groups stationed in Eastern Europe.
The battalion-size battlegroups, led by the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany and the United States, are meant to demonstrate the strength of the transatlantic bond, and make clear that an attack on one ally would be considered an attack on the whole alliance.
U.S. Army photoU.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Matt Fitter SPC Amber Cobena
Chief Warrant Officer Five (CW5) Matt Fitter is a McAlester native, who is serving as special guest of honor and featured speaker for the 2021 Armed Forces Day Parade in McAlester.
Fitter is also serving as parade marshal for the Armed Forces Day Parade, set for 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 1 in Downtown McAlester.
No Armed Forces Day banquet is set for the day prior to the parade this year due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, but Fitter plans to deliver the Armed Forces Day address.
It s set for 11:30 a.m. on Friday, April 30, with the News-Capital planning to live stream the speech on the newspaper s Facebook page.
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