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POPSHappy 233rd Army! The picture shows Fort Riley Soldiers representing the Army from the Revolutionary War to Operation Iraqi Freedom. On June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress authorized the enlistment of 10 companies of riflemen in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The next day, George Washington was appointed commander in chief of this “grand American army.” And thus the U.S. Army was born.
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POPSMargaret Corbin - Soldier for Liberty Life was difficult because of her injury, and in 1779 she received aid from the government...the first woman in the United States to receive pension from Congress. After Congress’s decision, Margaret was included on military rolls until the end of the war. After being discharged, Margaret remained near West Point, known to officials and acquaintances as “Captain Molly”. In 1926, the Daughters of the American Revolution had Margaret’s remains reburied in the West Point military cemetery, becoming the only Revolutionary War soldier to be buried there.
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POPSKentucky Vietnam Memorial Sundial Near the center are 154 names of those who died in one month during the worst slaughter of 1968. At 11:11 AM, each Nov. 11th, the shadow touches a marker for the WW-I armistice.
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POPSSatellite Shootdown Necessary? The decision to intercept the U.S. 193 satellite will be debated in the months to come by arms control advocates, opponents and proponents of missile defense, and space experts in the U.S. and abroad. Critics will portray the operation as a staged event that was undertaken just to test missile defense or ASAT technologies under the guise of a humanitarian exercise. They will likely accuse the United States of starting a space arms race and will portray the two ASAT tests as moral equivalents.
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POPSNavy SEAL Chief Killed in Iraq Carter’s C.O. “I am honored to serve with and lead men and women like Chief Mark Carter. He was an outstanding SEAL, teammate, and great American...I urge those who knew him to honor his life, in the best way we know how.”
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POPSWest Point Honors Legendary Marine with Highway Marker "Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller was a force to be reckoned with...Long before he retired as a lieutenant general, he had become a Marine Corps living legend." "The highway marker will be placed on state Route 33 in West Point, where Puller lived before enrolling at Virginia Military Institute."
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POPSDistinguished Service Cross Awarded "First Lt. Walter B. Jackson became the seventh Soldier since the Vietnam War ended in 1975 to receive the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in action."
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POPSSEAL Awarded Medal of Honor There's not a more deserving warrior patriot. I read of his courage under fire as written by the survivor mentioned, his fellow SEAL and best friend, Marcus Luttrell, in his book Lone Survivor. They were all incredible men, thus it was an incredible loss.
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POPSA Soldier's Perspective Macbeth was discharged from the army before he had even completed basic training, because according to representatives with the U.S. Army, he was either unfit, unsuitable, or both, to serve in the military. It is the anti-war left that needs to be condemned, once again.The anti-war Left keeps getting caught promoting bogus allegations made by "phony soldiers" because the Left is desperate for any allegations that are made which might discredit Operation Iraqi Freedom. They do this for one simple reason – they so hate this war that they are determined to undermine the war effort and hope that America loses so they can play a pathetic and dangerous game of "I told you so."
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POPSSan Francisco Rejects Marines...Again "The Marines we spoke with also make the point that the city allows street demonstrations, anti-war protests and other events which snarl traffic, such as Critical Mass." Shame.
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