On this Memorial Day, it seems as if the enemies of freedom are emboldened everywhere, while our leaders are almost all traitors, cowards, or both. We remember when we had strong and patriotic leaders in both parties, a military that was dedicated to the defense of the nation rather than social engineering, and patriotism was not smeared as “racist.”
We still have strong individuals who have vowed the defense of our nation, and for that we can be grateful, but they are being led by a political class so dominated by people who are ignorant of prevailing realities, and so deeply compromised, that they endanger us all — while a desperately corrupt establishment media does everything it can to cover for them and defame those who sound the alarm about this problem.
And so we remember that in our nation’s darkest days, there arose strong, rough men — the ones to whom Churchill referred when he noted that “we sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm us.” We pause today to offer our gratitude to them, and to pray and hope that there still remain enough of them to see us through this present darkness. Our resolve to remain free is iron; now all we need are more leaders with similar resolve.
fadeye@yahoo.com says
With slugs like kumala&quid pro Joe intentionally releasing Known covid-infected illegals in to infect and kill US citizens, This article will need to be republished later!
maria says
Yes, like in Europe and especially in Sweden and Germany they want to infect all ethnic Europeans to kill them and change the countries to caliphates.
It is necessary to change the disgusting traitor governments and have NEW special elections to fire the presents governments in Europe( except Czekia, Slovakia, Hungary and Austria).
And court martial the present governments
Lisa Letto says
Beautifully said and strongly felt.
Infidel says
Memorial day greetings to everyone!
I’m rooting for the day when we can fully automate our armed forces and never have to send human soldiers into war. That way, war casualties would be a thing of the past, while the main training our military would get would be operating remote controlled weaponry in enemy theaters
John Allen says
Hellyes Infidel, wouldn’t it be great to automate the whole damn thing. On the micro side, ‘war’ such as the invasion of the southern United States requires plenty of technology, but boots on the ground too. On the macro, full automation is already under way to remotely solve problems. Tens of thousands of ICBMs just waiting, itching to do their job. That’s really the end-game of automating war.
11B40 says
Greetings:
Back in the summer of the last ’68, I was doing my military service down in Texas, which, besides the Bronx, is the place I’d most like to be from. For several months, I was assigned to the base’s funeral detail. We would provide pallbearers and a rifle squad for those requesting military funerals in the local area.
Military-wise, it wasn’t bad duty. On the days when we weren’t scheduled for a funeral, we would spend several hours practicing our “drill & ceremonies” and a couple more squaring away our uniforms and equipment. On funeral days, we would head out as early as necessary on a 44-passenger bus, often in civilian clothes or else fatigues with our first-class uniforms and equipment in tow. Often we would change into our duty uniforms at the funeral home, once in the casket display room, or on the bus itself.
It being Texas and the Viet Nam war being in full swing, we often had several funerals a week to perform. There was a certain spectrum from the World War graduates through the Viet Nam casualties. The former might involve a local veterans’ group and an afterward BBQ or such. The latter were somewhat more emotionally raw as most of us were facing our own deployments in the near future.
Two funerals of the latter sort have stayed with me through the years. The first was of a young Private First Class who had been MIA for several months before his remains were recovered. I was on the pallbearer squad that day and when we went to lift the casket, it almost flew up in the air. There was so little of the young soldier left that we totally overestimated the weight we were lifting and almost looked decidedly unprofessional.
The other was that of a Negro Specialist 4th Class. I was in the rifle squad that day. In the rendering of military honors, there is a momentary pause between the end of the (21-gun) rifle salute and the beginning of the playing of “Taps”. It is a moment of profound silence in most cases. During that moment, the young soldier’s mother gave out a yowl from the depths of her grief that so startled me that I almost dropped the rifle out of my hands. That yowl echoes within me still.
I’ll readily admit that, as a result of my experiences, I became much imbued with a sense of duty and respect to and for our fallen. Hopefully, today, when our media do their reporting they will show some of the same and let “Taps” be played out in its entirety. It would be nice for a change.
Jim says
It does seem as though Obama and Biden want to weaken America and strengthen its enemies. What they want to accomplish by doing this remains a bit unclear. Perhaps it is the way leftists idealize countries under communist rule like Cuba or Vietnam, simply because they are under communist rule. Never mind all the disadvantages of these countries, the main thing is the leftist government. The same seems to be their goal in trying to make America a permanent welfare state dominated by the Democrat party leftist wing.
Wellington says
Engineering is a good thing but social engineering is not, just as justice is a good thing but social justice is not.
To honor those American veterans who gave their lives so that America and other nations may remain free (or even become free, examples being Japan and South Korea), social engineering and social justice disgrace their ultimate sacrifice.
James Lincoln says
Wellington says,
“Engineering is a good thing but social engineering is not, just as justice is a good thing but social justice is not.”
Brilliant!
I don’t recall ever hearing that stated before…
Wellington says
Just came up with it today, James, while having my morning coffee with my better half. She liked it too and thus I am most gratified that both you and my dear wife are in accord here. Kinda’ makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside—but I digress.
And on this Memorial Day may I thank you again for your service in the US Navy. No amount of thanks could ever be enough to those who served in the greatest military of the greatest nation of all time. Take care, my friend.
gregbeetham says
Yes the treasonous weasels of the left and the greens are a disgrace; the same is true here in Oz, they are the excreta produced mostly by universities these days.
We in the north who know history should never forget the backs to the wall battle of the Coral Sea not far to the north of where I live and the loss of USS Lexington, which is why many here have a special regard for the USN; however the battle signalled a reversal of fortune and the beginning of the turning of the tide in the pacific, the battle of Midway followed soon after and the writing was on the wall for the IJN.
James Lincoln says
Wellington,
I appreciate the kind words…
gravenimage says
Great exchange.
somehistory says
https://thegoptimes.com/muslim-leads-prayer-against-infidels-in-the-senate-then-a-veteran-steps-in-2/?utm_source=
“Veteran Pushes Back
He stated, “We just heard from the Quran, which calls for our very demise.
“I fought for this country, not to be damned by someone that comes in here and prays to their God for our demise.
“I think that’s despicable.”
His rebuttal was caught on video, but what was not shown was Lawson being criticized for speaking his mind.
Democrats Lash Out at Republican
The Delaware Senate President Pro Tempore in 2017, David
McBride (D-New Castle) concluded the session by ripping into the veteran.
He stated, “I have never been of the mind to censure the words of other members, but I also believe deeply that words have consequences.
“To criticize the sacred prayer of another religion from the floor of the Senate strikes me as antithetical to everything we ought to stand for as lawmakers.”
McBride went on to say, “I am personally offended that our guests from the Muslim community and anyone else here in the chamber today would feel anything less than welcomed with opened arms.
“And for our guests, today to be branded as anti-American when our First Amendment of our country’s Constitution explicitly guarantees the freedom of religion is both ironic and deeply sad to me.”
When McBride stated that he was “hopeful we can move past this sad chapter in the body’s history,” Lawson told him he was “ignorant to what’s going on.””
This was four years ago…probably still “ignorant to what’s going on”
James Lincoln says
Thanks for the link, somehistory.
somehistory says
YW, J.L.
gravenimage says
+1
GreekEmpress says
Best wishes to everyone at JW for a relaxing and peaceful Memorial Day.
And thank you to all our veterans—and I know there are many here on JW— who served our country.
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gravenimage says
A Memorial Day while evil is emboldened
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Grimly true.