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Honoring WI dead and wounded in Afghanistan

On October 25, 2011 By

WI families have faced casualties and wounded family members as the war in Afghanistan has continued for years. The Guardian UK has put together an infographic data map using Google Fusion tables that maps out the number of American casualties and wounded in Afghanistan by state. WI families have fared better than the nation as a whole when it comes to the casualties and wounds of Operation Enduring Freedom with 23 deaths in action, 5 other deaths and 229 wounded, a ratio below that of the nation on a per capita basis.

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Occupy – Part 4 – Iraq Veteran Edition (Updated)

On October 17, 2011 By

H/T Alternet for this video.

Marine Sgt. Shamar Thomas, of Roosevelt, NY, tells the NYPD to stop beating unarmed people who are exercising their first amendment rights:

I wonder if Marine Sgt. Thomas is on the MacIver Institute\'s \"list\"?

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Foo Fighters Serenade

On September 17, 2011 By

H/T NBC

The Foo Fighters serenaded picketers from Westboro Baptist Church before the band’s concert at the Sprint Center in Kansas City on Friday night.

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Marine awarded Medal of Honor for saving 36 lives during firefight

On September 16, 2011 By

This is a well-deserved honor….
Defying orders and tempting fate, Marine corporal Dakota Meyer charged five times in a Humvee into heavy gunfire in the darkness of an Afghanistan valley to rescue comrades under attack from Taliban insurgents.

On Thursday, Meyer was presented with the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award, [...]

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HONK

On September 13, 2011 By

Yesterday, Iraq war veteran and Probation officer Azael Brodhead, was fined $166.20 for honking his horn in front of temporary Governor Walker’s home.
A Wisconsin state employee says his daily horn honking outside Gov. Scott Walker’s house in Wauwatosa is a matter of free speech.

But a Milwaukee County judge doesn’t [...]

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Dick Cheney

On September 1, 2011 By

I do not have any interest on writing much about Dick but he did write a book and is now going to profit on his crimes. I personally think that Dick is one of the most vile human beings in our country and maybe my biggest disappointment in President Obama’s record is the fact that [...]

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Disabled military reservist fights illegal home foreclosure

On January 30, 2011 By

This is just disgraceful:
While Sgt. James B. Hurley was away at war, he lost a heartbreaking battle at home.

In violation of a law intended to protect active military personnel from creditors, agents of Deutsche Bank foreclosed on his small Michigan house, forcing Sergeant Hurley’s wife, Brandie, and her two young children [...]

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Shame on them….

On December 14, 2010 By

Shame(but not surprise) on the republican party for using the heroes of 911 as props. Stewart nails this one perfectly! I often wonder how these guys sleep at night!

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Lame-as-F@#k Congress www.thedailyshow.com [...]

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Sensenbrenner shows his love of the troops…

On December 13, 2010 By

A story that has not received many headlines, has Wisconsin’s own Jim Sensenbrenner in the spotlight. The Ferschke family from Tennessee has been in a two year battle to bring their grandson and daughter-in-law to TN to live with them. Unfortunately they will not be able to bring their son, Marine Sgt. Michael Ferschke, home [...]

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Grumpy Old Man McCain Snivels his disdain on DADT

On December 3, 2010 By

To follow up on my previous posts and Zach’s recent commentary on DADT here we have McCain questioning Admiral Mullen’s leadership in his nasty sniveling way. He has the gall to say “every great leader I’ve known has asked what are your views on this issue”, yet when the people speak and provide their views he denies the validity of the same.

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