Originally published in July, 2013, this article is a preview of what has been seen since that time. President Obama is still honoring Islam by hosting celebratory dinners at the White House for Ramadan, as he did this week. The rise of ISIS, along with their blood-thirsty, oppressive actions, as well as current conditions in…
Written by Gold Star mom Karen Vaughn, mother of Aaron Vaughn, killed in Extortion 17 As the mother of a fallen Navy SEAL killed in action on August 6, 2011, I spend a lot of time talking to men and women who have served this nation since the towers fell on that fateful morning of…
Today is a day to remember the day in 2001, when America’s destiny was changed forever. It was not chosen, nor desired by us to be this way, and yet, it was meant to be. Someone once said to me, “I don’t know why you seem to think I am involved in this epic battle…
Press Release – Congressional Hearing Scheduled for 31 fallen heroes killed in Extortion 17 Before Benghazi, a media-ignored botched military operation with more American casualties, call sign Extortion 17, will now receive a Congressional Hearing scheduled for February 27th. On August 6, 2011, a U.S. Boeing CH-47 Chinook military helicopter, carrying special operations officers sent…
Today I read a comment by Karen Vaughn, mother of Aaron Vaughn, one of the Navy SEALs killed in Extortion 17: It fills my heart with grief to tell you that I stood in front of a crowd of 50+ conservatives today and asked how many of them knew that 2 special operators were killed…
As an American gun owner, and part time admin on the Guns Across America page on Facebook, I consider myself to be fairly well versed in 2nd Amendment discussions, and the issue of gun rights vs gun control. I had the pleasure of viewing the documentary film Assaulted: Civil Rights Under Fire, and realized there is historical…
If you have not heard of Extortion 17, you are not alone. Although crowds are flocking to theaters to see Lone Survivor, the story of Operation Red Wings and the Navy SEALs who were killed in 2005 while attempting to capture or kill notorious al Qaeda leader Ahmad Shah, who was rumored to be very…
Deep in the night on 6 August, 2011, in the hostile territory known as Tangi River Valley, Wardak Province, Afghanistan, a Chinook helicopter with call sign Extortion 17, carrying 30 brave American warriors, crashed, killing all on board. There were also 7 Afghan commandos, one Afghan interpreter, and one U.S. Military Working Dog on the…
“So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when our people have been killed. We will be relentless in defense of our citizens and our friends and allies. We will be true to the values that make us who we…
Charles Strange, father of Michael Strange, of Navy SEAL Team VI, who was among 17 SEALs killed in the Extortion 17 Chinook crash, in Afghanistan in 2011, spoke to Michael Savage Wednesday in an interview. Strange stated that he believes the government sent his son and the other SEALs to their deaths. Both Strange, and…
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