concerned veterans for america

AuthorDenny Gillem

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Our Failure in the Middle East & Africa

The following is an extract from a letter of a senior military officer who has been assigned to AFRICOM (US Africa Command) for the past several years. We are wasting our money, putting the lives of our brave troops at risk, and accomplishing...

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All I Want for Christmas is…

Given that Christmas is coming very soon, I want to share what I asked from Santa. At the top of my list is a return to respect for our Constitution. Whether it’s radical Muslims here in this country who want to replace it with Shira Law or goofy...

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The Sunday evening talk by the Prez

How can I not address our president’s talk to the nation last Sunday evening? The implications for our nation’s security are overwhelming. First, it’s clear that our president is much more concerned about advocating for the Muslims in this world...

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Female Ranger Graduates–A Problem

Here’s a real issue at Fort Benning, GA, the home of our Ranger School. There was one class that began with the first females in history. Three women ultimately graduated—first two women, then one other. Here’s a report from US Defense Watch—there’s...

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Our Military Leadership has Abandoned our Troops

Several US Special Operations air and ground team members have been suspended for a stunning and fatal series of mistakes that resulted in an AC-130 gunship repeatedly hitting the wrong target in the Kunduz hospital strike last month that killed 30...

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Global Warming–A Military Issue

You know our government has failed to tell us about the major problems European nations are having with ungrateful and frequently rioting Syrian immigrants—you know the very ones the government plans to bring here in large numbers. And, there have...

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Drafting Women

Our Politically Correct Pentagon leaders will likely grant no exceptions to the requirement that as of 1 Jan 16 all positions in our military must be open to women—that specifically includes Army and Marine infantry and armor and Army Rangers and...

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A Pick-up at Hanoi

I received this from a West Point classmate. It’s a great story–and one I knew nothing about. The Hanoi Pick Up You Haven’t Heard of Before Some of you may know Jack O’Connor, who is the author of this missive. Frank and Ken...

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Women attending the US Army Ranger School

The first two women have now passed Ranger School and received their Ranger Tabs. They did it the right way, meeting all requirements just as men do. The Ranger Course is a leadership school; women make good leaders just as men do. This does not...

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