GOING TO MARS... Kind Of!!!

Read more and learn how to send your name to mars at link below!

SendYour Name on NASA's Journey to Mars, Starting with Orion's First Flight

Image credit by NASA

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9/11 How Soon We Forget - September 11, 2014

No matter what your political views might be... One thing is for certain. In these days of fast news and even faster life styles... We all seem to have forgotten those moments in history that so abruptly and tragically changed this beloved Country of ours... 
9/11… How soon we forget…
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In memory of all those that lost their lives that tragic day...

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Paul Simon Performs 'The Sounds of Silence'

At Ground Zero during the 9/11 Anniversary, 2011

Tribute at 9/11 Memorial... 9/11/11

This Video posted on YouTube by djbuddyboca

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Iraq’s Prime Minister al-Maliki Steps Down

Iraq’s Prime Minister al-Maliki Steps Down

Friday, August 15, 2014

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* WorldMAg.com brings us the following report and it starts off like this…

Nouri al-Maliki, Iraq’s Prime Minister for the past eight years, announced today he would relinquish his role to fellow Shiite and Dawa Party member Haider al-Abadi… With Sunni-based terrorist group ISIS, also known as Islamic State, threatening the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq’s President Fouad Massoum asked al-Abadi to take over as prime minister Monday. The president and world powers have more confidence in al-Abadi to build a cooperative government to combat ISIS…

Read the full report HERE

Above DoD photo by Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison, USAF

President Obama Makes a Statement on Iraq

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/08/07/president-obama-makes-statement-iraq

Terrible Blow To US Military - Two-Star General Assassinated in Afghanistan

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Harold J. Greene, (a two-star General)

Official US Army Photo

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Two-star U.S. ArmyBrig. Gen. Harold J. Greene was killed today, Tuesday, August 05, 2014 along with a dozen other people being wounded, (reportedly including a German General), all by a one man ambush, who is believed to have been an Afghan soldier. The shooting took place at a major military training center in Kabul.

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* Daily Mail Online has good reporting with photos, videos and more, HERE

* CSMonitor.com also has a report HERE

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In Memory of…

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Israel: On Ground Updates - 7-29-14

Israel: On Ground Updates

- OPERATION PROTECTIVE EDGE -

As of Tuesday, July 29, 2014

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Screen Shot from 07-08-2014 at 3:54am - IDF Image

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Click links below for latest updates on Israel's efforts to extinguish rocket fire and destroy all tunnels from the Gaza Strip and more…

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* IDF - Israel Defense Forces

- Lots of LIVE Updates on ground Operations in Gaza - Operation Videos and more

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* JPOST.com -

LIVE BLOG: Israel’s ‘Operation Protective Edge’ in Gaza

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* The Telegraph -

Israel Air Strikes on Gaza: Live updates and video feed

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* HARRETZ -

LIVE UPDATES: Israel will no longer negotiate for cease-fire

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* Fox News [Insider]

- Great video reporting in Gaza and along Israeli, Gaza Border…

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Middle East Problem as explained by Dennis Prager

The Middle East Problem

The Middle East conflict is framed as one of the most complex problems in the world. But, in reality, it's very simple. Israelis want to live in peace and are willing to accept a neighboring Palestinian state. And most Palestinians do not want Israel to exist. As Dennis Prager explains, this is really all you need to know. In 5 minutes, understand how Israel was founded, and how, since that auspicious day in 1948, its neighbors have tried to destroy it, again and again…

Originally published April 28, 2014

This video posted by PragerUniversity

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Memorial Day 2014

Memorial Day 2014

Taking a moment to remember those that made the ultimate sacrifice while serving this great Country of ours

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Memorial Day Message

As Written by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel

Washington, D.C., Monday, May 27, 2013

Image from DoD

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Today is a day for all Americans to gather with friends and family in communities across the country to enjoy each other’s company, and honor those generations of patriots who have fought and died in uniform to preserve the freedoms we all cherish.  We also grieve with those families who lost loved ones too soon – parents, wives, husbands, sons, and daughters for whom Memorial Day will always be a time of solemn remembrance.  The perseverance and resilience of our military families is the bedrock of our military strength.

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Over more than a decade of sustained war, the United States has been blessed to have millions of men and women step forward to serve, to risk their lives and stand watch in every corner of the world to defend our nation.  Today we remember the more than 6,600 men and women in uniform who have perished on distant battlefields since September 11th, 2001.

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The men and women that serve today are as humble, patriotic, and selfless as any generation that has come before them.  Many have deployed on multiple tours – active duty, guardsmen, and reservists – all citizens doing their part for the country they love.  They continue to make enormous sacrifices, along with their families.  We owe them and their families our most heartfelt thanks and constant support, for they have added another chapter to our nation’s book of honor.

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