Douglas Andrews ~ A larger-than-life test pilot and the world’s first supersonic man was a singularly American hero. There are 15 chapters in Tom Wolfe’s classic The Right Stuff, and only one of them is named for a character in the book. Chapter 3 is simply Yeager, and this by itself should give us a […]
August 7, 2020 by PA Pundits - International
By Daniel Gade ~ The first time I was wounded, I bled little and required no serious treatment, but the soldier next to me, who bore the full brunt of the rocket-propelled grenade that struck our tank, was killed instantly. He volunteered—begged, in fact—to be on the mission that became his last because he loved […]
May 27, 2020 by PA Pundits - International
The stark contrast between the valor of one American and the ungrateful Islamist refugees he died defending. ~ Mark Alexander ~ We have previously profiled the most outspoken of the Islamist haters in the House, Ilhan Abdullahi Omar (D-MN). She was elected to the House in 2018 from Minneapolis, which has a growing Muslim population and is now […]
May 25, 2020 by PA Pundits - International
Remember those on the frontlines of freedom who stand ready to put their lives on the line. ~ Roger Helle ~ It’s that time of year again. A long holiday weekend with cookouts, picnics in the park, and blockbuster commercial sales. At least that’s what many think Memorial Day weekend is all about. As […]
April 25, 2020 by TonyfromOz
By Anton Lang ~ Why is ANZAC Day so important in Australia? At 4.15AM on Sunday the 25th April 1915 an untried Corps of Australian soldiers waded ashore from the longboats that had brought them there from the large troopships further out to sea. As they came ashore in the dawn’s half light they were […]
May 10, 2019 by PA Pundits - International
Two anti-American, anti-Christian assailants, and one of them was a female “transitioning” to male. ~ Nate Jackson ~ We deliberately waited a day to comment on Tuesday’s school shooting in Colorado, leaving one dead (Kendrick Castillo, 18) and eight wounded. Facts take time to come to light and the media is obsessed with these […]
April 25, 2019 by TonyfromOz
By Anton Lang ~ Why is ANZAC Day so important in Australia? At 4.15AM on Sunday the 25th April 1915 an untried Corps of Australian soldiers waded ashore from the longboats that had brought them there from the large troopships further out to sea. As they came ashore in the dawn’s half light they were […]
February 27, 2019 by PA Pundits - International
GOOD NEWS They chose this particular driveway because their neighbor lost her husband just before Christmas. ~ Culture Beat ~ “How’d you spend your snow day? Two kids in Silver Spring decided to help shovel out a neighbor who recently found herself in need of some extra helping hands. When you ask why they […]
July 12, 2018 by PA Pundits - International
By Andrew Bolt ~ Why did millions – even billions – of people care about the total strangers lost in a cave? And when prayers were sent to the gods to save them, check who came. (for the sound in the video below, press the volume control tab) Andrew Bolt writes for the Herald Sun, […]
June 6, 2018 by PA Pundits - International
By Hans von Spakovsky ~ Americans rightly remember the Americans who stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, to liberate Europe, but we also should commemorate the Americans who, 100 years ago, fought in another fierce battle in France that began on June 6—the Battle of Belleau Wood. It was one of the […]
May 27, 2018 by PA Pundits - International
By Dr. Mark Hendrickson ~ If there ever was a day in the American calendar that invites reflection, it is Memorial Day. As we pause to remember and honor the hundreds of thousands of our compatriots who have laid down their lives while serving in our armed forces, I invite you to ponder two points. […]
April 25, 2018 by TonyfromOz
By Anton Lang ~ Why is ANZAC Day so important in Australia? At 4.15AM on Sunday the 25th April 1915 an untried Corps of Australian soldiers waded ashore from the longboats that had brought them there from the large troopships further out to sea. As they came ashore in the dawn’s half light they were […]
July 4, 2017 by PA Pundits - International
On this, our nation’s 241st Celebration of Independence, we should do more than contemplate the words of our nation’s Founders. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. […]
May 29, 2017 by Grumpy Old Man
Now that the festivities of Memorial Day is coming to an end, I wonder how many fully realize what this day is really about. I just read the following and wanted to share this with you. It’s good to pause for an insightful reflection of the significance of this day, no matter what country you […]
May 6, 2017 by TonyfromOz
By Anton Lang ~ Yesterday, I wrote a Post for our site about the 99 years relationship between the U.S. Military and the Australian Military, and that Post is at this link. The information I used for that Post was taken from a wonderful book, a biography about General Sir John Monash, and that book’s […]
April 25, 2017 by TonyfromOz
By Anton Lang ~ Why is ANZAC Day so important in Australia? At 4.15AM on Sunday the 25th April 1915 an untried Corps of Australian soldiers waded ashore from the longboats that had brought them there from the large troopships further out to sea. As they came ashore in the dawn’s half light they were […]
February 14, 2017 by PA Pundits - International
By Thomas Spoehr ~ America lost a role model on Saturday when Hal Moore passed away at the age of 94. Harold “Hal” Moore was a retired three-star Army general, but he will forever be remembered for his courageous actions as the commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry in the Battle of Ia […]
September 20, 2016 by PA Pundits - International
By LTC Allen West (U.S. Army Ret) ~ Folks, I do not need to add a single word to this…other than it came to me through a retired military email network. You need to read it. ~ Allen West Commissioner, I’ve been a season pass holder at Yankee Stadium, Yale Bowl and Giants Stadium. I […]
May 30, 2016 by PA Pundits - International
By Dr. Peter Brookes ~ During the mid-2000s, I attended my son’s graduation from the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia, in a ceremony where the commencement address was given by then-Secretary of Defense Bob Gates. Like many who attend graduations, I have no recall of what Gates said to the collective students, faculty, and […]
April 25, 2016 by TonyfromOz
By Anton Lang ~ The importance of ANZAC Day in Australia At 4.15AM on Sunday the 25th April 1915 an untried Corps of Australian soldiers waded ashore from the longboats that had brought them there from the large troopships further out to sea. As they came ashore in the dawn’s half light they were mowed […]
December 9, 2020 by PA Pundits - International
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