Russian forces in Crimea brace for possible Ukraine assault.

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Military news…

American, Japanese and South Korean fighter jets escort bombers as North Korea stages more missile launches
The joint bilateral drills were planned for some time, but North Korea’s launches were sudden.

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Waves of Chinese aircraft, warships approach Taiwan on third day of exercise

Dozens of Chinese aircraft and numerous warships approached Taiwan on Monday as Beijing continued its third day of drills around the island following last week’s meeting between Taiwan’s president and the U.S. House speaker.

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Russian forces in Crimea brace for possible Ukraine assault

Military analysts expect Kyiv to take advantage of improving weather to seize the battlefield initiative with new batches of Western weapons, including scores of tanks, and fresh troops trained in the West.

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Former Afghan interpreter graduates from boot camp to become a Marine
Semper Fi!

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US providing Ukraine with 30mm gun trucks to blast Iranian drones out of the sky
The mother of all technicals.

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I have started planning for a huge book signing event in my hometown. It will be at the convention center. I am reaching out to find some sponsors to pay for the room. The room holds 160 people. I will have guest speakers, and have several WWII veterans there.

I hope to have a winery come to sell their wine and give away free drinks. I also hope the winery will donate some bottles to give away at the tables.

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So Much Suffering in Afghanistan, and it Didn’t Have to Happen

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Military news…

A U.S. Marine brought an Afghan baby to safety over the walls of the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan in video footage that emerged on Thursday. A Marine spokesman called the lift “a true example of the professionalism of the Marines on site.”

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Fox News’ Laura Ingraham says the U.S. is welcoming thousands of ‘unvetted’ refugees from Afghanistan. But know this: she’s wrong. Those Afghans who are coming directly to the U.S. are rigorously vetted under the Special Immigrant Visa system, and those that haven’t are undergoing that process in a third-party country now.

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The worst of times can bring out the best in humanity, as demonstrated by Sher Ahmad Ahmadzai, a former Afghan interpreter who, with the help of non-profit groups, attorneys, veterans and other advocates, overcame countless challenges to make it out of the country. A month ago, Ahmadzai and his family were facing near-certain doom, but now they are safe.

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The Taliban have not a second of remorse for what they are doing to the people of Afghanistan. They had one woman cook for them. They didn’t like how she cooked so they burned her alive.

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There is a story about n American citizen who tried to get into the airport, but a Taliban soldier took her passport and wouldn’t give it back to her. He wanted her to have to stay in his country. A Marine was close and made him give it back to her. A true hero.

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My view…

Things are horrible for civilians in Afghanistan. People being killed for no reason. Women rapped. Children being used as sex slaves. If they didn’t like how you did something they kill you.

Our president(Biden) is denying any of this is happening, and yet you can see it in pictures sent home. He thinks things are going smoothly, and so does Kamala Harris. Are they on another planet?

They are full of denial, and not accepting that they are failing in their duties.

This is not leadership in my opinion. It is the opinion of many people, even many democratic congressmen.

I am thinking Biden may get impeached soon.

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I have been sharing with you that I have stopped sharing excerpts from my upcoming book, Signs of Hope for the Military: In and Out of the Trenches of Life.

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The Inauguration Went Very Smoothly. Now what Happens?

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Well, the inauguration is over and there weren’t any problems. I guess having over 25,000 plus troops there made a difference. .

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More military news:

White man who killed newly commissioned Black Army lieutenant sentenced to life in prison.

One of the original members of Delta Force has died at 80.

Army cav scout arrested for allegedly plotting with ISIS to ambush fellow soldiers.

Air traffic controller at Kirtland Air Force base credited with saving lives of Osprey crew.

Navy to name ship after Medal of Honor recipient Robert Simanek.

He fell on a grenade to save his friends.

Trump to leave office with vastly more troops in DC than in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria combined.

America’s oldest living Marine, a trailblazer for women in the service, has died at 107.

Three militants killed in New Year’s Day airstrikes on al-Shabaab compounds.

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I was amazed how calm the inauguration was this morning. Now we will see what happened in the 50 state capitals of our country.

I live in Salem, Oregon, which is the capital of Oregon. Haven’t heard of any problems yet.

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