The Marines and General Mundy -- The Rest of the Story
On Saturday, April 12, I was privileged to attend the Military Tribute at the Marine Corps Memorial near Arlington National Cemetery honoring General Carl E. Mundy, Jr. , the 30th Commandant, who died on April 2.
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The Marines and General Mundy
General Carl E. Mundy, Jr., the 30th Commandant, was a man of character, a mentor, and a good friend I've known since 1994. On April 2 he died peacefully at home, surrounded by family, having struggled with a rare and aggressive form of cancer, Merkel cell carcinoma. His email...
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New CMR Analysis: Pentagon Cannot Justify Anti-Woman...
Marines "Experimental Task Force" Unlikely to Change Reality
Under orders from the Department of Defense, the Marines have been conducting research on whether it makes sense to assign women to direct ground combat units. Partial findings released so far indicate that...
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Defense Department Issues New Rules on Religious Liberty...
The Department of Defense recently released an Instruction (Number 1300.17) to implement a defense bill "conscience clause" to protect religious liberty in the military. The January 22 directive referenced Section 533 of the National Defense Authorization...
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Boot Camp Lessons Learned Should Suspend Women-in-Combat...
Pentagon civilians and military leaders keep claiming that when women serve in the combat arms, all standards will be "gender-neutral." Now comes reality, revealed in a new physical fitness test with "gender-neutral" minimum requirements.
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Double-Think and Dissembling About Double Standards in...
President Barack Obama is pushing hard for women in direct ground combat units, to include Army and Marine infantry and Special Operations Forces . Under Defense Department mandates for "gender diversity," women will be incrementally ordered (not...
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CMR Submits Statement for Record of House Hearing on...
The Obama Administration is moving ahead with incremental plans to force (not "allow") women into direct ground combat fighting teams that currently are all-male. These include Army/Marine infantry , armor , artillery and − with inevitably-"adjusted"...
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Manning and Hasan Lessons Learned: The Deadly Price of...
The story of 25 year-old Army Pvt. Bradley Manning , now convicted, demoted, and sentenced to 35 years at Fort Leavenworth prison, has taken a bizarre turn. In the same week, Major Nidal Hasan, a bearded jihadist wearing an Army uniform, sat in a...
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Spinning the Story on Women in Land Combat
"Fox & Friends" personality Anna Kooiman , often featured in sports or entertainment human interest stories, recently traveled to Camp Lejeune, NC , to talk with women who are training for combat duties with Navy Riverine Squadron 2 . These squadrons,...
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Allen West Questions Senators Paul and Cruz on Support...
Iraq war veteran and former congressman Col. Allen West (R-FL) has criticized Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) for supporting controversial legislation that would create a new independent system of military...
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GRIM TOLL OF MILITARY WOMEN KILLED IN WAR
153 Women Killed in War on Terror
Since the attack on America on September 11, 2001 , a total of 153 women deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait , and Syria lost their lives in service to America. The number includes two women who were...
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