Bush to Honor Fallen Marine

It's a sad fact but unfortunately true in most cases, winning the Medal of Honor usually means losing your life. Of course there are many examples when this isn't the case but this isn't one of them.

Two years ago a young Marine fell on a hand grenade in Iraq, giving his life to save his comrades. Now he is in line to be recognized as only the second Medal of Honor winner from the war. President Bush on Thursday was to posthumously award the medal, the nation's highest military decoration, to Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham of Scio, N.Y. His parents were to accept the award in a ceremony in the ornate East Room of the White House.

In April 2004, Dunham, a 22-year-old corporal, received a report that a Marine convoy had been ambushed, according to a Marine Corps account. Dunham led his men to the site near Husaybah, halting a convoy of departing cars. An insurgent in one of the vehicles grabbed him by the throat when he went to search the car and the two fought. A grenade was dropped, and Dunham covered the explosive with his Kevlar helmet, which along with his chest plate absorbed some of the blast.


How many of us are willing to put our lives in severe jeopardy to save those of our brothers? This man did so without hesitation. There are countless Marines, Soldiers and Sailors who are just as willing but let's hope they are not ever forced to do so. What other country has produced the heroes this country has?
You might not like the war, you might not like George Bush, you might not like a lot of things but ANYONE who doesn't appreciate the sacrifice this man made for his comrades, his brothers in arms, needs to reevaluate their thought process.



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Kaufman on Fox

AAH CHAIR KAUFMAN ON FOX'S
'YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO' TODAY
CALLING ON U.S. GOVT. TO SHUT DOWN CAIR

(Coral Springs, FL) Joe Kaufman, Chairman of Americans Against Hate and founder of CAIR Watch, will be appearing, today, on Fox News' 'Your World with Neil Cavuto.' Kaufman will be calling on the United States government to place the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on the U.S. State Department's list of terrorist organizations.

Show will be airing 4:00 PM Eastern time.

SIDE NOTE 2

Once again my kidneys and urinary problems have reemerged. It might take a little longer than usual to make my rounds but eventually I will get there.
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