Author: Michael

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The Marine Corps taught me how to fight.The Army Green Berets taught me when.
Yeah, I know what you’re thinking: Why would a Marine join the Green Berets? It’s a long story, but a good one. It came with lethality, knowledge, humility, and learning when to shut up, think, and wait.

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Moscow Threatens “Massive Group Strikes” After Ukrainian Drone Attack: The latest from the tone-deaf Russian Federation strikes an ominous tone.

“It is no coincidence that President Putin announced some time ago, after yet another Kyiv terrorist attack, that we will now conduct massive group strikes on a regular basis against targets whose condition directly affects the combat readiness of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.

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Ever since announcing the war in Iran, President Donald Trump has faced enormous opposition – not just from Democrats, but from Republicans, too.

While Trump loyalists unsurprisingly remained publicly and ferociously supportive of the president, the decision was not universally accepted within the Republican camp and even faced intense scrutiny from members of what would fairly be described as the far right of the party.

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Trump Is Looking for an Exit From Iran, Not Another War: Trump may bomb Iran again. He says he will if there is no deal, or if Iran cheats, or if the final terms look wrong to him. That is worth taking seriously. The United States has already struck Iran. Tehran cannot assume the threat is theater.

The more likely outcome is still that Trump takes a thin deal, calls it a major victory, and moves on.

Donald Trump Giving a Speech. Image Credit: Gage Skidmore.

That sounds cynical only if we pretend wars end in clean strategic settlements. They usually do not.

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On June 18, 2026, two Vietnam War Marines and an Army Ranger received the Medal of Honor. The ceremony took place at the White House with President Donald Trump presenting the Medals earned by Maj. James Capers, Jr., Col. John Ripley, and Maj. Nicholas Dockery.
Here’s what you need to know about these amazing Americans.
The Force Recon Legend
(Courtesy of James Capers, Jr.)
Born in South Carolina on Aug. 25, 1937, Capers is the Recon Marine that other Recon Marines hope to become. In Vietnam, he led over 50 long-range reconnaissance patrols with “Team Broadminded.

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The Russian A-235 strategic missile defence system has since 2019 formed the top tier of the country’s ground-based air defence network,and was designed to protect Moscow and other key national command assets from intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), hypersonic weapons, satellites, and space aircraft. The system is assessed to have longest engagement range of any operational missile defence system in the world, with interceptors capable of engaging targets hundreds of kilometres away and at altitudes extending into space.

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