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While the Mainstream Media was reporting breathlessly that the man suspected of stabbing two men to death in Portland, Oregon, Jeremy Christian, was a "right-wing extremist", The Daily Caller informs us that such a characterization is, not surprisingly, entirely false. (The Facebook screen captures are from the Caller article, via BUZZFEED.)
And no, he didn't vote for Trump.
He DID express his hatred for Hillary Clinton, which is apparently enough to be considered a "right-wing extremist" by the news media who sat dutifully to listen to Hillary's "expectations" for their coverage of her campaign....
Christian is, apparently, a white supremacist. Which of course makes him a likely Democrat. Just ask Al Gore about his dad. Or Hillary about her friend and mentor, Robert Byrd.
But, to the mainstream media and the spittle-flecked ranting Left, this incident is the feared "muslim backlash" that is as bad as 9/11, Chattanooga, Fort Hood, San Bernadino, Orlando, Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Umpqua, and Little Rock, all rolled into one.
Oh, and the mayor of Portland? He would like to shut down the Constitutional free speech of a group that had nothing to do with the incident. An Enabling Act for a new century, perhaps? How very socialist, er, NATIONAL socialist, of him.
URR here.
Let us remember those who traded their tomorrows so that we might have ours. God has indeed shed His grace on our land.
Let no vandalism of avarice or neglect, no ravages of time testify to the present or to the coming generations that we have forgotten as a people the cost of a free and undivided republic.
(URR here.)
On May 19, 1967, a Grumman A-6A Intruder of VA-35 launched from the USS Enterprise as a part of a strike against a truck repair facility near Van Dien, North Vietnam. LCDR Eugene “Red” McDaniel was the pilot, and LT James K. “Kelly” Patterson was the Bombadier/Navigator.
An SA-2 Surface to Air Missile damaged the Intruder, and the crew both successfully ejected, still deep in North Vietnam.
Radio communications were soon established with both crewmembers, while rescue attempts were being organized.
The crew’s location deep inside North Vietnam made any rescue attempt extremely risky. Further, Patterson had badly broken his leg upon landing.
LDCR McDaniel would be captured by the North Vietnamese, and held a prisoner until March of 1973, enduring the most vile deprivations and torture.
In spite being in radio contact with friendly aircraft in the area for four days, Patterson was never recovered. He was never listed as a prisoner. Nor have his remains ever been recovered.
There is speculation that he was captured and remanded to the Soviet Union. Others speculate that he was killed by North Vietnamese forces as they attempted to capture him. Or he may simply have succumbed to his injuries.
Shortly before he was shot down, Kelly had the opportunity to visit his brother, George “Luck” Patterson, who was serving as a Marine Rifle Platoon leader. Kelly actually went out on a patrol with the Marines, on his R&R.
George has never stopped working to learn the fate of his brother. When my father passed away, George reached out to send his condolences. But he also asked if, perhaps, Dad had passed on any information on Kelly. Sadly, no. But you can’t blame the man for asking.
It’s Memorial Day, today.
We remember those who gave the last, full measure of devotion.
As you barbecue and play today, live your lives with love, and joy, and live well, as those fallen cannot.
Make their sacrifice worthwhile, by being worthy of them.
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