ARTICLES BY JACK EVENSIZER/GUEST OPINION

Wishing all our veterans a very merry Christmas

It’s that time of year again. The holiday season is upon us. This festive time of year is eagerly anticipated so we can celebrate the Christmas season with families and loved ones. Our Christmas trees are decorated with keepsake ornaments that remind us of past Christmas celebrations, and new ones …

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Looking back on training Iraqi Army

This September marks the 10th anniversary of my return from Iraq in 2004 to 2005. Being deployed as a cross level soldier to the 98th Division, now headquartered at Fort Benning, Ga., we were tasked with a historic mission to train the Iraqi Army.

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ISIS: Ominous shades of Hitler's Germany

ISIS is in the news for its barbaric and torturous advance in Iraq and Syria. According to news reports, it has carried out an attack on a Saudi Arabian border patrol near the city of Arar, which is located northeast of Saudi Arabia on the Iraqi border. As bizarre as …

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Operation inherent resolve: The coalition against ISIS

The U.S.-led coalition welcomes a diverse and sometimes adversarial group of nations joining the fight against ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria). The brutal regime controls a large swath of terror in Syria and Iraq, and has demonstrated inhumane acts of torture. Islamic State's release of a video showing …

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Forget PC ... kick ISIS booty, boys

France and Great Britain have joined the United States in an emerging international military coalition to supply air power to blunt the advance of ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria). Strange bedfellows at best, these three permanent members of the United Nations Security Council have had their own strife …

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Advisers in Iraq put their lives on the line

The United States has sent 300 advisers to Iraq to bolster Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) battling the invading ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) militant group. ISIL is known for its brutal violence directed at Shia Muslims and Christians. The offensive by ISIL has caused many of ISF …

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Military getting better weapons

The April edition of the American Legion magazine had a couple of news articles worthy of passing along. In Air Force news, 72 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters will be delivered to Hill Air Force base in Utah. The first National Guard unit to fly them is out of Burlington International …

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Medal of Honor: Badge of distinction

"I thought I was going to get killed when I started to advance because when you fight battles like that you don't expect to live."

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