TV News views of Pres. Obama exiting the Presidential helicopter have often shown him practically on a run, the U.S. Marine at the bottom of the stairs smartly renders his salute. Unfortunately we then see the President’s response as a very quick flippant like finger slapping to his forehead with no glance toward the Marine. So unlike a snappy respectful return salute warranted and I would most certainly expect from the Commander – in – Chief.

In this high level public appearance situation seeing my President producing a really less than even casual attention to the honored exchanging of salutes depresses me. It’s not like this saluting is too frequent to get the proper respect it deserves.

Words are free, opinions are cheap but facts are damn hard to come by, however, this video provides the facts completely devoid of political identitees and makes everyone who views it aware of the pending danger facing the very survival of Our Great Nation.

http://youtu.be/VtVbUmcQSuk

To the gentlemen of the generation that experienced the depression of the thirties.

War II, your dedicated spouses, those ladies who took part as military members and those known affectionately as “Rosie the Riveter”

What I ask has happened to your apparent lack of concern for todays’ course of events your Country is being led on that’s results will be directly opposite of those you helped maintain through your Patriotic endeavors.

Unfortunately in the twilight of our lifetime this still has to be our concern because everyone of your surviving family members will suffer the consequences.

Gee whiz – I hope & pray. It’s not an expression or feeling of “no longer my concern”.

WWII USNR MIDSHIPMEN’S SCHOOL ALUMNI

Registration Info. for 2011 Reunion in Los Angeles, CA 25 – 30 September

2nd VICE PRESIDENT Publicity

Kenneth H. Boyd

7501 W. Britton Rd. - Apt.319 Oklahoma City, OK., 73132 405-603-3243 ynnek7301@gmail.com

EDITOR, SUNDAY LOG/Ancient Mariner

Gene Barber

37 Mehau Lane

Hilo, HI., 96720 808·934-7944

genedbarber@gmail.com

1st VICE PRESIDENT 2011 Reunion Chairman

Bernard Glasser

2141 Century Woods Way

Los Angeles, CA 90067

310-474-7938

BozoButts@aol.com

PRESIDENT/Ass’tTreasurer

Robert Burke

628 S. Burbank Ave. Ridgecrest, CA., 93555 760-384-4902 res16xt2r@verizon.net

CHAPLAIN

Rev. Robert Stover

3135 Fairwood Drive

Reno, NV 89502

775-856-4823

Seeking Volunteers for these vacancies – Secretary – Treasurer-

Stover6005@sbc.global.net

Annual dues renewal notification (unless you are a Life Member) is …………………….. $15.00

Reunion Registration Fee (Includes at least all event tours, daily hospitality room, one catered buffet luncheon and banquet dinner per person is …………………………………………….$99.00.

The daily events/activities are appended below & are also provided as a message attachment.

The reunion hotel is The Hacienda Hotel with the room rate of $81.00 per day which includes the cities occupancy tax. The hotel’s address is 525 North Sepulveda Boulevard El Segundo, CA 90245-4496 and is next to Los Angeles Airport (LAX) with free shuttle service. For members arriving by car there is a $5.00/day fee vs $25.00 in most of metropolitan Los Angeles. Please note this modest price is because the hotel is owned by Myron Harpole, Col USMC Ret. and who also is a USNR Midshipmen’s School alumni ( University of California Berkley).

To make your reservations call the hotel directly at (800) 421-5900 and ask for: Columbia Midshipmen’s Reunion to identify under the room block.

Please note there is no provision to book reservations on-line.

Your check for dues and/or reunion registration fee should be made payable to USNR Midshipmen’s School Alumni Group and sent to me

Robert E. Burke

Your check will let me know who it’s from & in lower left please insert your banquet menu choices of -C-B-S as identification for chicken, beef or salmon.

Please include a note with spouse or guest name, your Email address, any questions and very importantly, if any physical assistance is desired for participation in the tours.

Very sincerely,

P.S. Please let us know your Yes, No or Maybe as early as you can.

Daily schedule of events/activities

Sunday: 1400 Hospitality room opens for registration packet pickup

1700 Welcome reception hospitality room

1830 Dinner break

2000 Orientation meeting hospitality room

Monday: Scenic tours of Hollywood, Beverly Hills, B. H. Library and visit Rodeo Drive.

Catered buffet lunch w/visit by Mayor of Beverly Hills.

Tuesday: Visits to Petersen Automotive & Los Angeles County Museums, lunch on your

Own at Farmers Market followed by visit of The Grove/shopping.

Wednesday: Visits to Santa Monica Pier & J. Paul Getty Museum (this outstanding museum will take

considerable time, lunch there on your own).

Please note all the above events are scheduled to commence at 10:00 after an hour or less bus trip.

Thursday: Free day for misc. attendees’ activities Banquet Dinner and Special Entertainment

Friday: Reunion concludes.

Banquet Menu - C_ Lemon Herb Breast of Chicken, B_ New York Steak w/ Peppercorn Sauce broiled to

Perfection, S_ Grilled Salmon w/Ginger Soy Buerre Blanc

Missouri has no illegal’s, go figure……
Missouri’s  approach to the problem of illegal immigration appears to be more advanced, sophisticated, strict and effective than  anything to date in Arizona .
Do the loonies in San Francisco , or the White House, appreciate what Missouri has done? When will our fearless President and his dynamic Attorney General going to take action to require Missouri start accepting illegal immigrants once again?
So, why doesn’t Missouri receive attention?
Answer:  There are no Mexican illegal’s in Missouri to demonstrate.
The "Show Me" state has once again shown us how it should be done. There needs to be more publicity and exposure regarding what Missouri has done.
Let’s pass this around.
In 2007, Missouri placed on the ballot a proposed constitutional amendment designating English as the official language of Missouri .  In November, 2008, nearly 90% voted in favor!  Thus, English became the official language for ALL governmental activity in Missouri .  No individual has the right to demand government services in a language OTHER than English.
In 2008, a measure was passed that required the Missouri Highway Patrol and other law enforcement officials to verify the immigration status of any person arrested, and inform federal authorities if the person is found to be in Missouri illegally.   Missouri law enforcement officers receive specific training with respect to enforcement of federal immigration laws.
In Missouri , illegal immigrants do NOT have access to taxpayers  benefits such as food stamps and health care through Missouri  HealthNET.
In 2009, a measure was passed that ensures Missouri ’s public institutions of higher education do NOT award financial aid to individuals who are illegally in the United States .
In Missouri, all post-secondary institutions of higher education to annually certify to the Missouri Dept. of Higher Education that they have NOT knowingly awarded financial aid to students who are unlawfully present in the United States.
So, while Arizona has made national news for its new law, it is important to remember, Missouri has been far more proactive in addressing this horrific problem.
Missouri has made it clear that illegal immigrants are NOT welcome in the state and they will certainly NOT receive public benefits  at the expense of Missouri taxpayers.
DON’T  JUST DELETE THIS AMERICA ….  KEEP IT GOING UNTIL WE GET ALL 50 STATES TO COMPLY!!!
Taken from:  "The Ozarks Sentinel"  Editorial - Nita Jane  Ayres, May 13, 2010. If the link does not work, just type in "The Ozarks Sentinel - Nita Jane Ayres" in Google.  Here is the link to confirm:  Be sure to read the reader comments too.
http://www.ozarkssentinel.com/missouri-ahead-of-the-game-in-dealing-with-illegal-immigrants-p1034.htm

A great dissertation on the realities of todays confrontations.  It’ s a must reading and understanding by all citizens concerned about our Nation going into the perilous future.

The looming battle over the defense budget could produce a useful national discussion about American foreign and defense policy. But we would need to begin by dispensing with the most commonly repeated fallacy: that cutting defense is essential to restoring the nation’s fiscal health. People can be forgiven for believing this myth, given how often they hear it. Typical is a recent Foreign Affairs article claiming that the United States faces “a watershed moment” and “must decide whether to increase its already massive debt in order to continue being the world’s sheriff or restrain its military missions and focus on economic recovery.”

This is nonsense. No serious budget analyst or economist believes that cutting the defense budget will aid economic recovery in the near term—federal spending on defense is just as much a job-producing stimulus as federal spending on infrastructure. Nor, more importantly, do they believe that cutting defense spending will have more than the most marginal effect on reducing the runaway deficits projected for the coming years. The simple fact is, as my Brookings colleague and former budget czar Alice Rivlin recently observed, the scary projections of future deficits are not “caused by rising defense spending,” and even if one assumes that defense spending continues to increase with the rate of inflation, this is “not what’s driving the future spending.” The engine of our growing debt is entitlements.

Please read full article here: http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/price-power_533695.html

Rowdy and Baily

Stories this is Paul Grunland Class 26