by Travis Partington | Jun 23, 2017 | Podcast
Question of the Week
I was asked about what one can do to start helping Veterans. There are plenty of places to start locally. Places that need your energy, ideas, and muscle to advocate for Veterans.
The Word
I spent this episode trying to get my head around how to ships in a rather LARGE body of water could collide. I wanted to take a moment and honor the brave sailors who did their job and saved more lives as a result. I want to follow up on this when all the facts are available. Until then, my thoughts and prayers go out to the entire crew of the USS Fitzgerald.
The Complaint Department
28 Million Dollars wasted on uniforms for Afghan National Army??? POG and GRUNT were not too happy.
Fox Business News – 28 Million Wasted on Uniforms
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, June 27th 2017, Justice for Huey and Sophie’s Hope will be having a rally at the Harnett County Courthouse located in Lillington, NC.
This is the first hearing for Jarren Heng who helped murder Huey. If you are in the Harnett County, come out and support Justice for Huey and Sophie’s Hope.
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by Travis Partington | Jun 16, 2017 | Podcast
Question of the Week
What do you think about Trump calling out NATO? I get why this is being asked, but to answer this would take more space than I have here. I have looked at this and others have done a lot of research on this and in a way Trump is right. Our allies need to pull their weight by contributing more to NATO and their own defense
The Word
Not a winner, not a brave soul either…..
There was a time in this country that the term, “Loose lips, sink ships” meant something. If you violated this, then there were real punitive consequences for your actions.
Reality Winner (Yes, that is her name) decided that it would cool to give classified information to the online news outlet Intercept. It looks like the Federal Government is going to throw the book at her. I support this as I say in my podcast. She is not a hero, she is not a patriot like Rosie O’Donnell says. Read this great article from the Washington Post about this. She is a loser.
Excellent Washington Post Article about Reality Winner
The Complaint Department
POG and GRUNT are back and happy. GRUNT wants to know why Bill Belichick isn’t nominated for an Oscar for his work on D-Day: Over Normandy. POG hate the New England Patriots so he isn’t happy that Bill Belichick did the narration for the documentary. No one is happy.
Unit Shout Out
US Special Forces are fighting ISIS Islamic Militants in the city of Marawi located in the Philippines. Again, if you want to understand why I believe we should fight them over there, and not over here, please read this article from military.com. Military.com – US Special Forces assist in Philippines
Upcoming Events
Justice for Huey is having a rally on June 27th at Harnett County Courthouse in Lillington, NC.
“We will be meeting outside of the courthouse where the first hearing for Jarren Heng will be held and demonstrating that we want justice for Huey!
https://goo.gl/forms/kABiSlrA2GrSkdck2
^^ Fill out this form if you’re going!”
If you are in the NC area you should try to go. Thank you
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by Travis Partington | Jun 10, 2017 | Podcast
Question of the Week
How was D-Day: Over Normandy? I was asked that question after seeing the world premiere in Providence, RI. All I can say is Tim Gray and WWII Foundation have created something that touches people. As many of our WWII Veterans are dying off, it is important that their stories are kept alive. D-Day over Normandy does that with stunning visuals that were shot with a drone to an authentic voice over from Bill Belichick. Go to WWII Foundation Website to check it out and get the film on BluRay
The Word
Many questions have been asked about the terrorist activities in Britain. How did this happen? Why is it happening to us? What can we do to prevent it? Will it happen here in America.
So this episode was a way to start answering these and other questions. The one that comes to mind is, “Why do we want to fight the enemy overseas?” The events in England should give someone a good idea why.
I based much of this episode off of this website US Government Invasive Species Website. The reason I did it this way is to remove any religious or racial overtone or suggestion. You can also check out the US Fish & Wildlife Recommendations for more information.
My point is until we start treating those support, perpetrate and endorse terrorism like an invasive species, it is simply a matter of when we are attacked again rather than if. I don’t want to see anyone suffer from a terrorist attack.
The book that woke me to all of this was Melanie Phillips’ excellent work Londonistan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Londonistan:_How_Britain_is_Creating_a_Terror_State_Within
What is happening today was discussed over a decade in this book. Check it out if you think some people want to take a different direction to combat terrorism.
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by Travis Partington | Jun 7, 2017 | Blog
Source D-Day Museum and The National D-Day Memorial
I looked at that image and tried to wrap my head around it. More Americans died on June 6th than in the Afghanistan over 10 years.
I don’t know what else I can add to what has been already said, written and filmed about D-Day. I do know that without D-Day it would have been next to impossible for the Allies to win WWII.
73 years later, D-Day still resonates across the world. I don’t think we should ever forget what was done. It is highly unlikely that we will ever see an operation on that scale ever again.
I think seeing the film D-Day: Over Normandy a couple weeks ago really drove all this home. I hope this story never gets old, and that we never forget what was done this day.
by Travis Partington | Jun 2, 2017 | Podcast
Just remember, they are trained to tell you what you want to hear……… 😉 Things haven’t changed much since Tun Tavern
22 years ago I was in first phase at MCRD San Diego. I realized I hadn’t really talked about my military story as it were. So I wanted to start telling my story over the coming months.
I was working at a car dealership and realized my life had it a dead end. Without a radical change, I wouldn’t be going anywhere. I made my list of pros and cons and talked to a recruiter who was more than happy to help me along my journey. Oh yeah, he helped me alright….., that is for a different podcast.
I learned you just don’t walk into an office like in the movies and go right into the service. There are many hoops to jump through and tons of hurry up and wait.
I will have part 2 ready in July. OMR sends
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