UPDATE 2 : From the Blue Star Chronicles:
There are so many stories like this that our press does not cover. Like thisBumped Up and Reposted:
one or this one or this one or this one or this one. There are so many stories of heroism and valor on the part of our Soldiers. We rarely hear of it except on the blogs of those of us who have to go looking for the stories. The media certainly doesn’t cover it like they do the grandstanding of seditionists.
Beth at My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy points out how this story is not in the
media. I saw a little blurb on it the other day and made an effort to find it on
the internet so I could write about it. I couldn’t find anything. I finally ran
across an article Beth had written about it.
She has some suggestions on how to get the story more wide-spread coverage in the main stream media. Please go check out her suggestions.
There are a few other people posting on this - please help get the word out. As Beth said, there needs to be a firestorm over it. You can help. Put a post on your blog. Here are a few already posting this story. Invincible Armor, Errant
Thoughts from a Disquieted Mind,
Read more at The Marine Corp News, Multi-National Forces
I found this article at Errant Thoughts from a Disquieted Mind via the ever lovely seejanemom and it is making my blood boil.
Let one terrorist insurgent get a hangnail and the media gets their shorts in a bunch and demands answers about how our soldiers became so vicious, mean and insufferable constitution and human rights bashers.
Anything negative is just fine and dandy with them. If it concerns our troops. Anything positive is only news if it is positive news about our enemies and their supporters here in America. But, good news about our soldiers?
No f'ing way that is going to get printed. Maj. William D. Chesarek, who is a hero, received the highest British military honor for his actions in Iraq supporting British troops. I hadn't heard this. I googled it and this is what I got;
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and Stripes Major receives Distinguished Flying Cross at Buckingham
PalaceMarines.com - 16 hours agoWilliam D. Chesarek Jr., during an Investiture
Ceremony held at Buckingham Palace, here March 21. Chesarek, an AH-1W Super
Cobra helicopter pilot, ...Queen Elizabeth honors US Marine helicopter pilot
Stars and Stripesall 53 news articles »
One news article from Marines.com. No other media. The Queen of England pinned the British Distinguished Flying Cross on his chest and we hear nada, zippo, zero about it.
I didn't find this story and I hadn't written about it, so go HERE to read about what makes America great, people like Major William D. Chesarek, Jr.
