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Video of the House Committee Hearing Investigating Attack in Benghazi
Last night, I watched Tyrone Woods' father, Charles Woods, being interviewed following the return of his son's body to the United States. Tyrone Woods was a U.S. Navy SEAL who was murdered in Benghazi, Libya during an attack which also killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens on September 11, 2012. Tyrone Woods was joined at the scene by fellow former Navy SEAL Glen Doherty and at least two others who were attached to the U.S. Consulate and the CIA annex, nearby. Both Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty were killed by mortar fire after hours spent attempting to rescue and secure the area for the Ambassador and other personnel of the U.S. Consulate. During the interview, Mr. Charles Woods said "I wish that the leadership in the White House had the same level of moral courage and heroism that my son displayed."
The questions which are being asked transcend anything having to do with partisanship or election polls. The investigation of what happened in Benghazi and within the ranks of our military and government are far too important to be summarily dismissed with a sigh and a wave of "Hey, it's just politics." I vividly remember Watergate during the summer of 1973, and being in Washington D.C. while the press and the entire nation were asking the question: "What did they know and when did they know it?" It is precisely because of our patriotism, our love and respect for our United States that we must resoundingly ask these questions again and settle for nothing less than the full, unvarnished truth. God bless those brave men. We owe them, their families and our fellow citizens nothing less than that.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
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Sunday, April 10, 2011
Reflecting on College Life- Theirs, Not Ours!
I think we are really loving having two kids in college... It just dawned on me that one of them is almost done- three quarters to go and one almost finished with her freshman year. My husband and I remain pretty simple with our requirements:
1. Stay safe and don't get arrested.
1. Stay safe and don't get arrested.
2. If you screw up and we hear about it from you first (before we hear about it from someone else, especially if they wear a badge) there will be no consequences from us. We may not be able to do much or anything about the consequences from the rest of the world, but from us- you are home free.
3. If you know that your sibling is going to do something really dumb/unsafe/high risk and you do nothing about it, including telling us- and we find out later that you did nothing and stayed silent, you will get ALL of the consequences they will get (instead of them receiving them) and all of yours, too. You ARE your brother's/sister's keeper- keeping them safe, right?
4. If you have a "B" average or above in your freshman year, you are on probation. Below that, you come home and above that, you are golden- at least for the next semester.
5. The bottom line is that there is nothing you could do that we could not "handle." We love you. The word "love" is an action verb. We will always listen. We will support you practicing your launching and also hanging out back at the nest. Be safe out there...
3. If you know that your sibling is going to do something really dumb/unsafe/high risk and you do nothing about it, including telling us- and we find out later that you did nothing and stayed silent, you will get ALL of the consequences they will get (instead of them receiving them) and all of yours, too. You ARE your brother's/sister's keeper- keeping them safe, right?
4. If you have a "B" average or above in your freshman year, you are on probation. Below that, you come home and above that, you are golden- at least for the next semester.
5. The bottom line is that there is nothing you could do that we could not "handle." We love you. The word "love" is an action verb. We will always listen. We will support you practicing your launching and also hanging out back at the nest. Be safe out there...
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