Posts tagged with ‘air force’

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Air Strike on Public Faith

by MFI News

You may have heard in the news this week that an Air Force Major General, stationed right here in MA at Hanscom AFB, is being threatened with court martial for talking about his faith in public.  As hard as that may be to believe, Fox News reports that a group calling themselves, ironically, the “Military Religious Freedom Foundation” […]

Air Force Apology: Just Plane Wrong

by mafamily

From Family Research Council: Speaking of charity, the U.S. Air Force wants to promote less of it. Last week, the branch’s headquarters apologized for encouraging cadets to help needy children after complaints from an atheist fringe. The Academy had circulated an email asking people to partner with Operation Christmas Child, a longtime project of Samaritan’s […]

Remembering November 11

by mafamily

Dear Friends of the Family, Tomorrow is November 11, Veterans Day. Most people will take time tomorrow to thank the veterans in their lives for their service to our nation. Veterans Day has its roots in Armistice Day, the day that World War I ended on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the […]

War on our military

by mafamily

Friends of the Family, As a combat veteran of the United State Air Force and someone who has lost close friends in battle, each news report about the death of a soldier, sailor or airman overseas affects me in a very personal way. When it was reported that a helicopter was downed in Afghanistan and […]

Scott Brown’s legacy on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal

by mafamily

Sen. Scott Brown’s reneging on his campaign promise to oppose the repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy has been well-documented in the Commonwealth Update, but the fallout from this repeal and Brown’s vote continue to develop. The Washington Times reported last week on the materials that are beginning to be distributed by the […]