Ending a sad week, my son passed away from complications with Covid-19 on Thursday. Looking forward to a better week upcoming. My son was a 20 yr veteran with 4 tours to the middle east (1 Iraq, 3 Afghanistan) and we kept the news about the withdrawal from him during his last days to minimize the stress. He was all about anything American and proudly wore the uniform and served with honor. Needless to say, I was and am extremely proud of him. He will be missed greatly as he was only 49. Parents should never have to bury their children. He left behind a wife, step-son and a son from a previous marriage. By his statement, he is in a better place but that doesn't help the broken hearts left behind.

I want someone to say it--Every American and every Afghani that assisted the US during the war, their blood is on Biden's, Blinken's and Austin's hands. They are directly to blame for the 13 deaths and the many more coming for a failed plan to allow for ALL scenarios. A blithering idiot knows the Taliban, ISIS-K and AL-Q are all the same and interact with and for each other. Anyone with a lick of sense would know that you don't beat on someone for 20 yrs and then hand them guns and ammo and say "oops my bad". This IS a religious war and not just an idealogical issue. This isn't dems and repubs arguing, it IS the Crusades all over again. You disagree with the Taliban you die. That simple, that quick and that bad! You can defeat or at least deter idealogy, not religious zealots. You must kill them all or it starts all over again. This sounds harsh but so is the truth when you deal with the WORLD's ZEALOTS. Americans, fly your flag high, keep your powder dry and BE READY AT ALL TIMES!

Thanks to those wishing me a hppy birthday and it was. Spent the day with friends and family especially my new grandson. God is good ALL the time and ALL the time God is good!!!!

I just read that a "possible" side effect of the Pfizer Vaccine is a delayed case of Bells Palsey. I recieved my second shot the last week of February and developed Bells Palsy in May. Possible coincidence but being an insulin dependent Type II diabetic with a heart condition, I fit the profile of the other case listed as a side affect. Just a note for thought.