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Today is Veterans Day

Veterans Day is the national and state holiday where America honors the men and women who have worn the uniform of the nation’s armed forces.

November 11, 2020

Today is Veterans Day, the day where America honors the men and women who have fought to keep this country free and prosperous. Congressman Mike Rogers (R-Saks) said that our veterans , “Are nothing less than true American heroes.” “Today, as we honor our Veterans, we must remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in … Continued

November 11, 2019

Palmer has serious concerns about abandoning our Kurdish allies

Friday, Congressman Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, went on talk radio in Birmingham and expressed concerns about President Donald Trump’s decision on Tuesday to pull U.S. forces from Northern Syria, allowing Turkey to cross into Syria and attack Kurdish forces there while the U.S. stood by and did and nothing. “This morning, I joined the Rick & … Continued

October 14, 2019

Today is the Fourth of July

Today is Independence Day. The Fourth of July is a time for barbecue, family get-togethers, fireworks, patriotic music, parades, Gulf of Mexico beaches, fishing, and making family memories. The first Fourth of July was very different. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence in June 1776. John Adams and Ben Franklin and other members of … Continued

July 4, 2019

Supreme Court of the United States building in Washington

Marshall, the Foundation for Moral Law applaud Supreme Court ruling on cross

Thursday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) and the Foundation for Moral Law both applauded a 7 to 2 U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the constitutionality of a 40-foot Cross near Bladensburg, Maryland. The Bladensburg Peace Cross is a 40-foot cross honoring those who died during World War I, The cross was erected after World … Continued

June 21, 2019

A look at Alabama’s 1940’s Congressional Delegation

Recently I came across a copy of an old congressional directory from 1942. It is always fun for me to read about this era in American political history. Franklin Delano Roosevelt had been first elected in 1932 in the depths of the Great Depression. He would go on to be reelected in 1936, 1940 and … Continued

January 9, 2019

Words cannot express our gratitude

One hundred years ago, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the world’s largest, deadliest, and costliest war to that date drew to an end. The guns that boomed over field and forest in Europe fell silent. World War I was over. Over 116,000 Americans had lost their … Continued

November 13, 2018

Sunday is Veterans Day

America is honoring its veterans as Veterans Day approaches. The U.S. military continues its centuries old tradition of defending this country and its interest around the world. On November 11th we honor those soldiers who have fought for us and those who continue that service this very day. Birmingham’s National Veterans Day event is the … Continued

November 9, 2018

Congressman Palmer invites 6th Congressional District veterans to share their stories

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, announced that he will be sharing stories of veterans from Alabama’s 6th District on his Congressional website in honor of Veterans Day through the month of November. “The selfless service by the men and women of the United States Armed Forces is what keeps … Continued

November 7, 2017

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Veterans Day: A tribute to service, unity, and shared purpose