...I am currently deployed in 5th Fleet, and my mother gave me your podcasts to listen to in my stateroom (SOMETIMES I DO have "free time"!).

I heard your opening regarding what it means to be a hero and must say I was inspired to share MY hero with you...

 

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I just listened to your caller whose husband did not want to come home for leave from war, he wanted to just wait it out until his year tour was over and then come home. Years ago, I would have agreed with the wife, but where I am now in my life and marriage, I understand exactly why the husband feels the way he does.

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...I was so impressed with your commentary on helicopter parenting. I am very proud to be a helicopter parent from a distance, although it never really registered with me that was in fact what I was doing... More >>

I listened to your caller who was struggling with her 13 year old son and their recent relocation to another state due to her husband's job in the military... My husband is in the Navy and we are on a three year rotation, so every three years we pick up and move, so the caller's problem struck a chord with me... More >>

Last week a woman called who had adopted two boys. One was having major problems and you suggested a place she needed to send him to because he had been in a bad home situation for a longer period of time and was having a difficult time adjusting... More >>

The city of Opa-locka, Florida voted unanimously to fine people $250 if they don't pull their pants up.  Opa-locka city leaders decided to expand the current ban on saggy pants to include the fine or  ten hours of community service to those who refuse to keep their pants up.  The City Commissioner, Timothy Holmes, led the charge against the "sagging" crowd, saying that the low-pants practice intimidates the public, provides a distraction in schools, and is a blight on the community.  More >>

I have had it with Berkeley, California, that anti-American bastion of disloyalty to the values and existence of the United States of America. In February, 2008, the Berkeley City Council approved a measure calling for Marine recruiters to leave Berkeley, because they "are not welcome in our city." If recruiters chose to stay, they would do so as "uninvited and unwelcome intruders." The Council also applauded any residents or organizations that "volunteer to impede, passively or actively, by non-violent means, the work of any military recruiting office located in the City of Berkeley."  And a handful of folks did just that - some held up signs which said "No Military Predators in Our Town," or "Join the Marines.  Travel to Exotic Lands.  Meet Exciting and Unusual People - and Kill Them." More >>

I'm certain you've heard of the vile, blasphemous, ferociously mean, insensitive, disgusting and downright evil actions of the members of the Phelps family of Topeka's Westboro Baptist church - a group of trash who give Christianity a seriously bad name.  This group travels all over the country, protesting at military funerals, and saying that "the deaths of soldiers are God's way of punishing the country for homosexuality."  Motorcycle groups like the Patriot Riders travel to these funerals as well, to rev between these slime (who call themselves religious) and the suffering family and friends gathering for the funeral of an American hero, a son, a brother, a husband, or a friend. More >>

Volunteering for the military means a number of important things: It's a noble act of patriotism It means accepting authority over every aspect of your life It's a seriously dangerous job It's not exactly a high-paying job You get benefits during and after service You have a community of support It involves structure and discipline It's a heroic endeavor It is an honorable, self-sacrificing career It is worthy of great respect So, when someone wishes to volunteer for relatively low pay and high danger to protect you and me, I say "THANK YOU" and "huzzah!" More >>

A lot of the most popular video games on the market are war games.  Are they good or bad for teenage boys? More >>