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AFA of PA ACTION ALERT
July 30, 2008
1.) Flight 93 Memorial Controversy Continues
2.) 'Don’t Ask Don’t Tell' Hearing a Sham
1.) The National Park Service will hold its quarterly Flight 93 Memorial meeting at the Somerset County Courthouse on Saturday, August 2nd beginning at 10:00 a.m. There will be an update from the National Park Service and a time for public comment. Tom Burnett, Sr., whose son Tom Burnett, Jr. was killed in the crash of Flight 93, and Alec Rawls, author of Crescent of Betrayal, will speak at the meeting. Mr. Burnett opposes the Islamic symbolism in the planned Flight 93 Memorial and has been working with Mr. Rawls to expose it.
2.) On July 23rd Elaine Donnelly, President of the Center for Military Readiness, testified before the House Military Personnel Subcommittee in support of the ban on homosexuals in the military. She and Sergeant Major Brian Jones were the only two to testify in support of the ban. The other three opposed it and questions from the committee members were also pro-homosexual. Click here to read Elaine’s testimony (with footnotes)-- even though she did not get to verbally present it because of questions and disparaging remarks from committee members. Click here to read Sergeant Major Jones’ testimony. Read Tommy Sears remarks about the ‘hearing’ on National Review Online.
During the July 23rd hearing, Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-Calif.) insisted, “We’ve had gays in the American military from the first unit that was ever formed.” Rep. Christopher Shays (R-Conn.) echoed this claim, saying that “gays have served in every conflict, every war” this country has fought.
In fact, Shays was even more specific, noting a patriotic event in his district at which they read the names of “everyone who lost his life in the French and Indian War–some of whom were gay.”
FACT: Homosexuals have never been permitted to serve in America’s military because of the negative impact on military discipline/moral and unit cohesion. Wallbuilders has a great historical overview of homosexuals in the military.
ACTION NEEDED:
1.) You can sign the online petition opposing the planned Flight 93 Memorial by clicking here. Much more information is available on the Crescent of Betrayal website. If you live in the Somerset area, please plan on attending the National Park Service meeting on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. (the meeting should be over by 1:00 p.m.) at the Somerset County Courthouse, 111 E. Union Street in Somerset.
2.) Contact your Congressman and ask him or her to support the 1993 law banning homosexuals in the military. Click here for contact information. Let them know that homosexuals have never been permitted in America’s military and for the defense of our nation that policy must remain intact.
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