Anne T. Lord

American Leadership | National Security | Team player for @VandenbergCo and former Team Sasse | St. Louisan

[Anne T. Lord @annetlord]

While the UN falls short on protecting women, the world's worst actors are emboldened to continue their use of sexual violence to break the spirit of their adversaries.

Pleased to share my latest piece for co-authored with @kennedyjlee

https://t.co/07WOMtQFeu

[Civitas Outlook @CivitasOutlook]

The HBO series Band of Brothers is a stunning, dramatic portrayal of how the men of Easy Company stood apart in their duty to their country.

Read @annetlord's latest here: https://t.co/udGRYn1iBo

[Civitas Outlook @CivitasOutlook]

We must continue to remind ourselves of WWII and the sacrifices it took to win it.

Read @annetlord's reflection on 'Band of Brothers': https://t.co/mwajxRHuks

[Law & Liberty @LawLiberty]

Anne Lord revisits George Caleb Bingham’s 1852 painting "The County Election," examining how its depiction of nineteenth-century political life reflects the importance of civic participation, public discourse and shared democratic principles. https://t.co/TbQvuY1tSZ

[The Vandenberg Coalition @VandenbergCo]

On this election day, we're sharing a piece from Vandenberg's @annetlord for @LawLiberty reflecting on "A County Election" - George Caleb Bingham's 1852 painting celebrating that "though imperfections and annoyances exist in our system of governance, they do not outweigh its beauty."

[The Vandenberg Coalition @VandenbergCo]

The Vandenberg Coalition was grateful to meet with Lech Wałęsa, former president of Poland and leader of the Solidarity Movement that helped to free Poland from the yoke of communism.

It was an incredible opportunity to learn from someone who not only understands the threat of communism, but was actively in the trenches fighting against it.

[The Vandenberg Coalition @VandenbergCo]

The Russians have a history of concealing their biological warfare dating back to the Soviets. @M_S_Billingslea of @HudsonInstitute details their malign activities in our latest episode of Vandenberg Flash Focus.

[Marshall S. Billingslea @M_S_Billingslea]

Good discussion with @annetlord from @VandenbergCo.

Russia will have some explaining to do at the upcoming meeting of the states parties to the Biological Weapons Convention. I’m sure @UnderSecT’s team will have pointed questions.

@HudsonInstitute

[The Vandenberg Coalition @VandenbergCo]

🎧 NEW VFF - Ep. 74 | Shedding Light on Russia's Biowarfare Program

A death in a Siberian anti-plague laboratory and the ensuing quarantine of two hundred people have sparked widespread concern over Russia’s biological weapons program. In typical Russian fashion, the Kremlin has not been particularly forthcoming with details despite calls for transparency, leaving many wondering what they may be trying to cover up.

@M_S_Billingslea, a @HudsonInstitute senior fellow and former Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control, joins Vandenberg's @annetlord to shed light on the incident and discuss the Russian biowarfare threat.

[The Vandenberg Coalition @VandenbergCo]

NEW 📰: "'Strategic Stability' Is a Comforting Foreign-Policy Fantasy" from Vandenberg's @CorbanTeague and @todlindberg for @WSJopinion.

"A realistic foreign policy should also recognize that fundamental principles still matter. We protect our country not only because we live here. We do so because the organizing principle of the U.S. is individual freedom. It shapes how we define, rank and pursue our interests and stands in sharp contrast to the organizing political principles of our enemies. That freedom is under attack. It will need defending time and time again."

[The Vandenberg Coalition @VandenbergCo]

🚨🚨 NEW VANDENBERG LETTER 🚨🚨

The Vandenberg Coalition is proud to release our letter to @POTUS signed by 32 conservative policy officials asking him to request the Department of State officially designate American citizen Min Zin as wrongfully detained by the Chinese government and make his immediate release a diplomatic priority and a necessary precondition for any additional summits with Chairman Xi Jinping.

Min Zin, who runs a policy think tank, was lured to China at the invitation of a Chinese academic institution under the pretext of speaking at an academic conference. On June 3, the Chinese government arrested Min Zin on bogus espionage charges, and he has been held ever since.

We are grateful for his actions to secure the release of Pastor Ezra Jin, something that has been likened to a diplomatic miracle. Min Zin also faces a difficult road to freedom, but as an American citizen, it is critical that the United States government act in this case as well.

[The Vandenberg Coalition @VandenbergCo]

Over the weekend of America's 250th Fourth of July celebration, Pastor Ezra Jin was released from his wrongful imprisonment in China.

Now free, he asks Americans to use our First Amendment rights enshrined in our Constitution to continue to pray for those still in prison.

As Americans we know that the blessing of freedom means continued effort to ensure it is enjoyed be all. We will answer his call to work and pray for the release of the individuals still awaiting the light of freedom.

[The Vandenberg Coalition @VandenbergCo]

In perhaps one of the best pieces of news over the weekend celebrating our 250th birthday, it was announced that Pastor Ezra Jin was released from arbitrary detention in China and reunited with his family in the United States. There is no better way to celebrate America than through freedom of expression and religion. We are deeply grateful to our American leaders who pushed for this release.

Much more needs to be done. We will continue to press until all these individuals, including many of Pastor Jin's Christian colleagues and American citizen Min Jin, are released. But in the meantime, knowing Pastor Jin is reunited with his family is a wonderful blessing. 🇺🇸

[The Vandenberg Coalition @VandenbergCo]

@annetlord: “In his address, President Roosevelt did not speak of vengeance but of the righteousness of the American cause.”

https://t.co/Ce7a9eea4F

[The Vandenberg Coalition @VandenbergCo]

America eventually entered the world stage and became a leader in world affairs, transforming from an Emerging Republic to an Emerging Global Power. @ZackCooper, Juan Cruz, Colin Dueck (@AEI), @DrJohnHillen, @MatthewKroenig, @annetlord, & Thomas Spoehr (@usabmc) trace how the United States assumed a global leadership role.

https://t.co/m6oXGCsmqp

[Grace Jin Drexel @GraceJDrexel]

On June 4, we are feeling tremendously blessed and overjoyed to welcome this new addition to our family -- Ezra John Drexel. We hope he will grow up to be a man of faith and honor just like his name's sake. May our family soon be reunited.

[Luke Burgis @lukeburgis]

.@BenSasse is exactly right: we’re impoverished by the “thin” communities of politics and tribalism, and starving for “thick” community.

The one place I actually knew my neighbors, it changed my life completely.

My reaction to his recent 60 Minutes interview:

[Washington Examiner @dcexaminer]

Fast fashion fuels modern slavery | OP-ED by Anne Lord , director of government affairs and covers defense policy for the Vandenberg Coalition. https://t.co/uj4qZ8SgYW

[Charles Correll III @_CharlesCorrell]

Ernie Pyle, the famous World War II war correspondent, was at the foot of Mount Sammucro the night when mules brought down the body of Captain Henry T. Waskow of Texas.

Pyle listened as the men of Company B, 143 Inf, 36 Div gathered and said a final goodbye to their beloved leader:

"After my own father, he came next," a sergeant told me.

"He always looked after us," a soldier said. "He’d go to bat for us every time."

"I’ve never knowed him to do anything unfair," another one said.

Captain Waskow was killed in the battle for San Pietro in Italy. He fell leading his men in an attack on the Axis position on December 14, 1943.

A measure of his leadership is his final wish: to be buried among his men in Italy.

I visited Captain Waskow’s grave last year and paused to spend a few moments with this true American hero. I was overwhelmed thinking of the valor, devotion, and sacrifice made by Waskow in defense of America. I will never forget him.

In his will, he wrote of the soldiers he served with: “If you read this, I will have died in the defense of my country and all that it stands for. God alone knows how I worked and slaved to make myself a worthy leader of these magnificent men." 🇺🇸

[America First Warfighters @A1warfighters]

We honor Americans like 1st Lt. Daniel Patrick Riordan, who answered the call to serve after the September 11 attacks. When his mother told him there was no shame in choosing a different path, Dan simply replied, “This is what I am called to do.”

After completing Army ROTC at Southeast Missouri State University, Dan fulfilled his lifelong dream of serving in the military. He became a tank commander with the 1st Cavalry Division and deployed to Iraq in 2006. Known for leading from the front, Dan often said, “How can I order my men forward if I'm not willing to go first?”

On June 23, 2007, 1st Lt. Riordan was killed by an IED in Taji, Iraq. Those who knew him remembered his courage, humility, and willingness to help anyone in need.

This #MemorialDay, we remember Lt. Riordan and all the brave Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country and our freedoms. 🇺🇸

[Civitas Outlook @CivitasOutlook]

“Taiwanese history is not easily distilled, making it ripe for the CCP to manipulate in support of its goal to annex the island.”

Read @annetlord’s latest for Civitas Outlook: https://t.co/kI9lTSpTml