To every parent... to every person with a heart... this longtime police officer and his family DESPERATELY need our prayers right now.
Tom Rizzo's beautiful little girl, 14, is battling a very aggressive form of cancer and is preparing to undergo a massive surgery.
They're not asking for money. They're not asking for support.
They're simply asking for PRAYERS.
We believe we've got a BIG God and that He is still in the miracle business. So we're asking all of YOU to join US in prayer and asking for the creator of the UNIVERSE to step in and miraculously heal his daughter.
This isn't just an ask for all of the women who follow us who tend to be prayer warriors. MEN - we're asking you to stand firm as MEN alongside this dad... in dropping to our knees and turning to God.
Tom - we love you, brother.
Please help us get this EVERYWHERE and activate an entire nation of prayer warriors for this little girl RIGHT NOW.
#thinblueline #God
82 years ago today, brave American heroes like CPL Edmond Elisar of Ascension Parish, Louisiana stormed the beaches of Normandy to liberate Europe from tyranny.
He was only 22 years old when he gave his life in service of our country so we could live free.
God made men like Edmond rare. Our nation must never forget his sacrifice.
BUTCH O'HARE and QUIET INTEGRITY. On February 20, 1942, a 28-year-old Navy pilot looked at his fuel gauge and realized someone had made a mistake.
His tank wasn't full. He didn't have enough fuel to complete the mission and return to the carrier.
His commander ordered him back immediately. Butch O'Hare turned around, frustrated, heading toward the ship alone.
Then he saw them.
A squadron of Japanese bombers racing toward the American fleet. The entire division was out on the mission. The fleet was defenseless.
Butch had no way to warn them. No way to bring back his squadron.
He had a choice. Continue to safety with his limited fuel. Or do something about it.
Butch dove into the Japanese formation alone. He fired until his guns emptied. Then he dove at enemy aircraft, trying to clip their wings and send them spiraling down.
One pilot against an entire squadron.
The Japanese, stunned and confused, changed direction. The fleet survived.
When Butch landed, the gun-camera footage told the story. Five enemy aircraft shot down. He became the Navy's first flying ace of World War II and the first Naval Aviator to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
A year later, Butch O'Hare was killed in combat. He was 29.
Today, Chicago's O'Hare Airport bears his name.
Here's what stays with me about this story: Butch wasn't trying to become a hero that day. He was just a pilot heading back to the ship because of a fuel tank mistake. No one would have blamed him for continuing home.
But in that small moment of decision, with no one watching and nothing to gain, his character showed up.
That's what quiet integrity looks like. It's not the grand gestures people plan for. It's what you do in the moments no one expects anything from you.
Small choices reveal who we really are. And sometimes, those choices change everything.
U.S. Marine Lance Corporal
Leslie Thomas Mc Macken Jr
Died May 31, 1969 during Operation Pipestone Canyon. Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam. Leslie was from Frisco, Colorado. Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. Semper Fi, Forever 18 🇺🇸🦅
Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Jacobson was only at the beginning of her military career when war took her life.
In 2005, just three months into her deployment during Operation Iraqi Freedom, the young Air Force security forces member was traveling in a convoy near Camp Bucca, Iraq.
Then the ambush began.
Enemy attackers struck the convoy without warning, turning an ordinary mission into chaos within seconds. Explosions and gunfire ripped through the area as service members fought to survive.
Elizabeth Jacobson did not make it home.
She became the first female Airman k*lled during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
That heartbreaking milestone carried enormous weight across the military community. Behind the headline was not simply a statistic from war, but a real young woman with a future that disappeared thousands of miles from home.
Jacobson served in Air Force Security Forces, one of the military’s most dangerous career fields during the Iraq War. Security forces personnel protected bases, escorted convoys, and operated in environments where roadside attacks and ambushes became constant threats.
Many Americans never realized how exposed convoy troops were during the war.
Every road could hide explosives.
Every mission carried uncertainty.
Every departure could become the last goodbye.
Elizabeth had only been deployed for three months.
Three months.
That is what makes stories like hers so devastating. Young service members barely arrived in combat zones before some were suddenly gone forever.
Her d*ath deeply affected fellow Airmen and military families across the country, reminding many people that the dangers of Iraq extended far beyond front-page headlines.
Today, Elizabeth Jacobson’s story remains a symbol of sacrifice carried by thousands of young Americans who volunteered to serve during one of the most dangerous conflicts of the modern era.
She gave her life before she even had the chance to fully begin it.
Happy 96th birthday to Clint Eastwood! 🎂
Before he was Dirty Harry or the Man with No Name, he served in the Army, worked odd jobs, became mayor of Carmel, directed more than 40 films, won 4 Oscars, and was still directing movies in his 90s🔥
🇺🇸 Just in case you forgot why you have a three-day weekend…
This is it.
Not the barbecues. Not the beach trips. Not the sales.
This is the reason.
The folded flag. The final salute. The ultimate sacrifice so the rest of us could be free.
This Memorial Day, we honor the fallen.
We remember their names. And we never take this freedom for granted.
The Mayor of Charlotte is demanding people stop posting this reminder of the lovely innocent Iryna Zarutska butchered by a savage on Charlotte public transit. He was on probation by a liberal activist judge.