kennethbrown

kennethbrown

Kenneth Brown is the father of three grown daughters. Born and raised in New York City; Kenneth now lives in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. When he was a Christian, he became aware of and interested

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Military Myths and the War Hawk Class
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Military Myths and the War Hawk Class

You don't have to do anything to be a citizen. Not everyone should serve but if you haven't maybe leave the word war out of your mouth. Unless, you are talking about peace.

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By: kennethbrown
Collateral Damage
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Collateral Damage

When America ends a war the president talks about patriotism, how committed the troops were to their mission and how some even gave their lives for the mission. However, I have never heard or read that a president talked about the innocent civilian life lost during that mission. We simply

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By: kennethbrown
The March
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The March

Last weekend, thousands of people attended the 50th anniversary of the August 28th, 1963 March on Washington. The various media outlets played selected segments of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, showed pictures of the 200,000+ people in attendance, and reminded us of the impact the

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By: kennethbrown
Tough Guys?
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Tough Guys?

During the 2012 presidential campaign, Mitt Romney talked about going to war with Iran. This was based on his defending America and its allies. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the formal name of the Mormon Church) was a strong supporter of the Vietnam War, and the clean-cut

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By: kennethbrown
The Vote
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The Vote

image: Michelini http://www.sxc.hu/photo/693469 It is truly amazing how Congress votes. When Congress votes it seems to be based more on loyalty than what is good for America. The President Obama sent a jobs bill to the Senate that would address unemployment and the unemployed. This

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By: kennethbrown
My Vietnam
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My Vietnam

image: Boy with AK-47 by Kevin Laverty http://www.sxc.hu/pic/l/k/ke/kevyman/693611_78648195.jpg   Anytime you receive orders to report to a new duty station, those orders come with 30 days leave. Orders to report to the Republic of Viet Nam were no different. Instead

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