Archive for September, 2015
This essay was cowritten with fellow Iraq veteran author Steven Hildreth Jr. We aren’t blind to the past. Yes, many Americans have suffered horrible, unforgivable racism. Some Americans continue to suffer today. Yet we two soldiers, one black and one Hispanic, chose to risk our lives for this country. We served in combat, alongside soldiers […]
Filed under: Writing | 11 Comments
Tags: racism, veteran authors
There are actually several reasons. 1) Have we not realized yet that just because someone is named Ahmed, that doesn’t mean they’re a threat, or sympathize with those who are threats? Here’s a news flash: in every place we’ve fought Muslims, we’ve had Muslim allies. There are some Muslims who hate ISIS or Al Qaeda […]
Filed under: Cops | 105 Comments
Tags: ahmed mohamed, hoax bomb, veteran writers
Brief Thoughts on Kim Davis
Lately I’ve been limited on writing time, so I’m trying this. The video about Kim Davis refusing marriage licenses to gay couples is four minutes long. If you watch it, please let me know what you think. Thanks, Chris Chris Hernandez is a 20 year police officer, former Marine and currently serving National Guard soldier […]
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Tags: gay marriage, kim davis
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