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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Tornadoes

Greetings and Salutations to All my Kith and Kin and All the Ships in Outer Space:

Contrary to my original plan, I never did attend this year's annual Celtic Festival of Southern Maryland.

However, I did drive down to Windsor, Virginia, to visit with my sister and her family.

Yes, I was there when the tornadoes hit.

Suzy and I, along with the two grandsons she was baby sitting, stayed in the basement, watching everything on television as it was happening.

The eldest of the two boys was celebrating his birthday, having just turned four years old.

Their mother, JJ, a park ranger, and their father, Louis, a police officer, were both at work, and Suzy's husband, Mike, had left for his regular guitar lesson.

Mike and Suzy's son, Charlie, also was there, monitoring an emergency two way radio.

Fortunately, the tornadoes did not hit Windsor, although there was plenty of stormy weather all around us.

But, Suzy, and her husband, Mike, used to live in Suffolk, which is where the worst tornado damage occurred.

We were relieved to see Mike and JJ both return home safely.

Later that night, as I drove back to Washington, D.C., I observed the flashing blue lights of a police car, and as I passed the scene, sure enough, there was Louis, writing someone a ticket.

As a former cop, I got a kick out of seeing that!

Suzy gave me a really nice present of a blanket displaying a large official seal of the United States Army.

Also, Mike told me something really special that I never knew.

When my father died in 2001, I was on a ranch in Utah, and I had no money for transportation to attend my father's funeral.

I remember he had said he didn't want the military honors at his gravesite, so there was no honor guard, bugler, or rifle salute.

But, there was a United States flag draped over his casket, and that flag is now displayed on the wall of my room here at the Ol' Soldiers' Home, along with his medals.

His widow, my stepmother, had sent them to me, and now, her own decorations (she was in the Women's Auxillary Army Corps during the Second World War) are also displayed on my wall, right next to my father's.

The burial took place at Riverview Memorial Gardens, just outside of Spring Lake, North Carolina, where Mama is also buried, and where all of us kids grew up.

Mike told me that as they were at the gravesite, a United States Air Force C-130 Hercules passed directly overhead, flying very low, preparing to land at Hill Air Force Base.

When the pilot saw the group of people gathered below him, with the United States flag draped over a casket, he saluted by wagging the aircraft's wings!

That was seven years ago, and until now, nobody had ever told me about that.

I'll never know who that Air Force pilot was, but I sure am grateful, and I hope somebody, somehow, someday, can get word to him of my deep appreciation.

Suzy suggested I probably shouldn't visit them in April anymore.

A year ago when I was at their house in April, we were all shocked by the murders at Virginia Tech, where some of Mike's students matriculated, and where many local kids went to college.

This year, while visiting them in April, their home got threatened by tornadoes.

Actually, with the dramatic increase in gasoline prices, plus the very uncertain economy, I don't know if I'll ever be going anywhere, ever again.

I do need to drive my pickup truck once in a while, for it's not good to let it just sit in the parking lot.

Getting a smaller, more economical vehicle is not an option, because small vehicles are too painful for me to climb in and out of.

But, I can comfortably enter and exit the cab of my full sized pickup truck without hurting my knees and my back.

Not only that, but the cab of my truck is luxurious, with automatic and electronic everything.

With my four wheel drive, I can evade pursuing police by leaving the highway and driving across fields, and through forests, swamps, deserts, and into hidden mountain caves.

(Yeah, riiiight!)

Oh, if only it had a revolving gun turret on the roof - - - !

Hmmm - - - oh, well - - - I can still put my Rebel flag on it.

Thank you.

John Robert "SAIGON" Mallernee, KB3KWS
Official Bard of Clan Henderson
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Washington, D.C. 20011-8400

NOTE: "My unpopular and controversial personal opinions are independent of my Scottish clan."

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

27 April 1975

Brothers and Sisters:

An old military comrade in Salt Lake City reminded me that this coming Sunday will be the anniversary of a very important (although little known) date in the history of The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints.

On 27 April 1975, the Saigon Branch held its last sacrament meeting, prior to the fall of the Republic of Viet Nam, three days later, on 30 April 1975.

Under the harsh tyranny of the Communist victors, there followed many years of darkness and terror for that little band of Vietnamese Mormons.

Years later, a mysterious letter arrived at Church Headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah.

It was from a Vietnamese member inquiring about their former home teacher.

As a result of that inquiry, the Vietnamese Allied Saints Assistance Association (i.e., VASAA)was organized by a small group of Latter-day Saint military veterans seeking to assist their Vietnamese brothers and sisters.

Over the years, the name of the organization was changed to Veterans Association for Service Activities Abroad, but the acronym remained the same.

Also, the mission of VASAA expanded, to assist Latter-day Saints, and those of other faiths, in several Third World nations, plus providing humanitarian assistance.

At no time, was VASAA ever a part of The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints.

That was necessary, because VASAA could go where the Church would not be allowed, and VASAA could do things which the Church was unable to do.

In connection with this, I highly recommend reading OUT OF THE TIGER'S DEN, an article in the June 1989 issue of ENSIGN magazine.

Yesterday, the local full time missionaries came by for a visit.

Elder Betteridge is from Winnemucca, Nevada, and has just begun his mission.

His senior companion, Elder Gurney is from Kaysville, Utah, and has only been in the mission field for a few weeks.

I told them all about 27 April 1975, and VASAA, and showed them my copy of the Church history book, SAINTS AT WAR: KOREA AND VIETNAM (which has ME in it - - - on pages 358 to 360!).

I also informed them of the breaking news stories about the raids on the YFZ Ranch in Texas, and showed them reports in the DESERET NEWS (including my own published comment).

I wanted to treat them to supper in the mess hall here at the Ol' Soldiers' Home, but they had another appointment.

However, we did watch the most recent recorded broadcast of MUSIC AND THE SPOKEN WORD.

Then, before leaving, they requested I sing a couple of traditional Scottish songs which I had just learned, CALEDONIA, and THE SKYE BOAT SONG.

Their visit really made my day!

So, mark this coming Sunday on your calendar, Brothers and Sisters, and please do remember our fellow Church members who continue to reside under repressive regimes in far distant climes.

Thank you.

John Robert "SAIGON" Mallernee, KB3KWS
Official Bard of Clan Henderson
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Washington, D.C. 20011-8400

NOTE: "My unpopular and controversial personal opinions are independent of my Scottish clan."

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Patriotic Holiday

Greetings and Salutations to All my Kith and Kin and All the Ships in Outer Space:

I just want to remind everyone that the day after tomorrow, Saturday 19 April 2008, is a VERY important American patriotic anniversary.

It was on the morning of
19 April 1775, two hundred and thirty-three years ago, that seventy-seven men and boys stood on the village green at Lexington, outside of Boston, Massachusetts, facing eight hundred highly trained professional soldiers of the World's most powerful and best equipped army.

Hopeless odds, right?

The British Army had been sent to seize their firearms.

Then was fired the "
shot heard 'round the World
", and the American Revolution had begun.

Do you have any ideas on how to properly observe this extremely patriotic event?

One of the best movies I've ever seen on this subject was
APRIL MORNING
, starring Tommy Lee Jones.

I also like seeing the
Walt Disney movie, JOHNNY TREMAIN.

What can we do to make this day an officially proclaimed national holiday, with all the proper pomp, pageantry, and festivity it deserves?


How shall we pass this knowledge on to the children, and to future generations?

Thank you.

John Robert "SAIGON" Mallernee, KB3KWS
Official Bard of Clan Henderson
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Washington, D.C. 20011-8400

NOTE: "My unpopular and controversial personal opinions are independent of my Scottish clan."

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Did We Dodge A Bullet?

Greetings and Salutations to All my Kith and Kin and All the Ships in Outer Space:

I just had a thought.

What if all those grounded American Airlines planes are NOT truly being taken out of service due to normal safety inspections?

What if one of our intelligence agencies obtained information that one or more of our nation's enemies had successfully figured out a method of surrepticiously sabatoging commercial airliners, and had targeted American Airlines for propaganda purposes because of their name?

Maybe the hundreds of American Airlines "safety inspections" being reported in the news media are actually emergency implementation of counter measures to interdict and neutralize the nefarious efforts of saboteurs.

Maybe the detected threat is so imminently serious that our government doesn't want to reveal what's actually happening, lest the flying public be panicked.

Maybe our government weighed the odds and decided an indignant inconvenienced public was better than terminals overflowing with a multitude of frightened passengers, who might begin physically attacking anyone who is perceived to be Arab or Moslem.

Maybe the investigation is still going on, and our government doesn't want to jeopardize or reveal the manner in which they learned of this massive effort to sabotage American Airlines.

The smaller commuting airlines which have been forced out of business suffered an economic impact, as they were dependent on American Airlines.

Oh, that makes me think of another possibility.

Maybe it wasn't foreign saboteurs committing a heinous act of war.

Maybe it was a criminal conspiracy involving millions of dollars.

What if airport mechanics have been caught illegally selling and installing recycled aircraft parts?

Do you remember when there actually was such an incident a while back, reported by some television investigative news crew?

As a result, all affected airplanes have to immediately be grounded, and the used parts replaced by new ones.

American Airlines can successfully absorb the financial loss incurred by mandatory compliance, but the smaller commuter airlines can not, and so, they're out of business.

Again, because of the widespread effect of such corruption and fraud, the airline industry doesn't want the public to know the real reason.

Or, maybe a criminal investigation is still in progress, and prosecution attorneys don't want to prejudice a pending trial.

It's too bad that we have been so long subjected to so much deception, that we can no longer naively accept what our government representatives say, or what's reported on the news.

Instead, we have to read between the lines and speculate about what the truth might be.

So, what do YOU think is really going on?

Thank you.

John Robert "SAIGON" Mallernee, KB3KWS
Official Bard of Clan Henderson
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Washington, D.C. 20011-8400

NOTE: "My unpopular and controversial personal opinions are independent of my Scottish clan."

Friday, April 11, 2008

Movie Critique: DON'T TELL MOM THE BABYSITTER'S DEAD

Greetings and Salutations to All my Kith and Kin and All the Ships in Outer Space:

I just finished watching a high definition movie on my television, DON'T TELL MOM THE BABYSITTER'S DEAD, starring Christina Applegate, which I recorded from the Home Box Office premium movie channel.

This amusing family movie is a teenager's fantasy dream!

The kids are left completely alone, with no adult supervision, and total freedom to be as irresponsible as they want, without incurring any consequences.

Does that sort of remind you of Pleasure Island in the Walt Disney classic, PINOCCHIO?

Basically, it's just fun and fantasy, with some good satirical lessons mixed in, if you know how to spot them.

That's why it's so important that BOTH Mama and Daddy always watch movies with their young'uns.

I did give a hearty guffaw at the conclusion of the film, just as they began to roll the credits.

If you watch this movie, you'll see why!

Please pass the popcorn.

Thank You.

John Robert "SAIGON" Mallernee, KB3KWS
Official Bard of Clan Henderson
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Washington, D.C. 20011-8400

NOTE: "My unpopular and controversial personal opinions are independent of my Scottish clan."

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Movie Critique: UNCLE BUCK

Greetings and Salutations to All my Kith and Kin and All the Ships in Outer Space:

I just got through watching UNCLE BUCK, starring John Candy, on my television, where it was broadcast in high definition on the Comcast Cable Television On Demand Channel.

Have you ever seen that movie?

I thought I'd seen it, but was pleasantly surprised to find out I was wrong.

Macaulay Culkin is in the movie, and has some really GREAT lines.

When Laurie Metcalf appeared, I didn't recognize her until after she began talking.

Her voice has a unique, easily recognizable accent.

Yeah, I reckon I'm just like the character, Uncle Buck, because I'm unmarried, with no children, unemployed, and irresponsible.

But, I hope none of my relatives ever ask me to babysit nieces and nephews in a family emergency!

Unlike the character, Uncle Buck, I ain't smart enough to deal with a teen aged girl.

Boy, oh boy, what a nightmare!

Teenage girls are VICIOUS!

In fact, I reckon just about any kid, no matter what age or sex they were, could easily outsmart me.

I did love seeing those giant pancakes, with the snow shovel serving as a spatula.

Now, THAT'S a breakfast!

That old car was great, for every time it stopped, it would whistle like an incoming artillery shell, culminating in a huge explosive blast from the exhaust pipe.

How do I get my pickup truck to do that?

From watching this movie, we learn we can do our laundry in a microwave oven.

Isn't that a bit of useful information?

I'm not a parent, so I don't know whether or not to recommend this for family viewing, even though it obviously was intended as an amusing family film.

That's because of the occasional foul language and one or two scenes of attempted adolescent sexual activity.

But, as with all movies, if the children watch this, then BOTH Mama and Daddy should watch it with them.

Personally, I thoroughly enjoyed watching this movie, so maybe you will, too.

Please pass the popcorn.

Thank you.

John Robert "SAIGON" Mallernee, KB3KWS
Official Bard of Clan Henderson
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Washington, D.C. 20011-8400

NOTE: "My unpopular and controversial personal opinions are independent of my Scottish clan."

Movie Critique: NEW YORK DOLL

Greetings and Salutations to All my Kith and Kin and All the Ships in Outer Space:

Last night (? - - - well, actually, during the "wee hours"), I watched a movie, NEW YORK DOLL, I had recorded from the Showtime Channel on cable television.

The movie is a documentary, eighty minutes long, of the life of a Rock 'n' Roll star, Arthur "Killer" Kane, bass guitarist for the New York Dolls, who becomes a convert in the Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints (i.e., the "Mormon" church).

As a young, rich, and famous rock star, he lived a life of debauchery, eventually resulting in divorce, attempted suicide, and total destitution.

Thirty years later, while working in the Family History Library of the Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints, he was invited to go to England for a reunion concert with surviving members of the band (half of them were dead).

There's more to the story, but I don't want to ruin the show for you.

In the film, I was fascinated to see reminisces by Chrissie Hynde, lead singer for The Pretenders, and I recognized Buster Poindexter, who used to regularly perform on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.

Frankly, I was unfamiliar with the New York Dolls, and never knew that Buster Poindexter was a made up personality, and actually was the lead singer for the New York Dolls.

They also interviewed musicians from the band, Blondie, but I didn't see Deborah Harry.

Iggy Pop also was interviewed, and made several comments throughout the documentary.

This is a film that will have appeal to folks who generally could be considered from opposite ends of the spectrum, i.e., musicians and Mormons.

I don't remember seeing anything objectionable during the movie.

After all, it is a documentary, a compilation of actual interviews with real people.

So, if you wish, your entire family can safely view this film, although I always recommend that when children watch any movie, BOTH Mama and Daddy should watch it with them.

Please pass the popcorn.

Thank you.

John Robert "SAIGON" Mallernee, KB3KWS
Official Bard of Clan Henderson
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Washington, D.C. 20011-8400

NOTE: "My unpopular and controversial personal opinions are independent of my Scottish clan."

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

CALEDONIA

Mo Chinneadh agus Mo Chairdean:

Ciamar a tha sibh?

Tha mise gu math, tapadh leibh!

Guess what I just now learned?

There really IS a place called "
BRIGADOON" in Scotland!

Actually, it's "Brig o' Doon", and I saw pictures of it in this slide show, which I received from a clansman.


CALEDONIA

It takes a few minutes to load before you can watch it, and you'll need to scroll down to about the middle of the page.

This is another song I'm going to have to learn.


Saor Alba gu brath!

Slainte mhath!

Is Mise Le Meas,


Baird Iain MacUilleam a Clan MacEanruich
Official Bard of Clan Henderson
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Washington, D.C. 20011-8400

NOTE: "My unpopular and controversial personal opinions are independent of my Scottish clan."

Monday, April 07, 2008

My Last Day Singing?

Greetings and Salutations to All my Kith and Kin and All the Ships in Outer Space:

Is today the last day I'll ever be able to sing?

When I was a boy, I was hit in the mouth by a baseball.

It broke loose my front teeth, but I stuck them back in.

Years later, dentists reattached my teeth with steel posts and super glue (or something similar - - - I think).

Those teeth have stayed in place and worked just beautifully for all these many decades.

Tomorrow, I go to the dentist, and it's possible my front teeth will be removed - - - forever.

The dentist says my teeth are fractured and rotted, and they might not be saved.

Since this is the Soldiers' Home, and not some private dentist, I am not at all certain any sort of dental prosthesis will be authorized or provided.

Due to severe reductions in financing and personnel, the limited medical staff here at the Soldiers' Home is currently overwhelmed by an impossible workload, with woefully inadequate facilities, and little or no proper equipment.

Aggravating this deteriorating situation is the change in Soldiers' Home demographics, which has transformed this former excellent retirement community into nought but a nursing home and hospice (i.e., a poorly administered charnel house).

So, if my front teeth come out, I probably will never be able to sing anymore, for I won't be able to articulate and vocalize the lyrics.

Hmmmm - - - maybe all isn't totally lost.

One of the most famous musicians in history, Ludwig Von Beethoven, was able to continue composing, even though he had gone completely deaf.

Paul Wiggenstein composed piano music for the left hand, after losing his right arm during the First World War.

But, how will I replace my voice?

I reckon there's quite a few folks who would consider it a blessing if I lose my voice!

Thank you.

John Robert "SAIGON" Mallernee, KB3KWS
Official Bard of Clan Henderson
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Washington, D.C. 20011-8400

NOTE: "My unpopular and controversial personal opinions are independent of my Scottish clan."

Sunday, April 06, 2008

VIDEO: Babies Reacting to Lemons

Greetings and Salutations to All my Kith and Kin and All the Ships in Outer Space:

Here's an amusing video for your daily dose of cuteness:

BABIES SAMPLING LEMONS

Thank you.

John Robert "SAIGON" Mallernee, KB3KWS
Official Bard of Clan Henderson
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Washington, D.C. 20011-8400

NOTE: "My unpopular and controversial personal opinions are independent of my Scottish clan."

Friday, April 04, 2008

Official Presidential Proclamation

Mo Cinneadh agus Mo Chairdean:

It is a time for celebration!

It's time to don our kilts and strap on our swords!

This official Presidential proclamation was issued yesterday.

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NATIONAL TARTAN DAY, 2008

A Proclamation by
the President of the United States of America

Americans of Scottish descent have made enduring contributions to our Nation with their hard work, faith, and values. On National Tartan Day, we celebrate the spirit and character of Scottish Americans and recognize their many contributions to our culture and our way of life.

Scotland and the United States have long shared ties of family and friendship, and many of our country's most cherished customs and ideals first grew to maturity on Scotland's soil. The Declaration of Arbroath, the Scottish Declaration of Independence signed in 1320, embodied the Scots' strong dedication to liberty, and the Scots brought that tradition of freedom with them to the New World. Sons and daughters of many Scottish clans were among the first immigrants to settle in America, and their determination and optimism helped build our Nation's character. Several of our Founding Fathers were of Scottish descent, as have been many Presidents and Justices of the United States Supreme Court. Many Scottish Americans, such as Andrew Carnegie, were great philanthropists, founding and supporting numerous scientific, educational, and civic institutions. From the evocative sounds of the bagpipes to the great sport of golf, the Scots have also left an indelible mark on American culture.

National Tartan Day is an opportunity to celebrate all Americans who claim Scottish ancestry, and we are especially grateful for the service in our Armed Forces of Scottish Americans who have answered the call to protect our Nation.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 6, 2008, as National Tartan Day. I call upon all Americans to observe this day by celebrating the continued friendship between the people of Scotland and the United States and by recognizing the contributions of Scottish Americans to our Nation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand eight, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-second.

GEORGE W. BUSH

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Saor Alba gu brath!

Tapadh leibh agus slainte mhath!

Is Mise Le Meas,

John Robert "SAIGON" Mallernee, KB3KWS
Official Bard of Clan Henderson
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Washington, D.C. 20011-8400

NOTE: "My unpopular and controversial personal opinions are independent of my Scottish clan."

Thursday 04 April 1968

Greetings and Salutations to All my Kith and Kin and All the Ships in Outer Space:

I wrote this in response to a query at the ANN COULTER OFFICIAL CHAT web site about where I was and what I was doing when Martin Luther King was assassinated on Thursday 04 April 1968.

At the time of Martin Luther King's murder, I was a Private in the United States Army, and having only just completed my Basic Combat Training at Fort Lewis, Washington, was attending the Field Radio Relay and Carrier Equipment Repair (MOS 31 L 20) course at the United States Army Southeastern Signal School at Fort Gordon, Georgia.

All soldiers were immediately restricted to post, as the Negroes were rioting in many of America's cities, including Augusta, Georgia, the community adjacent to Fort Gordon.

As the decades have passed, the more I learn of Martin Luther King, the more I despise him and everything he represents.

He and his ilk were responsible for fomenting and aggravating most of the continuing racial strife during the Viet Nam War.

When I was a kid growing up during the Civil Rights Movement in a segregated White community in North Carolina, I applauded the idea of racial integration.

After all, who can argue with the logic that all men are brothers and all races are the same, right?

Well, today, a half century later, I think we made a terrible mistake.

In our idealistic efforts to correct one perceived social injustice, we created a far greater evil, that of subverting (forever?) our inalienable rights and our sacred
Constitution of the United States
.

The alleged purpose of forced racial integration was to improve the lot of American Negroes.

But, the effort backfired, and the result has been the opposite extreme.

Today, after generations of forced racial integration, White folks (who used to be clearly different) act just as immoral, ignorant, illiterate, slovenly, discourteous, uncivil, perverted, lawless, and violent as the American Negroes.

Also, if racial integration was such a noble ideal, then why was it necessary to FORCE it on society, using federal marshals, court orders, and federal troops?

I live in the very middle of a megalopolis where Blacks are the overwhelming numerical majority, and Blacks are in control of every aspect of daily life.

The Black community continues to live down to the worst of their embarrassingly negative stereotype.

It is gunfire and sirens every single day and night, and the
District of Columbia, our nation's capital, more closely resembles the war torn ruins of a Third World slum.

That's your legacy of Martin Luther King, and others like him.

Furthermore, many facts have been deliberately concealed or misconstrued, and the full story is yet to be revealed.


Thank you.

John Robert "SAIGON" Mallernee, KB3KWS
Official Bard of Clan Henderson
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Washington, D.C. 20011-8400

NOTE: "My unpopular and controversial personal opinions are independent of my Scottish clan."

Thursday, April 03, 2008

Deadly Counterfeit Toothpaste

Greetings and Salutations to All my Kith and Kin and All the Ships in Outer Space:

Here is a very important TELEVISED NEWS REPORT from WDIV-TV Channel 4 in Detroit, Michigan, with video.

Counterfeit COLGATE toothpaste has been marketed, toothpaste which contains a highly toxic ingredient, Diethelene Glycol.

The chemical causes facial muscle paralysis, brain edema, and kidney failure.

To view the video in full screen, just right click your mouse on the player, select "ZOOM" from the pop up menu, and then select "FULL SCREEN".

I'm sharing this with you because there have been similar instances of consumer fraud elsewhere in the United States.

I obtained this information from the Debbie Schlussel web site.

She has pointed out, that due to political correctness, the news is NOT reporting that the perpetrators are Islamic Arabs.

In her blog, she does cite numerous other instances, in other states, where Islamic Arabs are perpetrating consumer fraud by marketing counterfeit products in local stores.

If you wish, you may also share this information with others.

Thank you.

John Robert "SAIGON" Mallernee, KB3KWS
Official Bard of Clan Henderson
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Washington, D.C. 20011-8400

NOTE: "My unpopular and controversial personal opinions are independent of my Scottish clan."

Videos For Confederate Heritage Month

Greetings and Salutations to All my Kith and Kin and All the Ships in Outer Space:

April is Confederate Heritage Month, and here are a few videos to counter the prevalent malicious slander from those who so bitterly hate the descendants of Rebel soldiers.


I AM THEIR FLAG


A TRIBUTE TO OUR BLACK CONFEDERATE HEROES


BLACK CONFEDERATES


IN DEFENSE OF DIXIE


I've also included a copy of a painting, BLESSING OF THE SWORD, by renowned historical artist, Mort Kunstler.

Remember that beginning in1906, the United States government regards all those who served in the Armed Forces of the Confederate States of America to be United States military veterans, and their graves are to be maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Thank you.

John Robert "SAIGON" Mallernee, KB3KWS
Official Bard of Clan Henderson
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Washington, D.C. 20011-8400

NOTE: "My unpopular and controversial personal opinions are independent of my Scottish clan."