REPORT: “IRAN” TO BE MAJOR FOCUS by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 24, 2019) — Shortly after 10:00 a.m. EDT, President Trump is scheduled to speak to the United Nations General Assembly, perhaps on a variety of topics, but according to former Deputy National Security Adviser K.T. McFarland, Trump will stress the need for the world to […]
“HOW MANY MORE DECADES…?” by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 7, 2019) — In the wake of a sharp increase in violent attacks in the Taliban’s home country of Afghanistan over the last week, President Trump tweeted Saturday evening that “secret” discussions planned at Camp David on Sunday with the terrorist group and Afghanistan’s president have been […]
“I DECIDED TO GO” by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 21, 2019) — In Part 31, former U.S. Army Captain Gary Mason told of his return to Hawaii at the end of 2010 from an individual assignment to Afghanistan which was cut short due to an allergic reaction and medivac back to the U.S. Mason experienced a […]
“IF ANYONE CAN MESS WITH YOUR EMOTIONS, JOIN THE ARMY!” by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 21, 2019) — Continuing from Part 27 of our series, U.S. Army Captain Gary Mason found himself on a huge Army base in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, where he was sent to acquire his ordination into the military Chaplain Corps. Encountering a […]
“IT DIDN’T MAKE ANY SENSE” by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 12, 2019) — The Post & Email’s previous chapter of this story detailed Captain Gary Mason’s 2010 deployment to Afghanistan and ordination as a U.S. Army chaplain, a goal to which he had aspired for nearly seven years between deployments and attending Public Affairs school at […]
ON TO ORDINATION by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 10, 2019) — This part of former U.S. Army Captain Gary Mason’s journey takes the reader through the perils of service in Afghanistan during time of war. While Mason mentored and taught others in the field of Public Affairs, he continued to work toward completing the ordination […]
WHAT MAKES AN EFFECTIVE “LEADER?” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 14, 2019) — In Part 23 of our series, former Army Captain Gary Mason told of his 2010 deployment to Afghanistan, independent of his unit in Hawaii, while working in the field of Public Affairs for the 8th Theater Sustainment Command. Mason’s military career began in […]
“WHAT ARE THEY DOING HERE?” by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 8, 2019) — In our last segment, former U.S. Army Captain Gary Mason described a surprise assignment to South Korea and again to Japan shortly after he completed Public Affairs school in May 2010. While he expected to be leaving for the Defense Information School in […]
“THEY NEED A CAPTAIN” by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 6, 2019) — In the previous installment of this story, then-U.S. Army Lieutenant Gary Mason had written a letter to the general of his unit, the 8th Theater Sustainment Command, expressing concern for the safety of a number of soldiers from his former unit, 3/4 Cav., who […]
“MEMBERS OF SPEAKER PELOSI’S FAMILY…” by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 17, 2019) — On Thursday at approximately 9:30 p.m. EST, Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton tweeted that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi wished to take a military aircraft to travel to Afghanistan that night and on previous occasions because “Congressional spouses could fly for free […]
“BRING HOME OUR TROOPS AND REBUILD OUR MILITARY” December 23, 2018 Dear Friends and Colleagues: The media hate Trump and, if not hate, at least disdain any of us who preferred him in 2016 to the crooked, lawless harridan whom the media preferred. No matter what Trump does, expect the print media and the networks […]
“I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE” by Pauline Boyle (Mar. 20, 2018) — [Editor’s Note: The following letter was written by the widow of Thomas J. Boyle, Jr. to White House Chief of Staff Gen. John F. Kelly (Ret) after he spoke to the media last October amid a furor which arose from President Trump’s […]