Today is May 1st, and it was eight years ago today, on May 1, 2011, that we received the news that Islamic terrorist leader Osama bin Laden was killed.
The brave men of our US Navy Special Operations SEAL Team had conducted a brave deep insertion raid that took his life. On this day, let us not forget the men and women who made that possible, and are still fighting the scourge of Islamic jihadism today.
Needless to say, this fight continues, as global Islamic jihad reared its ugly head just recently in Sri Lanka during Easter weekend services. We must remain steadfast, vigilant, and resolute in destroying this ages-old cancer, that now has modern technology, to advance its deranged, deadly, vile, and barbaric ideology.
The battle continues against this totalitarian theocratic-political belief system that too many dismiss. I must ask this question: will Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar join Americans, the world, in remembering this day as one where we eliminated the face of evil…the “somebody” who led the Islamic terrorist group, Al Qaeda, and planned the “somethings,” USS Cole bombing, US Embassy bombings, Khobar tower bombings, and 911 attacks, which murdered Americans and others?
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During his 22 year career in the United States Army, Lieutenant Colonel West served in several combat zones and received many honors including a Bronze Star, three Meritorious Service Medals, three Army Commendation Medals, one with Valor device, and a Valorous Unit Award.
In November of 2010, Allen was elected to the United States Congress, representing Florida’s 22nd District.
West is a commissioned officer in the Texas State Guard. He’s Fox News Contributor, former Director of the Booker T. Washington Initiative at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Senior Fellow at the Media Research Center, contributing columnist for Townhall.com, and author of Guardian of the Republic: An American Ronin’s Journey to Family, Faith and Freedom, and, Hold Texas, Hold the Nation: Victory or Death, and the forthcoming We Can Overcome.
