Welcome to The View from the Front podcast. My name is Stan and this is the April 18th edition.
You can listen to the podcast by clicking the link above. There is also an AI-generated transcript that you can find above. Or, you can find the podcast on your favorite channel below:
Timestamps:
Timestamp: 2:18. A couple of small requests.
Timestamp: 7:42. Iran attacked Israel. Brief recap, with one important larger point that i wanted to cover.
Timestamp: 11:45. The Iran attack was stopped cold by Israel, the United States, the United Kingdom, Jordan, and other allies. But this brings up a larger point about the horrific, daily attacks Ukraine is trying to survive from Russia.
Timestamp: 25:45. The latest on the prospects of additional Ukraine funding. And four reasons for why I think it will actually pass this time.
Timestamp: 40:20. Germany to send additional Patriot air defense battery to Ukraine.
Timestamp: 41:12. The United States has responded to China’s aggression in the South China Sea by deploying a new missile launcher to the Philippines.
Timestamp: 48:37. Motivation and encouragement, just for you. As well as the honoring of a special Medal of Honor recipient.
Timestamp 1:01:50. Some final words of unity and a few special words for those vets out there (and non-vets, too) who are struggling with PTSD or are just in a really low valley right now. I think it’s really important to discuss this topic in every single show since veterans are at 57% higher risk of suicide than their peers of the same age groups who haven't served. Please listen to this if you are struggling.
If you just happened to stumble by, let me say a quick word about what we’re doing here.
For those who don’t know, my name is Stan R. Mitchell, and I’m a prior Marine and journalist.
Every week, I primarily do three things with my podcast:
Cover emerging hotspots and foreign policy news that you absolutely should know. (Why I focus on foreign policy...)
Work to unite our country and remind us of how lucky we are to live in America. (My thoughts on the division in this country...)
And finally, I always share plenty of motivation and encouragement at the end of each episode.
Take a listen to the podcast. I really hope you get something out of it.
Selected source notes for podcast and transcript above.
Israel, U.S., Partners Neutralize Iranian Airborne Attacks
In case you missed it, my emergency update from the weekend… (includes details of weapons systems used.)
Fox News opinion piece: Marjorie Taylor Greene is an idiot. She is trying to wreck the GOP
U.S. Army Deploys New Missile Launcher To The Philippines
Never, ever give up segment links:
I call it the "Never, ever give up segment” because we must never ever give up as a country (though we face great division, a massive debt burden, and probably future problems that none of us could even predict. But we must never give up as a country.
And I believe we must stay united.
And also as individuals, we must never, ever give up. We’ve got family and friends counting on us, so in this section, I’m going to share some motivation to help encourage you.
I’d like to begin by honoring a Medal of Honor recipient.
If you don’t know, the Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration you can possibly earn in the military, and it’s awarded to service members who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor.
The medal is typically awarded by the President of the United States, upon the recommendation of the Armed Services.
I share these Medal of Honor stories to remind us of the sacrifices that have been made through the nearly 250 years of American history.
More than 1 million Americans have died in war getting us to this place and time.
And I think it’s always important we remember it, particularly when we have people regularly saying we face a potential civil war. Or that we should split because of culture war or what tax rate we should have or any other number of silly reasons.
I think our forefathers and foremothers would be dumbfounded to think we could rip apart this great nation over such trifling issues.
Now, let’s share some motivation to make sure that we never, ever give up in our own personal lives.
Of course, if you’re a regular listener, you know I also speak about never giving up when I discuss PTSD at the end of the show.
But for now, let’s just talk about some motivation.
And we’ve got some great ones this week.
I always like to share a few from the Bible, because this book has become such a source of strength and wisdom and calm for me during the past year.
And I hope by sharing a few, it might encourage you to get into the Bible yourself. Because I think it’ll really help you.
Psalms 90:1-4, 10, 12-17 NLT
“Lord, through all the generations you have been our home!
Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, from beginning to end, you are God.
For you, a thousand years are as a passing day, as brief as a few night hours.
Seventy years are given to us! Some even live to eighty. But even the best years are filled with pain and trouble; soon they disappear, and we fly away.
Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom. … Take pity on your servants!
Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love, so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives.
Give us gladness in proportion to our former misery! Replace the evil years with good.
Let us, your servants, see you work again; let our children see your glory.”
https://bible.com/bible/116/psa.90.1-17.NLT
And, I always like to end each week’s notes with this one:
And with that, thanks for joining us this week on The View from the Front.
If you can, consider at some point becoming a paid subscriber.
That’s it for this edition.
Dealing with PTSD? Emotionally or mentally at rock bottom? Here’s the link that I mention in each podcast: Be like Ozzie; go near your master. (The power of prayer. Part 1.)
Love my moderate, optimistic view of politics and want to know more about how I see things?
Go here:
As a reminder, please be kind and try your best to love your fellow Americans.
So many men and women have sacrificed, fought, and died to keep this country together the past 240-plus years. Please work daily to unite our country again. The vast majority of Americans are decent, loving, great people.
Also, please try to be a better person each and every day. Try to be kinder on social media and how you interact with others with whom you disagree.
Please join me again in our next episode, and please stay safe until then.
Don’t forget: You can comment anytime — I try to monitor those. You can also reach out privately at: authorstanrmitchell@yahoo.com. (You can say “hi,” vent, or send news tips! I love all three of those things!)
Love and peace,
Stan R. Mitchell
P.S. Don’t forget to check out my books. It’s a great way to help support this writing journey I’m on. To date, I’ve written 12 of them: a CIA/Marine sniper series, a detective series, a private investigator series, an action-packed Western, a motivational self-help book about President Obama, and two realistic war novels: one about World War II and one about Afghanistan. You can find all of these books on Amazon.
Want to know more about me? Click here: About me. You can also learn more about my journey here: Writers are crazy, and I’m crazier than most.
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