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American Profiles of Valor / Mark Alexander / December 5, 2025

Profiles of Valor: SSgt William Pitsenbarger (USAF)

“There was only one man on the ground that day that would have turned down a ride out of that hellhole — and that man was Pitsenbarger.”

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The Democrats’ 2018 Midterm Election Strategy — January 10, 2018
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The Second Amendment and Violence — A Bullet Point Reality Check — October 11, 2017
Sociopathic Killers — The Las Vegas Attack — October 4, 2017
Gold Star Moms v. NFL Kneelers — September 27, 2017
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China’s Nuclear Puppet — Kim Jong-un — September 13, 2017
The Antifa Movement — Coming to a Theater Near You — September 6, 2017
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Tax Reduction and Simplification — How to Defeat the Demos — August 9, 2017
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Memo to POTUS: Stop Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory — June 15, 2017
The Founding Father — In Your Home… — June 14, 2017
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Secretary of the Army: Time to Restore Courage, Character and Integrity to this Office — April 26, 2017
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Scalia’s Legacy and Schumer’s Real SCOTUS Strategy — April 12, 2017
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Democrats v. Gorsuch: It’s Rule of Law, Stupid — March 22, 2017
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