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American Profiles of Valor / Mark Alexander / February 6, 2026

Profiles of Valor: The Four Chaplains

“Chaplains have been a strong, steady, and courageous presence in every major conflict beginning with the Revolutionary War, and today we continue building spiritual readiness so that our soldiers can endure in any future fight.”

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Profiles of Valor: MA2 Michael A. Monsoor (USA) — October 18, 2023
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Profiles of Valor: BG Joseph Stringham (USA) — October 11, 2023
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Profiles of Valor: LCDR Edward ‘Butch’ O’Hare (USN) — October 4, 2023
Good Riddance, Gen. Woke Milley — September 27, 2023
Profiles of Valor: CPT William S. Reeder (USA) — September 27, 2023
Trump’s 2024 Ledger of Assets and Liabilities — September 20, 2023
Profiles of Valor: SGT William Carney (USA) — September 20, 2023
The Execution of an LA County Sheriff’s Deputy — September 19, 2023
Does Your Vote Still Matter? — September 13, 2023
Profiles of Valor: BG George Lewis Gillespie (USA) — September 13, 2023
Profiles of Valor: CAPT Larry Taylor’s Medal of Honor Ceremony — September 6, 2023
Tennessee Gun Control Confab Concludes — 2A Rights Not Infringed — September 1, 2023
The Deadly Biden/Harris AFG Surrender and Retreat — Never Forget — August 30, 2023
Profiles of Valor: Maj Joseph Jacob Foss (USMC) — August 30, 2023
Mike Rowe Doubles Down on Apple’s Speech Suppressors — August 28, 2023
Demos Use the Coffins of Murdered Children as Their Political Platform — August 16, 2023
Profiles of Valor: SSG Leroy Petry (USA) — August 16, 2023
Profiles of Valor: SGT Santiago J. Erevia (USA) — August 9, 2023
There Are How Many Firearm Owners in America? — August 8, 2023
New York’s Gun Buster Busted — August 4, 2023
Profiles of Valor: Gen John Kelly (USMC) — August 2, 2023
Profiles of Valor: Harry Truman’s Medal of Honor? — August 2, 2023
Demos Want Biden/Harris Gone — July 26, 2023
Profiles of Valor: SGT George Jordan (USA) — July 26, 2023
The Jihadi Attack in North Dakota — July 25, 2023
Have Demos Finally Discovered the Biden/Harris Problem? — July 19, 2023
Profiles of Valor: Like Father, Like Son — July 19, 2023
Warning: Putin’s Military Meltdown Looms Large — July 13, 2023
Profiles of Valor: CAPT Larry Taylor (USA) Medal of Honor Announcement — July 12, 2023
NYC’s Eric Adams’s Big Lie About a Deceased Cop — July 10, 2023
Clownboy History Lessons From Ben and Jerry — July 7, 2023
Independence Day Bonus: The Fading ‘Royal Jackass’ Fan Club — July 5, 2023
Another Gender-Confused Mass Assailant Strikes — July 5, 2023
Profiles of Valor: MSGT Ray Duke (USA) — July 5, 2023
The French Summer of Rage — Les Incompétents — July 3, 2023
Clarence Thomas Eviscerates KBJ’s Race-Bait Rhetoric — June 30, 2023
Biden’s Big Blusternomic Clown Show — June 30, 2023
Coup Chaos Amplifies Vulnerability of Putin’s Authority — June 28, 2023
Profiles of Valor: LtCol Gregory ‘Pappy’ Boyington (USMC) — June 28, 2023

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