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Tom Tom - The Heartbeat of Native American News Free press by jj bears - editor Edtiorial - Feb 29 - leap year day The ETT is a free press - in the truest of words. We do not charge for the use of it nor do we pay for content. If you are a writer, author, photographer or if you have a story of interest in indian country and if you can use and comprehend the English language, have good communication skills then you can submit articles to the ETT. We will review and publish them, and of course rules will apply. If published here, you should cite where you are published. All articles are subject to editing, and everything submitted becomes protected under the property code of the tribal nation, and as such all of the resources must be verifiable and checked. The whole idea is to keep ideas free and accurate. Promotion of a free press is stressed and the writer is liable for such content and responsible. If there is to be one free press, let it be of the heart beat of Native America that of the ETT - and the Beat Goes on.,,, Thank you. JJ Bears Duty to Country
Thank you to those who serve and to those who wait for those to return home. This all part of duty to one's country Remember to Register to Vote - 2008 - have your voice felt not just heard!
Letters to the Editor I know in Tribal Nation we have certain ways of Honoring our brother, among those traditions we have an honor guard of the Red Shirt and Black Legging Society if this is correct it is made up of our veterans. However, this is something I simply did not know, until recently. I feel we need to express ourselves to those democratic leaders whom say such things and then do the other, no matter whom the man or woman is honoring those whom give the ultimate in duty and honor to our country, life, limb, health and self sacrifice should be just a simple thing as wearing a Red shirt. Our Constitution is being tested daily, our rights are insured because of men and women like the Marine who rode home with us, how can we say thank you, how can we do what we do with out fathoming the concept of Honor. The Glory of the secrets is in the giving of the special gifts called love and love is shown how? In the Bible it teaches that no greater love than one has as a friend whom will lay down his life for another, yet I know the one not, yet he gave all that he had so I can go and do my little things in life, I had asked once how do I know that I was loved, and this Marine shows us all. It is possible that whom the family was could have been any one, the person next door... in some cases like this when this is read it will be a person next door, if that person would quietly just slip on a red shirt, the ones in so much grief will see the color of red is that of the color of love, and that being said we show our neighbor the love in return for the love so selflessly given. Last week, while traveling to Chicago on business, I noticed a Marine sergeant traveling with a folded flag, but did not put two and two together. After we boarded our flight, I turned to the sergeant, who'd been invited to sit in First Class (across from me), and inquired if he was heading home. No, he responded. Heading out I asked? No. I'm escorting a soldier home. Going to pick him up? No. He is with me right now. He was killed in Iraq , I'm taking him home to his family. The realization of what he had been asked to do hit me like a punch to the gut. It was an honor for him. He told me that, although he didn't know the soldier, he had delivered the news of his passing to the soldier's family and felt as if he knew them after many conversations in so few days. I turned back to him, extended my hand, and said, Thank you. Thank you for doing what you do so my family and I can do what we do. Upon landing in Chicago the pilot stopped short of the gate and made the following announcement over the intercom. "Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to note that we have had the honor of having Sergeant Steeley of the United States Marine Corps join us on this flight. He is escorting a fallen comrade back home to his family. I ask that you please remain in your seats when we open the forward door to allow Sergeant Steeley to deplane and receive his fellow soldier. We will then turn off the seat belt sign." Without a sound, all went as requested. I noticed the sergeant saluting the casket as it was brought off the plane, and his action made me realize that I am proud to be an American. So here's a public Thank You to our military Men and Women for what you do so we can live the way we do. Red Fridays Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing Red every Friday. The reason? Americans who support our troops used to be called the" silent majority." We are no longer silent, and are voicing our love for God, country and home in record breaking numbers. We are not organized, boisterous or overbearing. Many Americans, like you, me and all our friends, simply want to recognize that the vast majority of America supports our troops. Our idea of showing solidarity and support for our troops with dignity and respect starts this Friday -- and continues each and every Friday until the troops all come home, sending a deafening message that .. every red-blooded American who supports our men and women afar, will wear something red. By word of mouth, press, TV -- let's make the United States on every Friday a sea of red much like a homecoming football game in the bleachers. If every one of us who loves this country will share this with acquaintances, coworkers, friends, and family, it will not be long before the USA is covered in RED and it will let our troops know the once" silent" majority is on their side more than ever, certainly more than the media lets on. The first thing a soldier says when asked "What can we do to make things better for you?" is. "We need your support and your prayers." Let's get the word out and lead with class and dignity, by example, and wear something red every Friday. I thank God for you guys, and gals whom serve our country, and thank God for the Free Press of the ETT where the littlest of us can be herd. Letter to the Editor- June 23, 2007 Editorial comment- J Bears
it is hard to believe that some one can come over here and receive more rights than that one is which is a Native American, the problem is that people are not good students of history, in that case history becomes a curse from which you do not learn you are destined to repeat, thus liken to the Roman Empire the United States is running on a collision course with its own fate of shame if she, that is America, does not wake up and get her priorities straight. Liken to a stranded prom date who chose the wrong crowd to go with- yes it was a wonderful dance but the story is not of Cinderella's, Yes it is good to hold on to ones culture, that we encourage, as such in which one can freely do such here, in the United States, but do not loose sight of what is actually going on here which is a mix up- which is a vegetable, or a fruit- remember it was a law that made a fruit a vegetable and that law was made because of the little g in our life- yes it was the tomato, for in the colonial times the tomato is a fruit and scientifically it remains such a fruit, but because fruits could not be taxed then, a law was passed to make the tomato a vegetable so it could be taxed and ever since such a beautiful fruit is now liken the Native American Indian Miss Named- and reclassified for conveyance of greed - It is shameful that thousands come here to the US and through our gateway of Tejas/Texas illegally and the State governments continues a policy on deportation, and discrimination of the Native American Indians whom have a name like Delarosa, Flores, Romero or Delores etc, whom were born here, in the US and Texas and such are the first Americans just to exploit them, and that they alike are living with the best that they may know how, which is just trying to feed their family and keep our ways And receives such 175% less than that what they made as when he was a sailor upon the St, Ann - so they do what jobs the know we are a Maritime, Agro culture people fishing, farming Ranching, food service and the hospitality industry is what we know, no we don't get rich in money, but we make our wealth from our families that love us and such we have other riches, how ever. Such it becomes more difficult every day, for the policies of the local State Governments are now attacking us with immigration laws which give our rights to those which do not qualify and have not utilized the legal process to obtain such privileges, Delarosa was born in San Antonio, served in the Tejas Fishing fleet, and supported a family of 25 people in one house hold. That is a traditional family of Grand mothers, Great Grandmothers, Grandfathers, Great Grand fathers to some great uncles, and widowed Aunts now it is up to the citizens of America, to stop the madness, you may make a donation to the Tejas General Legal Fund to help people like Delarosa, and others which need legal aid by clicking this link for PayPal.
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