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About Richard Abanes

Richard Abanes is an award-winning, bestselling journalist who has authored/co-authored twenty books covering world religions, cults, the occult, pop culture, and the entertainment industry. His newest volume, A New Earth, An Old Deception, is the first Christian response to the New Age spiritual teachings of Eckhart Tolle (author of A New Earth). Abanes is also a novelist, last year having released his first novel, Homeland Insecurity -- a fast-paced, action-packed thriller that revolves around domestic terrorism and racism. It is no surprise that such a novel would come from Abanes. In 1997, he received The Myers Center Award for the Study of Human Rights in North America for his "outstanding work on intolerance in North America" for his volume American Militias: Rebellion, Racism, and Religion). That same year, he also won the Evangelical Press Association's "Higher Goals In Christian Journalism Award." He has written for numerous Christian magazines, appeared on hundreds of TV/radio talk shows, and also been the guest speaker at a variety functions hosted by Biola University, Southern California Baptist University, Mensa, Cal Tech University, Calvary Chapel, Saddleback Church, and assorted Discernment Conferences throughout America.

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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

THANK YOU VETERANS

Dear Veterans,

This is your day. I want to say, "thank you."

I love the United States. I love my freedom. And I love the many blessings I enjoy each day in this great land of ours: opportunity, safety, unrestricted travel, access to the Internet, a church to attend, friends with whom I can gather any time I want to gather with them, the right to protest and make my voice heard.

It's all because of you—your sacrifice, your willingness to be in harms way, your bravery, your determination, your perseverance, your pain, your suffering.

It is appreciated by me in ways that mere words will never express.

Vietnam war - us troops during the war in vietnam in 1966. sunday is the 25th anniversary of the pullout of americans from the vietnam war.

I've watched various TV presentations and movies on WWII (Band of Brothers; Saving Private Ryan; The War), Vietnam (Vietnam: A Television History; We Were Soldiers), and other conflicts (Black Hawk Down)—I know I'll never rise to the level of human being to which you were forced to rise. We are all indebted to you, and forever will be.

Finally, on a personal note, to my father: Thank you, Dad. You served your country and your family for twenty years in the Navy. You bravely offered your services in Europe to protect our allies from Communist threats, and fought in the Korean War. I always have, and always will, admire you for that. This is your day, too. And rightly deserved.

The nation honors all of you veterans today. And to the families who have lost loves ones, our prayers are with you, and we honor you, most of all: "Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13).

God Bless America!

U.S. marine memorial in arlington national cemetery

---- Richard Abanes

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