Galvanized Iron

12/14/2025

The Stories in the Story.....
Our Mission yesterday for Wreaths Across America was one of REMEMBER, HONOR and TEACH. And our success was based on our volunteers for preparation and ex*****on. Our William Chandler Peterson American Legion Post 171 Mission comprised laying wreaths upon the graves and honoring over 900 veterans in our town of Crystal Lake, Illinois . It was 5 degrees with a 10 to 15 Mph breeze that cut like a band saw. And Our Mission was a Great Success! And the story I want to shout out this morning is about our amazing volunteers that made/make this event a Success. For me as a veteran, the Mission is a bittersweet heart-tug. But what puts us over-the-top on this event is the unwavering and unparalleled support of our volunteers and our community that support our veterans. This is our true America and I cannot tell you how proud I feel today as an American.

12/02/2025

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10/01/2025

That’s a Max Affirm!!

Pete Hegseth vowed to remove “woke” policies and overweight members from the US military as he urged anyone against his plans to resign. “If the words I’m sp...

08/21/2025

The GI Forum is now offering the new GRAY ZONE BRIEF. Monitor our national security, understand and prepare for the Gathering Storm. Please join us at www.GIforum.US.com

07/24/2025

We are very proud to launch the GRAY ZONE BRIEF on our GI Forum on GalvanizedIron.com

Remember——- Pray, ……Train. …….Be Informed, ………and Build Resilient Communities

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06/05/2025

A couple weeks ago I got an email from one of our local schools. Their 8th grade class was on a field trip to Washington and would be visiting the Vietnam Memorial in the morning. They would like to scribe the names of those I might suggest as to Never to be Forgotten.
Larry's roster book from 2019 has 86 names of Charlies Grunts that will Never Be Forgotten. But for the class, I chose 3 names from an ill-fated operation of May 4, 1970 in which I was a participant.
As we (still) live a breathe, this exemplifies our creed of Never Left Behind - Never Forgotten

05/09/2025

02/26/2025

Must See! 🫡🇺🇸

02/23/2025

02/05/2025

Many bad guys are here, and more are coming. Our military, our veterans and our non-military community leaders and citizens must join to create a new partnership based on awareness, communication, and protection of our homeland.

Mexican drug cartels have planned attacks on U.S. Border Patrol agents with kamikaze drones and other explosives to combat a crackdown by the Trump administration at the southern border.

01/25/2025

Congratulations to our next Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth. Close, but we finally have a real WAR FIGHTER !!. 🫡🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

01/18/2025

HOOAH !!! 🫡👍🇺🇸

The Army is on pace to bring in 61,000 young people by the end of the fiscal year in September, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said.