{"id":179034,"date":"2026-02-05T16:20:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=179034"},"modified":"2026-02-05T17:30:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T22:30:33","slug":"hearts-and-minds-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=179034","title":{"rendered":"Hearts and Minds"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Leftists stage mock reenactment of iconic Iwo Jima photo using state\u2019s new Somali-inspired flag<\/h3>\n

Chris Donaldson<\/strong><\/p>\n

A group of Minnesota leftists sparked anger and mockery over their staged reenactment of the raising of the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima, one of the most iconic photos in the nation\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

The Battle of Iwo Jima was a pivotal World War II confrontation between American troops and the entrenched Imperial Japanese forces that took place on the small, strategically located island in the Pacific Ocean, one of the bloodiest battles of the entire war.<\/p>\n

Only this time, instead of six U.S. Marines hoisting Old Glory atop the carnage on Mount Suribachi, it was a handful of spiteful mutant losers spitting on the memory of those brave heroes who sacrificed their lives so that they would be free to defile their memory, and using the state\u2019s new Somali-inspired flag to boot.<\/p>\n

The stunt was as insulting as it was pathetic and appears to be the idea of Anton Treuer, a professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University, another of the left-wing lunatics poisoning the minds of the young on the nation\u2019s campuses.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

BPR<\/a><\/p>\n

If Professor Treuer’s intent was to deeply insult veterans in general and Marines in particular, well done. Mick sends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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