<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ancient human footprints, referred to as “ghost tracks” by researchers, have been discovered in salt flats on the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-air-force">Air Force</a>’s Testing and Training Range in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/utah">Utah</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The tracks, which are revealed in the ground after rain but cannot be seen when the area is dry, are believed to be from people around 10,000 years ago when scientists <a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/these-10-000-year-old-ghost-footprints-only-appear-in-a-utah-desert-after-it-rains">say</a> that the area was a wetland. The prints, found in the Great Salt Lake Desert, change color once filled with water, making them easy to locate.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“These are once-in-a-lifetime discoveries and I feel blessed that I’ve been able to be a part of them as well as find ways in which to bring them to the public,” </span><a href="https://www.hill.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3104657/archaeologists-discover-more-pieces-of-the-ancient-past-on-uttr/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">said</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Anya Kitterman, the cultural resource manager for the Department of Defense.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Thomas Urban, a researcher with Cornell University, and Far Western Anthropological Research Group archeologist Daron Duke saw the footprints while driving to another archeological site in the area. Urban has worked on a similar project at White Sands in New Mexico using radars to locate other footprints, </span><a href="https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2022/07/ice-age-human-footprints-discovered-utah-desert"><span style="font-weight: 400;">calling</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the find “serendipitous.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We have long wondered whether other sites like White Sands were out there, and whether ground-penetrating radar would be effective for imaging footprints at locations other than White Sands, since it was a very novel application of the technology,” Urban said. “The answer to both questions is ‘yes.’”</span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Scientists discovered ancient human footprints in Utah — traces, they say, of adults and children who walked barefoot along a shallow riverbed more than 12,000 years ago.<a href="https://t.co/VAEfL17jaK">https://t.co/VAEfL17jaK</a> <a href="https://t.co/xyadJwStbm">pic.twitter.com/xyadJwStbm</a></p>
<p>&mdash; The New York Times (@nytimes) <a href="https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1554844630793048065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 3, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The technology used to locate additional footprints was ground penetrating radar, also known as GPR, which bounces radio waves off of underground objects. A total of 88 footprints were found from children and adults believed to be living in the area at the time.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Based on excavations of several prints, we’ve found evidence of adults with children from about 5 to 12 years of age that were leaving bare footprints,” Duke explained. “People appear to have been walking in shallow water, the sand rapidly infilling their print behind them &#8212; much as you might experience on a beach &#8212; but under the sand was a layer of mud that kept the print intact after infilling.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Researchers are continuing to scan a roughly 5,000-acre area to discern whether they can find more evidence of early human civilization in the region. The new area has been termed the Trackway Site and is located near another archeological location known as the Wishbone, where archeologists found what is said to be evidence of the earliest use of tobacco by humans.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Duke said he appreciated the Air Force’s cooperation during the team’s research.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The Air Force has been very supportive and facilitating of the Trackway find,” he said. “They have a mission to complete, and for years Hill AFB has done this while preserving and protecting the archaeological record.”</span></p>


Hill Air Force Base’s Fighter Wings Fly Dozens Of F-35A Fighters In Combat Exercise In Utah

‘Ghost Tracks’ Found On Salt Flats Near Air Force Base In Utah Desert

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<p>The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/biden-administration">Biden administration</a> has been investigating <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/china">Chinese</a> technology company Huawei over concerns that cell towers using its devices are transmitting data on <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/military">military</a> bases and missile silos to China, according to a Wednesday report from <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-us-probes-chinas-huawei-over-equipment-near-missile-silos-2022-07-21/">Reuters</a>.</p>
<p>Officials are concerned that Huawei, based in Shenzhen, China, could acquire information about the readiness status of nearby military bases. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Brendan Carr told the outlet that cell towers near Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana run on Huawei technology, presenting a “very real concern that some of that technology could be used as an early warning system if there happened to be, God forbid, an ICBM missile strike,” Carr told Reuters.</p>
<p>Likewise, Crystal Rhoades of the Nebraska Public Service Commission warned that cell towers owned by Viaero — which sources 80% of its equipment from Huawei — could compromise missile silos at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in nearby Wyoming. &#8220;An enemy state could potentially see when things are online, when things are offline, the level of security, how many people are on duty in any given building where there are really dangerous and sophisticated weapons,&#8221; Rhoades explained to Reuters.</p>
<p>The Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C., did not confirm the specific allegations made by the officials. “The U.S. government abuses the concept of national security and state power to go all out to suppress Huawei and other Chinese telecommunications companies without providing any solid proof that they constitute a security threat to the U.S. and other countries,” the embassy said.</p>
<p>Huawei <a href="https://www.huawei.com/en/corporate-information#:~:text=Founded%20in%201987%2C%20Huawei%20is,billion%20people%20around%20the%20world.">operates</a> in 170 countries and employs more than 195,000 people. In addition to facing scrutiny from American regulators, the United Kingdom <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55124236">banned</a> firms from installing new Huawei 5G network kits in 2020. Last year, a report from <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/12/14/huawei-surveillance-china/">The Washington Post</a> revealed that Huawei is involved in voice recording analysis, detention center monitoring, police surveillance in the province of Xinjiang, and other Chinese government initiatives.</p>
<p>The U.S. Department of Commerce subpoenaed Huawei in April 2021 to seek information about the firm’s policy on sharing information captured by their technology with foreign entities. The agency told Reuters that it could not &#8220;confirm or deny ongoing investigations,” adding that protecting Americans’ “safety and security against malign information collection is vital to protecting our economy and national security.&#8221;</p>
<p>Last year, President Joe Biden signed an <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/03/fact-sheet-executive-order-addressing-the-threat-from-securities-investments-that-finance-certain-companies-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china/">executive order</a> to prohibit American investments in Huawei and other Chinese firms that “undermine the security or democratic values of the United States and our allies.” Former President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/technology/huawei-ban-president-trump.html?module=inline">filed criminal charges</a> against Huawei in 2019 for allegedly stealing technology.</p>
<p>In 2018, six Trump administration officials told the Senate Intelligence Committee that Americans should <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/13/chinas-hauwei-top-us-intelligence-chiefs-caution-americans-away.html">refrain</a> from purchasing Huawei and ZTE cell phones.</p>
<p>“We’re deeply concerned about the risks of allowing any company or entity that is beholden to foreign governments that don’t share our values to gain positions of power inside our telecommunications networks,” FBI Director Chris Wray testified. “That provides the capacity to exert pressure or control over our telecommunications infrastructure. It provides the capacity to modify or steal information maliciously. And it provides the capacity to conduct undetected espionage.”</p>


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White House Quietly Probes Chinese Tech Firm For Possibly Harvesting Data From Military Bases, Missile Silos

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<p>The U.S. Military is facing an &#8220;unprecedented&#8221; recruiting crisis under Democrat President Joe Biden that is forcing it to drastically cut forecasts for the number of new recruits that it expects to bring into the armed services.</p>
<p>The news comes as war has broken out in Europe between Russia and Ukraine, and China is increasingly acting hostile toward Taiwan. Both situations risk spiraling out of control and could end up with the United States being dragged into war.</p>
<p>The Associated Press reported that U.S. Army officials said this week that they will be 10,000 recruits short this year, and next year is projected to be even worse. The report said that Army Gen. Joseph Martin, vice chief of staff for the Army, indicated that the military branch could be down to 445,000 soldiers by the end of next year, down from what it was hoping would be 476,000 soldiers by the end of this year.</p>
<p>The report said that with the majority of the current fiscal year already gone, the Army has only met 50% of its recruitment goals.</p>
<p>Dr. Mark T. Esper, Secretary of Defense during the Trump administration, said that this was &#8220;a major issue affecting all the armed services.”</p>
<p>&#8220;The answer is NOT lower standards; quality must be paramount,&#8221; he wrote on Twitter. &#8220;Rather, we need a sustained effort by America&#8217;s leaders to inspire our youth to serve. &#8230; This is a growing national security issue!&#8221;</p>
<p>Martin tried to suggest that &#8220;competition with private companies&#8221; was a significant factor with the military&#8217;s recruiting struggles and said that if the trend is not reversed, the military would have to reconfigure things to be able to meet the challenges that it faces on the battlefield.</p>
<p>Top political commentators responded to the report by suggesting that the wokeness that has spread in the armed services under Biden has played a major factor in people not wanting to join.</p>
<p>&#8220;Maybe it’s better having a country that inspires patriots to defend it, rather than one that makes them want to throw up,&#8221; national security expert Dave Reaboi tweeted.</p>
<p>Political strategist Arthur Schwartz responded to the report by writing: &#8220;More pronouns, less recruits.&#8221;</p>
<p>The U.S. military has increasingly pushed LGBTQ ideas since Biden took office. Days before being sworn into office, Biden tapped transgender four-star Admiral Rachel Levine to be the Department of Health and Human Services assistant secretary for health. Levine became the first transgender federal official confirmed by the Senate.</p>
<p>In May 2021, the Army targeted recruits with an LGBTQ <a href="https://twitter.com/AlanRMacLeod/status/1392367395906498560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1392445612042424322%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es2_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pinknews.co.uk%2F2021%2F05%2F12%2Fus-army-recruitment-drive-the-calling-queer-story-woke-video%2F">animated ad</a> that shows a child of two mothers grow up &#8220;defending freedom&#8221; by marching in Pride parades before joining the U.S. Army to &#8220;shatter stereotypes.&#8221;</p>
<p>Just last month, the U.S. Marines and U.S. Air Force joined the &#8220;Pride Month&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-military-slammed-over-pride-month-tweets-perfect-self-parody-of-american-interests">virtue signaling</a> with <a href="https://twitter.com/usairforce/status/1531985672902520834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1532073732126445568%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fu-s-military-slammed-over-pride-month-tweets-perfect-self-parody-of-american-interests">tweets</a> celebrating LGBTQ lifestyles.</p>


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‘More Pronouns, Less Recruits’: U.S. Military Facing ‘Unprecedented’ Recruiting Crisis Under Biden

U.S. Military Facing ‘Unprecedented’ Recruiting Crisis Under Biden

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<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-pratt">Chris Pratt</a> definitely got everyone&#8217;s attention Friday when he dropped the video he made two years ago after pitching &#8220;The Terminal List&#8221; to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/amazon">Amazon Prime</a>, and promising it would be the &#8220;very best show&#8221; on TV.</p>
<p>In the clip shared on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CgCYzRbgn8N/?igshid=NDBlY2NjN2I%3D">Instagram</a> by the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-pratt-sends-message-to-fans-and-amazon-after-the-terminal-list-soars-to-number-1">43-year-old actor</a>, Pratt titled his video &#8220;Chris&#8217; original pitch video 2/19/2020&#8221; as he thanked Amazon for giving him the opportunity to come and pitch what&#8217;s &#8220;going to be the very best show on television.&#8221; He was onto something: The series based on the Jack Carr novel has become a monster hit with audiences on the streaming site, despite critics trying to slam it as &#8220;anti-woke&#8221; and more, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/critics-media-trash-chris-pratts-anti-woke-terminal-list-audiences-love-it">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.</p>
<p>&#8220;Pretty surreal watching this back – over 2 years ago I pitched #TheTerminalList to @primevideo,&#8221; the &#8220;Jurassic World&#8221; star captioned his post. &#8220;My buddy Jared Shaw brought @jackcarrusa&#8217;s book to me and I immediately knew that this had to become a TV series.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;It not only gave me the opportunity to grow as an actor, but as a producer as well,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Thanks for watching <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl notranslate _a6hd" tabindex="0" role="link" href="https://www.instagram.com/terminallistpv/">@terminallistpv</a>!&#8221;</p>
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<p>In the clip, the &#8220;Guardians of the Galaxy&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-pratt-continues-tradition-of-honoring-the-fallen-in-memorial-day-posts">star</a> talked about how he has &#8220;so much faith and belief in this project&#8221; and that he believed it was better suited as a streaming series than for the big screen. Pratt&#8217;s opinion initially ran counter to that of Carr and Pratt&#8217;s own pal, ex-Navy SEAL pal Jared Shaw.</p>
<p>&#8220;Originally Jack [Carr] and Jared [Shaw] thought that this would be a really great film,&#8221; the superstar actor explained. &#8220;But I think it&#8217;s better suited for television.&#8221;</p>
<p>Pratt said that it would be better to tell the story over 10 hours as compared to a &#8220;an hour and a half.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;And it&#8217;s so important to both of us [he and executive producer Antoine Fuqua] that we remain true and authentic to our Navy SEAL community, our friends,&#8221; the Marvel star shared. &#8220;That when they watch this they go, &#8216;Hell yeah.&#8217; I&#8217;m excited to do it. I hope you like it. Lots of love. God Bless you. Talk to you soon.&#8221;</p>
<p>Carr recently reacted to &#8220;triggered critics&#8221; who have trashed Pratt&#8217;s new Amazon series and made it clear it wasn&#8217;t made for them.</p>
<p>&#8220;The 95 percent viewer rating, audience rating, makes it all worth it,&#8221; former Navy SEAL Carr shared. &#8220;We didn’t make it for the critics. We made it for those in the arena.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;We made it for the soldier, sailor, airman, and Marine that went downrange to Iraq and Afghanistan, so they could sit on the couch and say, &#8216;Hey, these guys put in the work. They put in the effort to make something special and make a show that speaks to them,'&#8221; he added. &#8220;And that 95 percent rating lets me know that we at least got close.&#8221;</p>


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‘Pretty Surreal’: Chris Pratt Drops Video From 2 Years Ago After Pitching ‘The Terminal List’ To Amazon Prime

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<p>&#8220;The Terminal List&#8221; star Constance Wu announced in her return to Twitter that she had tried to end her own life in 2019 following attacks on social media that she said &#8220;hurt a lot.&#8221;</p>
<p>The 40-year-old actress shared a <a href="https://twitter.com/ConstanceWu/status/1547661204545359877?s=20&amp;t=G3SPq--RKf6YQTeTTV-SFA">lengthy post</a> on the social media site Thursday after being off the platform for nearly three years to deal with her own mental health. It came after she said she had made &#8220;careless&#8221; tweets about being bummed over the renewal of her ABC sitcom &#8220;Fresh Off The Boat.&#8221; The reason was because she was would have to turn down a passion project, <a href="https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/constance-wu-suicide-fresh-off-the-boat-backlash-1235317072/">Variety noted</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;But I was afraid of coming back on social media because I almost lost my life from it: 3 years ago, when I made careless tweets about the renewal of my TV show, it ignited outrage and internet shaming that got pretty severe,&#8221; Wu&#8217;s statement read, in part.</p>
<p>&#8220;I felt awful about what I&#8217;d said, and when a few DMs from a fellow Asian actress told me I&#8217;d become a blight on the Asian American community, I started feeling like I didn&#8217;t even deserve to live anymore,&#8221; she added. &#8220;That I was a disgrace to [Asian Americans], and they&#8217;d be better off without me. Looking back, it&#8217;s surreal that a few DMs convinced me to end my own life, but that&#8217;s what happened. Luckily, a friend found me and rushed me to the ER.&#8221;</p>
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<p>&#8220;It was a scary moment that made me reassess a lot in my life,&#8221; the actress continued. &#8220;For the next few years, I put my career aside to focus on my mental health. [Asian Americans] don&#8217;t talk about mental health enough. While we&#8217;re quick to celebrate representation wins, there&#8217;s a lot of avoidance around the more uncomfortable issues within our community.&#8221;</p>
<p>The &#8220;Crazy Rich Asians&#8221; star said her posts became &#8220;so touchy&#8221; that most of my [Asian American] colleagues decided to either avoid her.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ll admit it hurt a lot, but it also made me realize how important it is to reach out and care for people who are going through a hard time,&#8221; Wu wrote.</p>
<p>The &#8220;Hustlers&#8221; star closed out her post by noting after &#8220;a lot of therapy&#8221; and a break from Hollywood, she thought it would be okay &#8220;to venture back on here (at least for a little bit).&#8221; And said she owed it to &#8220;me-of-3-years-ago to be brave&#8221; and share her story in hopes it &#8220;might help someone with theirs.&#8221; The entirety of the post can be read <a href="https://twitter.com/ConstanceWu/status/1547661204545359877?s=20&amp;t=G3SPq--RKf6YQTeTTV-SFA">here</a>.</p>
<p>Wu currently stars in the hit anti-woke Amazon Prime series &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/we-didnt-make-it-for-the-critics-author-of-the-terminal-list-responds-to-triggered-critics-trashing-chris-pratt-series">The Terminal List</a>&#8221; across from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/honor-them-for-their-great-sacrifice-chris-pratt-shakes-hands-and-thanks-wwii-veterans-at-premiere-for-the-terminal-list">Chris Pratt</a>. The show has been a hit with audience members, while critics have slammed it, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/critics-media-trash-chris-pratts-anti-woke-terminal-list-audiences-love-it">The Daily Wire previously</a> reported.</p>
<p><em>The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a free hotline for individuals in crisis or distress or for those looking to help someone else. It is available 24/7 at 1-800-273-8255.</em></p>


The Terminal List Star-2

‘The Terminal List’ Star Says She Tried To ‘End’ Her ‘Own Life’ In 2019 Following Attacks On Social Media

'The Terminal List’ Star Constance Wu Says She Tried To ‘End’ Her ‘Own Life’ In 2019 Following Attacks On Social Media

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Cancel Culture

<p style="font-weight: 400;">It’s a battle-tested dream for any prepper.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">A World War I-era island fort off the eastern coast of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/england">England</a> is going up for auction and could go for as little as $60,000. Bull Sand Fort, which boasts three floors, an observation tower, and panoramic views of the North Sea, is set to go under the hammer next Tuesday, according to the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11005049/World-War-One-fort-two-miles-sea-accommodates-200-people-goes-market-50-000.html">Daily Mail</a>.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“A Grade II listed sea fort constructed between 1915 and 1919 for naval sea defence during World War One and used in World War Two,” reads the real estate listing.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Interesting trip out to Bull Sand Fort at the mouth of the Humber. It&#39;s going up for auction soon. What would you do with a 103 year old concrete and steel fortress? <a href="https://t.co/v5yidVFneH">pic.twitter.com/v5yidVFneH</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Mike Dennett (@UltramarineUK) <a href="https://twitter.com/UltramarineUK/status/1542456583426293760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">The island fort, built around 1915 and roughly two miles off the coast of Cleethorpes, Lincsk, can house up to 200 people, has a basement, a jetty, and an artesian well fed by a natural stream below the seabed. It is also reinforced with concrete and built to stand up to attack from the sea.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“The fort was constructed on top of a submerged sandbank by driving two concentric steel rings into the ground and depositing thousands of tons of chalk and rubble to form a firm foundation,” according to <a href="http://www.castlesfortsbattles.co.uk/yorkshire/humber_forts.html">CastlesFortsBattles.co.uk</a>. “The fort itself was a four-level, steel framed, circular structure reinforced by concrete and its seaward side was fitted out with 12-inches of armour designed to withstand gunfire from heavy naval units.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">But it is definitely a fixer-upper. The listing seems to hint it could be a money pit.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“In need of refurbishment throughout with potential for development or alternative uses, subject to consent,” it states.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The fort was only completed after World War I ended, but was used during World War II.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">During World War Two, it was armed, besides the usual small and rapid-fire weapons, by four six-inch guns and two six-pounder guns, according to CastlesFortsBattles.co.uk.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">It was decommissioned in 1956.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">One issue that may scare off some potential buyers: It’s only accessible by private boat.</p>


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<p>Former Navy SEAL and author of &#8220;The Terminal List&#8221; Jack Carr reacted to &#8220;triggered critics&#8221; who have trashed Chris Pratt&#8217;s new Amazon series based on Carr&#8217;s book.</p>
<p>During the author&#8217;s recent appearance on Fox News&#8217; &#8220;Tucker Carlson Tonight,&#8221; Carr shared his thoughts about media and movie critics giving <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-pratt-continues-tradition-of-honoring-the-fallen-in-memorial-day-posts">Pratt&#8217;s</a> show a 43% while the audience has given it a 95% [at that time], on <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_terminal_list">Rotten Tomatoes.</a> The comments were noted in a video posted by Carr on Twitter.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Had some fun with the critics last night on Tucker. <br />•<br />Enjoy! <br />•<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheTerminalList?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheTerminalList</a> <a href="https://t.co/wWuQMtnWdi">pic.twitter.com/wWuQMtnWdi</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Jack Carr (@JackCarrUSA) <a href="https://twitter.com/JackCarrUSA/status/1545785157927718912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 9, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;It falls right in line with everything that I understand about the current culture and climate in America right now,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/author/jack-carr">former Navy SEAL</a> shared. &#8220;It seems to have triggered quite a few of these critics.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The 95 percent viewer rating [which it was prior], audience rating, makes it all worth it,&#8221; he added. &#8220;We didn&#8217;t make it for the critics. We made it for those in the arena.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;We made it for the soldier, sailor, airman, and Marine that went downrange to Iraq and Afghanistan, so they could sit on the couch and say, &#8216;Hey, these guys put in the work. They put in the effort to make something special and make a show that speaks to them,'&#8221; Carr continued. &#8220;And that 95 percent rating lets me know that we at least got close.&#8221;</p>
<p>The series is a psychological thriller about &#8220;a former Navy SEAL officer&#8221; who &#8220;investigates why his entire platoon was ambushed during a high-stakes covert mission,&#8221; a description on <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11743610/">IMDb</a> reads. It hit the streaming site on July 1.</p>
<p>On <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_terminal_list/s01">Rotten Tomatoes</a>, critics panned it, giving it a 43%  for the show&#8217;s &#8220;pretty standard-issue, macho-man military conspiracy theory fare,&#8221; as one critic put it. But audiences love it, giving it a score of 94% — and many are questioning the critics&#8217; low scores.</p>
<p>&#8220;The character development and story are excellent!&#8221; one fan wrote. &#8220;Really happy that Amazon is producing these kinds of stories and putting them out there, very binge-worthy! Chris Pratt is excellent, this is really a different character for him and he plays it so well!&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-pratt-sends-message-to-fans-and-amazon-after-the-terminal-list-soars-to-number-1">Chris Pratt Sends Message To Fans And Amazon After ‘The Terminal List&#8217; Soars To Number 1</a></strong></p>


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‘We Didn’t Make It For The Critics’: Author Of ‘The Terminal List’ Responds To ‘Triggered’ Critics Trashing Chris Pratt Series

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<p>Superstar Chris Pratt sent a message to fans and Amazon after &#8220;The Terminal List&#8221; soared to the top, making it the &#8220;#1 Television Series on Amazon Prime Video.&#8221;</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chris-pratt-continues-tradition-of-honoring-the-fallen-in-memorial-day-posts">43-year-old</a> actor owned the Fourth of July weekend not once but twice after his latest show, based on former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/author/jack-carr">Navy Seal author Jack Carr&#8217;s</a> book by the same name, became the most watched series on the streaming site. In the message he shared on social media, Pratt praised Amazon for letting them make the &#8220;show we wanted to make.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Well, that&#8217;s two years in a row that the 4th of July weekend belongs to Amazon @primevideo,&#8221; the &#8220;Guardians of the Galaxy&#8221; star <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CfrVn1xr6I1/?igshid=NDBlY2NjN2I%3D">captioned</a> his post on Instagram Wednesday.</p>
<p>&#8220;Last year, it was #TheTomorrowWar,&#8221; he added. &#8220;This year, it&#8217;s #TheTerminalList! I&#8217;m so grateful for my relationship with @jennifersalke and everyone at Amazon!&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Thank you for letting us make the show we wanted to make,&#8221; the &#8220;Jurassic World&#8221; star continued. &#8220;Thanks to all who helped get us there! If you haven&#8217;t seen [Terminallist] yet, check it out!&#8221;</p>
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<p>In one of the comments, the social media account for &#8220;The Terminal List&#8221; wrote that &#8220;Chris Pratt owns 4th of July!&#8221;</p>
<p>The series is about &#8220;a former Navy SEAL officer&#8221; who &#8220;investigates why his entire platoon was ambushed during a high-stakes covert mission,&#8221; a description on <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11743610/">IMDb</a> reads. It hit the streaming site on July 1.</p>
<p>On <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_terminal_list/s01">Rotten Tomatoes</a>, critics panned it, giving it a 37% for the show&#8217;s &#8220;pretty standard-issue, macho-man military conspiracy theory fare,&#8221; as one critic put it. But audiences are loving it, giving it a score of 93% — and many are questioning the critics&#8217; low scores.</p>
<p>&#8220;The character development and story are excellent!&#8221; as one fan wrote. &#8220;Really happy that Amazon is producing these kinds of stories and putting them out there, very binge-worthy! Chris Pratt is excellent, this is really a different character for him and he plays it so well!&#8221;</p>
<p>During the star-studded red carpet premiere held recently in Los Angeles, Pratt stopped to shake hands with WWII Veterans as he posed for pictures and thanked the men in uniform, who he praised as members of the &#8220;greatest generation,&#8221; as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/honor-them-for-their-great-sacrifice-chris-pratt-shakes-hands-and-thanks-wwii-veterans-at-premiere-for-the-terminal-list">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.</p>
<p>The Marvel star told reporters he has an &#8220;absolute affinity for our Navy SEAL community, for our men and women in uniform and especially for our special operators and all they go through and all they sacrifice.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-rogan-explains-why-chris-pratt-gets-hate-from-the-left-hes-a-christian-and-a-good-person">Joe Rogan Explains Why Chris Pratt Gets Hate From The Left: &#8216;He&#8217;s A Christian&#8217; And A &#8216;Good Person&#8217;</a></strong></p>


Chris Pratt Sends Message To Fans And Amazon After ‘The Terminal List’ Soars To Number 1

Chris Pratt Thanks Fans And Amazon After ‘The Terminal List’ Soars To Number 1 

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<p>One-hundred-year-old World War II veteran Carl Spurlin Dekel considers his service to our nation one of the greatest honors of his life, but worries about the state of our country.</p>
<p>Through tears, Dekel <a href="https://www.fox13news.com/news/wwii-veteran-marks-100th-birthday-with-celebration-of-patriotism-sacrifice">told</a> FOX 13 Tampa Bay this weekend that our nation&#8217;s decline will lead to others having fewer opportunities and living unhappy lives.</p>
<p>&#8220;People don’t realize what they have,&#8221; the Silver Star recipient said. &#8220;The things we did and the things we fought for and the boys that died for it, it’s all gone down the drain.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;We haven’t got the country we had when I was raised, not at all,&#8221; Dekel continued. &#8220;Nobody will have the fun I had. Nobody will have the opportunity I had. It’s just not the same and that’s not what our boys, that’s not what they died for.&#8221;</p>
<p>Still, his service was an honor — and something Dekel would do all over again if he were of the appropriate age.</p>
<p>&#8220;Most important thing in my life was serving my country,&#8221; the veteran <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2022/07/04/100-year-old_veteran_breaks_down_this_is_not_the_country_we_fought_for.html">asserted</a>. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think I could take away from that. They shipped me straight out to Guantánamo, which was a Navy base, and put me in a machine gun company.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;It was an honor for me to serve my country and if I had to do it again and I was the same age, I would do it. I guarantee you,&#8221; Dekel said.</p>
<p>After being comforted, seemingly by a FOX 13 reporter, Dekel offered words of hope.</p>
<p>&#8220;You just remember everything’s beautiful and live every day to the fullest. Just enjoy everything you possibly can,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>&#8220;And here I sit at 100,&#8221; Dekel added. &#8220;They tell me I&#8217;m 100. I don&#8217;t believe it sometimes. Because I don&#8217;t need to worry about age. I&#8217;m not going to, I just keep on keeping on.&#8221;</p>
<p>Though the 100-year-old did not elaborate on what specifically has declined in our nation, the U.S. Military as a whole has been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/three-star-general-teaching-critical-race-theory-leads-to-military-failure">criticized</a> in recent years.</p>
<p>For example, a retired three-star general in February warned against teaching Critical Race Theory (CRT) in the military, as it would divide soldiers by race, diminish our “warfighting capabilities,” and increase the likelihood of “failure” on the battlefield, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/three-star-general-teaching-critical-race-theory-leads-to-military-failure">The Daily Wire</a> reported.</p>
<p>“The tenets of Critical Race Theory – a cross-disciplinary intellectual and social movement that seeks to examine the intersection of race and law in the United States, but which has the unfortunate effect of dividing people along racial lines – undermine our military’s unity and diminish our warfighting capabilities,” <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/critical-military-theory/">wrote</a> retired Lieutenant General Greg Newbold. &#8220;When we highlight differences or group identity, we undermine cohesion and morale. Failure results.”</p>
<p>WATCH:</p>
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<p><em><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/author/ben-johnson">Ben Johnson</a> contributed to this report.</em></p>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/three-star-general-teaching-critical-race-theory-leads-to-military-failure">Three-Star General: Teaching Critical Race Theory Leads To Military Failure</a></strong></p>


‘All Going Down The Drain’: 100-Year-Old WWII Veteran Breaks Down In Tears, Issues Warning To Americans

100-Year-Old WWII Veteran Carl Spurlin Dekel Breaks Down In Tears Over State Of America

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<p>President Joe Biden released a list on Friday, naming seventeen people he planned to present with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in a ceremony scheduled to take place following the July 4th holiday weekend.</p>
<p><a href="https://dailywire.com/news/president-joe-biden-accuses-supreme-court-of-destabilizing-the-country-by-overturning-roe-v-wade/">Biden</a> himself is a recipient of the <a href="https://www.npr.org/2017/01/12/509545778/in-surprise-send-off-president-obama-awards-biden-presidential-medal-of-freedom">Medal of Freedom</a>, the nation&#8217;s highest civilian honor, which was awarded in 2017 by former President Barack Obama to honor his service both in the Senate and in the Vice Presidency.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors,&#8221; the White House <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/07/01/president-biden-announces-recipients-of-the-presidential-medal-of-freedom/">statement</a> read.</p>
<p>&#8220;President Biden has long said that America can be defined by one word: possibilities. These seventeen Americans demonstrate the power of possibilities and embody the soul of the nation – hard work, perseverance, and faith. They have overcome significant obstacles to achieve impressive accomplishments in the arts and sciences, dedicated their lives to advocating for the most vulnerable among us, and acted with bravery to drive change in their communities – and across the world – while blazing trails for generations to come.&#8221;</p>
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<p>&mdash; Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) <a href="https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1542886205330800641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The list of recipients, who will receive the award in a ceremony at the White House on July 7, is as follows:</p>
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<li><a href="https://dailywire.com/news/gold-medalist-simone-biles-scores-of-gymnasts-seek-1b-from-fbi-in-nassar-case/">Simone Biles</a>, the most decorated gymnast in history.</li>
<li>Sister Simone Campbell, the former executive director of a Catholic social justice advocacy group.</li>
<li>Dr. Julieta Garcia, the first Hispanic woman to serve as the president of a university</li>
<li>Former Senator <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/feelings-over-facts-wapo-reporter-blames-right-hank-berrien/">Gabrielle Giffords</a> (D-AZ), a survivor of gun violence.</li>
<li>Fred Gray, &#8220;one of the first black members of the Alabama State legislature after Reconstruction.&#8221;</li>
<li>Steve Jobs, founder and longtime head of Apple, Inc., and CEO of PIXAR animation studios.</li>
<li>Father Alexander Karloutsos, former Vicar General of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.</li>
<li><a href="https://dailywire.com/news/muslim-gold-star-father-trump-black-soul-robert-kraychik/">Khzir Khan</a>, a Gold Star father — who famously feuded with former President Donald Trump after speaking at the Democratic National Convention — and founder of the Constitution Literacy and National Unity Center.</li>
<li>Sandra Lindsay, a &#8220;critical care nurse from New York who served on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic and was the first to receive the vaccine&#8221; after clinical trials.</li>
<li><a href="https://dailywire.com/news/mike-pence-honor-senator-john-mccain-special-jacob-airey/">John McCain</a>, the late U.S. Senator (R-AZ) who was awarded a Purple Heart with one gold star after serving in Vietnam and spending time as a prisoner of war.</li>
<li>Diane Nash, a &#8220;founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee&#8221; who organized a number of civil rights campaigns.</li>
<li><a href="https://dailywire.com/news/megan-rapinoe-reacts-to-backlash-says-media-needs-to-get-better-with-criticism-of-womens-sports/">Megan Rapinoe</a>, an Olympic gold medalist and two-time Women’s World Cup champion, and a vocal advocate for gender pay equality.</li>
<li>Alan Simpson, former U.S. Senator (D-WY), and advocate for campaign finance reform and marriage equality.</li>
<li><a href="https://dailywire.com/news/top-union-leader-slams-bidens-job-killing-order-cost-us-jobs-needs-to-consider-future-of-country/">Richard Trumka</a>, president of the AFL-CIO for more than ten years, president of the United Mine Workers, and secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO.</li>
<li>Brigadier General Wilma Vaught, &#8220;one of the most decorated women in the history of the U.S. military.&#8221;</li>
<li><a href="https://dailywire.com/news/the-devil-got-ahold-of-him-denzel-washington-says-prayer-is-the-only-solution-after-will-smith-slap/">Denzel Washington</a>, an &#8220;actor, director, and producer who has won two Academy Awards, a Tony Award, two Golden Globes, and the 2016 Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award.&#8221;</li>
<li>Raúl Yzaguirre, a &#8220;civil rights advocate who served as CEO and president of National Council of La Raza for thirty years.&#8221;</li>
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Biden’s Medal Of Freedom Honorees Include Gold Star Dad Who Feuded With Trump

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">With <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/china">China</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/russia">Russia</a> orbiting threats on U.S. space assets and national security, America&#8217;s sixth and newest branch of the military activated a new unit within the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/space-force">Space Force</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Space Delta 18, a moniker given to the unit in honor of the military branch officially becoming the 18th member of the U.S. Intelligence Community last year, launched during a ceremony last week at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Guardians within the unit have taken on the responsibility of delivering critical intelligence on threat systems, foreign intentions, and activities in the space domain.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Make no mistake,&#8221; United States <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/director-of-national-intelligence">Director of National Intelligence</a> Avril Haines </span><a href="https://www.space.com/space-force-delta-18-threats-orbit?utm_campaign=socialflow"><span style="font-weight: 400;">said</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> at the Delta 18 ceremony. &#8220;Space is a warfighting domain today, and an ever-increasingly contested one at that.” She added that she cannot stress enough the importance of Space Force intelligence for America&#8217;s national security.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Haines </span><a href="https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/news-articles/news-articles-2022/item/2304-dni-haines-speaks-at-the-activation-of-the-national-space-intelligence-center"><span style="font-weight: 400;">said</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the Intelligence Center would position itself to support the U.S. and its allies in space at &#8220;an absolutely critical moment in the history of space development.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;In the years ahead, the environment will only become more contested,&#8221; she said. &#8220;And as we move forward, [the center] will be relied upon to produce and analyze scientific and technical intelligence related to space for the entire nation.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Haines recognized the possible threats to the space domain, including those posed by China and Russia as they develop, test, and field counterspace weapons, an official statement reads.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Recent reports show both China and Russia have used anti-satellite capabilities. Earlier this year, a telescope observed a defunct </span><a href="https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/44054/a-chinese-satellite-just-grappled-another-and-pulled-it-out-of-orbit"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chinese</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> navigation satellite get pulled out of its normal orbit into a &#8220;super-graveyard drift orbit,&#8221; which raised questions about how the Chinese maneuver the satellites closer to others. Meanwhile, </span><a href="https://www.space.com/russia-jamming-gps-signals-ukraine"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Russia</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> has jammed GPS signals throughout its conflict with Ukraine, targeting the United State&#8217;s Navstar system of satellites.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">President Trump took the nation by surprise when he announced the creation of the Space Force in 2018. While many were confused by its purpose, it would serve as he intended — to preserve and protect America&#8217;s satellites and vehicles in space for international communication and observation.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;It is not merely enough that we have American presence in space,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;We must have American dominance in space.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Haines named Col. Marqus D. Randall the new commander of Space Delta 18, and said his &#8220;gifted leadership&#8221; would help the nation and its allies make better decisions about space.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Military officials said 345 civilian and military personnel would eventually staff the new command unit.</span></p>


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<p><a href="https://woodywilliams.org/woody-williams-bio.html">Hershel W. &#8220;Woody&#8221; Williams</a>, who was the last living World War II Medal of Honor recipient, passed away on Wednesday — just a few months short of what would have been his 99th birthday.</p>
<p>Williams was born on October 2, 1923, on a West Virginia dairy farm. When World War II began, he served his community by delivering Western Union telegrams — often informing families that their loved ones had been reported missing or killed in action.</p>
<p>He continued that service by enlisting in the United States Marine Corps, and he served in the Battle of Iwo Jima with the 21st Marines, 3d Marine Division — where his &#8220;valiant devotion to duty&#8221; prompted then-President Harry S. Truman to award him the Congressional Medal of Honor on October 5, 1945.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">An honor of a lifetime to meet WWII hero and Medal of Honor recipient Hershel “Woody” Williams at the groundbreaking of the ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/MohMuseum?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MohMuseum</a>⁩ in March. His foundation confirms he passed away this morning at the age of 98. Rest In Peace, sir. 🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/f10YXBEwPX">pic.twitter.com/f10YXBEwPX</a></p>
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<p>The United States Department of Defense shared some of the details of Williams&#8217; exploits on Iwo Jima in an <a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/story/Article/2337804/iwo-jima-medal-of-honor-recipient-recounts-battle-experiences/">article</a> published in November of 2021.</p>
<p>According to that report, Williams&#8217; unit landed on the island two days after the battle had begun — but the steep volcanic-sand beaches had made it difficult for the American troops to gain any ground. The Japanese pillboxes — bunkers — that dotted the island also complicated progress because even bazooka fire couldn&#8217;t penetrate their thick walls. Flamethrowers were the only remaining option — but those required proximity to the enemy, and a number of the demolitions sergeants were picked off by the Japanese soldiers in the pillboxes before they could get close enough. By February 23, 1945, Williams was the only one left.</p>
<p>He volunteered to continue the mission himself, with four riflemen providing as much cover fire as they could. And in just four hours, Williams was able to take out seven pillboxes.</p>
<p>&#8220;That made a hole big enough that [the company] could go through and get behind any other pillboxes that were in that area,&#8221; Williams explained. &#8220;Once you got behind the pillboxes, then we had the advantage.&#8221;</p>
<p>Williams&#8217; actions that day earned him the Medal of Honor — alongside ten other Marines and two sailors who were also honored for their service — but even then he said that the honor truly belonged to the men who had died protecting him while he completed the mission.</p>
<p>&#8220;This medal doesn&#8217;t belong to me. It belongs to them because they gave their lives for me. I was just doing a job that I was trained to do,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>Asked on multiple occasions where he&#8217;d found the courage to get through that day, Williams said he&#8217;d never really been able to pin down the answer.</p>
<p>&#8220;Everybody has some instinct of bravery. And, as long as they can control the fear, you can be brave. But if fear overtakes you and becomes the dominant instinct, you cannot operate. You cannot operate under fear. Your brain won&#8217;t let you,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I feel that our upbringing had some influence on our bravery because we were taught in the depression years, if you didn&#8217;t have it, you had to make it. And the only way you could make it was to work at it. Our upbringing gave us the confidence that developed into bravery.&#8221;</p>
<p>In the years after the war, Williams returned to serving Gold Star families — creating the Woody Williams Foundation in an effort to make sure those families are recognized.</p>
<p>&#8220;To date, Woody and his foundation are responsible for establishing 103 Gold Star Families Memorial Monuments across the United States with more than 72 additional monuments underway in 50 states and 1 U.S. Territory. The Foundation continues to grow its reach by being involved in multiple initiatives across the country,&#8221; the <a href="https://woodywilliams.org/woody-williams-bio.html">website states</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;If we lose our freedom we lose America,&#8221; Williams said, adding that freedom and America were always worth fighting for.</p>


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