Honoring Marine Veterans and Protecting Children from Ideological Threats

On this Wednesday, April 19, 2023 broadcast, Kim Monson explores the intersection of military sacrifice and cultural preservation with Marine veterans Paula Sarlls and Mike Medina, who discuss the USMC Memorial Foundation’s mission and the upcoming April 29th gala. Later, sixth-generation farmer Trent Loos joins to address growing concerns about child grooming in schools and the troubling connections between school nutrition policies and ideological agendas.

The Assault on Children Through Schools and Nutrition

Start listening at 71:19 – Hour 2

Sixth-generation farmer and rancher Trent Loos joins Kim to discuss the multifaceted attack on American families. Loos highlights that 45% of children today are born to single mothers, directly linking the breakdown of the nuclear family to vulnerability to ideological grooming. He shares disturbing information from a presentation by retired pediatrician Dr. Sue Greenwald about how children as young as two are being groomed for exploitation, made more vulnerable by the absence of strong father figures.

The conversation turns to school nutrition, with Loos explaining how the deliberate removal of protein and animal fat from school meals impairs cognitive development. He cites research by Lindsay Allen showing that children with adequate animal protein score twice as high on IQ tests as those without. Loos connects this to the push for lab-grown meat, revealing that the technology originates from cancer cell replication research at Johns Hopkins in 1951. He also criticizes Tom Vilsack’s recent announcement to remove milk from schools, noting Vilsack received $1 million annually from the American Dairy Export Council before returning as Secretary of Agriculture.

“At the end of the day, the problems he did just describe is that we have 45% of the childbirths to single mothers today. And we don’t have kids growing up rooted in a mother and a father and that core of the nuclear family. That is biblical.”

Trent Loos, Sixth Generation Farmer and Rancher

The Marine Memorial and Honoring Those Who Served

Start listening at 31:18 – Hour 1

Paula Sarlls, a Marine veteran and Gold Star wife who lost her husband to Agent Orange, joins Kim to discuss the USMC Memorial Foundation. As president of the foundation, Sarlls explains how the Marine Memorial at 6th and Colfax became a place where Vietnam veterans finally felt welcomed home after decades of silence. She describes her mission to create a space for grieving families and veterans who need support, emphasizing that many veterans went 20 to 30 years without discussing their service due to the hostile reception they received upon returning from Vietnam.

The foundation is hosting a significant event on April 29th at the Brown Palace Hotel, featuring a bus tour to the memorial and an evening gala. Sarlls encourages supporters to purchase bricks honoring their loved ones at usmcmemorialfoundation.org, noting that these personalized tributes make meaningful gifts for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.

“And for 20, 30 years, we didn’t talk about the Marine Corps or anything we did with it. And no one welcomed us home like they did in World War II, which is what we grew up seeing and were inculcated with that, you know, that you honor the troops.”

Paula Sarlls, President, USMC Memorial Foundation

From Tank Driver to Combat Leader: A Marine’s Journey

Start listening at 31:54 – Hour 1

Mike Medina, a Marine veteran with five deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, shares his remarkable journey from 17-year-old recruit to combat section leader. Medina joined the Marines after being challenged by a recruiter who told him the Corps did not want “weak people,” prompting him to sign up on the spot. He describes operating the M1A1 Abrams tank, a 68-ton machine capable of nearly 50 miles per hour with firepower equivalent to an entire infantry unit, often in temperatures exceeding 129 degrees.

Medina emphasizes that the Marine Corps prepared him thoroughly for combat, noting that within days of arriving in Iraq, he was engaged in quick reaction force missions. He recently spoke to ROTC candidates at CU Boulder, providing a ground-level perspective to future officers about working with experienced enlisted Marines. His message to listeners focuses on the extraordinary commitment of young Americans who voluntarily put their lives on the line for freedom.

“I think it’s always great that when you have young men and women that are willing to put their lives on the line and go out there and protect the freedoms that everybody has, that for the ones that don’t make it home, there’s places for their family to go collectively as a group or individually, to go ahead and honor their sons and daughters, who ultimately paid that sacrifice.”

Mike Medina, Marine Veteran