An eRumor of an article called “Middle East Imperative” supposedly from a retired U.S. Air Force General about Islam, the Middle East and why the U.S. needs to win the war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
This is a forwarded email that said that five U.S. Navy aircraft carriers were docked at the Naval Base in Norfolk, Va. The email compare the setting to Battleship Row in Peal Harbor on December 7, 1941. The email warns that this is a breach of a long standing Navy protocol to avoid a massive enemy strike on major US forces.
This is a forwarded email about a mysterious contrail that appeared in the skies over the Southern California on November 8, 2010. The email alleges that the large smoke plume came from a ballistic missile that was launched from a Chinese Navy Jin class nuclear submarine from an area just north of Catalina Island about 35 miles from the shores of Los Angeles, CA.
Forwarded emails that contain what appears to be an article that allege religious proselytization is no longer permitted by active duty members of the military and such acts could be punishable by court martial.
A forwarded email that said a South Carolina Bank of America manager took down the American flags that were placed in front of the bank property for a procession for a US Marine that was killed in action. The manager said that the flags were taken down because of a bank’s company policy.
Brutus, a K9 Air Force dog from McChord Air Force Base won the Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroics in Iraq.
This is a forwarded email with photos of President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, meeting troops at Dallas Ft. Worth Airport in Texas. It said that they made a surprise visit welcome home to our heroes returning home from deployment.
A Naval base’s efforts to observe local customs was whipped up into a nonexistent slight.
A forwarded email with a photo of an unnamed 19 year old former cheer leader who is now U.S. Air Force Security Forces Sniper. The email says that she shot a Taliban dead in his tracks from 725 yards away while he was trying to plant an improvised explosive device.
The City Council of Berkeley, California, has told a Marine Recruiting station it is not welcome in the city.
