Alan F. E. Thiese 27 November 2023 The President of the United States of America The Senate Majority Leader The House of Representatives Speaker The Senior Senator for Georgia The Junior Senator for Georgia The Eighth District Representative for Georgia Greetings, Good Day Most Honorable Duly Elected Leaders of our Great United States of America. This Letter is Number 26. Number 25 was mailed to you on 27 October 2023 and You will recall that I closed with this statement which is also germane today: “Please perform your appropriate duties and keep the United States of America safe.” One of the consistent themes of My Letters to you has been My concern about the Safety of our Citizens. We have an abundance of illegals in our USA and a terrible number of deaths which are the result of fentanyl poisoning. This is more than just a shame, yet we “We The People!” continue to suffer because of the lack of “Good Government” on the part of our Duly Elected Leaders. For a good number of years now we have also suffered because of the “Sad Situation” in our Education of our future Leaders. Yet our very own Justice Department has considered Parents as “Domestic Terrorist! How stupid does that sound. Fortunately two Wonderful Moms who are properly dedicated to the welfare of their Children and the status of many current trends in the Education of our Future Adult Citizens and Future Leaders have established an organization known as “Moms for Liberty!” You can learn more about this dynamic organization which is focused on our future by conducting a search on the World Wide Web. I would encourage each of you and/or Your Staff to learn about this terrific organization. Additionally regarding the education of our Nation’s Youth I recently was made aware of a special “Movie,” which was filmed in the 2008 time frame with the title of “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.” I viewed this just the other evening and You and Your Staff must certainly take the opportunity to do so. It is available on “On Demand” and the rental cost was a mere $3.99. It focused on the tension of World War II between Normal Jews and the Normal Germans. The thought provoking conclusion simply proves that even the Youth of that era in History had a better understanding of what it means to be a responsible citizen – even at the age of eight years of age. Finally, I am confident that You All are aware of the need for a strong Military to defend the freedoms we all enjoy and appreciate as citizens of the USA. There is an organization known as the “Quilts of Valor Foundation” (OOVF) that makes Quilts for our Heroes. Here is a bit of background about this organization: What is The QOVF Definition of Valor? The dictionary definition of Valor says, “great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle.” Why does QOVF award to those who were not wounded or did not face combat? Our Founder, Catherine Roberts, was a Blue Star Mother. While her son was in service, she wanted to know that someone cared about him; she wanted to tell other Service Members that she cared about them. Quilts of Valor began as way to express gratitude for today’s all volunteer, modern military. You can consider it in this way: for a mother, their child is agreeing to sacrifice their life to protect our freedoms and way of life. We believe that Valor in a volunteer military is giving up your rights to freedom for a term of service in order to ensure the safety of our nation and population. Courage is facing an unknown future, but moving forward anyway. Quilts given as of 31 October 2023: Last Month: 2,837 Year to Date: 26,503 Since the Program started: 362,564 The Foundation is Located in Winterset, Iowa. The History of the Quilts of Valor Program is: “Quilts of Valor Foundation began in 2003 with a dream, literally a dream. Founder Catherine Roberts' son Nat was deployed in Iraq. According to Catherine: The dream was as vivid as real life.” Here is a picture of the Author of this Letter after He received his Quilt.

The Parents of many, many children, my Parents were married in 1939 and both were born and raised on farms in Northeast Iowa. Little did they know that they would be the ancestors of many who would qualify to receive such a Quilt. A count of these Heroes, of which I am included would number at least thirteen (13). In addition to these Heroes who served in defense of our USA there at least two (2) who are now serving in the Medical Profession which is as you know dedicated to keeping us all Healthy. These Sainted Parents had this picture taken on their Wedding Day:

My Dad graduated from High School and My Mom had a sixth grade education. They were farmers and as stated above they never knew what their Children and Grand Children and even Great Grand Children would achieve. Ask any of us and we will quickly inform you that were all Well Blessed. I point this out in this letter to simply allow you to be aware that these achievements were not attributed to any “Woke” thinking which now appears to be the focus of Several of You as you Govern “We the People!” In fact I am troubled by the fact that Many who are “Leaders” in our Defense Organization are too often focused or swayed by the “WOKE” agenda. For Your information there are at least 80 citizens that can claim a direct tie to the Couple shown above. Of course they have passed on, but many, many Great Grand Children are of the age that “Military Service” could be an appropriate option for them. That be the case I as a Retired Navy Veteran cannot suggest or even encourage them to Join our Military simply because of the current ineffective Leadership that I see on a Daily Basis. I am referring to the Sad Withdrawal from Afghanistan a few years and the Current War between Israel and the Hamas which is now happening. I am confident that You, like I am keenly aware of the Military Recruiting Objectives that are not being achieved for the past few years. In conclusion, remember these “Talking Points” I have shared with you today: 1. Moms for Liberty 2. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 3. The Quilts of Valor Program Again I repeat: Please perform Your Appropriate Duties and Keep the United States of America Safe!!! Warm regards, Alan F. E. Thiese

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