Max Steiner for Congress #CA01

We are pleased to endorse Max Steiner for Congress in California's First Congressional District, in northern California.

Back in 2005, he noticed the same thing we did, dropped out of college, joined the Army, and served in combat.  As a veteran, he went back to college, graduated, and continued to serve our country in various ways.

RIP Big Hy

We are sorry to learn of the death of Mr. Hyman Strachman, Big Hy.

Rest in Peace.

We're back

Well, apparently the U.S. Army is going to miss its recruiting goal this year (FY-2018).

So we're back.  'Time to encourage Trump supporters to Be A Man!  Enlist!

Or, as Donald Trump would summarize:  Sad!

Welcome President Trump!

As the Obama Administration was focused on reducing the size of our military, our military needed no extra help - such as this blog - to help meet its recruiting objectives.  Accordingly, Operation Yellow Elephant went on hiatus, except for occasional commendations for real American patriots.

Today's Washington Times reports, however, that President Trump's plan to increase the size of our military may create some problems.  The entire article is worth a skim as relevant paras appear throughout.  Sufficient quality potential recruits is only part of the equation, but experienced personnel can have their mandatory end of service dates extended if America still needs them.

OYE Comment.  With one political party - the Republicans - in control of both political branches of our government, the buck stops there.  If Young Republicans really want to Support Our President, they will, once again, contact military recruiters to determine their eligibility and mutual interest.  Thank you.  End comment.

Deutsche Bank update

Here's the latest from Deutsche Bank.

Deutsche Bank to Cut 35,000 Jobs Under New Strategy

OYE Comment.  This is the same Deutsche Bank that foreclosed on a Servicemember, and threw his family out of their house, in violation of law, while he was deployed to Iraq.

Thank you.

A credible Republican: Chris Day of Rockland County, New York

from today's New York Times:

Jennifer Moccio, Christopher Day

OCT. 12, 2014

Jennifer Leigh Moccio and Christopher Edwin Day were married Friday at the Candlewood Inn in Brookfield, Conn. The Rev. Charles Arlin, an Episcopal priest, officiated.

Mrs. Day, 29, is a makeup artist in Palisades, N.Y., and the owner of Sweet Little Nugget, a beauty blog and makeup product line there. She graduated magna cum laude from the University at Buffalo.

She is the daughter of Miriam Moccio and Salvatore A. Moccio of New City, N.Y. The bride’s father is a manager at the STS Tire and Auto Center in West Nyack, N.Y. Her mother is a Spanish teacher at Felix Festa Middle School in West Nyack.

Mr. Day, also 29, is a vice president at Selway Capital, an investment firm in Manhattan, where he studies investments in technology companies in Israel. He is a Republican candidate for Congress in the 17th District of New York, representing Westchester and Rockland Counties. He graduated from Yale University and received an M.B.A. from Columbia. He served in the United States Army from 2007 to 2011, and was last stationed as a captain at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.  [Emphasis added.]

He is a son of Jean C. Day and Edwin J. Day, who live and work in New City. The groom’s mother is a teaching assistant in the Laurel Plains Elementary School. His father, a Republican, is the county executive for Rockland. In 2000, he retired as a lieutenant in the New York City Police Department.

OYE Comment:  We wish the couple a wonderful and happy life together, both through the campaign and beyond.

The Third Generation: Thank you for your service

From the New York Times:

WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS

Delia Pais and Joseph Kristol

Delia Ann Pais, a daughter of Mara D. Pais and Richard A. Pais of Bel Air, Md., is to be married Sunday evening to Joseph Max Kristol, the son of Susan S. Kristol and William Kristol of McLean, Va. Rabbi David Kalender is to officiate at the Columbus Club, an event space at Union Station in Washington.

The couple met at Harvard, from which they graduated.

The bride, 25, is a clinical research assistant in the sports medicine and shoulder service department at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.

Her father owns Atlantic Services, a firm in Bel Air that specializes in the engineering and inspection of boiler systems.

The groom, 26, is a consultant at McKinsey & Company, the management consultancy in New York. From 2009-13, he served in the Marine Corps as an infantry officer with the Third Battalion, Fifth Marines, based in Camp Pendleton, Calif. He served in Afghanistan from September 2010 to April 2011. From September 2012 to May 2013, he was a part of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which toured the Middle East and parts of Africa. He was last stationed at Camp Pendleton, having achieved the rank of captain.

His father is the editor of The Weekly Standard in Washington.

OYE Comment:  We thank Joseph Kristol, grandson of Irving Kristol, for his service to our country and wish the couple all the best for a wonderful and happy life together.
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