TFALAC held its 2021 annual event on Saturday, September 4, 2021, at the Farm Bureau Expo Center in Lebanon, Tennessee. TFALAC is a state political action committee that raises funds to help support and elect constitutional conservatives in Tennessee and in particular those who express a clear understanding of why the 2nd Amendment exists.
The TFALAC annual event is a dinner and auction event that grows each year in popularity, sponsorships and support because it is a proven conservative organization in Tennessee. This year the event and table sponsors included Lee Beaman, James Peach, Cyndi and Tracy Miller, and A. J. McCall, Congressman John Rose, Congressman Mark Green, Senator Mark Pody, Representative Clay Doggett, Representative Bruce Griffey, Representative Rusty Grills, Representative Jay Reedy, Representative Chris Todd, Representative Terri Lynn Weaver, Beretta, Rusty Oak Armory and many others.
In 2021, the primary guest speaker at the TFALAC event was Chief Warrant Officer 5 (retired) Doug Englen, who retired from the U.S. Army in 2020 as the Senior Warrant Advisor to the Secretary of the Army in Washington, D.C., after more than 33 years of military service. Doug Englen retired as the most decorated aviator in the Army with over 7,000 hours of fixed and rotary wing flight time. He was involved in 34 combat tours and over 2,500 missions in engagements including Operation Desert Shield / Desert Storm, Provide Comfort, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq and multiple classified locations. His awards include: 2 Silver Star Medals, Legion of Merit, 3 Distinguished Flying Cross Medals, 2 Bronze Star Medals 2 Meritorious Service Medals, 4 Army Achievement Medals , Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals, Humanitarian Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Kuwait Liberation Medal, NATO Medal, Combat Action Badge, Master Aviator Badge, Air Assault Badge and Parachutist Badge.
Mr. Englen spoke about the 2nd Amendment from the perspective of someone who has put most of their life on the line, figuratively and literally, for this Country. In particular, he commented on his participation in the planning and execution as a flight leader of the air assault that successfully took out Osama Bin Laden. His comments on that experience have direct significant to the events we see unfolding in America today with a president who is unfit for service.
Mr. Englen spoke of the period starting months before the air assault as he worked with a team to start the planning the mission He noted how the President, Barack Obama, was briefed at least three times to ask permission to perform the mission. Those statements led to the following comments:
It was concerning to learn that the recent events in Afghanistan directed at the hand of Joe Biden cannot be blamed on insanity or dementia but that these choices are inconsistent with a history of either incompetence or an unwillingness to grasp international significance of America’s might.
The full video of Mr. Englen’s presentation is being prepared for release by TFA.
Sorry, comments are closed for this post.