Matt Shipley

CDR Matthew W. Shipley, graduated from Navy recruit training in January 1985, Electronics Technician “A” School in October 1985, Naval Academy Preparatory School in 1987 and the United States Naval Academy in 1991. Shipley’s tours include Assistant Platoon Commander at SEAL Team EIGHT, test article Officer-in-Charge of a Mark V Special Operations Craft (SOC) at United States Special Operations Command, Operations Officer at Special Boat Unit TWENTY, Mk V SOC Liaison Officer to Special Operations Command European Command, Naval Special Warfare Task Unit (NSWTU) Commander for a Mediterranean Amphibious Ready Group, and Platoon Commander at SEAL Team EIGHT. As a reservist, Shipley served as Executive Officer of Navy Reserve Naval Special Warfare Group TWO Detachment 309, as Executive Officer of SEAL Team THREE deployed to Fallujah, Iraq in 2006, as NSWTU Commander Manda Bay, Kenya in Oct 2006 – Mar 2007, and as the Commanding Officer of SEAL Unit EIGHTEEN in Little Creek, Virginia from Dec 2009 – Dec 2011. He retired from the US Navy in Jan 2013. Shipley’s awards include: Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Defense Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Navy Achievement Medal and various unit, campaign and service awards.

Most Recent Articles by Matt Shipley:

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Tax Payer Rights October 11, 2018
Ethically and constitutionally, we, the taxpayers of the United States, should only have to pay for policies and programs that provide for the common defense and promote the general welfare
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Curtailing Mass Murder February 20, 2018
If you care about the well being of your kids, get them out of public schools before it is too late!
Slavery in America November 28, 2014
This story traces itself back to James I of England who was not only a Spanish sympathizer but a debt ridden monarch.
Washington Gridlock September 8, 2014
Repeal or otherwise abolish the 17th Amendment. We the people can restore a level of legislative harmony between the House and Senate
Immigration Reform July 17, 2014
Immigration is not about fairness, hospitality, morality, or even the welfare of immigrants, it is about changing the electoral demographics of America
IRS Double Standard June 25, 2014
We the people could not only abolish the IRS but the Federal Reserve as well and then restore constitutional taxation and a constitutional money supply
This Land is Your Land April 23, 2014
What purpose does the Federal Government have to "own" property in the United States?
Union of Socialist Souls Revealed March 20, 2014
Modern labor unions may provide higher wages and benefits to their workers in the short run, but they eventually lead to job loss and high unemployment as businesses liquidate or flee
Climate Change February 25, 2014
John Kerry reiterated President Obama's 2014 State of the Union Address claim that, the debate is settled. Climate change is a fact
Obama and Socialism February 20, 2014
Obama and the Ten Planks of Communism from Marx’s Manifesto
The Audacity of Hopelessness February 6, 2014
Mr. Obama does not need to worry about his legacy, it is secure. He will go down as the worst President in recent history
The Death of a Nation January 20, 2014
Civil War, Gross constitutional violations perpetrated against Americans
The Birth of a National Fraud January 16, 2014
The Federal Reserve (FED) allows our national government and twelve private banks to steal the value of our currency straight out of the wallets and bank accounts of Americans
Government Shut Down September 26, 2013
Along with demanding the repeal of ObamaCare, Americans should also demand the repeal of the 17th Amendment
Constitutional Foreign Policy August 29, 2013
Interventionist foreign policy, independent non-isolationist foreign policy, Law of Nations
Freedom in America: Paradise Lost July 11, 2013
America should be the freest nation in the world, but shamefully it is not
Freedom in America: The Unifying Idea June 20, 2013
The embodiment of the Reformation philosophy in America’s founding document led to the freest nation in the history of the World
Freedom in America Our Cultural Heritage May 27, 2013
Freedom, Liberty, Limited government
The Price of Freedom May 27, 2013
Memorial Day, Decoration Day
Are all Laws Necessary? May 9, 2013
With more laws than any one person can read in multiple lifetimes, it is fair to say America is over-regulated
Rotten to the Common Core May 2, 2013
Common Core: Another Johnny-come-lately, one-size-fits-all national standard that attempts to fix a problem created by the original national standard; our public school system
Constitutional Currency April 25, 2013
Coinage Act of 1792
Is Roe v. Wade the Law of the Land? April 11, 2013
There is a price to be paid for a nation that violates the unalienable right to life without due process of the law
America’s Cyprus April 4, 2013
Far worse was done to Americans in 1933 and it could happen again
Impeaching Supreme Court Justices March 28, 2013
It is time “We the People of the United States” hold our elected and appointed officials to this rigorous standard
When is the President the Commander in Chief? March 21, 2013
President is not the Commander in Chief unless war is properly declared
US Senate’s Brain Hemorrhaging Clout March 13, 2013
American electoral system
Who is General Welfare? March 7, 2013
When properly understood, the general welfare clause does not have anything to do with social justice or redistribution of wealth
Stopping the Next Columbine March 4, 2013
Banned or not, guns will always be available and if law abiding citizens are restricted from gun ownership then they will make an easier target
Gun Control March 1, 2013
Any public official, elected or appointed, who either advocates for or attempts to restrict personal ownership of firearms is a domestic enemy of the Constitution