ACT for America

The Mission Viejo Chapter of ACT for America will hold its General Meeting on Mon., Jan. 14. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. The meeting starts promptly at 7:30 p.m. and ends at 9:30 p.m.

The program topic will be “The Afghanistan Diaries: An American Soldier Reveals What's Really Going On in the War With the Taliban.”

Jesse Petrilla just returned from Afghanistan where he served as a Liaison Officer to an Afghan government intelligence agency. He will share with you his firsthand experiences meeting with some of the most sinister jihadists at America's largest detention facility in Afghanistan.

Jesse will discuss:

• The tribal mind, how different it is from everything we know.
• The drive of the jihadi--what's behind the "insurgency?"
• Firsthand accounts from meeting with detained Taliban and Al-Qa'eda commanders.
• What we can do to protect America from our enemies.

Jesse Petrilla was elected to the City Council of Rancho Santa Margarita in November 2010. He also serves as an officer in the California Army National Guard. Outside of the military, Jesse has traveled to 21 countries including Jordan, Egypt, Bosnia, Kosovo, Israel, France and others on various fact-finding missions to learn firsthand the threats we face from Islamic militancy and socialism. He is a graduate of Cal State Fullerton with a degree in computer science and a minor in military science.

A $5 donation is appreciated to help cover meeting costs. The meeting location is the Norman P. Murray Community Center (Sycamore B Room), 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo.

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