Good story over at Old Soldier's blog

Been meaning to link this, nice story over on Old Soldier's blog.....(sorry it took me so long, you can tell it's summer, and the blogging suffers accordingly.....the call of the great outdoors wins out over sitting at the keyboard:)

Local veterans take a historic trip to the World War II Memorial in Washington

"Map the Fallen" on Google Earth

This is an amazing project

Map The Fallen

on Google Earth.

The project ..." uses Google Earth to honor the more than 5,700 American and Coalition servicemen and women that have lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan......the creator ..."created a map for Google Earth that will connect you with each of their stories—you can see photos, learn about how they died, visit memorial websites with comments from friends and families, and explore the places they called home and where they died."

(You need to have Google Earth 5.0 downloaded to view this project, there's a link on the Map the Fallen website)

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Thanks, to my brother-in-law for passing this link on to me.
This was such a very meaningful project for me to view, especially considering the volunteer work I do with the Soldiers Angels Living Legends Team

Wednesday Hero

USS George H.W. Bush


Sailors assigned to the Air Department of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) are silhouetted against the setting sun at the conclusion of flight operations. George H.W. is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting flight deck certifications.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.

We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.

Memorial Day 2009

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Wednesday Hero

Sgt. Christian E. Bueno-Galdos
25 years old from Paterson, New Jersey
3rd Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade
May 11, 2009


On Mother’s Day, Eugenia Gardos made a tabletop shrine to her recently deceased mother — surrounding her photograph with silk roses, a small white rosary cross, two votive candles and a prayer card of Senor de los Milagros, the patron saint of Peru.

The next day, May 11, she added her son's picture to the shrine for the dead.

Sgt. Gardos was killed along with five fellow servicemen; Army Spc. Jacob D. Barton, Army Maj. Matthew P. Houseal, Navy Cmdr. Charles K. Springle and Army Pfc. Michael E. Yates Jr. in the attack on Camp Liberty.

"The first time he left for Iraq, when they would read the lists of the dead on the news, we used to hold our breath, praying he wasn't on it," his mother said. "I don't understand how he could have died this way. I just don't understand it."

Sgt. Galdos had emigrated with his family from Mollendo, Peru, as a child and had been a U.S. citizen since high school. His mother, two older brothers and older sister recalled how he used to hand out candy to children in Iraq the same way he always did in Paterson — never making a trip to the corner bodega without a group of neighborhood children tailing behind, knowing he would buy them candy or a soda.

"We were all here at home," Carlos Bueno, Sgt. Galdos's father, said. "I was getting ready to go to bed when I heard screaming downstairs. I ran downstairs and everyone had thrown themselves to the floor, thrashing around, screaming."

Bueno said he does not feel bitterness toward the man accused in the shootings, whom he described as "mentally ill."

"We want people to know we're proud of our son's Army, but if my son had died in war we would be able to handle that," he said. "But not to die in this manner."

All Information Was Found On And Copied From MilitaryCity.com

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.

We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.

----------------------------------------------------------------(Over at Assoluta Tranquillita , The Brat has posted remembrances of the other four Fallen Heroes who also died in the shooting at Camp Liberty: Navy Commander Charles Keith Springle Army PFC Michael E. Yates,Jr Army SPC Jacob D. Barton Army Major Matthew P. Houseal (The Soldiers Angels Living Legends Team , as they do for all the families of our Fallen Heroes, supported the families of each of these five Fallen Heroes, and provided The Brat with the profiles for her posts.)

Soldiers Angels Web Surfing

A short 'surf' of the web for news by, and about,
Soldiers Angels

While you can keep up with blog posts by many Soldiers Angels at
BlogNetNews.com/Soldiers Angels anytime? in my travels around the web I like to highlight certain posts by Angels, or news stories About Angels.....so, here we go..........

A View From the 8th Floor has her round-up of the 2009 Face of America bike ride
Bike Ride and Banners! Face of America 2009

(and, ahem... just want to say that I'M the mom of the 'Banner Princess' :)

and then she also has this Wonderful idea!
Now recruiting virtual members for Soldiers Angels Bethesda Lunch Team


Over at Soldiers Angels-Wounded Warrior Support there's a great post
Behind the Scenes about one of our special Angels



Two nice news stories involving Soldiers Angels.......

Go,Gators! from the University of Florida News
The Gator Nation sends the Gator spirit to American soldiers serving abroad


and from the Portland Tribune "From our troop to yours"


Writer Elen Grey at Could Be A Blog writes about being an Angel and urges others to consider doing so for National Military Appreciation Month NMAM


and Sarah at Come In And Sit for Awhile posts her thoughts about the recent tragic shooting and deaths at Camp Liberty in Iraq, and also urges others to consider becoming Angels
On the topic below......


Lastly, what Happens when you become an Angel? well, sometimes, as Susan from
Susan's World posts I've Heard from 2 Servicemen! (under her post about Aprons for Afghanistan)


That's the surf!

Wednesday Hero

Spc. Robert Hamilton


Spc. Robert Hamilton, from Corpus Christi, Texas, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, prepares to bandage the thumb of an Iraqi boy in Ula Market in Sadr City, April 19. The boy cut his thumb while preparing meat at a local butcher shop.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.

We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.

Who Is Your Hero? "Tweet To Remind"

The Bob Woodruff Foundation Remind.org
is running the Tweet to Remind campaign from now through Memorial Day, May 25,2009.

They are asking folks to write a short blog post or tweet telling us who your hero is on Tuesday, May 12, to help spread the word about this campaign.

When I read about this, I immediately thought of 3 recovering wounded soldiers whose stories I have been following for a number of years now. I cannot pick just One......so, here are Three of My Personal Heroes.

Sgt. Eric Edmundson


Staff Sgt. Jose Pequeno


Staff Sgt. Matthew Keil


These men, and their families, have inspired me through their struggles to recover from the wounds they received while serving our country, and continue to leave me feeling uplifted and hopeful through reading about their courage, determination, and tenacity in rebuilding their lives.


Who is YOUR Hero?

Wednesday Hero

1st Lt. Michael A. Cerrone
24 years old from Clarksville, Tennessee
2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division
November 12, 2006


Cerrone's men said in written statements of remembrance that he put their safety and welfare first. He lead from the front and all of the paratroopers would "unquestionably" follow him into battle.

His platoon sergeant, Sgt. 1st Class Ronald H. Berryhill, said Cerrone was more than a leader, but a friend and "little brother."

He remembers the first day Cerrone got to the unit. At the time, he was shy and quiet. But after a few months, he became more outspoken.

"I am truly blessed to have known him and to serve under his leadership," Berryhill wrote. "He will never be forgotten. I will carry him with me always and I will always watch over his platoon. We will make him proud of his boys."

Sgt. Cerrone was killed when a suicide bomber detonated the bomb he had strapped to himself in Samarra, Iraq. Also killed in the attack was Specialist Harry "Buck" Winkler. You can read more at BLACKFIVE.


These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.

We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.

Soldiers Angels Web Surfing

Surfing the web for news by, and about
Soldiers Angels

Welcome! to another Soldiers Angels blog Soldiers Angels Missouri

and Soldiers Angels New York introduces another posting Angel Ellie

Soldiers Angels~Wounded Warrior Support has 2 posts about last weekend's
Face of America Bike Ride

Check out Reflections and some memorable moments


Via Soldiers Angels Louisiana , there will be Angels in Times Square on May 5th!
(And Heidi Squier-Kraft will be there, if you haven't read her book
Rule Number Two: Lessons I Learned in a Combat Hospital you should check it out)


Speaking of authors? Kristen Tsetsi, author of Homefront , is currently running an eBay auction to benefit Soldiers Angels...... As I Like it:Auction to benefit Soldiers Angels now Live

check out the auction Here and the End Time is May 9.

Soldiers Angels Texas has Two Thank You's for all you Texas Angels


Nice story here Warming the wounded


Soldiers Angels Washington posts about an upcoming
Luncheon for Jeff Bader and SFC Toby Nunn

Soldiers Angels of Alabama is one of the many Angel blogs reminding us that
May is Military Appreciation Month

and, of course, the other big news (from, among others,Soldiers Angels Network) is that
Soldiers Angels Receives Combined Federal Campaign Approval


That's the surf!