Thursday, July 29, 2010

Rest in Peace.....

The DOD release has come out........the body of   Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove  has been found.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends and those who served with him.

Soldiers Angels Web Surfing

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

New-to-me blog....... Soldiers Angels Southeast

Angels in Colorado were in the news

a post from Soldiers Angels Texas

a beautiful and touching post from Soldiers Angels Washington blog
To Honor and Remember...

and lastly.......a very nice 'Thank You' from a deployed soldier blogging at
To Afghanistan and Back; my journey with OMLT 47 training Afghan Soldiers

Thanks Soldier's Angels, and other military supporters

That's the surf!

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Wednesday Hero

Warrant Officer John W. Hermann
Warrant Officer John W. Hermann (Pictured Right)
7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st MLG
U.S. Marine Corps

A Marine warrant officer received the Silver Star on July 15 during a short ceremony in Afghanistan. On Feb. 26, 2008, then-Staff Sgt. John W. Hermann, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, accompanied a team with Company B, 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, on a combat reconnaissance patrol through Dahaneh, a village in southern Afghanistan held by Taliban forces.

While on the patrol, the team came under a barrage of fire from rocket-propelled grenades, mortars, machine guns and small-arms fire. Hermann, according to the award citation, jumped out of his vehicle with another Marine and ran toward a group of entrenched fighters.

You can read the rest of Warrant Officer John W. Hermann's story here.





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

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Things to pass on......

(Can you tell I have one day off this week? LOL. trying to catch up on blogging that has been sadly lacking of late.......)

keeping track of  Boston and Back  John is winding down on his ride, have you been following?

coming in October.....the  Lt  Dan Weekend  in Beaufort,SC

have you seen  The National Gold Star Family Registry  ?

and, another book I want.......


JP's time in the military has ended....

JP Borda   of Milblogging.com  and PBS'  Bad Voodoo  fame
has posted the news that his  Time in the Military is officially over

Thank You! JP, for your service to our country,
 and also for all you have done to promote Milblogs!!

(he's forever changed the way I read a Milblog, btw.....First thing I do when I come across a new-to-me Milblog is to check at Milblogging.com to see if it's listed,LOL)

Wishing you and your family all the best in the future, it's been an honor and a privilege to 'meet' you through Milblogging, and be able to support you in some small way through your deployments.....and then to 'meet' you and your family in person, y'all are just some plain 'good folks'!:)

Prayers continuing .........

The DOD release has come out
  DOD Announces Navy Casualty and Identifies Sailor Listed as Whereabouts Unknown

Hearfelt condolences for the family, friends, and fellow service members of
Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin McNeley
and you are being held in our prayers......

and prayers continuing to be said for
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove

and for his family,friends, fellow service members, and all those searching for him.....we are holding hope in our hearts for you,
praying for God's grace,strength, and 'peace that passes understanding' to uphold you in these difficult days.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Sending up prayers........

Taliban Willing to Trade for Captured US Sailor's Body

One missing, and one apparently slain.......keeping the missing, their families and those serving with them and searching for them, in our prayers.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Wednesday Hero

This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Greta


Ernie Pyle
Ernie Pyle
August 3, 1900 – April 18, 1945

Ernie Pyle is oft considered the best, and most loved, war correspondent in American history. Pyle's involvement with the military began early in his life. He wasn't even 18 years old when he joined the Navy Reserve, but because WWI ended soon after he only served for three month.

After he dropped out of Indiana University he began his career in journalism when he worked for a local Indiana paper for three months after which he got a job at The Washington Daily News. In 1928 he became the countries first aviation columnist. Pyle stayed on at The Daily News until 1942 when America entered WWII.

His style of writing during this time was different than anyone else was doing. Pyle wrote from the perspective of the Soldier. A style that won him popularity as well as the Pulitzer.

On April 18, 1945 Ernie Pyle was killed on Ie Shima, an island off Okinawa Honto when he was hit by enemy fire. He was riding in a Jeep with Lt. Col. Joseph B. Coolidge when a machine gun began firing at them. They stopped and ran for a ditch. Pyle's last words were to Lt. Col. Coolidge when he asked him "Are you all right?"

Upon his death, Ernie Pyle was buried with his helmet on, the Army, Navy and Marine Corps were all represented at his service and he was one of the few American civilians to be awarded the Purple Heart.







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

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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Wednesday Hero

This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Cindy

Wednesday Hero does not support this, or any other, candidate running for political office. It is only honoring his service.


Cpt. Steven Edward Pearce
Cpt. Steven Edward Pearce(Ret.)
U.S. Air Force

What is a hero? U.S. Army Captain John Williams was quoted recently in the June 2010 Special Edition of The Stars and Stripes article called "In Search Of Heroes" described it this way: "If it goes down and if you're in (a bad situation), these guys are not going to stop trying to help you out, even if it means getting killed." Steven Edward Pearce is a hero.

While serving in Vietnam with the U.S. Air Force Steve Pearce received three personal military decorations for heroism. The Distinguished Flying Cross and two Air Medal's. In addition to those he also received 2 Air Force Expeditionary Medals, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Philippines Presidential Unit Citation, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, the RVN Gallantry Cross with Palm Device, Air Force Combat Readiness Medal, Air Force Expeditionary Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Force Longevity Service Award and the Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon.

You can read more about Steve Pearce here.
 
 

 
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Wednesday, July 07, 2010

Wednesday Hero

This Weeks Post Was Suggested & Written By Mary Ann


Corporal Rodolfo P. Hernandez
Corporal Rodolfo P. Hernandez
Company G, 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team
U.S. Army

Cpl. Hernandez, a member of Company G, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. On May 31, 1951 near Wontong-ni, Korea his platoon, in defensive positions on Hill 420, came under ruthless attack by a numerically superior and fanatical hostile force, accompanied by heavy artillery, mortar, and machine gun fire which inflicted numerous casualties on the platoon.

His comrades were forced to withdraw due to lack of ammunition but Cpl. Hernandez, although wounded in an exchange of grenades, continued to deliver deadly fire into the ranks of the onrushing assailants until a ruptured cartridge rendered his rifle inoperative. Immediately leaving his position, Cpl. Hernandez rushed the enemy armed only with rifle and bayonet. Fearlessly engaging the foe, he killed 6 of the enemy before falling unconscious from grenade, bayonet, and bullet wounds but his heroic action momentarily halted the enemy advance and enabled his unit to counterattack and retake the lost ground. For his actions on that day, Cpl. Hernandez was awarded the distinguished Medal Of Honor on April 21, 1052. The indomitable fighting spirit, outstanding courage, and tenacious devotion to duty clearly demonstrated by Cpl. Hernandez reflect the highest credit upon himself, the infantry, and the U.S. Army.




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

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Saturday, July 03, 2010

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July!






A most excellent Independence Day Tribute can be found   HERE