Wednesday Hero

Today is the 4th anniversary of the  Wednesday Hero Blogroll 
Below is a look back at the past year of posts.

Wednesday Hero - 2009/2010

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.


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Thank you,  Chris , for starting the Wednesday Hero Blogroll and allowing us all to be a part of it!
Kathi

Soldiers Angels Web Surfing

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

Hurray! for our Young People!

Soldiers Angels~Medical Support  posted at the beginning of August about
Another Eagle Scout Assists the Wounded

and Soldiers Angels Texas wrote near the end of the month
Sherman boy spends summer raising donations to help US military

Q & A's

From the IndianaGazette.com in Indiana,PA :
MONDAY Q&A: Soldiers abroad get special deliveries from woman's efforts on homefront

and from the Examiner.com
Q&A: Interview with award-winning volunteer MaryAnn Phillips

"New-to-me" Angel blogs

The Wired Angel , a great crafter, came to my attention via  this post

and

One Day at a Time by "a Soldiers' Angel Mom with an adopted Soldier Son who is presently deployed"



That's the 'surf'!

You can always check out the latest Soldiers Angels news on the main website Here

Until next time........

Worth Checking Out.......

The Unknown Soldiers Blog  on  the  Vets for Freedom  website

and

Flying O  a blog by a flight nurse deploying to Afghanistan in just a few weeks.........
(thanks to  Milblogging.com  for the heads up on this one! looking forward to it, as both a nurse, and a military supporter!! )

Letters for Lyrics just got easier!

Via Soldiers Angels Germany ...... the Letters for Lyrics campaign from the Zac Brown Band, Ram Trucks, and Soldiers' Angels just got easier!!
Now you can write your letter using the widget below.

You can also see what others have written and watch some great footage of the Zac Brown Band in Iraq. You can even select to send your free CD to a service member. The goal is one million letters, so write your note today and then spread the word!

Wednesday Hero

Wednesday Hero has never been issued a warning before but I felt it necessary for this one. This post contains graphic descriptions of torture and brutality that some may find it difficult to read.




This weeks Wednesday Hero is dedicated to thousands of men who lost their lives in April of 1942 in what has become known as the Bataan Death March.

On April 9, 1942 Major General Edward P. King, Jr. surrendered 75,000+ men (Filipinos, Chinese Filipinos, and Americans) who had been fighting the Japanese since January of that year when they launched a full scale invasion of The Philippines. They were starving and wracked with disease. Upon their surrender the men were robbed of their possessions and forced into a 61 mile, 5-12 day, march to Camp O'Donnell. Along the way men were brutally beaten, staved of food and water, some had their throats cut, some were beheaded, some died to disease or exposure or untreated wounds and others were simply executed. In all the death tally is unknown but it's estimated that between 6,000 to as many as 20,000 men didn't survive the march.

Maj. Richard Gordon: "I didn't come down with a surrender group. They caught me actually two days after the surrender took place. First thing I did was receive a good beating. And everything I had in my wallet, in my pockets was taken from me. And as I was marched down that road, where they captured me, I passed my battalion commander, Major James Ivy, and he had been tied to a tree and he was stripped to the waist and he was just covered with bayonet holes. He was dead obviously. And he had bled profusely. He had been bayonetted by many, many bayonets. And that's when I knew we had some troubles on our hands. We were in for deep trouble. And they brought us down into a staging area and put me in with the rest of the thousands that were assembled on the side of the road, and that's where I spent my first night."

Here's a great link with more information and interviews with survivors.

The sacrifice and Hell that these men went through will not be forgotten. I don't know about anyone else, but I never learned about this while in school. If you're children aren't being taught this piece of history make sure that you do it for them. These men must be remembered and honored.

 
 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. 

I know blogging has greatly diminished here lately....

It's been a busy summer......and now we are sending our youngest off to college this week, so we've been busy preparing for that.

I'm hoping to get back into the 'blogging' swing of things starting in the fall......so, more to come soon!!

Wednesday Hero

This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Mike Golch


Sgt. David "Mad Dog" Dolby
May 14, 1946 – August 6, 2010


Mike has posted a piece on his blog about the Medal Of Honor awarded Sgt. Dolby which is a big help to me.  
 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.   

Wednesday Hero

This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Greta


This weeks post is a little different from the norm. It's honoring the 13 Men and Women who were awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal. People like George J. Weiss Jr. A World War II veteran who has made it his mission to provide military honors to deceased veterans at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. And Susan Retik who, after she lost her husband on September 11, 2001, started an organization called Beyond the 11th to help women in Afghanistan. And the person Greta wanted to honor. MaryAnn Phillips of Soldiers' Angels Germany who has made it her mission to help wounded service Men and Woman medevaced to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. You can read about MaryAnn Phillips's nomination 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
 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. 

Wednesday Hero

This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Aaron


Lt. Dan Cnossen


Standing on his own legs, Lt. Dan Cnossen used to be about 5 feet, 9 inches tall. Now on his two mechanical legs, he is roughly the same height.

Somehow, though, he seems to stand taller.

That isn't what the Topeka man would say. But while this is his story, it is often his mother's telling, and she can't believe how far he has come. His latest feat came late last month when he walked a six-mile race on his prosthetic legs.

You can read the rest of Lt. Cnossen'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
 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.