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Lance Cpl. Matthew Kirkman, a radio technician with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, is the newest member of the 2nd MLG Color Guard and currently serves as a rifle bearer. Kirkman is a native of Birmingham, Ala., and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2009.

Photo Courtesy Marines.mil Taken By Sgt. Justin J. Shemanski


These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives just so others may get to enjoy freedom. For that I am proud to call them Hero.

Those Who Say That We're In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don't Know Where To Look

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June 27th, PTSD Awareness Day

From the DCoE blog:
PTSD Awareness Day is a Reminder to Learn, Get Help and Help Others

Fallen Harrisonburg,VA soldier..

Thoughts and prayers are with the family of 
Spc Levi E Nuncio

DOD Identifies Army Casualty


The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Spc. Levi E. Nuncio, 24, of Harrisonburg, Va., died June 22 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

Also killed in the same action was Pfc. Joshua L. Jetton  of Sebring,FL...thoughts and prayers with his family , and with the families of all our recent fallen heroes

According to this KITV Honolulu news story both soldiers were on their first deployment from Schofield Barracks.



The Patriot Guard Riders are standing by

Virginia Soldiers' Angels blog

I always like to support new bloggers, and Jacqueline over at the Virginia Soldiers' Angels blog
is really doing a good job....stop by and check out the blog, and by the way, she is
calling all poets  if you're interested in sharing some of your writings or poetry.....

Lt. Dan Band Movie Trailer: For the Common Good | Gary Sinise is Lt. Dan, Director Jonathan Flora, USO, Military Troops Documentary#

Lt. Dan Band Movie Trailer: For the Common Good Gary Sinise is Lt. Dan, Director Jonathan Flora, USO, Military Troops Documentary#

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Homecoming


Aviators assigned to the Sunliners of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 walk to greet friends and family members after arriving on the tarmac during a homecoming at Naval Air Station Oceana. VFA-81, part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, returned home after a deployment aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility.

Photo Courtesy Navy.mil Taken By Mass Communication Specialist Indra Bosko


These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives just so others may get to enjoy freedom. For that I am proud to call them Hero.

Those Who Say That We're In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don't Know Where To Look

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Tech. Sergeants Abner Berrios & Alan Hunter


Tech. Sergeants Abner Berrios (left) and Alan Hunter display their letter perfect "black-letter initial" aircraft checklists at Pope Field, N.C. In an effort to set a positive example for the unit's newer crew chiefs and members, the two used their professional rivalry to try to out-work and out-inspect each other. The end result was the rarity of both crew chiefs obtaining discrepancy free checklists. Both sergeants are crew chiefs with the 440th Airlift Wing.

Photo Courtesy AF.mil Taken By Staff Sgt. Peter Miller


These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives just so others may get to enjoy freedom. For that I am proud to call them Hero.

Those Who Say That We're In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don't Know Where To Look

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Flag Day June 14 2011

                                  The Emblem of the Land I Love..

3 days left to support the "Healing Waters" documentary

UPDATE: Yay! they met their goal!!

The project posting on Kickstarter shows a little under $9,000.00 left to meet the goal of $48,000.00 by Monday June 13th.
You can support the making of this documentary film for as little as ONE Dollar...you just make your pledge on Kickstarter and the money is only subtracted via your payment method IF the project reaches it's goal.

With the power of social media today, I just keep thinking 'surely we can pass this along to 9,000 folks to kick in a dollar apiece?' before the Monday deadline?

To learn  more about  Project Healing Waters

Please, let's spread the word and help get this documentary film started on it's way.

 Steve Hasty says on the Kickstarter page that he is "not taking any money from Project Healing Waters to produce the film...the money raised on Kickstarter will go directly towards production costs on the film.."

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Soldiers render salutes through a rendition of taps during a ceremony May 26 at the Mountain Post Warrior Memorial. Fort Carson honors the lives lost in support of Overseas Contingency Operations by adding names to the memorial stones.

Photo Courtesy Army.mil Taken By Dustin Senger


These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives just so others may get to enjoy freedom. For that I am proud to call them Hero.

Those Who Say That We're In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don't Know Where To Look

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A gripping documentary: Wartorn 1861-2010

This past weekend we happened across an HBO documentary OnDemand Wartorn 1861-2010

This gripping documentary "chronicles the lingering effects of combat stress and post traumatic stress on military personnel and their families throughout American history,  from the Civil War through today's conflicts..."

In my humble opinion, this is a 'must watch' documentary...if you don't have access to HBO On Demand? the DVD is available on Amazon
















One of the stories from the documentary led me to this website Nate Update
which in turn led me to FAVA-Under Construction  where Nate's mother and another mother are working to reach out to veterans and their families who are dealing with legal consequences to untreated PTS.  I'm always inspired by folks who respond to difficult circumstances by choosing to reach out to others, as these two women have done, and am wishing them all the best in their endeavor. I certainly had never given thought before seeing the documentary to what happens to the veterans and families when PTS brings about legal consequences for the veteran...and as a mother? Charilyn's words in the video after her son was taken away to begin serving his prison sentence touched a nerve for me.

Again, this documentary Wartorn 1861-2010 is well worth the time to watch, or purchase! (in my humble opinion)

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This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Pet


Col. Van T. Barfoot
91 years old from Henrico County, Virginia
157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division


In December 2009 Van T. Barfoot made national headlines when he wanted to fly his American flag in his yard but was told to take it down by his homeowners association. It's still flying proudly today. But that's just one small event in the life of Mr. Barfoot. Long before he decided to fly that flag he defended it during W.W.II.

Barfoot joined the Army in 1940 and was shipped to Italy in 1943 where distinguished himself in 1944 when, in the course of a single day, he advanced alone through a minefield, took out a German machine gun with a hand grenade, single handily killed eight German soldiers, captured seventeen, disabled a tank with a bazooka and then returned to his own lines and helped two of his own wounded squad members. All which earned him the Medal Of Honor. So it comes as no surprise that when he wanted to fly the American fly he wasn't going to take no for an answer.


You can read more about Col. Barfoot 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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