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Airman 1st Class Brooke Goose   Airman 1st Class Brooke Goose poses for a photo Aug. 24, 2012, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Goosen is the only female out of 28 Airmen in the 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Dyess metal shop and has more than seven years experience with welding. Photo Courtesy AF.mil taken by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Stefanko


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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Congratulations! to Dustin

NCO of the Quarter

We're so proud of you :)


 

Project 2,996

what is Project 2996 doing for the 11th Anniversary of September 11th?

http://project2996.wordpress.com/2012/08/24/what-is-project-2996-doing-for-the-11th-anniversary/

 

Apology for my Readers

Well, my blog seems to have 'de-volved' this summer into just postings of Wednesday Hero (which is nothing against Wednesday Hero!)..'real life' just seems to have kept us so busy that although I've walked around for the past month with several blog post ideas in the back of my mind? I just haven't gotten them written!

I do appreciate those who stop by here :) and also appreciate postings like the 'hat tip' I recently received from JP at Milblogging.com !

I'm hopeful that I can get back to more regular blogging soon, but in the meantime wanted to say "I apologize" and Thank you! for continuing to stop by here!

 

This Just In: Toys for Troops Update

This Just In: Toys for Troops Update

Love this Army Mom, and all she does for our troops! :)

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Command Sgt. Maj. Kevin J. Griffin
45 years old from Laramie, Wyoming
 Headquarters and Headquarters Company,
 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division
August 8, 2012

Relatives of Sgt. Maj. Griffin remember him as a man who was intensely dedicated to the military and to his family. His brother, Shawn, remembers him as someone who loved his family even more than the military and that he was a very competitive, fun-loving, real adventurous-type kid growing up. His nephew recalled to a local paper the time Sgt. Maj. Griffin took him to the base at Fort Carson when he was 10-years-old and let him sit in a tank. "He was definitely 100 percent Army. He was all about the Army. ... He lived it."
Sgt. Maj. Kevin Griffin was a 24-year veteran of the Army who had served three tours in Iraq and had been deployed to Kuwait and the Balkans. He was on a nine-month deployment when he was killed on Aug. 8 when he, along with Maj. Thomas E. Kennedy & Maj. Walter D. Gray  were killed by a homicide bomber in Sarkowi, Afghanistan.
"He truly believed in what he was doing, and that's the one solace that we kind of get out of this," said his brother. "He was where he wanted to be."


  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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Signalman First Class Douglas Munro 22 years old from South Cle Elum, Washington October 11, 1919 - September 27, 1942   Douglas Albert Munro was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada but moved to the United States when his father, a U.S. citizen, moved back to the States for work. He, along with his mother and sister, became a naturalized citizen in 1922. He enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1939 after a year of collage. Signalman First Class Munro was fatally shot when he put his boat in the path of direct fire to protect U.S. Marines they were evacuating during the Second Battle of the Matanikau. His last words were, "Did they get off?" For his action that day, Douglas Munro was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and became the only member of the U.S. Coast Guard to receive the Medal Of Honor. He has also has a Coast Guard Cutter and Naval Destroyer named in his honor. "For extraordinary heroism and conspicuous gallantry in action above and beyond the call of duty as Officer-in-Charge of a group of Higgins boats, engaged in the evacuation of a Battalion of Marines trapped by enemy Japanese forces at Point Cruz, Guadalcanal, on September 27, 1942. After making preliminary plans for the evacuation of nearly 500 beleaguered Marines, Munro, under constant risk of his life, daringly led five of his small craft toward the shore. As he closed the beach, he signaled the others to land, and then in order to draw the enemy's fire and protect the heavily loaded boats, he valiantly placed his craft with its two small guns as a shield between the beachhead and the Japanese. When the perilous task of evacuation was nearly completed, Munro was killed by enemy fire, but his crew, two of whom were wounded, carried on until the last boat had loaded and cleared the beach. By his outstanding leadership, expert planning, and dauntless devotion to duty, he and his courageous comrades undoubtedly saved the lives of many who otherwise would have perished. He gallantly gave up his life in defense of his country."


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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Col. Mary Louise Milligan Rasmuson April 11, 1911 - July 30, 2012   Col. Mary Louise Milligan Rasmuson, a member of the first Women's Army Corps, or WAC, passed away on July 30 at the age of 101. During her service with the WAC, Rasmuson worked with Congress to improve laws regarding female service credit and benefits. After leaving the Army and until her death, Rasmuson remained an ally for female service members and veterans. You can read more about Col. Rasmuson here and here.


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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Almost two weeks ago a tragic event took place in Aurora, Colorado when a gunman walked into a movie theater and began shooting, killing 12 people. Three of those who were killed were military personnel.
Petty Officer 3rd Class John Larimer was 27 years old and served in the United States Navy. He was killed protecting his girlfriend from the gunfire.


Staff Sgt. Jesse Childress was 29 years old and served in the United States Air Force Reserves. He was killed protecting a friend who went with him to the movie.



Jonathan T. Blunk was a Navy veteran who left the service in 2009. He served three tours in the Persian Gulf and North Arabian Sea between 2004 and 2009 and was a certified firefighter and emergency medical technician. He died shielding his girlfriend from the gunfire.

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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