Going offline for a few days

while we finish moving:)

See you all later!

 

Wednesday Hero

Capt. Jennifer Curtis   In April 2011, Captain Jennifer Curtis received a short-notice deployment to Firebase Chamkani, Afghanistan, where she embedded with U.S. Army Special Forces to assist with village stability operations. Captain Curtis quickly realized that her deployment would be dangerous when she first arrived at the firebase located in the mountains on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan and her helicopter was targeted by mortar rounds. After being on the receiving end of more than 126 mortar rounds over the course of her deployment, Captain Curtis became accustomed to this hazardous way of life. One night, the mortars hit her encampment. "Rockets were shot and landed right in the middle of our compound," she said. "There was a lot of shrapnel wounds. People were unconscious". Because the camp was on lockdown, Curtis was the only medic on the scene for the first 20 minutes of the attack. She didn’t have much time to think. You can read more on Capt. Jennifer Curtis 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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Marion's meepings: Pax's Poem Competition

Aussie troop supporter Pax has had a rough month, and she's decided to run a poem competition, check out her post!


Marion's meepings: Pax's Poem Competition:

Surfing the Web..

Returning after a summer hiatus to pass on links I hope you might find of interest..

from Paving the Road Back comes this powerful post
'The Ghost of my Innocence"


Over at Blackfive, Laughing Wolf posts that he's Preparing for an Embed,Part 1

and if you don't know who Laughing Wolf is? he's one of the founders of
Cooking with the Troops (among Many other things)

which leads me to this great post by ConcreteBob, the other founder of Cwtt
We Came; We Cooked; We Fed (About 150 Soldiers & Family Members)


In case you missed it? Soldiers Angels Germany passed along
Quadruple amputee SSG Travis Mills fulfills promise: Greets his combat unit at homecoming

The Gold Star Mom at Knottie's niche is about to dedicate a post office in her son's memory,
you can read about what she wishes to do that day(Oct 23) at
Full Disclosure..Honoring Pokey and All the Fallen

Red Bull Rising suggests milblogs to read on
Dispatches from Blogistan

and speaking of the Red Bulls , my Mom sent me the link to this story from the StarTribune
Anoka County war hero John Kriesel finds two heroes of his own

Lastly,can't remember how I came across this blog? but it's well worth checking out
Expeditionary Lawyer

That's the surf! until next time..









 

Wednesday Hero

Navy SEALs Tyrone Woods & Glen Doherty and Sean Smith September 11, 2012       On Tuesday, September 11, what appears to be a coordinated attack on the American embassy in Libya took the lives of four Americans. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and two servicemen and one former serviceman. Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty were Navy SEALs and Sean Smith was a veteran of the Air Force. You can read more at the links below: Tyrone Woods Glen Doherty Sean Smith


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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We bought a house :)

By the way, one of the reasons for reduced blogging lately has been the fact that we bought a house and are beginning some of the work that needs to be done on it....I've been blogging it over on my Family Blog , if you'd like to follow along on our adventure :)

 

Wednesday Hero

This Post Was Suggested By Michael

1st Lt. Alexander Bonnyman, Jr. 33 years old from Knoxville, Tennessee 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division May 2, 1910 - Nov 23, 1943   Alexander Bonnyman didn't have to go to war. Because of his age and the fact that he was running a company that was producing material that was vital to the war effort, Bonnyman was exempt from military obligation. But he enlisted anyway. Though it wasn't his first stint the military. A few year before he was in the Army Air Forces but was washed out after only three months for buzzing too many control towers. You can read more about 1st. Lt. Bonnyman 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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Remembering 9/11

Pausing to remember that on this day 11 years ago, so many people boarded a plane or went to work..and never came home again, victims of terror attacks that changed our world.  Holding their loved ones in our hearts and prayers.

Over the years, I've posted remembrances of a few of those who were lost that day..

Thomas Burnett,Jr

Rick Rescorla

and through the 2996 project the past several years, I learned more and posted remembrances about

Jonathan Cappello

John Salamone

Jerry Moran

Yuguang Zheng and Shuyin Yang

Catherine Gorayeb

Robert Fazio,Jr

Hemanth Kumar Puttur

Adal Agayby Zakhary


We will Never Forget

Wednesday Hero

1st Sgt. Rodney James Tadashi Yano 25 years old from Kealakekua Kona, Hawaii Air Cavalry Troop, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment December 13, 1943 - January 1, 1969   The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pride in presenting the Medal of Honor (Posthumously) to First Sergeant Rodney James Tadashi Yano (ASN: 10116085), United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with Air Cavalry Troop, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, in action against enemy aggressor forces at Bien Hoa, Republic of Vietnam, on 1 January 1969. Sergeant First Class Yano was performing the duties of crew chief aboard the troop's command-and-control helicopter during action against enemy forces entrenched in dense jungle. From an exposed position in the face of intense small arms and anti-aircraft fire he delivered suppressive fire upon the enemy forces and marked their positions with smoke and white phosphorous grenades, thus enabling his troop commander to direct accurate and effective artillery fire against the hostile emplacements. A grenade, exploding prematurely, covered him with burning phosphorous, and left him severely wounded. Flaming fragments within the helicopter caused supplies and ammunition to detonate. Dense white smoke filled the aircraft, obscuring the pilot's vision and causing him to lose control. Although having the use of only one arm and being partially blinded by the initial explosion, Sergeant First Class Yano completely disregarded his welfare and began hurling blazing ammunition from the helicopter. In so doing he inflicted additional wounds upon himself, yet he persisted until the danger was past. Sergeant First Class Yano's indomitable courage and profound concern for his comrades averted loss of life and additional injury to the rest of the crew. By his conspicuous gallantry at the cost of his life, in the highest traditions of the military service, Sergeant First Class Yano has reflected great credit on himself, his unit, and the United States Army. You can read more about 1st Sgt. Yano 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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Happy Anniversary,Wednesday Hero~Six Years!

Today marks the Six Year Anniversary of the Wednesday Hero blogposts

Once again this year, Chris graciously allowed me to put together a slideshow of the year's postings of  Wednesday Heroes

The link to the slideshow is  HERE

So honored to have been a part of this for 6 years..and here's looking forward to many more posts to come!  Happy Anniversary Wednesday Hero!