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Maj. Thomas C. Griffin 96 years old from Cincinnati, OH July 10, 1916 - February 26, 2013   Maj. Thomas C. "Tom" Griffin, a B-25 bomber navigator in the audacious Doolittle's Raid attack on mainland Japan during World War II, passed away on February 26. His death at age 96 leaves only four surviving Raiders. Griffin died in a veterans nursing home in northern Kentucky. He was among the 80 original volunteers for the daring April 18, 1942, mission. When they began training, they were told only it would be "extremely hazardous," coming in the aftermath of Japan's devastating attack on Pearl Harbor and a string of other Japanese military successes. You can read more about Maj. Griffin 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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Medal of Honor Day

Aunty Brat has a good post up here
http://assolutatranquillita.blogspot.com/2013/03/medal-of-honor-day.html

 

Yay! Received two more banners for Face of America ride!

Many thanks! to the Glastonbury Junior Womens Club in Connecticut!!
For many years they have supplied us with banners to encourage the riders in the
 World TEAM sports Face of America bicycle ride!

If you or a group are interested in donating banners to be used for this year's ride? Here are directions for how to make a banner below (and just send me an email at kasee60(at)gmail(dot)com for the address to mail the banners  )

Making a banner can be very simple or very elaborate. we will describe the simplest and most inexpensive versions and you can go from there.

Materials needed:
ONE light-colored pillow case (e.g., white, yellow, powder blue)
OR

ONE light colored cotton T-shirt (M-XL)

OR

ONE Light colored twin sheet

ONE package of multicolored Sharpie (or any type of) permanent markers (maybe two pkgs if you’re doing a sheet!)

OR

Tubs of tempera paints(a couple bright colors) and paint brushes/sponges, plus permanent markers for folks to sign their names

NOTE: Many fluorescent colors and yellow do not show up well on light colored fabric; select paint/marker colors that have a high contrast with banner fabric.

Optional: Stencils from a craft store to help sketch out the letters in pencil before using the permanent markers or paints (or use stencils to trace and cut out fabric letters)

NO, NOs (please!):

No poles or sticks (hard to transport; all banners will be hung from clothesline or fences, etc)

No paper (gets soggy and tears in rain and morning dew)

No glossy photos (get soggy and tear in rain and morning dew)

Fabric banners are best because they are easiest transport and to secure to ropes and fences with clothes pins or safety pins.

With your pens or whatever, decorate your banner with a simple wish, or cheer, or message of thanks or encouragement and then anyone and everyone can sign their name. J

If your banner will be from a group, I recommend writing the group name along one edge, left or right (across the bottom is less good as that part may drag the ground). Signatures can go all over!

DEADLINE: The banners must be received by Tuesday, April 23,2013.

 

 

More on Our Soldier being inducted into the Audie Murphy club

From

http://www.fortstewartfrontline.com/archivedFrontline/Frontline03-07-13News.pdf

 

 

385th inducts first Audie Murphy in eight years

1st Lt. Christopher J. Marshall

385th MP Bn.

The Sergeant Audie Murphy Club

is a means of recognizing those

noncommissioned officers who

have contributed significantly to

the development of a professional

NCO corps, and a combat-ready

Army. Members exemplify leadership

characterized by personal concern

for the needs, training and

welfare of Soldiers and concern for

Families of Soldiers.

The above statement broadly

describes the type of NCO that is

invited to compete for membership

into the Sergeant Audie Murphy

Club. The club, run in individual

chapters, is operated on each Army

installation and comprises no more

than two percent of the NCO

corps.

Those Soldiers who compete

must memorize the NCO Creed,

the Soldier’s Creed, the unit song,

the extended biography of Sgt.

Audie Murphy, and the history of

the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club at

a minimum.

Staff Sgt. Dustin McClenney, a

squad leader in the 293rd Military

Police Company, 385th MP

Battalion, 16th MP Brigade is the

first NCO from the Dragoon

Battalion to have this honor

bestowed upon him in approximately

eight years.

On Feb. 11, McClenney was one

of four NCOs from the 3rd Infantry

Division to be inducted to the Fort

Stewart Chapter of the club. In

order to prepare, McClenney spent

hours studying and asking questions

of his senior leadership to

help develop his knowledge base.

The most difficult part of preparing

for the board was memorizing

Murphy’s biography.

“I feel that I have started a new

chapter in my career by not only

participating in the club events but

giving back to the local communities

that support our troops as well

as fulfilling the intent of the club to

be nationwide and to influence our

future leaders of tomorrow,” said

McClenny.

McClenny completed this task

while maintaining his position as

a squad leader, a position in which

he was responsible for providing

law enforcement support to the

Fort Stewart and Hunter Army

Airfield communities, while caring

for his Soldiers and their Families.

Anyone who strives to further

and challenge themselves to

achieve this next level, must go

after the basics, re-visiting leader

responsibilities and getting to know

the in’s and out’s of one’s Soldiers,

said McClenney. Leaders must

know what it means to be an NCO

and a Soldier, and how to enhance

their confidence. And leaders must

remember that they “lead from the

front,” McClenny said.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virginia Soldiers' Angels: Sgt. James McIlvaine Memorial Fundraiser

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Capt. Emil Kapaun 35 years old from Pilsen, Kansas  3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry  April 20, 1916 - May 23, 1951  
 Not only is Emil Joseph Kapaun to be awarded the Medal Of Honor on April 11 for his actions while a POW in North Korea in 1951, he's also being considered for Sainthood by the Catholic church. While being held captive he would selflessly help his fellow POW's by giving them his food, raising morale and stealing medicine amongst other things. And because he was a priest he constantly ministered to the dead and dying while performing baptisms, hearing first Confessions, offering Holy Communion and celebrating Mass from an improvised altar set up on the front end of an army jeep. Capt. Kapaun died on May 23, 1951 when he developed a blood clot in his leg, dysentery, and pneumonia. You can read more about Capt. Kapaun 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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2nd Lt. Hyman Markel 88th Division, 351st Infantry Regiment   Hyla Merin grew up without a father and for a long time never knew why. Her mother never spoke about the Army officer who died before Hyla was born. The scraps of information she gathered from other relatives were hazy: 2nd Lt. Hyman Markel was a rabbi's son, brilliant at mathematics, the brave winner of a Purple Heart who died sometime in 1945. Aside from wedding photos of Markel in uniform, Merin never glimpsed him. But on February 17, decades after he won it, Merin received her father's Purple Heart, along with a Silver Star she never knew he'd won and a half-dozen other medals. You can read more 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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Yay! Three Banners Received :)

I've posted recently here on this blog  and also cross-posted over on Hooah Wife & Friends that I'm collecting banners to be used to cheer on the riders at the World T.E.A.M. Sports Face of America bike ride

I've already received 3 banners,yay! and here they are :)

Keep 'em coming,thanks!
and also many thanks to those who have also been spreading the word, like Assoluta Tranquillita

Remember, for more info and the mailing address, you can email me at kasee60(at)gmail(dot)com or, you can check out the public Facebook event page I've created Here

Someone recently asked me what we had done with previous years' banners, we have sent them to either Walter Reed or to troops serving overseas after the bike ride, which is why we always ask for new banners every year.
 

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(Wednesday Hero posting this week was delayed by winter weather!)
 

This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Michael

  This week Wednesday Hero is honoring eight Men who were awarded the Medal Of Honor during the Battle of Peleliu, a bloody fight that took place between September - November of 1944 in which nearly 2,000 Marines and Soldiers were killed and another 8,000+ were wounded or went missing. The eight MOH recipients were: Corporal Lewis K. Bausell, 1st Battalion 5th Marines Private First Class Arthur J. Jackson, 3rd Battalion 7th Marines Private First Class Richard E. Kraus, 8th Amphibian Tractor Battalion Private First Class John D. New, 2nd Battalion 7th Marines Private First Class Wesley Phelps, 3rd Battalion 7th Marines Captain Everett P. Pope, USMC, 1st Battalion 1st Marines Private First Class Charles H. Roan, 2nd Battalion 7th Marines First Lieutenant Carlton R. Rouh, 1st Battalion 5th Marines   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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