Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Wednesday Hero


This post was suggested by Gail
Maj. Thomas C. Griffin
Maj. Thomas C. Griffin 96 years old from Cincinnati, OH
July 10, 1916 - February 26, 2013
U.S. Army
 
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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Monday, March 25, 2013

Medal of Honor Day

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.
 
 

Sunday, March 24, 2013

More on Our Soldier being inducted into the Audie Murphy club

From
 
 
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.
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 

Friday, March 22, 2013

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Wednesday Hero

This Post Was Suggested By Michael
Capt. Emil Kapaun
Capt. Emil Kapaun 35 years old from Pilsen, Kansas
 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry 
April 20, 1916 - May 23, 1951
U.S. Army 

 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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Thursday, March 14, 2013

Wednesday Hero


This Post Was Suggested By Cindy

2nd Lt. Hyman Markel
2nd Lt. Hyman Markel 88th Division, 351st Infantry Regiment
U.S. Army
 
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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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

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.
 

Friday, March 08, 2013

Wednesday Hero

(Wednesday Hero posting this week was delayed by winter weather!)
 
This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Michael

U.S. Army
 
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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