Anysoldier.com Fundraiser

Maj.Pain at One Marine's View passes on the word about the Anysoldier.com Fundraiser

If you've never checked out Anysoldier.com , they are a wonderful support for the troops..they've been around since 2003. and they hook up folks who want to support the troops with deployed troops who want to be supported (to put it most simply :)

You can find out more about the fundraiser here

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Lt. Milton Ricketts  28 years old from Baltimore, Maryland   USS Yorktown (CV-5)  August 5, 1913 - May 8, 1942
 
For extraordinary and distinguished gallantry above and beyond the call of duty as Officer-in-Charge of the Engineering Repair Party of the U.S.S. Yorktown in action against enemy Japanese forces in the Battle of the Coral Sea on 8 May 1942. During the severe bombarding of the Yorktown by enemy Japanese forces, an aerial bomb passed through and exploded directly beneath the compartment in which Lt. Ricketts' battle station was located, killing, wounding or stunning all of his men and mortally wounding him. Despite his ebbing strength, Lt. Ricketts promptly opened the valve of a near-by fireplug, partially led out the fire hose and directed a heavy stream of water into the fire before dropping dead beside the hose. His courageous action, which undoubtedly prevented the rapid spread of fire to serious proportions, and his unflinching devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country. 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.

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Yesterday marked the end of a 12-year review by the Pentagon when 24 soldiers from WWII to Vietnam, who were denied the award they earned, finally received their Medals Of Honor.
 Spc. 4 Santiago J. Erevia  Staff Sgt. Melvin Morris  Sgt. 1st Class Jose Rodela  Sgt. Candelario Garcia  Spc. 4 Leonard L. Alvarado   Staff Sgt. Felix M. Conde-Falcon  Spc. 4 Ardie R. Copas   Spc. 4 Jesus S. Duran  Cpl. Joe R. Baldonado  Cpl. Victor H. Espinoza  Sgt. Eduardo C. Gomez  Pfc. Leonard M. Kravitz  Master Sgt. Juan E. Negron  Master Sgt. Mike C. Pena  Pvt. Demensio Rivera  Pvt. Miguel A. Vera   Sgt. Jack Weinstein  Private Pedro Cano   Pvt. Joe Gandara  Pfc. Salvador J. Lara  Sgt. William F. Leonard  Staff Sgt. Manuel V. Mendoza  Sgt. Alfred B. Nietzel  1st Lt. Donald K. Schwab
You can find more information 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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Cmdr. Ernest Edwin Evans  36 years old from Pawnee, Oklahoma   Commanding Officer USS Johnson (DD 557) August 13, 1908 - October 25, 1944       For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as commanding officer of the U.S.S. Johnston in action against major units of the enemy Japanese fleet during the battle off Samar on 25 October 1944. The first to lay a smokescreen and to open fire as an enemy task force, vastly superior in number, firepower and armor, rapidly approached. Comdr. Evans gallantly diverted the powerful blasts of hostile guns from the lightly armed and armored carriers under his protection, launching the first torpedo attack when the Johnston came under straddling Japanese shellfire. Undaunted by damage sustained under the terrific volume of fire, he unhesitatingly joined others of his group to provide fire support during subsequent torpedo attacks against the Japanese and, outshooting and outmaneuvering the enemy as he consistently interposed his vessel between the hostile fleet units and our carriers despite the crippling loss of engine power and communications with steering aft, shifted command to the fantail, shouted steering orders through an open hatch to men turning the rudder by hand and battled furiously until the Johnston, burning and shuddering from a mortal blow, lay dead in the water after 3 hours of fierce combat. Seriously wounded early in the engagement, Comdr. Evans, by his indomitable courage and brilliant professional skill, aided materially in turning back the enemy during a critical phase of the action. His valiant fighting spirit throughout this historic battle will venture as an inspiration to all who served with him.
You can read more about Commander Evans   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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Sir Nicholas George Winton  104 years old from Hampstead, London 
 Wednesday Hero was started to honor the men and women of the United States military, but this week we're doing something a little different. Sir Nicholas George Winton is a British humanitarian who will turn 105 this May. On the eve of WWII, Winston was instrumental in the rescue of 669 children, mostly Jewish, from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. Sadly, many of the children he saved lost their parents in concentration camps. You can read more about Sir Nicholas Winston 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

 This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go  here.