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There were stories that brought me to tears, stories that made my heart swell with pride that our country could produce such http://kasee60.blogspot.com/2013/05/stories-in-uniform-from-readers-digest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kathi McClenney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10382712.post-6708673563203189290Wed, 15 May 2013 09:03:00 +00002013-05-15T05:03:19.636-04:00Wednesday Hero This Post Was Suggested By Katie Lt. Alan Wood 90 years old from Sierra Madre, Ca. May 3, 1922 - April 18, 2013   Alan Wood didn't run into a burning building to rescue someone. He isn't credited with charging into the line of fire or piloting a damaged plane to save the crew. But he did play a role in what has become one of the most iconic images of all time. After nearly http://kasee60.blogspot.com/2013/05/wednesday-hero_15.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kathi McClenney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10382712.post-6501961163591734397Wed, 08 May 2013 14:42:00 +00002013-05-08T10:42:32.052-04:00Wednesday Hero This Post Was Suggested By Michael Capt. Lance P. Sijan 25 years old from Milwaukee, Wisconsin 366th Tactical Fighter Wing, 480th Tactical Fighter Squadron April 13, 1942 - January 22, 1968     The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pride in presenting the Medal of Honor (Posthumously) to Captain Lance Peter Sijan, United States Air http://kasee60.blogspot.com/2013/05/wednesday-hero.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kathi McClenney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10382712.post-2807992315379471191Wed, 01 May 2013 20:29:00 +00002013-05-01T16:29:55.827-04:00Wednesday Hero This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Michael Col. Leo K. Thorsness  81 years old from Madison, Alabama  357th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 355th Tactical Fighter Wing     For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. As pilot of an F-105 aircraft, Lieutenant Colonel Thorsness was on a surface-to-air missile suppression missionhttp://kasee60.blogspot.com/2013/05/this-weeks-post-was-suggested-by.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kathi McClenney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10382712.post-1088197358045394664Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:33:00 +00002013-04-30T19:33:44.861-04:00Banner Hanging at the 2013 Face of America bike ride, a set on Flickr.Here's the pics we took :) had a great time volunteering!!http://kasee60.blogspot.com/2013/04/banner-hanging-at-2013-face-of-america.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kathi McClenney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10382712.post-8755509274274251886Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:21:00 +00002013-04-25T22:21:29.554-04:00wounded WarriorsWounded HeroesSupporting the TroopsFace of America Bike RideFace of AmericaWorld Team sportsVeterans2013 Face of America Bike rideWorld T.E.A.M. sports More banners came in within the past few weeks! some from family members..                                                                and these were from the great folks at United Cerebral Palsy of Eastern Connecticut !                                                                   and these banners were from some great kids at http://kasee60.blogspot.com/2013/04/ready-for-face-of-america-bike-ride.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kathi McClenney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10382712.post-182151378273005191Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:36:00 +00002013-04-24T18:36:27.118-04:00Wednesday Hero Sgt. Anund C. Roark 20 years old from Vallejo, California Company C, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division February 17, 1948 - May 16, 1968   The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pride in presenting the Medal of Honor (Posthumously) to Sergeant Anund Charles Roark, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and http://kasee60.blogspot.com/2013/04/wednesday-hero_24.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kathi McClenney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10382712.post-4967262903621123997Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:36:00 +00002013-04-19T20:36:51.731-04:00volunteersUSOSupporting the TroopsNational Volunteer weekSoldiers AngelsPrudential Spirit of Community AwardsvolunteeringPrudential National Volunteer Week is April 21-27th. As in years past on this blog, I'm celebrating the spirit of volunteerism by sharing the stories of some state honorees with the Prudential Spirit of Community awards program.  The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program is the United States’ largest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer community service. Since 1995, more http://kasee60.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-2013-prudential-spirit-of-community.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kathi McClenney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10382712.post-2468083305195601718Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:25:00 +00002013-04-16T19:25:16.381-04:00Wednesday Hero Senior Airman Austin Stoker    Senior Airman Austin Stoker replenishes a .50-caliber machine gun after a training mission in Afghanistan in March. Photo courtesy U.S. Air Force taken by Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.  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 http://kasee60.blogspot.com/2013/04/wednesday-hero_16.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kathi McClenney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10382712.post-7200881506532509908Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:18:00 +00002013-04-16T19:18:34.668-04:00wounded WarriorsWounded HeroesFace of America Bike RideWorld Team sports2013 Face of America Bike rideBannersWorld T.E.A.M. sports Many Thanks! go out to:  Family members :) and two more from the Glastonbury Junior Women's Club and more Family members :) These banners will be used to cheer on the riders in the 2013 World TEAM sports Face of America bike ride Thank you again! to all the banner makers :) http://kasee60.blogspot.com/2013/04/more-banners-received.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kathi McClenney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10382712.post-2495454718607890067Wed, 10 Apr 2013 23:11:00 +00002013-04-10T19:11:59.547-04:00Wednesday Hero Sgt. Darryl Greenwood   Colonel William Bowers, commanding officer of 6th Marine Corps District, awards the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to Sgt. Darryl Greenwood, a recruiter from Recruiting Sub Station Germantown, Recruitng Station Nashville, Tenn., after the graduation of Fox Company aboard Parris Island, S.C., April 5, 2013. Greenwood received the Navy and Marine Corps http://kasee60.blogspot.com/2013/04/wednesday-hero_10.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kathi McClenney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10382712.post-672154304963662596Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:36:00 +00002013-04-09T18:36:13.662-04:002011 Face of America bike ride, a set on Flickr.Here's my pics from the 2011 World TEAM sports Face of America bicycle ride.http://kasee60.blogspot.com/2013/04/2011-face-of-america-bike-ride-flickr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kathi McClenney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10382712.post-5445915535183219013Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:52:00 +00002013-04-03T17:52:28.025-04:00Wednesday Hero Maj. Gen. Frederick Corbin Blesse 91 years old from Melbourne, FL August 22, 1921 - October 31, 2012   General Blesse was born in Colon, Panama Canal Zone in 1921. His father was a brigadier general in the Medical Corps of the U.S. Army, retiring in 1953. General Blesse graduated from American High School, Manila, the Philippine Islands in April 1939. He graduated from the U.S. http://kasee60.blogspot.com/2013/04/wednesday-hero.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kathi McClenney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10382712.post-6400667721215814365Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:17:00 +00002013-03-26T19:18:57.184-04:00Wednesday Hero This post was suggested by Gail 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 http://kasee60.blogspot.com/2013/03/wednesday-hero_26.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kathi McClenney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10382712.post-4396221170898990960Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:46:00 +00002013-03-25T13:46:06.527-04:00 Aunty Brat has a good post up here http://assolutatranquillita.blogspot.com/2013/03/medal-of-honor-day.html   http://kasee60.blogspot.com/2013/03/medal-of-honor-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kathi McClenney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10382712.post-6538068882140419571Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:08:00 +00002013-03-25T12:08:54.607-04:00Wounded HeroesFace of America Bike RideFace of America2013 Face of America Bike rideWorld T.E.A.M. sports 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 http://kasee60.blogspot.com/2013/03/yay-received-two-more-banners-for-face.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kathi McClenney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10382712.post-3955994867860974928Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:18:00 +00002013-03-24T19:18:00.126-04:00 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. http://kasee60.blogspot.com/2013/03/more-on-our-soldier-being-inducted-into.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kathi McClenney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10382712.post-8886212427300403454Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:05:00 +00002013-03-22T20:05:17.929-04:00Virginia Soldiers' Angels: Sgt. James McIlvaine Memorial Fundraiser: Sgt. James McIlvaine Memorial Fundraiser Sgt. James McIlvaine, USMC KIA, Iraq, April 30, 2009 Saturday, April 27 th , 2013, fr...http://kasee60.blogspot.com/2013/03/virginia-soldiers-angels-sgt-james.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kathi McClenney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10382712.post-2285342588392772322Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:45:00 +00002013-03-19T17:45:43.020-04:00Wednesday HeroThis Post Was Suggested By Michael 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 http://kasee60.blogspot.com/2013/03/wednesday-hero_19.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kathi McClenney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10382712.post-1338070344544757785Thu, 14 Mar 2013 22:58:00 +00002013-03-14T18:58:49.249-04:00Wednesday Hero This Post Was Suggested By Cindy 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, http://kasee60.blogspot.com/2013/03/wednesday-hero_14.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kathi McClenney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10382712.post-1211785823644989868Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:41:00 +00002013-03-12T13:41:05.256-04:00Wounded HeroesFace of America Bike Ride2013 Face of America Bike rideWorld T.E.A.M. sports 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 http://kasee60.blogspot.com/2013/03/yay-three-banners-received.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kathi McClenney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10382712.post-4226039689355653531Sat, 09 Mar 2013 01:02:00 +00002013-03-08T20:02:42.201-05:00Wednesday Hero (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 http://kasee60.blogspot.com/2013/03/wednesday-hero.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kathi McClenney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10382712.post-203271297890448773Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:56:00 +00002013-02-27T18:56:17.199-05:00Wednesday Hero This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Cindy I sat for three days trying to figure out how to write this post and I couldn't figure out how to do it right. The Buffalo Soldiers are such an important part of not only military history, but American history as well. So how do you condense 85 years of history into a couple of paragraphs and not skip over something important? They were the first http://kasee60.blogspot.com/2013/02/wednesday-hero_27.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kathi McClenney)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10382712.post-7195225666152951657Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:41:00 +00002013-02-25T20:41:26.553-05:00Face of America Bike Ride2013 Face of America Bike rideBannersWorld T.E.A.M. sports This year, I will again be collecting banners to use at the 2013 Face of America bike ride  as I've done in the past     The banners are hung along the ride at rest stops and lunch stops to cheer the riders along with messages of support.  If you, or a group that you know, would be interested in making and donating a banner to be used at the bike ride, please email me with the subjecthttp://kasee60.blogspot.com/2013/02/banners-needed-for-2013-face-of-america.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kathi McClenney)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10382712.post-4125967984536655135Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:02:00 +00002013-02-25T20:02:15.292-05:00Face of America Bike RideFace of America2013 Face of America Bike rideWorld T.E.A.M. sports WE ALL RIDE THE SAME ROAD THIS APRIL 26-28, 2013World T.E.A.M. Sports‘ Face of America bicycle ride brings together riders with disabilities and riders who are able-bodied. In its 11th year, the ride from the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia to the historic battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania includes about 500 participants annually. The Face of America rides honor the men and women who http://kasee60.blogspot.com/2013/02/2013-face-of-america-bike-ride-april-26.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kathi McClenney)0