2011 Face of America bike ride Flickr set

2011 Face of America bike ride, a set on Flickr.

Here's my pics from the 2011 World TEAM sports Face of America bicycle ride.

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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. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., in June 1945 with a commission as second lieutenant, and a rating as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps. You can read more on Maj. Gen. Blesse 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.

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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

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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. 

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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


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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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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 all Black military regiment. They played a role in every war from the Civil War to the Korean. They gave rise to the Park Rangers and the Tuskegee Airmen. And they've had 23 men be awarded the Medal Of Honor. While not a forgotten part of history, the Buffalo Soldiers are certainly a part of it that doesn't get the recognition it deserves.     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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Banners needed for the 2013 Face of America bike ride!

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 subject line Banner to  kasee60@gmail.com  

 Here are the instructions we've used in the past for how to make 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.

This year's bike ride will be April 26-28 and we want to make sure we get it in time to take it to the bike ride!

Thank so much! if you or your group would like to send a banner to help support the riders Participants include many disabled veterans, along with currently active military and retired military. Active duty service and emergency response men and women also join hundreds of able-bodied citizens who ride together.

 

Please feel free to pass the word along about this!

 

2013 Face of America Bike Ride April 26-28

WE ALL RIDE THE SAME ROAD THIS APRIL 26-28, 2013

World 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 were wounded or disabled while in service to their nation. Participants include many disabled veterans, along with currently active military and retired military. Active duty service and emergency response men and women also join hundreds of able-bodied citizens who ride together.

 From its launch as a cross-country ride in the summer of 2000, through two years of serving as the official 9/11 commemorative ride from Ground Zero in New York to Washington, to the current Washington to Gettysburg route, the Face of America ride has brought together civilians, active duty military, first responders and adaptive veterans in an inclusive bicycle ride. This April 26 through 28, the Face of America bicycle ride returns.

New for 2013, participants can select their challenge. Riders may choose our popular, fully-supported two-day ride from the Pentagon near Washington, DC to the historic battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Or, a rider may accept the challenge of one or both of our new one day metric century loop rides beginning and ending in Gettysburg. Through either option, these rides bring unique opportunities to honor America’s servicemen and women who have been wounded or injured, as they set and achieve new goals.

The 2013 Face of America is not just a bike ride. It is an opportunity to share stories and build camaraderie with 500 participants while honoring America’s disabled veterans and the American spirit. With many returning riders each year, this inspiring event has a limited number of entries.

Military veterans with disabilities pay no fees to participate. All other participants pay a minimal registration fee and need to meet or exceed minimum fundraising goals. All funds raised through participant fundraising will pay the costs of those participants with disabilities, along with event costs. Any remaining funds are applied to support upcoming World T.E.A.M. Sports events across the United States.

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If you are interested in learning more about riding in the above ride, sponsoring a rider, or volunteering, please go HERE
 

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Watertender First Class Elmer Charles Bigelow 24 years old from Hebron, Illinois USS Fletcher (DD-445) July 12, 1920 - February 15, 1945     The Son of German immigrants, Elmer Bigelow joined the U.S. Navy in 1942 and was assigned to the U.S.S. Fletcher in 1943. In 1945 Watertender Second Class Bigelow was killed when his boat was hit by enemy fire which ignited several powder cases. With little regard for his own safety, Bigelow rushed below with two fire extinguishers to put out the fires before they could cause anymore damage. In doing so he forwent the breathing apparatus that would have saved his life because it would have taken too much time to put on. He was able to extinguish the fires but his lungs were seared and he succumbed to his injuries the following day. For his heroics that day, Watertender Second Class Elmer Bigelow was posthumously awarded the rank of Watertender First Class, the Medal Of Honor and in 1957 a destroyer, USS Bigelow (DD-942), was named in his honor. You can read more about Elmer Bigelow 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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Dancing with My Daddy by Valery Murphy: A Book Review

                                                  Dancing with my Daddy by Valery Murphy

This book examines the author's relationship with her father, a World War II British veteran whom she  came to realize  suffered from what we now call PTSD. The story is framed in the larger context of how a daughter's relationship with her father affects her relationship with a Heavenly Father.

What struck me strongly in reading this book was when Valery wrote of her father's struggle with his wartime scars from a child's point of view. We read so much today about PTSD as it affects veterans, yet here is a story of how it also affects those too young to even realize what is affecting them at the time, and why.

 Valery was eventually able to forgive her father for how his struggles affected she and her family as she grew ,and establish a relationship with a loving God. She wrote this book so that other women  would see how she came to that point in her own life, and perhaps be able to find such a relationship for themselves.

At the end of each chapter are some suggestions for thought,and some Bible verses and a prayer. This book would be an excellent study book not only for an individual woman, but perhaps a women's Sunday school or Bible study group.

A very thought provoking book. My thanks for the opportunity to review it.

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This book was offered for review on the Hooah Wife and Friends blog where I post at times, and I'm cross-posting my review here.
















 

Congratulations,Dustin!

Last Sunday my husband and I made a quick trip down to Georgia, to see his son (my stepson :) Dustin get inducted into the Sergeant Audie Murphy club at Ft. Stewart

(that's Dustin and his wife Mari in the middle)

Congratulations,Dustin. Job well done! and so glad they included Mari in the ceremony, military wives sacrifice a lot when their husbands are working hard to achieve something like this! We're very proud of both of you!







 

Virginia Soldiers' Angels: Valentine's Day for Our Troops...

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Cpl. Alvin Krumrey 91 years old from Tulsa, Oklahoma   Alvin Krumrey didn't think much about his military dog tags that he had lost over 70 years ago. That is until they were found in a coin store in the Solomon Islands. You can read more about Alvin Krumrey 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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Maj. Gen. Glenn M. Walters, commanding general of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, pilots a KC-130J Hercules in southwestern Afghanistan in 2011, when he commanded 2nd MAW (Forward). Walters assumed command of 2nd MAW in May 2012, just two months after returning from Afghanistan.

 "Instead of employing the wing in combat, now I'm preparing Marines for combat," Walters said. "It's the continuum of who we are as Marines, answering the call to do our nation's defense wherever we're called." Photo taken by Staff Sgt. James R. Richardson courtesy U.S. 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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Four Chaplains Day

From the Wikipedia entry:

The Four Chaplains were four U. S. Army chaplains who were killed in action when the USAT Dorchester was hit by a torpedo and sank on February 3, 1943.

They helped other soldiers board lifeboats and gave up their life jackets when the supply ran out.

230 of the 904 men aboard the ship were rescued.

On 19 December 1944, all four chaplains were posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and the Distinguished Service Cross.[2]

The Chaplain's Medal for Heroism was authorized in 1961 and posthumously presented by the President of the United States to the families of the chaplains.

The chaplains were also honored with a stamp,issued in 1948 and by an act of the United States Congress, designating 3 February as "Four Chaplains Day."

The chaplains were Lieutenants

Rev. George L. Fox (Methodist);

Rabbi Alexander D. Goode (Jewish);

Fr. John P. Washington (Roman Catholic); and

Rev. Clark V. Poling (Dutch Reformed).

The Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation website can be found HERE

John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

 

 

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MstSgt. Raul Perez Benavidez 63 years old from El Campo, Texas Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observations Group August 5, 1935 – November 29, 1998   Raul (Roy) Benavidez has one of the most amazing stories. Injured in combat and declared to never walk again after stepping on a landmine. Not only did he walk again but he was able to get back to the battlefield where he was declared dead only to come back from 37 separate bayonet, bullet and shrapnel wounds to be awarded the Medal Of Honor. You can read more on this hero's amazing story 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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Virginia Soldiers' Angels: REMINDER: Hearts for Heroes & Letters of Love

Virginia Soldiers' Angels: REMINDER: Hearts for Heroes & Letters of Love: ♥ LAST CALL VIRGINIA!!!! ♥ ♥ Please contact me (Jacqueline) at cncva06@gmail.com if you, your family, children, schools, church, frien...


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Please check out Jacqueline's blog post above, time is running out to help send Hearts for Heroes and Letters of Love to our deployed troops for Valentine's day!!

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Gen. Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. 78 years old from Tampa, Florida August 22, 1934 - December 27, 2012   On December 27 we lost 4-Star General Norman Schwarzkopf. Younger people may not really know who he was, but those of us 30 and older will remember him during the Gulf War. And rather than try and condense his life and career into a small post, which is impossible by the way, I've found a couple of links that do a much better job telling the story of this hero. You can read more 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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Stars & Stripes Valentine's Day messages

It's time to send Stars & Stripes Valentine's Day messages!

(I'm late in getting this posted, so you'll need to hurry if you want to get your message in a print edition, as that ends Jan 24!)
U.S. messages will appear online only.
Messages received by January 24 at 8 a.m., EST, will be included in the February 14 newspaper edition.

So be sure and send your loved one who is serving a message today :)
via Stars & Stripes Valentine's day messages



 

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(My apologies, I'm late in posting the Jan.9 Wednesday Hero, we had family visiting for awhile)
 

Lt. Marcus Robinson   Lt. Marcus Robinson, Riverine Squadron (RIVRON) 2, instructs small boat maneuvers during a training exercise aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20). Green Bay is part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group and with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU) is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. Photo courtesy U.S.Navy taken by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elizabeth Merriam

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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