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A Special Red Shirt Friday Walk in Honour of CW2 Joshua...
Every Friday, in Carson City, Nevada, no matter if it is raining, snowing, or hot steaming sun, the family of CW2 Joshua Rodgers honours his memory by holding their own Red Shirt Friday walk.
Remember ‘The Chosen Ones’, Remember Their Families
The first Memorial Day - then called Decorations Day - was held in 1866, when a group of women visited a cemetery to decorate the graves of Confederate soldiers who had fallen in battle at Shiloh.
‘I Stand for Duty, Honor, God and Country.’
The title of this piece is sentiments I am used to hearing from our troops - the volunteers who put on a uniform, pick up a weapon, and serve their country in the trouble spots around the world.
Meet Leigh Wolf
These days in America, there are very clearly defined lines dividing the 'support the troops and their mission' advocates, and the anti-Iraq War, 'all troops are murderers, rapists' etc etc.
Marine Gunnery Sgt White runs for Marine ‘Team’
Lt. Cmdr. Robert Rosenbaum, a neurosurgeon, is the man who the Whites credit with this amazing recovery story, but MSgt White and his wife also deserve full credit for his recovery:
Does The Veterans Administration Serve Our Veterans?
A while back there was a disturbing story out of Walter Reed Army Medical Center about the sub-standards our veterans faced in that facility.
Obama, sweetie!
Am I the only one actually feeling sorry for America these days? Really I DO feel sorry for the self-dubbed 'Greatest Nation on Earth'!
Having a bad day?
To read this story, is to be reminded of the tenacity, the courage of all our troops. It is to be reminded that what YOU may call having a 'bad day' doesn't even come close to what our troops face.
The World Loses Another HERO
If you have never heard of Irena Sendler, you are not alone. Up until I saw that she had died this past few days I, also, had never heard of her. But make no mistake; she IS a hero.
The Hellraisers Send a Soldiers’ Angel Beanie Babies
Last week one of my soldiers IM'd me and told me he sent me something. I told him he didn't need to, but it was too late he had already sent it.
Patti IS America’s Favorite Mom
Last night as the winner of this contest was aannounced on NBC television, I joined with thousands of other Soldiers' Angels celebrating Patti's win as America's Favorite Mom.
America’s Team
The American Kennel Club honored one of Fort Hood's military working dog teams with the 2007 DOGNY Heroic Military Working award Monday at Fort Hood.
Who Polices The Police?
Willow Kinloch, a 15 year old Victoria, B.C girl is suing the local police department over treatment she says amounted to assault and a denial of her basic rights
Homecoming: GREAT News!
About 3,500 American soldiers are scheduled to leave Iraq in the coming weeks, the U.S. military announced, as part of the Pentagon's overall reduction in troop strength after last year's buildup.
VOTE for the ‘Mother of all Mothers’ TODAY!!!
A vote for Patti is a vote for Soldiers' Angels and all our troops.
Bring Madeleine Home
One year ago, the then 3 year old disappeared from the holiday apartment in Portugal where her younger twin siblings were also sleeping.
‘The Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun’
Gates pointed to the key role families play in their soldiers' success and the day-to-day challenges they endure during long deployments.
‘Made in China’
But then some of them saw TV images of protesters holding the emblem and they alerted the authorities, according to Hong Kong's Ming Pao newspaper.
Maliki says Iraq Close to Defeating al-Qaeda
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told European lawmakers yesterday that his administration was closer than ever to defeating Sunni Muslim extremists allied with al-Qaeda.
‘Love Never Loses It’s Way Home’
The U.S. Army confirmed positive identification of remains found last week in Iraq as belonging to Army Staff Sgt. Keith 'Matt' Maupin.