tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79686542024-03-07T14:22:48.838-06:00Yeah, Right, WhateverA little bit of this, and a little bit of that from the Queen of the (Parenthetical Statement)Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.comBlogger2489125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968654.post-85425266348108245852010-01-27T09:45:00.001-06:002010-01-27T09:45:24.989-06:00Wednesday's HeroThis Weeks Post Was Suggested By <a href="http://www.petsgardenblog.com/">Pet</a><br /><br /><center><img src="http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/3679/specialistbrandonksteff.jpg" alt="Specialist Brandon K. Steffy" border="1" /></center><center><i>Specialist Brandon K. Steffy<br />23 years old from Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan<br />178th Military Police Detachment, 89th Military Police Brigade, III Corps<br />October 29, 2009<br /><img src="http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/6231/armycl8.gif" alt="U.S. Army" /><br /><br />He came into to this world a rather large baby, so big the doctor thought that he’d just walk home with his mother. Brandon was well mannered, polite, and tough with a contagious laugh that lit up those around him. In 2005 he graduated from Brimley High School and in 2006 enlisted in the United States Army, following a tradition of family military service.<br /><br />He served in Iraq as a gunner from May 2007 until July 2008 and was deployed to Afghanistan in June 2009 where he was a canine tracker handler for Forward operating Base Fenty Kennel in the Laghman Province. He and his K-9 dog Maci were inseparable, working on tracking terrorists; Maci specialized in tracking the scents of IED making materials.<br /><br />Spc. Brandon Steffy was killed when the vehicle he was riding in was attacked. His decorations and awards include the Army Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal-Campaign Star, Global War on Terrorism Service, the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.<br /><br />Spc. Steffy is survived by his wife, daughter, parents and his sister.<br /><br />Brandon made people laugh and he made them cry. There was not one dry eye at his funeral, from every day townsfolk, to big construction workers to police officers; they all recalled Brandon, this "Gentle Giant." They want everyone to know that if you never knew Brandon, then you really missed out.</i></center><i></i><br /><br />All Information Was Found On And Copied From <a href="http://www.militarycity.com/">MilitaryCity.com</a> & <a href="http://freedomremembered.com/index.php/specialist-brandon-k-steffey/">Freedom Remembered</a><br /><br />These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.<br /><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived</span></span><br /><br /><b>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 <a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/2006/08/wednesday-hero-blogroll.html">here</a>.</b><br /><center><img src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1184/whl2xp5.jpg" alt="Wednesday Hero Logo" border="1" /></center>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968654.post-91590484533815593442010-01-22T09:28:00.000-06:002010-01-22T09:29:17.791-06:00Wednesday's HeroThis Weeks Post Was Suggested By <a href="http://bearcreekledger.com/">Toni</a><br /><br /><center><img src="http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/4746/stephencochran.jpg" alt="Stephen Cochran" border="1" /></center><center><i>Stephen Cochran<br />2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force<br /><img src="http://img350.imageshack.us/img350/1228/marinessh9.jpg" alt="U.S. Marines" /><br /><br />Stephen Cochran had it all in front of him. Collage, a fiancée and an offer for a professional recording contract. But life had other plans for him. The day was September 11, 2001. "It was just so horrific," Cochran said. "It's like I'd been called. I'd never been pulled so hard to do something."<br /><br />It may have been the audacity of the attacks, but more likely it was his family's long history of military service that drew him to enlist, he said. Both grandfathers served, as did an uncle and several other relatives.<br /><br />So he dropped out of college, walked away from the record deal and joined the United States Marine Corps. "I've always been raised very, very patriotic. It's just what I had to do."<br /><br />After serving in Iraq, he and his entire battalion volunteered to go to Afghanistan with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit where Cochran was injured in an ambush. 20 yards inside Kandahar, the vehicle he was riding in hit an anti-tank mine and he was thrown from the vehicle and broke the five vertebrae in his lower back.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=52861">Read The Rest Of The Story</a></i></center><i></i><br /><br /><a href="http://stephencochranmusic.com/">stephencochranmusic.com</a><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/Stephen_Cochran">@stephen_cochran</a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/stephen.cochran1">facebook.com/stephen.cochran1</a><br /><br />These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.<br /><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived</span></span><br /><br /><b>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 <a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/2006/08/wednesday-hero-blogroll.html">here</a>.</b><br /><center><img src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1184/whl2xp5.jpg" alt="Wednesday Hero Logo" border="1" /></center>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968654.post-47476968019955928092010-01-13T08:55:00.001-06:002010-01-13T08:55:59.804-06:00Wednesday's Hero<center><img src="http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/9568/culinaryspecialist1stcl.jpg" alt="Culinary Specialist 1st Class Tremayne Brown" border="1" /></center><center><i>Culinary Specialist 1st Class Tremayne Brown<br /><img src="http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/5218/navykp4.gif" alt="U.S. Navy" /><br /><br />Culinary Specialist 1st Class Tremayne Brown, from Tulsa, Okla., receives stores for the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56). John S. McCain is one of seven ships assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 and is permanently forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan.</i></center><i></i><br /><br />Photo By Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mike Mulcare Courtesy of Navy.mil<br /><br />These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.<br /><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived</span></span><br /><br /><b>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 <a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/2006/08/wednesday-hero-blogroll.html">here</a>.</b><br /><center><img src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1184/whl2xp5.jpg" alt="Wednesday Hero Logo" border="1" /></center>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968654.post-8194203563901535712010-01-06T07:50:00.001-06:002010-01-06T07:50:46.942-06:00Wednesday's Hero<center><img src="http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/4756/cplcarlosegilorozco.jpg" alt="Cpl. Carlos E. Gil Orozco" border="1" /></center><center><i>Cpl. Carlos E. Gil Orozco<br />23 years old from San Jose, California<br />2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force<br />September 10, 2007<br /><img src="http://img350.imageshack.us/img350/1228/marinessh9.jpg" alt="U.S.M.C" /><br /><br />Carlos Gil Orozco wasn’t a great student, but one goal pushed him to hit the books: becoming a Marine.<br /><br />"He was kind of a troublemaker, you know, he got bad grades and wouldn't do his homework," said his sister, Myriam Johanna Gil Orozco. "But he wanted to be a Marine. So he studied real hard, especially algebra. He'd stay up all night studying.<br /><br />Cpl. Orozco's parents moved the family from Colombia to the U.S. when he was 8 years old, hoping to give their children a better education. They became frustrated when their son didn't do well in school and thought the Marines would be good for him.<br /><br />"My dad was actually happy," Myriam said. "He'd rather have him be a Marine than out on the streets being in gangs or doing drugs."<br /><br />Cpl. Carlos Orozco was killed while conducting combat operations in Ashraf, Iraq when the tank he was riding in encountered an IED. Also killed in the blast was Lance Cpl. Jon T. Hicks Jr. of Atco, New Jersey.<br /><br />Cpl. Orozco leaves behind his sister, his parents, his wife and two sons.</i></center><i></i><br /><br />All Information Was Found On And Copied From <a href="http://www.militarycity.com/">MilitaryCity.com</a><br /><br />These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.<br /><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived</span></span><br /><br /><b>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 <a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/2006/08/wednesday-hero-blogroll.html">here</a>.</b><br /><center><img src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1184/whl2xp5.jpg" alt="Wednesday Hero Logo" border="1" /></center><br /><br />--Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968654.post-90274114946847003342009-12-16T10:30:00.000-06:002009-12-16T10:30:00.733-06:00Wednesday's HeroThis Weeks Post Was Suggested & Written By <a href="http://hooahwife.com/">Greta</a><br /><br /><center><i><img src="http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/2206/sgtcjgrisham.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br />This week's Wednesday Hero is both an individual, and a group. The group we honor are the milblogs: the military blogs, spouse blogs, and support blogs who bring you the news and information you can get nowhere else. The information and news that matter to you. The individual we honor today is C. J. Grisham.<br /><br />Army Master Sgt. C. J. Grisham has always led from the front, from combat that earned him the Bronze Star with V device, to doing right by the men he led. His honesty won him readership and respect, from the White House on down. Yet, when he stood up for his children in school, his command did not stand by him. You can read more at <a href="http://www.armytimes.com/offduty/technology/offduty_blogger_120809/%20">Military Times</a> to get the full story.<br /><br />Please <a href="https://www.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=SlMXGdIVSiTh52bq8chAqBoboSJE3gtq8fF-qmvWaSL1UJ9h1ZS0RiffUBO&dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1ffc45dc241d84e953ae3a912d7415d1a97451b677930c8a71">donate via PayPal</a>; or you can log into PayPal on your own, go to the send money page, and put in his email: dj_chcknhawk@yahoo.com; or, you can send donations directly to:<br /><br />Grisham Legal Fund<br />c/o Redstone Federal Credit Union<br />220 Wynn Drive<br />Huntsville, AL 35893<br />Please write "Grisham Legal Fund" in the memo line if you use this option.<br /><br />Milblogs have been a vital link in getting accurate news and information about the military, and military operations, to you. Today, many milblogs are gone and others are under attack from within and without. Today, you have the chance to imagine a world without milblogs, and to do something about it. Make your voice heard by writing your congressional representatives and others, and by making donations as you see fit.<br /><br />The battle for freedom of speech and the marketplace of ideas is fought on many fronts and in many ways. Without your help, the battle may well be lost.</i></center><i></i><br /><br />These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.<br /><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived</span></span><br /><br /><b>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 <a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/2006/08/wednesday-hero-blogroll.html">here</a>.</b><br /><center><img src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1184/whl2xp5.jpg" alt="Wednesday Hero Logo" border="1" /></center>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968654.post-12741618973132394432009-12-02T15:17:00.000-06:002009-12-02T15:18:01.277-06:00Wednesday's Hero<center><img src="http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/5084/gartonflores.jpg" alt="Spc. Michael P. Garton & Spc. Rolando R. Flores" border="1" /></center><center><i>Spc. Michael P. Garton & Spc. Rolando R. Flores<br /><img src="http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/6231/armycl8.gif" alt="U.S. Army" /><br /><br />Spc. Michael P. Garton, a gunner with the Personal Security Detachment, with the 36th Sustainment Brigade out of Temple, Texas, and a Texarkana, Texas, native, relaxes on a Humvee and shares a laugh with Spc. Rolando R. Flores, a gunner with the PSD and a San Antonio native, during a break in preparations for a mission Nov. 23 in the maintenance yard at Contingency Operating Location Adder, Iraq.</i></center><i></i><br /><br />Photo Courtesy U.S. Army<br /><br />These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.<br /><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived</span></span><br /><br /><b>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 <a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/2006/08/wednesday-hero-blogroll.html">here</a>.</b><br /><center><img src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1184/whl2xp5.jpg" alt="Wednesday Hero Logo" border="1" /></center>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968654.post-68417770009092421652009-11-25T06:46:00.001-06:002009-11-25T06:46:58.224-06:00Wednesday's Hero<center><img src="http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/5342/pearlharborsurvivorsass.jpg" alt="Rear Adm. Ned Deets" border="1" /></center><center><i>Rear Adm. Ned Deets<br /><img src="http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/5218/navykp4.gif" alt="U.S. Navy" /><br /><br />Rear Adm. Ned Deets speaks with Frank Chebatar, president of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, at the conclusion of the base consolidation ceremony. The two bases consolidated to form Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Fort Story.</i></center><i></i><br /><br />These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.<br /><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived</span></span><br /><br /><b>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 <a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/2006/08/wednesday-hero-blogroll.html">here</a>.</b><br /><center><img src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1184/whl2xp5.jpg" alt="Wednesday Hero Logo" border="1" /></center>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968654.post-83456927034559715292009-11-04T07:30:00.001-06:002009-11-04T07:30:26.106-06:00Wednesday's Hero<center><img src="http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/2148/volleyball2m.jpg" alt="" border="1" /></center><center><i>Sailors & Marines Playing Volleyball With Local School Children<br /><img src="http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/5218/navykp4.gif" alt="U.S. Navy" /><br /><br />Sailors and Marines assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) play volleyball with students from Sangley Point National High School during a lunch break at a community service project. Tortuga, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) are participating in Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 2009. PHIBLEX is designed to improve interoperability, increase readiness and develop professional relationships between the U.S. military and the Armed Forces of the Philippines.</i></center><i></i><br /><br />Photo Courtesy <a href="http://www.navy.mil/">Navy.mil</a> Taken By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Geronimo Aquino<br /><br />These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.<br /><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived</span></span><br /><br /><b>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 <a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/2006/08/wednesday-hero-blogroll.html">here</a>.</b><br /><center><img src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1184/whl2xp5.jpg" alt="Wednesday Hero Logo" border="1" /></center>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968654.post-82127567495768275612009-10-07T07:33:00.000-05:002009-10-07T07:33:00.144-05:00Wednesday's Hero<center><img src="http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/4653/sgtmichaelegan.jpg" border="1" alt="Sgt. Michael Egan"></center></img><center><I>Sgt. Michael Egan<br />36 years old from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<br />104th Cavalry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard<br />September 19, 2005<br /><img src="http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/6231/armycl8.gif" alt="U.S. Army"></img><br /><br />News of Egan�s death came to Pennsauken shortly after 6 a.m. Tuesday, Krista Egan, Sgt. Egan's sister-in-law, said. His mother, Irene, was on the telephone when an Army sergeant walked up to the door. "My mother-in-law was talking on the telephone to Mike�s wife, Maria, when he came. Maria had just got the news. The Army sergeant told my mother-in-law it was his first time notifying a family."<br /><br />Sgt. Egan served in the Marine Corps for eight years, was a civilian for a year, then joined the National Guard. As a Marine, he had been previously served in Afghanistan.<br /><br />"He was well-liked by everyone," Patrick Egan, Sgt. Egan's brother, said.<br /><br />Sgt. Michael Egan was killed when an IED detonated near his vehicle while on patrol in Ramadi. Also killed in the attack were Spc. William Evans, 22, of Hallstead, PA, Spc. William Fernandez, 37, of Reading, PA and Lt. Mark Dooley of the Vermont National Guard.</center></I><br /><br />Information Was Found On And Copied From <a href="http://www.militarycity.com">MilitaryCity.com</a> & You Can Read Much More About Sgt. Michael Egan <a href="http://www.dvrbs.com/ccwd-wot/WarOnTerror-MichaelEgan.htm">Here</a>.<br /><br />These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.<br /><FONT COLOR=red><FONT SIZE=2>We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived</FONT SIZE></FONT COLOR><br /><br /><B>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 <a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/2006/08/wednesday-hero-blogroll.html">here</a>.</B><br /><center><img src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1184/whl2xp5.jpg" border="1" alt="Wednesday Hero Logo"></center></img>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968654.post-70668718867089760292009-10-02T14:20:00.000-05:002009-10-02T14:20:16.455-05:00Wednesday's HeroThis Week's Post Was Suggested By <a href="http://www.thepinkflamingoblog.com">Cindy</a><br /><br /><center><img src="http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/3401/sgtjosesannicolascrisos.jpg" border="1" alt="1st Sgt. Jose San Nicolas Crisostomo"></center></img><center><I>1st Sgt. Jose San Nicolas Crisostomo<br />59 years old from Spanaway, Washington<br />August 18, 2009<br /><img src="http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/6231/armycl8.gif" alt="U.S. Army"></img><br /><br />Sorry for the presentation of this post, but haven't been feeling well and don't feel much like typing. You can read Sgt. Crisostomo's story <a href="http://www.guampdn.com/article/20090821/NEWS01/908210330/1002/Bomb-kills-Guam-son--Former-Inarajan-resident-died-Aug.-18-in-Aghanistan">here</a> and <a href="http://www.guamnewsfactor.com/200909041042/News-Analysis/Chamorro-War-Hero-Inspires-U.S.-Senator-To-Call-For-More-Troops-In-Afghanistan.html">here</a>.</center></I><br /><br />These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.<br /><FONT COLOR=red><FONT SIZE=2>We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived</FONT SIZE></FONT COLOR><br /><br /><B>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 <a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/2006/08/wednesday-hero-blogroll.html">here</a>.</B><br /><center><img src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1184/whl2xp5.jpg" border="1" alt="Wednesday Hero Logo"></center></img>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968654.post-25293387309836493052009-09-23T07:09:00.000-05:002009-09-23T13:10:14.060-05:00Wednesday's Hero<center><img src="http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/9049/ltjohnmadea.jpg" alt="Lt. John Madea" border="1" /></center><center><i>Lt. John Madea<br /><img src="http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/5218/navykp4.gif" alt="U.S. Navy" /><br /><br />Lt. John Madea holds his daughter as she is baptized with holy water from the ship's bell of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). This is the fourth person baptized aboard Tortuga since the ship's christening in 1988, and her name will be inscribed inside the bell as a tradition of the U.S. Navy.</i></center><i></i><br /><br />Photo Courtesy U.S. Navy<br />Taken By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Geronimo Aquino<br /><br />These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.<br /><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived</span></span><br /><br /><b>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 <a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/2006/08/wednesday-hero-blogroll.html">here</a>.</b><br /><center><img src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1184/whl2xp5.jpg" alt="Wednesday Hero Logo" border="1" /></center>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968654.post-61893228105302120302009-09-16T05:11:00.001-05:002009-09-16T05:11:20.075-05:00Wednesday's HeroThis Week's Post Is Via <a href="http://gazingattheflag.blogspot.com/">Gazing At The Flag</a><br /><br /><center><img src="http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/6540/pfctuckerlowellthomas.jpg" alt="PFC Thomas Lowell Tucker" border="1" /></center><center><i>PFC Thomas Lowell Tucker<br />24 years old from Madras, Oregon<br />B Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division<br />June 16, 2006<br /><img src="http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/6231/armycl8.gif" alt="U.S. Army" /><br /><br /><a href="http://gazingattheflag.blogspot.com/2009/08/going-to-dedication-of-pfc-thomas.html">Flag Gazer has a great post up on the dedication of the PFC Thomas Tucker memorial.</a></i></center><i></i><br /><br />These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.<br /><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived</span></span><br /><br /><b>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 <a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/2006/08/wednesday-hero-blogroll.html">here</a>.</b><br /><center><img src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1184/whl2xp5.jpg" alt="Wednesday Hero Logo" border="1" /></center>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968654.post-68826427434535955792009-09-01T06:03:00.000-05:002009-09-01T06:03:00.619-05:00Tuesday's Hero<i>Today marks the third anniversary of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. Not the actual Wednesday Hero posts. Those posts were started in 2005. This marks the third year of when these posts went public for anyone to post them. And it's taken off like gangbusters. People have signed up and wanted to take part in honoring those who do what they do in the name of freedom. At one point reaching over 100 participating sites. Thank you all who have signed up and those of you who read and comment on these posts. These people, whether they're actually in the military or are just doing something to aid those in the military, deserve to be remembered.</i><br /><br />Christopher Lee<br /><a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/">Right-Wing & Rightminded</a><br /><br />These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.<br /><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived</span></span><br /><br /><b>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 <a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/2006/08/wednesday-hero-blogroll.html">here</a>.</b><br /><center><img src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1184/whl2xp5.jpg" alt="Wednesday Hero Logo" border="1" /></center>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968654.post-29996834912192034902009-08-26T07:34:00.001-05:002009-08-26T07:34:59.236-05:00Wednesday's Hero<center><img src="http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/6339/sgt1stclassdonaldjohnso.jpg" alt="Sgt. 1st Class Donald Johnson" border="1" /></center><center><i>Sgt. 1st Class Donald Johnson<br /><img src="http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/6231/armycl8.gif" alt="U.S. Army" /><br /><br />Sgt. 1st Class Donald Johnson, the electronic warfare officer of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, talks with local Iraqi kids while on a patrol.</i></center><i></i><br /><br />Photo courtesy of United States Army<br />Taken by Pfc. Evan Loyd<br /><br />These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.<br /><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived</span></span><br /><br /><b>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 <a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/2006/08/wednesday-hero-blogroll.html">here</a>.</b><br /><center><img src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1184/whl2xp5.jpg" alt="Wednesday Hero Logo" border="1" /></center>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968654.post-56588235759249884982009-08-12T06:20:00.000-05:002009-08-12T06:20:00.975-05:00Wednesday's Hero<center><img src="http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1756/yeoman1stclasstimothygi.jpg" alt="Yeoman 1st Class Timothy Gilbert" border="1" /></center><center><i>Yeoman 1st Class Timothy Gilbert<br /><img src="http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/5218/navykp4.gif" alt="U.S. Navy" /><br /><br />Yeoman 1st Class Timothy Gilbert, assigned to Headquarters Company of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB 74), donates blood during a blood drive for his six-year-old daughter at the Naval Construction Battalion Center base chapel. Gilbert's daughter has been diagnosed with atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor and is receiving chemotherapy at Tulane Childrens Hospital.</i></center><i></i><br /><br />Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan G. Wilber courtesy of United States Navy.<br /><br />These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.<br /><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived</span></span><br /><br /><b>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 <a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/2006/08/wednesday-hero-blogroll.html">here</a>.</b><br /><center><img src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1184/whl2xp5.jpg" alt="Wednesday Hero Logo" border="1" /></center>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968654.post-64133842581530492242009-08-05T10:09:00.000-05:002009-08-05T10:09:00.842-05:00Wednesday's Hero<center><img src="http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/6818/lancecpljeremyptamburel.jpg" alt="Lance Cpl. Jeremy P. Tamburello" border="1" /></center><center><i>Lance Cpl. Jeremy P. Tamburello<br />19 years old from Denver, Colorado<br />1st Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force<br />November 8, 2005<br /><img src="http://img350.imageshack.us/img350/1228/marinessh9.jpg" alt="U.S.M.C" /><br /><br />His parents didn't want him to enlist, but it was his passion for helping people that led L/Cpl. Jeremy Tamburello to the military. "He was a very noble, very compassionate, very brave man" said L/Cpl. Tamburello's father, Kevin. "He knew that he was going to have to go to Iraq and he knew that he might die, but he went anyway."<br /><br />L/Cpl. Tamburello was killed by an IED while conducting combat operations near Rutbah, Iraq.</i></center><i></i><br /><br />These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.<br /><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived</span></span><br /><br /><b>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 <a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/2006/08/wednesday-hero-blogroll.html">here</a>.</b><br /><center><img src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1184/whl2xp5.jpg" alt="Wednesday Hero Logo" border="1" /></center>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968654.post-75107620260417459632009-07-29T06:12:00.000-05:002009-07-29T06:13:32.707-05:00Wednesday's Hero<center><img src="http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/7005/ssgtdarrellpowers.jpg" alt="SSgt. Darrell " shifty="" powers="" border="1" /></center><center><i>SSgt. Darrell "Shifty" Power<br />86 years old from Dickerson County, Virginia<br />E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division<br />June 17, 2009<br /><img src="http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/6231/armycl8.gif" alt="U.S. Army" /><br /><br />The world lost one of it's true heroes a couple of weeks ago. Darrell "Shifty" Powers passed away on June 17 of cancer. "Shifty" was part of the famed E Co/2/506 of the 101st Airborne Division. Easy Company. The <a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/2009/06/wednesday-hero_24.html">Band Of Brothers</a>.<br /><br />"I loved everything about my daddy," said Margo Johnson, daughter of SSgt. Powers. "He never bragged about what he did in the war. And for a lot of years, he never even talked much about what he did unless someone asked him about it. But he truly was a hero to me. Just like he'd been to the people who know him as a soldier in a [mini-series]."</i></center><i></i><br /><br />These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.<br /><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived</span></span><br /><br /><b>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 <a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/2006/08/wednesday-hero-blogroll.html">here</a>.</b><br /><center><img src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1184/whl2xp5.jpg" alt="Wednesday Hero Logo" border="1" /></center>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968654.post-49189624483764580572009-07-22T06:37:00.000-05:002009-07-22T06:38:23.512-05:00Wednesday's Hero<center><img src="http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/1917/sgtgabe.jpg" alt="Sgt. 1st Class Gabe" border="0" /></center><center><i>Assoluta Tranquillita did a post a few days ago and after last week's Wednesday Hero felt it would be good to profile <a href="http://assolutatranquillita.blogspot.com/2009/07/every-day-hero-1st-sgt-gabe.html">Sgt. 1st Class Gabe</a> of the 178th Military Police Detachment, 20th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade. Is it wrong to be jealous of a dog? Be sure to read the Defend America article linked to in the post.</i></center><i></i><br /><br />These brave men and women, and dogs, sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.<br /><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived</span></span><br /><br /><b>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 <a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/2006/08/wednesday-hero-blogroll.html">here</a>.</b><br /><center><img src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1184/whl2xp5.jpg" alt="Wednesday Hero Logo" border="1" /></center>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968654.post-54281992053007359552009-07-15T08:11:00.000-05:002009-07-15T20:12:20.847-05:00Wednesday's Hero<center><img src="http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/8894/sgt1stclassgregoryarodr.jpg" alt="Sgt. 1st Class Gregory A. Rodriguez & Jacko" border="1" /></center><center><i>Sgt. 1st Class Gregory A. Rodriguez & Jacko<br />35 years old from Weidman, Michigan<br />K-9 unit of the 527th Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th MP Brigade<br />September 2, 2008<br /><img src="http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/6231/armycl8.gif" alt="U.S. Army" /><br /><br />"I asked Greg if anything ever happened to him where he'd prefer to be buried," Sgt. Rodriguez's wife, Laura, told the Morning Sun of Mount Pleasant, "and he told me Arlington, as he wanted to be among the best and the brave."<br /><br />"Rod," as he was known to his Army buddies, was a Red Wings fan who loved to hassle fans of other hockey teams he met during his military career, said Laura. "Greg loved to push everyone's buttons and get people going with his rare, unique sense of sarcasm," she said. At the same time, her husband, a military police dog handler whose dog, Jacko, survived the fatal ambush, was "a very committed, loyal individual and could be counted on whenever needed."<br /><br />Sgt. 1st Class Gregory A. Rodriguez died of wounds suffered in Ana Kalay, Afghanistan, when his mounted patrol came under small-arms fire.<br /><br />"My brother liked to be the law," said Lisa Dombrowski. "He liked justice. If it wasn't right, he made it right."<br /><br />He is survived by his sister, wife and three children.</i></center><i></i><br /><br />All Information Was Found On And Copied From <a href="http://www.militarycity.com/">MilitaryCity.com</a><br /><br />These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.<br /><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived</span></span><br /><br /><b>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 <a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/2006/08/wednesday-hero-blogroll.html">here</a>.</b><br /><center><img src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1184/whl2xp5.jpg" alt="Wednesday Hero Logo" border="1" /></center>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968654.post-56714794597645663952009-07-08T08:11:00.000-05:002009-07-08T08:11:00.075-05:00Wednesday's Hero<center><img src="http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/4226/cplreynoldarmand.jpg" border="1" alt="Cpl. Reynold Armand"></center></img><center><I>Cpl. Reynold Armand<br />21 years old from Rochester, New York<br />2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force<br />August 7, 2007<br /><img src="http://img350.imageshack.us/img350/1228/marinessh9.jpg" alt="U.S. Marines"></img><br /><br />Reynold Armand didn't want to wait until he turned 18 to join the Marines. He persuaded his adoptive mother to sign papers allowing him to sign up a year early.<br /><br />"I'm very proud of him," said his father, Carl Armand. "When he was home, he gave no sign of being afraid." Armand didn't speak much about his experiences in Iraq, according to family members, saying only that most Iraqi civilians he encountered were very nice.<br /><br />"We used to send him a lot of candy," said his mother, Alma Armand. "He would pass it out."<br /><br />Manny Rodriguez, 21, of Rochester met Armand five years ago at New Day Church in Rochester, where both young men were members of the youth group. "He was such an amazing all-around person. He was so easy and comfortable to be around. He liked people for who they are."<br /><br />No definitive report could be found on how Cpl. Armand died. Some report that he was killed when shot and others report that he was killed by an IED that exploded near his vehicle in Balad, Iraq.</center></I><br /><br />All Information Was Found On And Copied From <a href="http://www.militarycity.com">MilitaryCity.com</a> with help from <a href="http://kasee60.blogspot.com">Kathi</a><br /><br />These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.<br /><FONT COLOR=red><FONT SIZE=2>We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived</FONT SIZE></FONT COLOR><br /><br /><B>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 <a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/2006/08/wednesday-hero-blogroll.html">here</a>.</B><br /><center><img src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1184/whl2xp5.jpg" border="1" alt="Wednesday Hero Logo"></center></img>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968654.post-11331127746882787382009-07-01T06:32:00.000-05:002009-07-01T06:32:00.988-05:00Wednesday's Hero<center><img src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/797/forceprotectionteam.jpg" alt="Force Protection Team" border="1" /></center><center><i>Force Protection Team<br /><img src="http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/6231/armycl8.gif" alt="U.S. Army" /><br /><br />Members of the force protection team at Camp Eggars, Afghanistan, assess damage resulting from an explosion near the gate. A vehicle-born improvised explosive device exploded near the German Embassy and a U.S. base. Eliminating threats such as the VBIED is the focus of Army's 3rd Counter-IED Conference that was scheduled July 28-30.</i></center><i></i><br /><br />These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.<br /><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived</span></span><br /><br /><b>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 <a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/2006/08/wednesday-hero-blogroll.html">here</a>.</b><br /><center><img src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1184/whl2xp5.jpg" alt="Wednesday Hero Logo" border="1" /></center>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968654.post-24096859602135594392009-06-24T12:02:00.000-05:002009-06-24T12:02:01.822-05:00Wednesday's Hero<center><img src="http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/9253/bandofbrothers.jpg" border="1" alt="Band Of Brothers"></center></img><center><I>Band Of Brothers<br /><img src="http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/6231/armycl8.gif" alt="U.S. Army"></img><br /><br />Something a little different this week. Instead of profiling a service member, Wednesday Hero will be profiling a movie. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Band-Brothers-Damien-Lewis/dp/B00006CXSS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1245539574&sr=8-1">Band Of Brothers</a>. It was a miniseries tha aired on HBO in 2001. It follows Maj. Richard Winters, Cpt. Lewis Nixon and the men of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, aka E-Company or <a href="http://www.menofeasycompany.com/home/index.php">Easy Company</a> on their march to Germany. From their training to their battles at Normandy and Bastogne, their liberation of the Kaufering IV concentration camp to their taking of Hitler's Eagle Nest. A great cast and great writing make this one of the best war movies ever made. But it is graphic in visuals and language. And parts of it may be hard to watch, but it is worth it.<br /><br />What the men of E-Company did will never be forgotten. They are the heroes that helped the cause of freedom.</center></I><br /><br />These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.<br /><FONT COLOR=red><FONT SIZE=2>We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived</FONT SIZE></FONT COLOR><br /><br /><B>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 <a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/2006/08/wednesday-hero-blogroll.html">here</a>.</B><br /><center><img src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1184/whl2xp5.jpg" border="1" alt="Wednesday Hero Logo"></center></img>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968654.post-81681317708853686272009-06-23T10:02:00.000-05:002009-06-23T10:21:26.785-05:00The "I'm Still Here" Round-upStill not much out there that makes me want to blog (political burnout will do that to a person, I guess), but a few tidbits caught my eye.<br /><br /><ul><li>As summer heats up, don't forget to check out <a href="http://wattsupwiththat.com/">this site</a> from time to time to arm yourself with more "no, climate change still isn't what it's cracked up to be" goodness. </li><li>He only rocked the Blue Note for a year, but... dang, he was an awesome player. <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=4280400">Congrats</a>!<br /></li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_crosby">Sid the Kid</a> has his <strike>day</strike> night with the Cup... how cute!!!!<center><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v374/beth_yeah_right_whatever/?action=view&current=stanley-cup12.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 289px; height: 217px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v374/beth_yeah_right_whatever/stanley-cup12.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></center><p></p></li><li>Oh, how <a href="http://deadspin.com/5299843/favre-favre-favre-favre">the mighty</a> have <strike>fallen</strike> grown stupid in their dotage.</li><li>Speaking of <a href="http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D98VS5RG1&show_article=1">the "mighty" falling</a>, how bad is it when <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2009/06/glaad-asks-perez-hilton-to-say-sorry-for-gay-slur-flung-at-will-i-am.html">GLAAD tells him to back off</a>. </li><li>Maybe<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Politics/story?id=7882279&page=1"> Michelle will have better luck</a> with it that Hillary did... I hope not, but... </li><li><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5300283/the-floppy-is-back">Aw.... How... 90s...</a> but if they actually went into production with these, they'd sell. You know they would.</li><li><a href="http://io9.com/5299919/nasa-volcano-image-shows-atmospheric-shockwave">Very cool pic</a> of an atmospheric shock wave:<center><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v374/beth_yeah_right_whatever/?action=view&current=volcano800.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 372px; height: 247px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v374/beth_yeah_right_whatever/volcano800.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></center></li></ul><br />Well, that's all I've got for now... maybe I'll write more... need some inspiration, I guess...Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968654.post-41878812327841754222009-06-17T09:15:00.001-05:002009-06-17T09:15:43.056-05:00Wednesday's Hero<center><img src="http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/2398/pvtwilliamlong1.jpg" alt="Pvt. William Long" border="1" /></center><center><i>Pvt. William Long<br />23 years old from Conway, Arkansas<br />D Company, 2nd Battalion, 58th Infantry<br />June 1, 2009<br /><img src="http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/6231/armycl8.gif" alt="U.S. Army" /><br /><br />"My brother taught me valuable lessons and made me the man I am today," said Pfc. Triston Long, brother of Pvt. William Long. "My commander said, 'Make your brother one of us.' I will miss my brother with all that I am, and I serve in honor of him."<br /><br />Pvt. William Long had just completed basic training and was set to ship out on June 8 to his first duty station in Korea when he and Private Second Class Quinton Ezeagwula were shot outside a Little Rock, Arkansas Army-Navy Recruiting Center by Abdul Hakim Mujahid Muhammad. They were in Little Rock to speak to with potential recruits about their experiences.<br /><br />Pvt. Long's father, Daris Long, a former Marine, wrote a letter to give to him when he shipped out for South Korea. In that letter he wrote, "Your day only ends when you�ve done your duty. You and your brother � are both heroes for having the moral courage to stand up when your country needs you most. You are in my hopes and my thoughts and my prayers. You are my son, you are my hero. I love you. Semper fidelis."<br /><br />Along with his father and brother, Pvt. William Long is survived by his mother, Janet, who had served in the Navy herself.</i></center><i></i><br /><br />All Information Was Found On And Copied From <a href="http://www.redstate.com/index.php?tag=private-william-long/">RedState</a>, <a href="http://sipseystreetirregulars.blogspot.com/2009/06/remember-pvt-william-long.html">Sipsey Street Irregulars</a> & <a href="http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/06/ap_william_long_funeral_060809/">Army Times</a> with help from <a href="http://kasee60.blogspot.com/">Kathi</a><br /><br />These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.<br /><span style="color:red;"><span style="font-size:85%;">We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived</span></span><br /><br /><b>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 <a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/2006/08/wednesday-hero-blogroll.html">here</a>.</b><br /><center><img src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1184/whl2xp5.jpg" alt="Wednesday Hero Logo" border="1" /></center>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968654.post-6788024585051799142009-06-10T10:11:00.001-05:002009-06-10T10:11:00.456-05:00Wednesday's Hero<pre><center><img src="http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/7808/marcalee1.jpg" alt="Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class (SEAL) Marc A. Lee" border="1" /></center><center><i>Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class (SEAL) Marc A. Lee<br />28 years old from Hood River, Oregon<br />Navy SEAL<br />August 2, 2006<br /><img src="http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/5218/navykp4.gif" alt="U.S. Navy" /><br /><br />"Marc was amazing. He was my best friend, my love," his widow, Maya, said.<br /><br />Petty Officer Marc A. Lee joined the Navy in 2001 and became an AO after completing Naval Air Technical Training. Later that year he attempted to complete the grueling <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BUD/S#Basic_Underwater_Demolitions.2FSEAL_.28BUD.2FS.29">BUD/S</a> program but caught pneumonia and had to drop out. He tried again in 2004 and completed the course.<br /><br />On August 2, 2006, Marc A. Lee became the first SEAL to be killed in combat in Iraq when he was fatally wounded in a firefight in Ramadi, Iraq. The following is from the award citation:<br /><br />"During the operation, one element member was wounded by enemy fire. The element completed the casualty evacuation, regrouped and returned onto the battlefield to continue the fight. Petty Officer Lee and his SEAL element maneuvered to assault an unidentified enemy position. He, his teammates, Bradley Fighting Vehicles and Abrams tanks engaged enemy positions with suppressive fire from an adjacent building to the north.<br /><br />"To protect the lives of his teammates, he fearlessly exposed himself to direct enemy fire by engaging the enemy with his machine gun and was mortally wounded in the engagement. His brave actions in the line of fire saved the lives of many of his teammates"<br /><br />"It was so like Marc to give up his life to save his friends," his mother, Debbie Lee, told the Hood River News. "I am so proud of him. He is my hero."<br /><br />Petty Officer Lee was posthumously awarded a Bronze Star with combat "V" for his actions in Iraq during his team's combat tour and the Purple Heart medal.</i></center><i></i><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">All Information Was Found On And Copied From <a href="http://www.militarycity.com/">MilitaryCity.com</a><br /><br />These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:red;">We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived<br /><br /><b>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 <a href="http://rightwingrightminded.blogspot.com/2006/08/wednesday-hero-blogroll.html">here</a>.</b><br /><center><img src="http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/1184/whl2xp5.jpg" alt="Wednesday Hero Logo" border="1" /></center></span></pre>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18264377585026308858noreply@blogger.com