I apologize...jockeying with FIVE people in the house this past week or so for computer time has left my blogging light. Plus....it's Summer:)
I think this might be a week and a half's worth of web surfing for mentions of Soldiers Angels, but here are some links I thought might be of interest.
I'm going to send y'all over to my other blog, to read this
I had plans to get a blog post up today, but AOL Journals have intermittantly been out of commission this afternoon.
So, just wanted to pop in while I had this window of opportunity and Journals were working, to say ,Hope to have a post up tomorrow, AOL-permitting.
Welcome to this week's installment where all the member bloggers of Wednesday Hero collectively honor many of the real hero's found in this country who's names and bio's have been provided to us for these humble tributes by blogroll creator Indian Chris @ Right Wing and Right Minded.
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.
We Should Not Only MournThese Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived
This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. To find out more about Wednesday Hero, you can go here.
A whole year after I did a blog post about my Grandfather's service in WW II on the USS Pamanset
Click here: Some of My Family History,Grandad in WW II (Updated)
I am still receiving comments and emails every once in awhile, either from Navy veterans who served with Grandad, or from the children or grandchildren of those veterans. This is one of the things that makes me love the Internet! :)
I also did a post sometime after that one, about my Aunt's service in the Army Nurse Corps during the Vietnam War.
Click here: For My Aunt...A Thank You to an Army Nurse Corps Vietnam Veteran
I haven't received any comments or emails from anyone who thinks they may have served with her, or been under her care, when she served with the 91st Evac in Phu Hiep and Tuy Hoa from August of 1967 to August of 1968...but I'm still hoping!
The Fighting 6th Marines put up this a few days ago
Click here: Warm Greetings - Fightin' 6th Marines!
and then today there is This wonderful update on the email project for them on Blackfive
Click here: BLACKFIVE: RCT-6 Update: 4,970 emails and Three Flags
I got an update with some Fantastic news! from the CaringBridge page for
From a post by the AOL Journals Editor comes a link to this site I hadn't come across before
Click here: Flickr: soldiersmediacenter
(and,speaking of Flickr, my brother-in-law always has great pictures up
(Just wanted to say that I went ahead and deleted my post from earlier this week, about sending cooling neck scarves to the guys in Bad Voodoo Platoon ....turns out someone in the "Hausfrau' network
(the term 'hausfrau' was first applied to supporters of JP when he was deployed in Afghanistan two years ago, by a commenter on his blog, to describe all of us 'motherly' types who were commenting on his blog, and supporting him in various ways )
anyway,turns out someone in the 'Hausfrau' network already had the mission underway,to get the scarves to 'our guys', and at this point we are just waiting to make certain that they will be allowed to wear them, and then the mission will be a 'Go' :)
And now, for this week's installment of Soldiers Angels Web Surfing.
Click here: Minnesota Soldiers' Angel: Greetings from The Big Apple
Thank You for Your Support
Click here: Angel Kisses: New Eligibility Requirements Effective Today For Joining the Soldiers' Angels "Letter Writing Team"
Click here: A Soldier’s Mind » Soldiers' Angels Europe needs help!
Click here: WE WANT MAIL! - German Soldiers | Soldiers’ Angels Europe
Click here: Soldiers Angels New York: Saturday In a Small Town
Click here: Miss Behavin - Behavin as Usual: Hit Home...
Click here: Soldiers' Angel - Holly Aho - 3 1/2 Weeks - What could you do?
Lastly, from the Soldiers Angels Network blog, comes this story
I'm both a member of Soldiers Angels AND an LPN who works in an assisted living facility. This story combined two of my passions, and warmed my heart:)
Welcome to this week's installment where all the member bloggers of Wednesday Hero collectively honor many of the real hero's found in this country who's names and bio's have been provided to us for these humble tributes by blogroll creator Indian Chris @ Right Wing and Right Minded.
Lance Cpl. Hatak Yuka Keyu M. Yearby 21 years old from Overbrook, Oklahoma 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force May 14, 2006
Hatak Yuka Keyu Martin Yearby was remembered in funeral services as a small town boy who balanced his Choctaw tribal heritage and his military life. He did traditional American Indian dances with grace, compassion, discipline and free spirit — "the way he lived his life," the Rev. Timm Emmons said Monday.
"He had a desire to be in the military since he was a young boy. And he believed in what he was doing. He was a warrior, and he was a hero and he finished the course."
Yearby was killed by a roadside bomb, along with fellow Lance Cpl. Jose S. MarinDominguez Jr., in the Al Anbar province of Iraq, two months after he arrived in that country.
Friends and family, fellow American Indians, teachers and classmates filed past his open casket for an hour after the funeral while a U.S. Marine Corps honor guard stood at attention.
About 1,000 people attended a funeral service meant to celebrate the life of the 21-year-old newlywed from Overbrook in southern Oklahoma’s Love County. Those who spoke in the packed Marietta High School auditorium talked of how he loved to hunt, but never came back with anything. He played tricks, won dancing awards at powwows and appeared on a recruiting magazine for Upward Bound because of a headdress he made from a T-shirt.
Nine of his friends stood on stage to remember Yearby. Jake Barber spoke for them, pausing several times to regain his composure. "Many great words describe Hatak. The only real word you need to say is 'brother'. He will always be known to us as the ace of spades, the most important card in the deck. He touched us so dearly that words cannot explain,".
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.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived
This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. To find out more about Wednesday Hero, you can go here.
(Friend and fellow troop supporter Trish sent me the following, please feel free to pass the word along!:)
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Martha and Seth met while they were both deployed in Iraq. They now live in Kentucky and are expecting their first child (a boy) in August. 
Two of the bloggers listed on the sidebar are coming home, Hurray!
Click here: The Online Chaplain: Thank You
Click here: Half a World Away: Fisher House Update, On the Way!
(and FYI....Sack in Iraq above has EXCEEDED his goal for the donations for the Fisher House, for the run he is making in the Chicago marathon by 180 % thus far....WAY TO GO, EVERYONE!:)
And, WELCOME HOME! to these fine soldiers, and all those who have served with them!
As they come home....some others are heading out. Yes, I'm talking about the guys of
the platoon to which the most excellent JP at Milblogging.com belongs.
And, if you're looking for some soldiers to support? Why not these guys?
Click here: Bad Voodoo Platoon - Service & Support
The address to send mail and packages is listed on the link above, along with a list of items they would like to receive in the care packages.
And, if you'd like to know more about the guys in the platoon? Team members are listed here
I was late to the RCT 6 email party and didn't post about it till yesterday, as on Flag Day I was watching our Amry MP graduate from training
(and I'm going to say again "Platoon Honors Grad"!! because, if we don't brag on the boyfriend's son, who will? LOL:)
But, Grim over at Blackfive first posted about the Regimental Combat Team 6 hoping for emails of support ON Flag day
Click here: BLACKFIVE: Roundtable with Col. Simcock, Commander USMC RCT-6
and that's now FIVE days ago.
They are up to 1,500 emails, according to today's update
Ok, the pic is just a 'teaser' :)....you can see All the pics I've uploaded to Flickr
here http://www.flickr.com/photos/kasee102/
And now, it's Monday morning....back to the 'real world', and back to work for me later today.
In the meantime, here's two projects I came across that I wanted to pass on. Both are via my Angel friend, Lisa in DC, who is shaping up to be a fantastic blogger! (and I think she should be getting Way more hits,hint,hint...:)
First of all, want to send a supportive email to a Marine? here's how
To all the Dad's (and Dad's to be:) in my family,
and to all Fathers everywhere!
Well, we got home Early this morning,Yay! 15 hours there on Tuesday, and 15 hours drive Back after Graduation on Thursday. NOT something I ever would really like to do again, LOL (the drive:)
Graduation was awesome, and my Big News is that Dustin was a
Platoon Honor Graduate
for his platoon!! Hurray! for Dustin!
The certificate reads:
"In recognition of exceptional performance....resulting in his selection as the most outstanding Soldier for ..(his platoon)."
He didn't tell us he was getting this, so wish someone had been there to take a picture of our faces when we opened the program and read it:)
I have some pics up, some of ours and some he had taken on his camera. He doesn't know I took two pics of him sleeping on the drive home,LOL,which he did for a large part of the drive....guess he was Really Tired:)
We rolled in at home about 3 am, and I have just now had time to sit down and write this post after uploading the pictures(and,of course, already starting to play around with some of the pictures:) Tomorrow night we're having a party for him, to give all his friends a chance to stop by and see him, so I suppose it'll be a few days before I get back into the swing of blogging again,
but I did just want to pop in to say We're Back, He's Graduated! and now he's home for awhile :)
And also to once again say a big THANK YOU to all of you who sent cards for him!! He read them during the drive home, he thought that was really cool, to get cards from all over the country (and the world :)
(I'm putting up this Wednesday Hero post early, as we will be gone this week to see Dustin graduate from Army training! :)
This Weeks Hero Was Suggested By Malinda
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.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived
This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. To find out more about Wednesday Hero, you can go here.
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And Sunni Kay passed on the information about this
July 28, 2007 7:30 a.m.— 5K Run/1.5 Mile Walk/Children’s Fun RunHero’s run is being organized by the family members of U.S. Army Captain Travis Patriquin. Travis was killed on December 06, 2006 in Ramadi, Iraq along side Marine Major Megan McClung and Army Gunner Vincent VJ Pomante, by a roadside bomb. Travis left behind 3 beautiful children and a wife. Travis, was the creator of “How to Win in Al Anbar” PowerPoint. This PowerPoint has made its move up to the White House. In honor of Travis, Megan and Vincent we have organized the HEROES RUN, a 5K, 1.5mile walk and Children’s Fun Run benefiting the Travis Patriquin Family Memorial Fund and the Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund.
(Again, please go check out more about this here)
And pass the word along!
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As I said above, we're gone this week, so the blog will be quiet. Wishing everyone
And this is a great graphic a friend made,
CONGRATULATIONS! Dustin
First of all, Kat's husband is Home, as per this update
"Reverse" mail call is just when I write about letters Received from the troops.
As every Soldiers Angel member knows, that's when you do the 'happy dance',LOL. (and as the Family member of every Soldiers Angel knows....that's when you roll your eyes and say 'oh,gosh, Mom must've gotten another letter back from a soldier,since she's acting all excited and goofy.")
Well, I was able to do the 'happy dance' this past week, as I got the Sweetest letter from a Marine. (which I don't think 'sweet' is usually a term that you immediately think of, when you think 'Marine'?:)
I am always astounded, and humbled, by complete strangers that I send my slightly goofy letters off to (and more about my writing later in the post,lol)...who take the time in the middle of serving in a War zone, for pete's sakes, to say 'thank you'.
What the young Marine had to say was awesomely wonderful, and warmed my heart no end.
To quote in part:
"Soldiers Angels has been incredible concerning the level of support they've shown my platoon and I. It's people like you that remind us of our true mission."
and "I've actually been surprised, by how many people write just to say thank you".
But mostly I wanted to share the letter because the following is why I, and every other member of Soldiers Angels (and all the other troop support sites) Do what we Do.
"I hope that you continue to write to service members. Whether they write back or not, I assure you they are grateful. I certainly am."
None of us who write to the troops ever EXPECT to receive a reply.....but, when you get one like that? It just renews your commitment to writing that much more!
Thank YOU, to "J" :) You made my week! :)
(And if you're at all interested in writing to the troops yourself? Please check out Soldiers Angels at http://www.soldiersangels.org/ )
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Now, for the part about my writing? I may 'throw like a girl",LOL....but apparently, I write...like a Guy??
My friend over at Random Threads had a post earlier this week "Does your writing give clues to your gender?"
and if you go by and check her post out, you can test yourself.
Beware,though. I tested myself, 57 ways to Sunday,LOL.....and the results ALWAYS came back that my writing was MALE.
I know it says it's not 100% accurate....but this is really messing with my head:)
Welcome to this week's installment where all the member bloggers of Wednesday Hero collectively honor many of the real hero's found in this country who's names and bio's have been provided to us for these humble tributes by blogroll creator Indian Chris @ Right Wing and Right Minded.
This Weeks Soldiers Were Suggested By Mary Ann
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.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived
This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. To find out more about Wednesday Hero, you can go here.
Yes, a member of the Westboro Baptist "Church" was finally arrested!
Phelps-Roper Arrested in Nebraska
Funeral protester arrested for allowing son to step on flag
Woman Arrested During Soldier's Funeral
Update Over at A Soldiers Mind
Terri researched the Nebraska flag statute, and it reads thusly:
Section 28-928
Mutilating a flag; penalty; flag, defined.
(1) A person commits the offense of mutilating a flag if such person intentionally casts contempt or ridicule upon a flag by mutilating, defacing, defiling, burning, or trampling upon such flag.
(2) Flag as used in this section shall mean any flag, ensign, banner, standard, colors, or replica or representation thereof which is an official or commonly recognized symbol of the United States or the State of Nebraska.
(3) Mutilation of a flag is a Class III misdemeanor.
(source: )
I have been remiss, in not adding 'Snog Dot" of Incoherent Ramblings to my blogroll, which has now been rectified:) (Hey, this IS someone I actually met at the Milblog Conference!)
So, I'm over at his blog today and notice this Quiz in one of his postings
Click here: - Quiz Galaxy - - How will you be defined in the dictionary?
and I take the quiz, using both my AOL screen name, and then just my name. I'm not too sure I liked the results,LOL.
Got this news from Chromed Curses just a few minutes ago:
Prayer RequestI got a call from Kat in GA and her husband is in the hospital.
She was at a funeral a couple of hours away from home and her husband was working on one of the cars. He collapsed in the driveway with heat stroke. Kat’s 13 year old called 911 and her hubby was rushed to the hospital. He spent the night in ICU with a 105 degree temperature. He was incoherent and dehydrated severely.
He is now back down to normal temperatures, but still hospitalized at least through today. Kat hasn’t heard anything about tomorrow. When they examined her husband, they found the beginnings of pneumonia, which may have worsened her husband’s susceptibility to the heat.
Please keep them all in your prayers for a quick recovery. If you have a blog, please put up a prayer request. Thanks
Yep, only 10 more days till the boyfriend's son
graduates from Army Basic Training! Woo Hoo!(or,probably, I should say "Hooah!":)
(and sheesh, good thing he never reads my blog, or he'd probably croak that I'm plastering his face all over the 'net,LOL)
As far as the 'updates on everyone and my brother"? I guess I should more specifically say "my brother's Newest Addition to the family"
Here is my newest niece, being held by her older sister
Sigh, I wish they didn't live 8,000 miles away. (I think that's right,lol, never was good at distances,though, I had to Google it) I've never met his oldest daughter yet, now I have TWO nieces to meet!!
(Update: ROFL. I was so busy posting the pic, guess I didn't take time to look closely...my youngest sis and a friend both had to point out to me that Tabatha is flashing the 'peace' sign. Sigh.....another 'senior moment', I guess:)
Got to give a shout out to Another friend who just became a new Auntie:)
Click here: Cat is my co-pilot: introducing...Miss Teagan Muir!
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Sack has an update(along with a very nice Thank You, which wasn't necessary but was much appreciated) Click here: Half a World Away: Fisher House Update, Pre-Marathon Training Complete
and two more stellar bloggers weighing in about him:)
Click here: Gazing at the Flag: Soldier Running Marathon for Fisher House
Click here: Bear Creek Ledger » Soldier in Iraq raising money for Fisher House
Thanks,ladies!
(and I am just over the moon, when I check the pledge page, at how the word is spreading. Go, Team Sack!)
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Got to mention my old friend JP from Milblogging.com.....He and the Bad Voodoo platoon are getting ready to deploy, and they are going to be, I think, the 'bloggingest bunch ever':) Go by their page to check out the blogs, and the Greetings videos they've posted for family and friends.
Click here: Bad Voodoo Platoon - Home Page
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There have been updates on two CaringBridge pages from recovering soldiers that I'm late in passing on
We must never forget that for some, the battle continues long after they have returned home.
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And continuing along the lines of 'never forget', a blogger listed in my sidebar begins the story of how he spent Memorial Day weekend Click here: Blog Machine City: hail the victorious dead
and a fellow Angel never forgets to mention those being remembered by the Living Legends team
Congratulations! to my brother Kirby and his wife Takaho, on the arrival of their second daughter!!
Welcome to the World, Tabatha:)
Love from Aunt Kathi
Well, this 'weekly feature' sort of fell by the wayside last week, but it's that time again.
Yesterday, I posted about one of my fave milbloggers, "Sack in Iraq" at Half a World Away . During his deployment, he's been training to run a marathon (which is amazing in itself, I think if I were deployed to a 'really hot place', I'd be lucky just to function,LOL)
Anyways, he's going to be running in the Chicago marathon in October. But he recently discovered that he could raise money for the Fisher House While running in the marathon. And so he has registered to do that.
I was most excited today to discover that some of the other bloggers that I alerted to this have already put up posts about it, Yay! Thanks So much to them!!
