Good-Bye Little Blog~AOL Journals Shutting Down

Well, I was saddened to read today that AOL Journals will be closing down on Oct.31,2008.

Since I had a suspicion this might be coming? I had already started a Blogger blog, where I've been cross-posting.

You can find me on Blogger at this link

Mail Call! Supporting the Troops

I started this little blog on AOL in March of 2006. I learned a lot about blogging using AOL Journals, and I'm sad to see AOL decide that they wanted to get rid of this particular product .

I won't be posting here anymore, I'll leave this post up so that you can follow me to my new 'home', just remember the link is here

Mail Call! Supporting the Troops

Hope to see you there!

Kathi

Soldiers Angels Web Surfing

Another weekly surf of the web for news by and about Soldiers Angels

Here's a new Angel at Everything is going to be all right Welcome! and 'Happy Angeling':)

 Over at Soldiers Angels Louisiana Greta talks about My adopted soldier

Wounded Warrior Support talks about a Priceless moment

 Shelle and SA get kudos at Wingtip 2 Wingtip

And Soldiers Angels get a Thank You from Balad CASF Medic to all Angels over at Soldiers Angels Germany

From the Victorville,CA Daily Press, a story about Quilters Honor Soldiers

View from the 8th Floor recently participated in a Blanket Making Marathon

And Willie at A German-American Friendship Bracelet covers

 News and stories around Soldiers Angels

Finally, last Sunday Life in the Northeast asked us once again to Remember...

 

That's the surf for this past week.

 

Tags: Soldiers Angels

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Wednesday Hero

Click Image For Full Size Yeoman 3rd Class Margret Ueberlauer           Yeoman 3rd Class Margret Ueberlauer hands out toys to HIV infected children during a community relations project at the Camillian Center in Pattaya, Thailand. The USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.    

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. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.

 

 

Tags: Wednesday Hero, US Navy, Military

"Soldiers Mean More"

Wow. Go here  Soldiers Mean More  and check out the video and song.

 

A Short Roundup of Blogposts about the 2008 Milblog Convention

While I'm sure more posts will surface in the next few days (as their blog writers 'surface' from recovery from partying on Friday night, judging by some of the pics floating around,lol)

I'm just going to try and do a quick post linking to some of them.

2008 Milblog Convention Links

Mudville Gazette had some good links up to other's posts  There Will Be Stories

The guys at Blackfive have some posts up  Here  and   Here

Soldiers Angels-Holly Aho weighs in with  So You Missed the Milblog Conference...

Terri from A Soldier's Mind had  extensive coverage

Matt Bernard from Veteran's Affairs had a good post up  here

Francis Marion from Where I Stand! had the Obligatory Milblog Conference Post

Lt. Nixon Rants  weighed in here

Toby Nunn had several good posts on  his blog

Finally, JP from Milblogging.com, who received numerous kudos for his speaking (and clothing choices,lol:)  has only managed thus far to post  This

and I had to go to Shelle over at  Soldiers Angels Network to find out who won the Milbloggies  !

 

That's the quick and dirty on the links thus far.

 

 

 

 

Soldiers Angels Web Surfing

My weekly surf of the web for news by, and about, Soldiers Angels

While I can't be in Vegas.....there are quite a few Angels there, like Greta , of course....and Shelle and Holly ,to name just a few. Hope y'all have a great time!

 I'll just pass on a few tidbits I came across this week. The awesome folks at the Quilter's Compass Blog check in again with Soldiers Angels Quilts

New Angels!

At So Very Blessed, they Adopted a Soldier, inspired by Ky Woman

And here's another new Angel at eRevolution.us

Over at Tanker Brothers, they have a video tribute to All the troops, sent in by a Canadian I've Got Your Back

And lastly, the Ladies of Liberty blog highlights a Fallen SA Hero who was laid to rest today Fallen SA Hero: SSGT Renee A. Deville

Godspeed,Renee....you touched the hearts of so many in Soldiers Angels.

 

Tags: Soldiers Angels

Wish I was in Vegas!!

at the 2008 Milblog Conference  

ah well....maybe next year.

 

 

Wednesday Hero

LCPL  Jason Hanson 21 years old from Forks, Washington 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force July 29, 2006

   

LCPL  Jason Hanson died when a gasoline truck near a building he was in exploded, causing the building to collapse in Al Anbar province, Iraq.   Three other Marines were also killed in the blast. Lance Cpl. Anthony E. Butterfield, 19 yrs. old, of Clovis, California; Cpl. Phillip E. Baucus, 28 yrs. old, of Wolf Creek, Montana; Sgt. Christian B. Williams, 27 yrs. old, of Winter Haven, Florida. Hanson graduated in 2003 and joined the Marines in 2005. He married his wife just before shipping out.      

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. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.

 

Tags: Wednesday Hero, US Marines, Military, War on Terror

From Spirit of America

(Can you tell that I'm catching up on all the things that work and life have prevented me from posting about lately?lol:)

Good things going on over at  Spirit of America , and I highly recommend also checking out the  Spirit of America Blog

 

Tags: Spirit of America

Toys For Troops

From the Toys for Troops blog, comes this post Helping Families of Injured Soldiers

about an event this coming weekend, if you're in that area, you might wish to check it out!

and also consider checking out the whole Toys-For Troops blog!

 

Tags: Toys For Troops

News from Survivor Corps

Two things I've been meaning to pass on from Survivor Corps

From the Survivor Corps Blog, a  Survivor Corps US Program Update that tells about a visit by Jerry White to BAMC

and also, Survivor Corps has been criticizing the Use of Cluster Muntions in the Recent Russian Georgian Conflict 

 

Tags: Survivor Corps

Soldiers Angels Web Surfing

My (belated) weekly surf of the web for news by, and about, Soldiers Angels

(sorry for the delay in posting, work has been busy!)

This post from Jenn is worth reading A little Angel and a Vet......A memory!

Quilter's Compass Blog gives us Soldiers Angels Workshop No 1

View from the 8th Floor attended the Pentagon Memorial Dedication, and posts about Remembering 9/11

Hurricanes

 MS Soldiers Angels/MS VA Team posted about Gustav and then very shortly was posting again about Dang Hurricanes

and then Soldiers Angels Texas was posting Hurricane Ike Affects Angels in Texas

 Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by the recent hurricanes.

 

Soldiers Angels Louisiana writes about Great News for Arnold Crabtree

While the Ladies of Liberty team highlights their new Angels on that blog, I was particularly struck by this post about Angel Nancy

 A 'surf within a surf'

Willie at A German-American Friendship Bracelet covers

 News and Stories around the Soldiers Angels

and

 News and Stories around LRMC

 

Lastly, Life in the Northeast asks us to Remember...

both HERE and HERE

 

Thus ends this belated 'surf'.

 

Tags: Soldiers Angels

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2,996.....I Remember....Catherine Carmen Gorayeb

 

2,996...I Remember....Catherine Carmen Gorayeb

 

Name:	Catherine Carmen Gorayeb
Age:	41
Residence:	New York, NY, United States
Occupation:	marketing director, Random Walk Computing
Location:	World Trade Center

 

Link to a photo of Catherine Carmen Gorayeb at  Voices of September 11

 

 

Catherine Carmen Gorayeb ("Cathy") was a working single mother of a beloved daughter, Katie, who was 2 years old at the time Catherine died.

 

From some of the tributes left in her Legacy.com Guestbook 

 

I got a glimpse of this much-loved woman, and I include excerpts below:

 

From one of her brothers:

 

It's hard to find reason in this loss...Cath was just a happy, pretty, smart, single-mom trying to make her way in the busy world of New York...I guess the only thing that I can point to is the way this horrible loss has pulled our family (and I mean our extended family) together...and I know that would have made Cathy very happy.

 

From those who knew her at various times in her life:

 

 

 I will always remember her smile andher efforts to help me when possible. She was happiest when she was leaving the office to pick up her daughter

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When I think of Cathy, I will always think of a person who made anything and everything possible for herself. Nothing seemed too intimidating.

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I knew Catherine as Kate's mom. I worked at the nursery in Battery Park City that Kate attended.  The children at the nursery knew her as Bagel Mom. Every single time she came to pick up Kate, she always had fresh bagels from the bakery. Catherine would come in the door and would enthusiatically proclaim "I am the bagel mom" and would pass out bagels with Kate to all of the children in Kate's classroom. She was very vivacious and had so much energy. Caterine always addressed every child in the room by name before taking Kate home.

 

I also remember one day when we were doing musical and dancing activities with the children. There was a basket full of sunglasses in the classroom and each of the children and teachers were wearing sunglasses. Kate always loved to dance to the song "Put Your Hands Up Baby." Kate was dancing in front of the mirror when her mom came to pick her up. Catherine grabbed a pair of sunglasses and sang and danced with Kate in the mirror. I didn't know Catherine well, but I do know that she loved Kate to pieces and that Kate loved her.

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I want to let you know that it was a great getting to know you in high school. You always had a quick smile for everyone in the hallways. In our senior year I remember hearing that a group of "the cool girls" were going off to St. Lawrence. It sounds like you had a great time and cast your bright light into the world and onto all those around you. It has been quite some time since then. We just had our 25 year Class Reunion. Wish you were there. I want to assure you that we were thinking of you. You are one not easily forgotten

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I think about Catherine often and am very pleased to have found this tribute site.

Catherine and I worked together at Netscape, and frankly I am obliged to say that she was largely responsible for my first promotion there. At the time, Netscape was the hottest thing in the business world and New York sales office was a hot bed of activity. But the insanity of the "dot com" boom was no match for Catherine. While the VP in charge kept revenues flowing through the door, Catherine ran the operation with relentless energy. Anyone who was there would tell you that not only did Catherine dot all the "i's" and cross all the "t's," she also kept the "sh's" from hitting the fan.

Catherine's energy was not limted to her professional life. I considered her a trusted friend and valued advisor. I know I am not alone.


If I am lucky enough to meet Kate someday I will tell her how much she was and still is loved by her Mom. The most amazing thing about her love for Kate was the energy and joy that would radiate from Catherine's face with just the mention of her name.

Please know that Catherine made a tremendous difference in my life and that when I think about her I am reminded of how important the people we interact with every day really are. I am also reminded of how much energy Catherine was able to summon on any given day. Hopefully, the next time I'm feeling a little over-taxed by life's daily grind, the memory of Catherine's high-octane tenacity or better still, the smile she wore for Kate, will be enough to get me through the day.

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As a "Kathryn" myself, and as someone who was a single mother for many years? The story of Catherine's life touched my heart, and that was why I wished to post a tribute to her this year as part of the  2,996 Project

 

I found, while researching Catherine, that her story continues to touch lives of people who never met her. At  this website  I found several references to a memorial bench with her name in Rhode Island. 

 

I was able to find a link to a picture of that bench, and I leave you with  that link

 

 

Tags: 2996 , 2996 Project , 9/11

Wednesday Hero

SSgt. Andy Pena        Staff Sgt. Andy Pena performs in-flight calibrations on a HH-60 Pave Low while flying Sept. 3 over Ellington Field, Texas. He and members of the 55th Rescue Squadron deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., to Ellington Field in response to Hurricane Gustav with less than 24 hours after notification. Sergeant Pena is an aerial gunner.      

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 Have Every Right To Dream Heroic Dreams. Those Who Say That We're In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don't Know Where To Look

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 here.

 

Tags: Wednesday Hero, US Air Force, US Military

Project 2,996

Having been one of the bloggers who has participated in  Project 2,996 since 2006, I wanted to mention that it Is still going on this year, as you can see here

Project 2,996 in 2008

although only a handful of bloggers have signed up thus far 

2008 List of Tributes

I happened to see an article in the paper today that suggests many people feel it's time to 'move on' from remembering those lost on September 11?

But I have found in being part of this project that just learning what you can about One life lost on September 11,2001 seems to make that person's life, and loss, a part of your heart ever afterwards.

And that, I believe, helps us to remain true to the words so many said after that day "Never Forget."

I have not forgotten those I previously posted about for  2,996

Jonathan Neff Cappello

Gerard(Jerry) P. Moran

John Patrick Salamone

Yuguang Zheng and Shuyin Yang

and this year on September 11 I will be posting about the life of someone else lost on that day, and will hold that person in my heart, and keep their family and friends in my thoughts and prayers.

Tags: 2996 , 2996 Project

Soldiers Angels Web Surfing

Another weekly surf of the web for news by, and about, Soldiers Angels

 Starting out with the latest from Sage at Lawn Darts,another great image

Lawn Darts #19- Dear Soldier,How Are You?

 

That image segues nicely into a post from Soldiers Angels~Medical Support

 Letters from the front

 

 and continuing with that theme, this post on Ladies of Liberty Lady Katie's Mom

 

Little Drops...into the pool of Life has Something Everyone Should Read

 

A 'new-to-me' Angel reposts An Angel's Creed

 

 In other Angel tidbits from around the web, Greta posts on her Kiss My Gumbo blog about the aftermath of Gustav and her evacuation which went well thanks to a fellow Soldiers Angel and milblogger Life Interrupted

 

Another Angel writes about State Fair & Stuff...

 

Wounded Warrior Support has a poignant Farewell,Brave Warrior....

and Life in the Northeast posted Remember...

 

Thus ends the 'surf' for this past week. Thank you, as always, for taking this brief trip around the web with me.

 

Tags: Soldiers Angels

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Wednesday Hero

Lance Cpl. Ryan T. McCaughn 19 years old from Manchester, New Hampshire 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force November 7, 2006     "I just can't believe it," said Nicole Cote, mother of L/Cpl. McCoughn. "It's not supposed to happen this way. Your kids aren't supposed to leave you."   McCoughn joined the USMC during his Senior year of High School. "He said he needed to do this. He said if he could keep one dad from going to Iraq and he could take his place instead, then he'll feel like he's accomplished something."   Lance Cpl. Ryan T. McCaughn was killed on November 7, 2006 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. He leaves behind his mother, father, step-father and two brothers.    

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. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.

 

 

Tags: Wednesday Hero, US Marines, War on Terror

Farewell,Alan Waddell

The sad news came in an email this morning  that Alan Waddell has passed away at the age of 94.

I have been following his website for years.

It's called  Walk Sydney Streets

When Alan began walking Sydney,Australia suburbs for his health several years ago, and began documenting his walks in photographs, one of his sons came up with the idea of a website displaying the pictures, and people across the world began following Alan's walks.

It is a site that was always a delight to visit. Alan's zest for life, and his dry sense of humor, came across in the comments with the photos of his walks. Exploring Sydney 'with' Alan was one of the treasures of the Internet.

Farewell, Mr. Waddell, and Thank You.....you were a bright spot on the Internet that always made me smile, and you will be missed.

The email from his son,John, said that Alan's son, Graham, will be maintaining the website in his father's memory.

My deepest sympathy to his family.

 

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Burn Clinic in Scania Shutting Down

Only 3 weeks after I blogged about the Burn Clinic at CSC Scania that was being run by military volunteers for children, comes the news that the clinic will be shutting down in 2 to 3 weeks.

Made a Difference for That One blogged it Here (h/t to Deb for alerting me to his post) and so I emailed Jimmy Compton (jimmycompton@gmail.com )to confirm, and just received this email from Jimmy

Yes, it's true.  We have maybe two to three weeks before the doors are shut.  I will make sure your package gets delivered. 

 

Thank you so much for doing what you could in the short amount of time.

 

Jimmy

 

I didn't ask Jimmy the reason for it shutting down, and it seems strange that as recently as July 2, there was this Defenselink news article about the clinic, with no mention of it shutting down?

 

But I wanted to spread the word about this.

 

Thanks to all those who tried to pass the word along.

 

(and if you know more about the closing, let me know.)

 

 

Soldiers Angels Web Surfing

My weekly surf of the web for the past week's news by, and about, Soldiers Angels

The story to start off with,of course, is Patti Receives Prestigious VFW Award for Service Congratulations! Patti!

 

Two other news stories worth passing on: From the McCook, Nebraska McCook Daily Gazette Soldiers honor local 'angels' for support of troops

and from the Rogersville Review in Rogersville,TN Locals sew love into quilts for wounded soldiers

In breaking news, with New Orleans scrambling to evacuate Soldiers Angels Louisiana takes time to thank the Patriot Guard Riders who are remaining to honor SFC David J. Todd Jr.

Sept.1-Two Years of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll

In 2004, Indian Chris of  Right Wing & Right-Minded first came up with the idea of a post each week to honor a military hero.....you can find that very first post Here

Over time, that idea involved into the Wednesday Hero Blogroll

September 1,2008 is the second anniversary of that Blogroll, and to help the Blogroll members mark that occasion, here is a slideshow of the Wednesday Heroes honored for that second year:

 

I'm honored to be a part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. Thank you, Chris, for starting this post each week, to remember.

 

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Wednesday Hero

Lt. Col. Nathan Blood       Lt. Col. Nathan Blood, brigade effects coordinator for 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light), Multi-National Division - Baghdad, says "Hello" to his 16-month-old daughter, Mackenzie, during a web camera communication.      

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 Have Every Right To Dream Heroic Dreams. Those Who Say That We're In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don't Know Where To Look

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 here.

Tags: Wednesday Hero, US Army, Military, War on Terror

A Round Up about Run for the Fallen

In reading over the comments listed on the Final Day Event page on the

 Run for the Fallen blog (and they are worth taking the time to read)

I was led to check and see what other posts were out there about

Run for the Fallen

First of all, Hat Tip to War on Terror News , for leading me to the story in

Stars and Stripes 4,000-mile Run for the Fallen reaches its Arlington goal 

which has a link to a photo gallery, and also the video of the remarks by the Run founder, Jon Bellona.

 

I found a few postings about Local Runs for the Fallen around the country:

5K Run for the MS Fallen

USS Bullhead Park in honor of 35 fallen New Mexicans

Connecticut

Remembering Heroes

Soldiers Angels New York had two posts remembering two Fallen Heroes

Sgt. John David Rode

LCPL Nicholas J. Sovie

And at Don't Ever Put Down the Pen! the father of fallen hero

Sgt. Scott Lange Kirkpatrick

had this touching post about Run for the Fallen~The Final Day's Event

and you might want to take some time to read more of  Mr.Kirkpatrick's blog 

(Mr. Kirkpatrick also mentioned in one post friend Deb's blog Remembering the Fallen  where she lists each day those who fell on thatparticular day, and links to their Legacy.com guestbooks, for messages to be left for the families.)

Another parent, at We Remember , also traveled to Arlington for the Final Day Event and blogged about it ....her blog is also worth exploring further.

This is just a short compilation of posts I've found worth taking the time to read.....if you have a link I missed, please send me an email( kasee267@aol.com ) and I'll add to this.

Run for the Fallen touched many, many lives and hearts.

 

 

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Volunteering at the Last Day of Run for the Fallen

My husband and daughter and I got up at 3 a.m. this morning to drive to Arlington,VA, to volunteer through Soldiers Angels 

at the  Final Day Event  of   Run for the Fallen

Got to the Pentagon staging area a little after 6:00 a.m. and got our assignment to stand and cheer the runners on at the Tidal Basin.

We got two good videos of the runners as they passed us:

 

 

and part two,after they had circled around and were heading to Arlington National cemetary

Saw lots of other Angel volunteers! and the speech given at the end by the founder of the Run was very moving. This was an amazing and awe-inspiring effort, 10 weeks of running one mile at a time in honor and memory of our fallen from Iraq and Afghanistan.

(also, Didn't see several folks I was hoping to....sorry I didn't have a chance to say Hello!)

While the runners and volunteers went on into the cemetary after the run, we had to head back home.....but we were So humbled to have been a small part of the last day of this Run.

To all the runners....thank you, for remembering.

 

Tags: Run for the Fallen

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Soldiers Angels Web Surfing

 

My weekly surf of the web for news by, and about Soldiers Angels

 Short 'surf' this week, the family and I are preparing to go to northern Virginia as volunteers,through Soldiers Angels, on the last day of the Run for the Fallen

There was an important FYI from the inestimable Shelle Michaels, about a new position she has taken. Stop by and wish her well, and nice to know that she'll still be volunteering with Soldiers Angels!

 Soldiers Angels Wounded Warrior Support checks in with some Lighthearted Fun

MS Soldiers' Angels/MS Soldiers' Angels VA Team passes on the word about the Coming Home Project in September.

Soldiers Angels of Alabama tells us Bama Soldier is 'Marine of the Year'

and Soldiers Angels Texas posts a video

 Calling All Angels...This is Worth Watching, Grab a Tissue

 

Remember, you don't have to wait for my weekly 'surf' for the latest Soldiers Angels news....you can check out BlogNetNews.com/Soldiers Angels anytime, for the latest posts about Soldiers Angels!

 That's the surf!

 

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Wednesday Hero

Pvt. Nathan Z. Thacker 18 years old from Greenbrier, Arkansas 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division October 12, 2007       Pvt. Nathan Z. Thacker had only been in the country for two weeks before his death, according to the soldier's father, Stephen Thacker. Thacker's father said his son felt a duty to enlist. "He said it was his job. Even after he got his orders that he was going over there, he said it's his job."   Thacker had attended Guy-Perkins High School in Guy, Arkansas. He earned his GED in 2006, his father said. Thacker enlisted in the Army in April 2007 and completed his training at Fort Benning, Ga. He arrived at Fort Drum in August 2007. His honors include the Purple Heart.   "Nathan was an excellent man," sister Sabrina Black said. "He loved me, I loved him, and I"d give anything to have him back."   Pvt. Thacker was killed when an IED was detonated near his vehicle near Kirkuk. Three other soldiers were injured in the attack. Pvt. Thacker is survived by his parents, siblings and his grandfather.    

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. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.

 

Tags: Wednesday Hero, US Army, War on Terror, Military

Remembering Sgt. Mike Stokely

The Thunder Run posts  Three Years On...  please go read this tribute to Sgt. Mike Stokely. 

David at The Thunder Run  links to others posting in remembrance of Mike Stokely, and those links are worth reading also.

You may remember I posted after the 2007 Milblog conference that the most meaningful moment for me was meeting Robert Stokely, Mike's father.  To once again hear Robert Stokely speak about his son, Michael, the link to my post is  here

To the Stokely family.....keeping you in our prayers here.

 

A Book By the Wife of a Wounded Soldier

In my last Soldiers Angels Web Surfing post, I noted that MS Soldiers' Angels/MS Soldiers' Angels VA Team had written about

Local Hero Headed Back for Surgery #20

I have found the link to the book on Amazon.com

A Soldier's Courage by Janis W. Galatas

Another book I want to read now!!

 

Survivor Corps

I learned about Survivor Corps when I read and reviewed "I Will Not Be Broken" by Jerry White, one of the founders of Survivor Corps.

They are doing some interesting things over on their website, they now have a Survivor Corps blog and also a discussion page, you can check the page out  Here

The discussion page is  Here  and one interesting thread that caught my eye was

Reintegration of U.S Veterans

Survivor Corps is building a new program to help servicemembers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan overcome physical and psychological injuries, reclaim their lives, and reintegrate with their families and communities. What do you think are the most urgent issues facing American veterans?

There were some thought-provoking replies on that one, from a U.S. Veteran.

 

Tags: Survivor Corps

The Ship Grandad served on in WW II

Several years ago, I wrote about My Granddad's Service in WW II

aboard the U.S.S. Pamanset

This week, Mom sent me the picture she had of his ship, and the frame has his Lieutenant bars at the top! :) Thanks,Mom!!

After I first wrote about Grandad, I was contacted by a former shipmate of his, who sent me this picture

that he had of my Grandad (on the left) on the ship.

Two pictures hanging side by side that I will always treasure!

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Soldiers Angels Web Surfing

My weekly 'surf' of the web, for news by, and about Soldiers Angels

Starting out with that amazing picture from Lawn Darts, if you haven't seen it yet, please go now

 Lawn Darts # 16- A Soldier's Angel Keeps Him Warm

For more beautiful things to look at, Quilter's Compass Blog has a link to pictures of 15 completed Soldier's Angels Quilts

Military Volunteers Run Burn Clinic in Iraq

UPDATE  Unfortunately, I have learned just 3 weeks after posting this that the Burn Clinic is shutting down.

Burn Clinic at Scania Shutting down

My Thanks, to all of you who tried to spread the word, or tried to send donations.

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Hat Tip to  Soldiers Angels Germany  for this one:

Military volunteers run burn clinic in Iraq, providing "tenderness and Tylenol"

Please go check out the link, and watch the two videos. 

The two videos are "about the burn clinic for children at CSC Scania in Iraq. It is operated by volunteers from the US Military and using donated medical supplies.

SGT Joseph Barzeski of 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division is the current NCOIC, but the clinic was started by 1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery, 34th Brigade Combat Team, Minnesota National Guard.

It began as a Family Practice clinic for the local Iraqis, but as time went on the medics saw more and more burn victims due to the high number of cooking and heating accidents common in Iraq."

If you'd like to help?The contact information and needed supplies listed at the end of the first video are:

Items needed are:

 

Medihoney antibacterial cream

Kerlix

Xeroform petroleum dressings

Non-adhesive dressings

Chucks

Tylenol/paracetemol (Infant,Child and Adult)

Motrin/Ibuprofen (Infant,Child and Adult)

IV line sets

Benadryl (Child and Adult)

 

Additional items needed are:

 

Flip flops/Sandals

Sneakers

Clothes

Toothbrushes

Toothpaste

Toys

Stuffed Animals

Socks

Crayons and Coloring Books

 

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Wednesday Hero

Spc. Matthew A. Koch 23 years old from West Henrietta, New York Company C, 70th Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division March 9, 2005       Spc. Matthew A. Koch was on his second tour of duty when he was killed by an IED that was detonated near his vehicle in Taji. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He previously was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Army Service Ribbon and medals for service in the fight against terrorism.   Koch enlisted in the Army in January 2002 after the attacks on September 11, 2001 and re-enlisted because he wanted to help the Iraqi people. "He was a brave soldier who made the greatest sacrifice anyone could make for everyone else's freedom," Diane Worman, Koch's mother, said through tears. "He realized that by being over there, he was going to make a difference in the lives of those people." She said her son once unsuccessfully sought green cards for an Iraqi family that had been threatened for helping Americans.     "He always looked out for the other guy, never thought of himself. He volunteered to go to C Co before our first deployment so that one of the guys from our Platoon didn't have to deploy early and would have a chance to marry his fiance. That's Koch for you, always looking out for his buddies." - David A. "Buch" Buchanan.    "He really loved the service and went back," said James Worman, Koch's stepfather. "He had no problem. He was dedicated to the fact that people over there needed help. He was always concerned about other people. He loved children. He was a nice, soft-hearted kid."      

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. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.

 

Tags: Wednesday Hero, US Army, Military, War on Terror, Fallen Heroes

The 2008 Milblog Conference, and a Baby Shower

Well, I haven't blogged about the 2008 Milblog Conference , which will be held as part of the Blog World & New Media Expo Conference  in Las Vegas Sept. 20-21,2008 at the Las Vegas Convention Center........mostly because I won't be able to go!

However, that doesn't mean I shouldn't help spread the word about it!

Especially now that I saw Andi's blog post HERE , that once again they will be having a Baby Shower at the Milblog Conference......this time, for Joey and Jayme Bozik, who are expecting their first child, A Girl, on Christmas Eve.

If you don't know the story of Joey and Jayme Bozik, Blackfive has posts Here

and I found a link to a news video about Joey and Jayme's upcoming new home

http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=6173189

and you can see more pics at the Operation Coming Home blog

(and find out more about Operation Coming Home at their  Website  )

Anyway...to get back to the Baby Shower info:

If you aren't attending the MilBlog Conference, but would like to send a gift to the Boziks, they are registered at the following places:

Babies R Us

Walmart

Simple Wonders

Baby Supermall

Even though I can't go to the Milblog Conference this year.... I can sure go shopping! :)

Lastly,check the comments on  Andi's post. , the baby's name will be

Violet Skye Bozik

So....let's go shopping to welcome Violet to the world in December!

And......please....... Spread the Word! :)

 

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Jerry White's Interview on GMA

Well, I blogged Weds  that Jerry White, the author of "I Will Not Be Broken"

was going to be on Good Morning America this past Thursday.

If you 'd like to see his interview? I have a link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtsXmdwrqeA

 

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Soldiers Angels Web Surfing

 

My weekly surf of the web for news by, and about, Soldiers Angels

Soldiers Angels-Medical Support posts We Need Your Help

Tennessee Soldiers Angels has a Moment of Thanks Reminder

 Two items from Soldiers Angels Texas

 Houston Va has opened a new domiciliary for Homeless veterans unit.

and

 KBR Soldiers' Angels Supporting the Troops

Willie at A German-American Friendship Bracelet posts

News about our hero Matthew Braddock

(and be sure and check out some of Willie's other posts) like news and stories around Soldiers Angels

or news and stories around Walter Reed Medical Center

She does them fairly often.....good round-ups!....but you don't have to wait for me to mention them here, if you are checking out BlogNetNews.com/Soldiers Angels at least once a day (and you Are doing that, aren't you?:) You can find Many great Soldiers Angels posts!

Moving on.... Soldiers Angels New York tells us about the Navy SEAL Lt. Michael P. Murphy 5K Benefit Run/Walk

 Shelle Michaels is going to be one of the guests on the TalkingWithHeroes.Com Talk Show Program on Aug. 17.

 Congratulations! Chuck Ziegenfuss and Valour-IT ! Shelle posts on Wingtip 2 Wingtip Chuck Wins...

Keep My Soldier Safe, a/k/a G.R.I.T.S. has a great post (and lots of pics) about the Soldiers Angels Meet & Greet in Mississippi

A 'new-to-me' Angel who's also an author urges folks to consider adopting a soldier over at Squirrel's Treehouse

and lastly, Life in the Northeast posted as always for us to Remember...

I hope that gives you enough sites to 'surf' for the weekend!

 

Tags: Soldiers Angels

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Jerry White to be on Good Morning America on Thursday

Jerry White, the author of "I Will Not Be Broken", a book that I reviewed back HERE

in June,

will be on Good Morning America tomorrow morning.

You can find out more info about his appearance  HERE

 

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Wednesday Hero

Senior Airman Kimberly Bickford 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron   Senior Airman Kimberly Bickford performs a pre-load check July 28 on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, to ensure the cable that releases the bomb is operational.    

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. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.

 

Tags: Wednesday Hero