Beliefnet's Winner of the Most Inspiring Person of 2007

Dr. Liviu Lebrescu won

Click here: Beliefnet's Most Inspiring Person of the Year 2007 Award -- Beliefnet.com

and here is the information about him.

Click here: Beliefnet Most Inspiring Person of 2007 - Nominee Heroic V-Tech Prof. Liviu Librescu -- Beliefnet.com

although so many of the nominee's were also very noteworthy people, like

Maj. Scott Southworth 

The enduring picture that I carry in my mind from thoughts of the Virginia Tech massacre, is that of the professor who sacrificed himself to save his students.

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends (John 15:13).”

 

Voices from America-Send our Troops a Holiday Message!

This   is just awesome!

My thanks to CJ over at  A Soldiers Perspective  for alerting me to this one

 

 

Click here: Voices from America - Support the Troops :: Mozes

 

Voices from America

Major recording artists are joining forces to support our U.S Troops this holiday season.
Call 1-888-312-2612 (toll free) and leave your message of support for the troops.
The troops can access your messages through the support of Armed Forces Entertainment.

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Please pass it on!!

 

Vote for the Most Inspiring Person of 2007-2 Days Left!

Vote for the Most Inspiring Person of 2007

Beliefnet has chosen 10 nominees for the Most Inspiring Person of 2007 Award. We need your help in choosing the final winner. You may vote once each day for your favorite candidate. You can vote again in 24 hours. Voting will end on December 10th. On December 12th we will announce the winner of the People's Choice Award--the nominee who received the most votes--and the Most Inspiring Person of 2007 winner, who will be chosen by Beliefnet editors from the three finalists with the most votes. We will also make a donation to the nonprofit organization of his or her choice.

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I got this email from someone who is trying to see that Prof. Liviu Librescu, the professor and Holocaust survivor who died last April 16 protecting his students from the gunman at VA Tech, wins this contest.

 

You can vote here:

 

http://www.beliefnet.com/mipy/2007/vote.html

 

You can only vote once a day, and remember  VOTING ENDS DEC.10.   (sorry I didn't receive this sooner,but please spread the word.)  Thanks!

 

 

 

(  crossposted  )

 

 

 

Tags: Virginia Tech shootings, Virginia Tech

Soldiers Angels Web Surfing

My weekly 'surf' from the past week in the blogosphere, for news by and about

Soldiers Angels

I missed  linking before to Fbl's   Fundraising and Thanksgiving  post about 

Valour IT  Worth the read!

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Around the Globe

Soldier's Angels Germany posted about   Medical Warriors

And Willie in Germany   Visited Outpatients at Landstuhl 

Nelly of Soldiers Angels Europe posts a  Thank You to Our Donors

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Here in the USA

Greta of Soldiers Angels Louisiana tells about   Marines Paying it Forward in LA

I came across this news story from NJ.com  

Soldiers await cards from their special angels

Soldiers Angels Texas tells us about  American Airlines DFW Donates to Texas VA Hospitals

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From the Deployed

 Sgt. Hook lets us know that the   169th Civil Air Patrol   is teaming up with Soldiers Angels.

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"New-To-Me" Angel Blogs and Bloggers

Jennifer's Adoption Journey 

 Jennifer has not only  'adopted' a soldier  through Soldiers Angels, but she is also in the process of trying to  adopt a child from Kazakhstan  !

(and since many of you know my sister and brother-in-law recently finally welcomed their beautiful  Charlotte from China , I was doubly excited to come across an Angel with an adoption blog :)

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Somehow, I've missed up till now that there's a blog for

Soldiers Angels- Operation Outreach

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Tennessee Soldiers Angels VA Team  is blogging now. (and those VA Teams are a 'blogging bunch' :)  Check out the blogroll!

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And this wonderful crafter at  Sugar Bear Designs  and her husband have recently become  Angels

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Lastly, Aimee, who always takes time at the end of each week to Remember our Fallen....for once, had only  Happy News  to post last Sunday!

And that seems like a good way to end this week's 'surf'! :)

Tags: Soldiers Angels

December 7th-Remember

American Ranger has a good post up

Click here: American Ranger: A Date Which Will Live in Infamy

as does Gazing at the Flag

Click here: Gazing at the Flag: Pearl Harbor Day ~ December Seventh

and Instapinch

Click here: instapinch.com » Blog Archive » December 7, 1941

 

who reminds us that the veterans from WW II are fast disappearing.

 

 

God bless the veterans of the 'greatest generation', and please remember them on this day, and always.

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Update: and from  lawhawk , a post about a new memorial being dedicated today, to the victims of the USS Oklahoma.

 

Click here: Official Web Site of the USS Oklahoma Crew Members and Family

 

Tags: WWII, December 7, Pearl Harbor

Wednesday Heroes

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.

Many of them are those that have paid the ultimate price for our country protecting it both here and abroad from the many threats we face from our enemies wishing us and them harm, some are not. In either case they are the real American heroes of today and we now both salute and offer our prayers. To join us if you wish to please start by reading the post below.(Introduction courtesy of  Chicago Ray )

 

 

This Week's Hero Was Suggested By Mark Bell

Marty and Sue Horn           Born in Philadelphia, Marty Horn spent 20 years in the Army as a Military Policeman, retiring in 1993 and going to work in Internet technologies.      In 2003, his son Brian Horn deployed to Iraq. Trying to support their son’s unit, Marty and his wife Sue, who also served as in the Military Police, put together the concept of  Any Soldier      In essence, Any Soldier is an effort to provide support and encouragement to those who are in harm’s way.    Due to overwhelming requests for ready-made care packages on the AnySoldier.com  site, Sue Horn started  TreatAnySoldier.com     Using his background in Internet technologies, Marty built and maintains the web site. The Any Soldier program slowly expanded to include other Army units. In 2004, the program opened up to include all service branches.. In 2005, the websites for AnyMarine.com., AnySailor.com, AnyAirman.com, and AnyCoastguardsman.com were launched. In the words of the Any Soldier web site: "The success of Any Soldier has far exceeded expectations and continues to grow with the invaluable help and guidance of our supporters, board members and Support Team."    In the words of Marty Horn: "It is the supporters who deserve the credit."   Thanks to the efforts of Marty and Sue, their son Brian, and a dedicated staff, over 950,000 servicemen and women received support and encouragement they would never have been able to get through the Any Soldier program.    

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 blog, you can gohere.

Tags: Wednesday Hero, Anysoldier, Military, Support the Troops, War on Terror, US Army, US Navy, US Marines, US Air Force

My Daughter's Church Solo

I wasn't going to do this on this blog,LOL, I posted it on my 'family' blog...but what the heck are parents for, if not to embarass their children? :)

My daughter's church solo yesterday.