Rantings, Ramblings, and Other Miscellaneous StufRantings, Ramblings, and Other Miscellaneous StufWritten here are my thoughts, and opinions. Agreeing with them is not a requirement, but respecting them, and those that belong to any of the others that comment here is required. Articles
Wow. Here Is A Giggle For You
2008-05-21 21:34:00 I am so very sorry that I have not had a lot of time lately, and have been neglecting my blog. I have really missed all of you and your blogs as well. Work and parenting a nine year old have been insane tasks of late. I am work now in fact, and I was reading a story that I just had to share with all of you. Before you say it, I am at lunch! The story involves a parrot. I laughed so hard I
Wednesday's Hero
2008-04-08 19:23:00 Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael T. Williams (Click Image For Full Size) Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael T. Williams, a kennel master with Task Force Military Police, 1st Battalion, 10th Marines, and his dog "Kitt", search for ordnance and firearms during a route reconnaissance operation through the western Anbar province of Iraq April 1. The dog handlers conduct operations in support of 2nd More About: Hero
Wednesday's Hero
2008-04-02 19:20:00 This Weeks Hero Was Suggested By Mary Ann Spc. Jeffrey Jamaleldine Company C, 1st Battalion, 77th Armor "How can I say to my sons, stand up for something, fight for what you think is right, if I don't do anything myself?" The Jeffrey Jamaleldine that you speak to today is a complete 180 from the Jeffrey Jamaleldine that you would have spoke to in the past. In 1991, Jamaleldin was living in
Wednesday's Hero
2008-03-26 18:19:00 This Weeks Hero Was Suggested by Kathi Soldiers' Angels Living Legends Team May No Soldier Go Unloved Living Legends began in May 2005 with a very small team of seven dedicated angels. The team's mission was to let the families and friends of fallen heroes know that we were here to support them and to honor their loved one. At the same time, they had to make sure that they were sensitive to
Wednesday's Hero
2008-03-19 18:18:00 Spc. Monica Lin Brown 19 years old from Lake Jackson, Texas 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team Army Spc. Monica Lin Brown has done something only a very few female soldiers in American history have ever done. She's been awarded the Silver Star. Brown saved the lives of fellow soldiers after a roadside bomb tore through a convoy of Humvees in the eastern Paktia More About: Hero
Wednesday's Hero
2008-03-12 18:17:00 Sgt. Steve Morin Jr. 34 years old from Arlington, Texas 111th Engineer Battalion, 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard September 28, 2005 From the time he finished high school, Sgt. Steve Morin Jr. made serving in the military his career. "He always stood up for what he thought was right," Gwendolyn Michelle Morin, his wife, said. "He was a fighter. He would never give up." "He More About: Hero
Wednesday's Hero
2008-03-05 19:16:00 Pictured Left to Right Chief Warrant Officer Mark O'Steen, 43 years old from Ozark, Alabama Chief Warrant Officer Thomas Gibbons, 31 years old from Prince Frederick, Maryland Staff Sgt. Daniel L. Kisling Jr., 31 years old from Neosho, Missouri SSgt. Gregory M. Frampton, 37 years old from Fresno, California 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regimen January 30, 2003 "They More About: Hero
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2008-02-27 19:15:00 Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Michael E. Koch 29 years old from State College, Pennsylvania East Coast-based SEAL team February 4, 2008 "There are only approximately 2,500 SEALs in the Navy and they really are a brotherhood," said Naval Special Warfare spokesman Lt. David Luckett. "This is another unfortunate reminder of the risks and sacrifices these amazing warriors and their More About: Hero
Wednesday's Hero
2008-02-20 19:13:00 Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Nathan H. Hardy 29 years old from Durham, New Hampshire East Coast-based SEAL team February 4, 2008 It was Hardy's fourth deployment in Iraq, according to his father, Stephen Hardy, a professor of kinesiology a the University of New Hampshire. His mother, Donna Hardy, is an administrative assistant in UNH's psychology department. Nathan Hardy grew up More About: Hero
Wednesday's Hero
2008-02-13 19:12:00 Cpl. Ryan J. Buckley 21 years old from Nokomis, Illinois 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne (Air Assault) June 26, 2006 "His platoon leaders described him as the type of soldier every leader wants: A very talented, dedicated soldier, who did everything that was asked of him." That's what Lt. Col. Greg Butts, commander of the Army's 2nd Battalion, More About: Hero
Wednesday's Hero
2008-02-06 19:11:00 This week's hero is a good one. Robert Cone is the second Cousin of Wednesday Hero 's partner in crime, Greta. Robert S. Cone 85 years old from Delray Beach, Florida 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division Surrounded by family, feted by a U.S. congressman and a Veterans of Foreign Wars color guard, one of the few surviving members of the "Filthy Thirteen" was honored on
Wednesday's Hero
2008-01-30 19:10:00 SSgt. Justing R. Whiting 27 years old from Hancock, New York 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) January 19, 2008 Staff Sgt. Justin R. Whiting, a Special Forces medical sergeant sustained fatal wounds when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive devise 16 kilometers south of Mosul, Iraq. He is survived by his mother, Estelline, of Colorado Springs, Colo., father, More About: Hero
Wednesday's Hero
2008-01-23 19:09:00 Airmen from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at an air base in Southwest Asia prepare a C-17 Globemaster III for an airdrop mission Jan. 14 to deliver humanitarian supplies to coalition forces in Afghanistan 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
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2008-01-16 19:08:00 Cpl. Phillip E. Baucus 28 years old from Wolf Creek, Montana 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force July 29, 2006 Marine Cpl. Phillip E. Baucus was the nephew of Montana Senator Max Baucus. He joined the corps in 2002 and was sent to Iraq in March of 2005. Cpl. Baucus was killed alongside fellow Marines Sgt. Christian Williams, 27 yrs old More About: Hero
Wednesday's Hero
2008-01-09 19:07:00 Sgt. Frank T. Carvill 51 years old from Carlstadt, New Jersey 3rd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery June 04, 2004 When Frank T. Carvill told his sister he had been called up to go to Iraq, she was stunned. "Gee, Frank, are you going to be part of the AARP battalion?" she teased. Carvill joined the Guard in the 80's out of a sense of patriotism. He was a devoted big brother to Peggy Liguori, More About: Hero
Wednesday's Hero
2008-01-02 18:02:00 1st Sgt. Eric Crayton From Sparta, Georgia Sgt. Eric Crayton, the first sergeant for the Extension Detachment, Company C, Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, serving Christmas dinner to Soldiers at the Pegasus Dining Facility at Camp Liberty, Iraq. 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, More About: Hero
Wednesday's Hero...On Monday!
2007-12-24 19:06:00 This week's hero was suggested by Cindy & Kathi Each year, around this time, since 1992, the Arlington National Cemetery has something happen to it. It gets covered in vibrant green Christmas wreaths. The wreaths are donated by a man named Merrill Worcester who is the owner of the Worcester Wreath Co. in Maine. From the Worcester Wreath Co.'s website: Each year Worcester Wreath donates More About: Hero , Monday
Ask Captain Dramatic
2007-12-23 19:14:00 Just this past Friday Captain Dramatic got to participate in another board breaking at Tae Kwon Do as he passed his most recent belt test and has made it to blue belt white stripe. I thought I would share the video we took with all of you. As you watch this I would like point out that CD is breaking a three quarter inch solid pine board. Previously he broke a one inch pressed board which
Merry Christmas!
2007-12-22 20:56:00 Merry Christmas to all of you! More About: Merry Christmas , Merry
A Woman's Version of the Night Before Christmas
2007-12-22 20:03:00 As we approach Christmas Day, I leave you with this poem. It struck a cord with me, as I can relate to many of the things listed below. ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the kitchen; I was cooking and baking and moanin and bitchin. I've been here for hours, I can't stop to rest. This room's a disaster, just look at this mess! Tomorrow I've got thirty people to feed. They More About: Night , Version
Christmas Shopping Up Date!
2007-12-22 19:58:00 Well, this year was like all the others. Today is the Saturday before Christmas and I still have some shopping to do before Monday night. I did make a very good effort last weekend to get the shopping done, and almost succeeded, but alas, there are still a few more things that need to be purchased. Off to the stores I go! Wish me luck! More About: Shopping , Christmas shopping
An Absentee Blogger
2007-12-22 17:39:00 I have been an absentee blogger. For that I apologize. I know that I have mentioned before that my hours at work have really cut into my free time, and that I knew they were going to, but I had no idea that it would get this bad. I have been working so much. What little free time I have, has been spent with the family, and attending my son's extra-curricular events. I can't even tell you More About: Blogger
Wednesday's Hero
2007-12-19 19:05:00 This Weeks Hero Was Suggested By Leo SSgt. Mike Mills On June 14, 2005 SSgt. Mike Mills's life was forever changed. The HETT(Heavy Equipment Transport System) he was riding in was hit by an IED. The attack resulted a cracked clavicle and scapula bones, dislocate shoulder, broken left hip, 4 out of 5 bones broken in his foot and being set on fire. The driver in the truck behind him ran with a
Ask Captain Dramatic
2007-12-16 19:13:00 Captain Dramatic bumped his head the other night. He hit it good. He whacked it on his solid wood bed frame while throwing a massive fit when he didn't get his way. It still hurt the next day. I have been instructed not to make him smile, laugh, cry, pout, shout, or anything that would make him move his right eyebrow, as all of those things cause him pain. Blinking even hurts because it More About: Captain
Wednesday's Hero
2007-12-12 09:00:00 This Week's Hero Was Suggested By Louie Bill Juneau 36 years old from Rush City, Minnesota November 27, 2007 If there was one thing Bill Juneau loved as much as his country, it was his dog, Jake. The accident-prone black Lab, who has been hit by two cars, had a toe amputated on his right paw and survived eating 42 candy bars in one sitting, once fell off a dock and through the ice on a lake
Let The Christmas Shopping Begin!
2007-12-12 07:43:00 If you are like me, you like to get your Christmas Shopping done early, but something always gets in the way, and does so repeatedly until it is the weekend before Christmas, and you have three days to get it all done in time for someone else to rip all the pretty paper off, and secretly add it to the pile of things they don't need, didn't want, and will probably take back. Okay, so it isn't More About: Christmas shopping
Ask Captain Dramatic
2007-12-09 19:10:00 We were recently listening to Johnny Cash on my PC. I will always have a soft spot for Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Marty Robbins, George Jones, Hank Sr., and many others of the classic country singers, thanks to my father. It isn't uncommon for one of them to be playing in my house. Captain Dramatic is learning to love them as well, and that is only right in my mind. On this particular day "
Amusing Story
2007-12-06 05:02:00 OK...since I never get the posts I start up until way after I start them, you may have to go back a few days to make sure you have read everything. If you can't be bothered, at least go back and read this one. More About: Story , Amusing
Wednesday's Hero
2007-12-05 09:00:00 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
Monday Commute
More articles from this author:2007-12-04 03:29:00 Driving to work this morning was a challenge. You see, I had to be there at 7 AM. I have a long commute so I was up at 5 AM and running out the door. This wasn't the challenging part though. The challenge started about four miles from home. Traffic came to a screeching halt. *sigh* Not a good start to what is already going to be a long day. After sitting in traffic for almost 45 minutes, More About: Commute , Monday 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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