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Attention DC Area Military Spouses
2011-10-27 14:12:00 There is an event you do not want to miss. I sooooo wish I could go, but will be unable to attend *sniff sniff.* My friend and super Milspouse connector, Sue Hoppin is getting ready to throw the first National Military Spouse Network’s (NMSN) Employment Summit! When: November 3rd and 4th Where: Waterford at Fair ...
Wednesday Hero
2011-10-26 14:00:00 Sgt. James Hinson Sgt. James Hinson, Marine Barracks Washington motor transportation operator, prepares a dish for a homeless person during a So Others Might Eat volunteer event in northwest Washington, D.C., Oct. 20, 2011. Fifteen Barracks Marines volunteered to assist the SOME staff in feeding homeless men and women from the nation’s capitol region. These ... More About: Military , Wednesday Hero , Charity , Hero
Music Monday
2011-10-24 15:00:00 Not a big fan of Reggae but I heard this some time ago and thought it was a pretty good cover. Baby, I Love Your Way by Big Mountain Related Posts:Music Monday Music Czar MondayMusic MondayMusic MondayMusic Monday
Missing WWII Aircrew Identified
2011-10-22 16:00:00 Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Robert R. Bishop of Joliet, Ill.; 2nd Lt. Thomas Digman, Jr. of Pittsburgh, Pa; 2nd Lt. Donald W. Hess of Sioux City, Iowa; 2nd Lt. Arthur W. Luce, of Fort Bragg, Calif.; Staff Sgt. Joseph J. Karaso, of Philadelphia, Pa; Staff Sgt. Ralph L. McDonald of East Point, Ga.; Sgt. ... More About: Military , Missing
Wednesday Hero
2011-10-19 14:00:00 Lt.Richard Biedermann (Ret.) 89 years old from Tulsa, Oklahoma May 28, 1922 – October 3, 2011 When Dick Biedermann asked the organizing committee of the Oklahoma Honor Flights how much more was needed to be raised he was told $10,000. His response was “Piece of cake. I can raise that”. And in only four weeks ... More About: Military , Wednesday Hero , Veterans , Navy , Hero
Celebration
2011-10-18 16:32:00 Happy Birthday, Kathi. We love you and wish you a great day. Related Posts:Happy BirthdayHappy BirthdayHappy Birthday, GretaSURPRISE!â?¦Happy Birthday, Greta!September 10 More About: Celebration
Music Monday
2011-10-17 15:00:00 Sex, Drugs & Rock and Roll . You won’t find a ballad with these guys. And that’s the way it should be. It’s my mission in life to make as many people as I can aware of this band. Bottom Of The Well by Airbourne Related Posts:Music Monday Music MondayMusic MondayMusic Czar SundayMusic Czar Monday
Wednesday Hero
2011-10-12 14:00:00 This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Cindy Capt. Theodore “Ted” Williams (Center) 83 years old from Inverness, Florida VMF-311, Marine Aircraft Group 33 (MAG-33) August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002 Everyone knows Ted Williams as one of the greatest Baseball players of all time, but many may not know that he also served his ... More About: Military , Wednesday Hero , Korea , Veterans , Marines
Ripley Race
2011-10-11 18:07:00 My good friend, Mary Ripley, of the U.S. Naval Institute , is on a team for the 3rd Annual John Ripley Memorial Race . COL John Ripley was Mary’s father and a great war hero. This 5K race takes place November 6th at Annapolis . Since I can’t make it, I wanted to show my support by ... More About: Military , Marines
Music Monday
2011-10-10 15:00:00 You take Koko Taylor’s pipes and Buddy Guy ’s licks and you get one badass song. Born Under A Bad Sign by Koko Taylor & Buddy Guy Related Posts:MCMMusic Czar Monday Music MondayMusic MondayMusic Monday More About: Blues
Four Missing Soldiers Identified
2011-10-06 15:00:00 Master Sgt. Charles V. Newton of Canadian, Texas; Sgt. 1st Class Douglas E. Dahill of Lima, Ohio; and Sgt. 1st Class Charles F. Prevedel of St. Louis, Mo., all U.S. Army , were buried as a group on October 5 at Arlington National Cemetery. Newton was also individually identified and was interred individually at Arlington on ... More About: Military , Missing , Soldiers , Vietnam War
Wednesday Hero
2011-10-05 14:00:00 This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Steve F/O Leland H. Pennington 24 years old from Alma Place, New York 332nd Fighter Group 1921 – April 21, 1945 Sadly, little is know about Flight Officer Leland Pennington’s military career. He joined the Military sometime in 1941 or 1942. He became one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen. ... More About: Wednesday Hero , Hero
Tis The Season Of Giving
2010-10-28 01:26:00 It’s Project Valour-IT time again. Don’t know what that is? Then you haven’t been paying attention the past few years. It’s an awesome fund raising drive to help our wounded heroes. I know times are kinda tight right now, but if you’re able to give a little something-something do so. It’s good Karma. Related Posts:Jump ... More About: Military , Charity , Season , Giving , Marines
Wednesday Hero
2010-10-27 14:00:00 GySgt. Carlos Hathcock May 20, 1942 ? February 23, 1999 Carlos Hathcock was a United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills. Hathcock’s record and the extraordinary details of the missions he undertook made him a legend in the Marine Corps. His fame as a sniper and his ... More About: Military , Wednesday Hero , Vietnam , Marines , Hero
Attention Military Families
2010-10-25 18:17:00 If you or a loved one are getting set to deploy soon then this is something that may interest you. Hallmark has these things for children called Recordable Storybooks. They let you record your voice and add it into the story. So while you’re overseas your child will still be able to have that connection ... More About: Contest , Children , Military
Music Czar Monday
2010-10-25 14:00:00 Pink Floyd’s magnum opus. It’s one of the most amazing pieces of music I’ve ever heard. This was done just before DSOTM so they were still one cohesive unit and were creating some of the best songs ever. This was actually recorded at Pompeii with no audience or anything. Just the band alone and they ... More About: Music , Pink Floyd , Roll , Monday
Wednesday Hero
2010-10-20 14:00:00 This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Beth SSgt. Robert J. Miller 24 years old from Wheaton, Illinois Company A, Third Battalion, Third Special Forces Group January 25, 2008 Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously in a Pentagon ceremony on Wednesday, October 6, 2010. He died in Afghanistan saving his ... More About: Wednesday Hero , Hero
Happy Birthday
2010-10-18 14:30:00 Happy Birthday , Kathi. I’ve known Kathi for a few years now thanks to Wednesday Hero. She was one of it’s earliest followers. And she’s been a huge help with it as well. When I need some help with a post I know I can turn to her. She’s also tireless in her support for a ... More About: Happy
Music Czar Monday
2010-10-18 14:00:00 Jackyl have been mistaken for AC/DC a number of times because their singer, Jesse James Dupree, sounds a bit like Brian Johnson. So what do they do? They bring Johnson in and record a song with him. And it’s \m// AWESOME \m// Locked And Loaded by Jackyl w/ Brian Johnson Related Posts:Music Czar Monday Music Czar ... More About: Roll
Military Family News
2010-10-17 17:14:00 I have not had time to digest or research any of these military booming topics of the past week, but did not want you to think they are not on my radar. Would love to hear from you on these matters: 1. Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorder: 1 in 88 military children with them? This report seems ... More About: News , Family , Military
Soldiers Angels Web Surfing
2010-10-17 16:12:00 A 'surf' of the web for news or posts by, or about, Soldiers Angels Going all the way back to Sept.24th, Woot! SA makes the Army.mil page Soldiers, Angels send letters, snacks overseas Yum. From the Kennebunkport Post Fudge that is fit for the troops Great post from Girls Giving Back Soldiers Angels-August 14,2010 (and ... More About: Military , Surfing
Book Review: Absolutely American
2010-10-14 21:35:00 Absolutely American by David Lipsky “Absolutely American provided me with the more insight into the United States Military Academy at West Point than I could have ever possibly imagined. My husband is an 85 graduate and my boys are interested in possibly attending someday. This book was exceptionally well written in both an entertaining and ... More About: Book Review , Review , Book
Thanks to all
2009-12-19 00:12:00 So many people got behind the Wednesday Hero this week and the protest for CJ and the Milblog community as a whole. Here is the current list of all that participated – WOW! Participating blogs: A Soldier’s Perspective You Served Bouhammer The American Legion Laughing Wolf Hugh Hewitt This Ain’t Hell Castle Argghhh Boston Maggie Blackfive Miss Ladybug Hooah Wife Kiss My Gumbo Some Soldiers Mom Assoluta Tranquillita Knee Deep in the ... More About: Milblogging
Need Some Help
2009-12-18 18:04:00 The site that I’ve been using to host the Wednesday Hero posts, Ripway, has, for some unknown reason, suspended my account so I’m on the lookout for a new free file hosting site. If you know of one that’s easy to use, doesn’t use Flash and displays text files in the browser rather than ... More About: Internet
Biggest Wednesday Hero Ever
2009-12-17 16:17:00 I try to keep the Wednesday Hero posts as apolitical as possible, though I have done one politically motivated post in the past. Remember Casey Sheehan? But yesterday’s post, while it did have a little politics in it, meant a great deal to a lot of people. And, as it turns out, ... More About: Military , Blogging , Milblogging
Wednesday Hero
2009-12-16 13:00:00 This Weeks Post Was Suggested & Written By Laughing Wolf. 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 ... More About: Military , Milblogging
Music Czar Monday
2009-12-14 13:05:00 I dare you not to laugh at Porky Pig singing “Blue Christmas ”. More About: Music , Tube , Monday
The Facts about Bottled Water
2009-12-14 04:31:00 While a large portion of the world desperately seek clean drinking water, the United States and other countries spend billions on bottled water when perfectly clean drinking water is readily available. Not only are we needlessly spending money on water with lower standards than those of tap water, we are also filling our landfills ... More About: Facts , Water
Soldiers Angels Web Surfing~Holiday Round-up
2009-12-14 03:58:00 So, what did members of Soldiers Angels do for the troops to make their holiday season a little brighter? A 'surf' around the web brings all kinds of holiday news...... From McAlester,OK Cards,gifts sent to troops Broomfield,CO Broomfield woman,father aim to spread holiday cheer to troops Albany,NY Students enlist in holiday salute to soldiers San Antonio,TX Students complete blankets for ... More About: Christmas , Holiday , Surfing , Round Up
Troops Not Too Thrilled With New ROE
More articles from this author:2009-12-13 16:21:00 NPR has a good piece up about some of the frustrations our troops face with the new Rules Of Engagement in Afghanistan . More About: War On Terror , Military , Troops 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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