Stories of the fallen, the wounded and those who sacrificed for our nation. We wish to share these stories with whoever will listen. Naming our parks, schools, post offices… whatever will allow us to plaster their names far and wide. They will not be forgotten and our children will grown knowing their greatness.
Once again one of America’s favorite Son’s has been called to that Formation in the sky. COL (Ret.) Robert L. Howard, a true Hero in every sense of the word. True American, true leader, an inspiration to those who followed his path.
Blessings to his family and friends in their loss. It is with Honor...
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Tags: col gilbert san roman, col robert howard, medal of honor, SpecialOperationsWar@yahoogroups.com, vietnam
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Everyone turned their head when Cardenaz drove by. The guy had a late model Lincoln Navigator with every customization you could think of. There was the digital receiver from Power Zone, the Army’s version of “Best Buy”; it had a graphics and lights. Cardenaz had it.
Didn’t like, so he bought another one at a ...
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Tags: 1lt karl gregor, 2-12 infantry, 2-2 infantry, 4th bct, 4th ID, afghanistan. soldier's medal, bawubah, first infantry division, iraq, kunar, staff sergeant michael cardenaz
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I have been reflecting on the recent passing of John Murtha. After all it was John Murtha that brought Mark Seavey into my life and this small, emasculating confrontation of Murtha and Jim Moran on national television made him a legend.
My favorite part of this ambush is that Seavey does it in Stuttering John...
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Tags: jim moran, john murtha, legend of mark seavey, mark seavey
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Tags: afghan government, battle of marjah, fallujah III, god bless our troops, helmand province, ied threat, marines, nato forces, poppy plants, southern afghanistan, strykers
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WHEC News 10:
HORNELL, N.Y. — A marine from the City of Hornell has died in Afghanistan. Hornell Mayor Shawn Hogan tells News 10 Now that Lance Corporal Zach Smith, a 2008 graduate of Hornell High School, was killed in action this weekend.
Mayor Hogan says he learned about the incident Sunday morning and believes Smith...
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Tags: afghanistan, alice smith, anne deebs-smith, george clooney, grace smith, hero, hornell, hornell high school. mayor shawn horgan, ied, kim smith, lance corporal zach smith, nathaniel smith, new york, new york state trooper father, north hornell, sid smith, state trooper christopher smith, the evening tribune, tiger woods, zach smith
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Sgt. Christopher R. Hrbek, 25, a field artillery cannoneer with 3rd Battalion, 10th Marines, out of Camp Lejeune, was killed in Helmand province, according to the Defense Department. Please spend a full minute looking at this young man’s photo. All that he was and all that he could have been. Just look at him.
This...
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Tags: 10th marines, 3rd battalion, camp lejeune, hackensack, helmand province ied, hero maine, new jersey, patriot, sgt christopher hrbek
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