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Military Heroes – U. S. Army Salvatore Giunta Medals of Honor have been rare since the end of the Vietnam war. And not one of the recipients from the Somalia, Iraq or Afghanistan deployments have been alive to have the iconic blue ribbon with the gold star draped around his neck. Until now. The White…

Here’s a heartwarming poem that is posted on the Internet and has also been making the rounds via e-mail.  Thanks to our submitting subscriber! Daddy’s Poem Her hair was up in a pony tail, her favorite dress tied with a bow. Today was Daddy’s Day at school, and she couldn’t wait to go. But her…

“Chow looks wonderful,” I told the mess sergeant, a large, intimidating man. “I’d love seconds.” “You’ll get the same as everyone else,” he growled as he chucked food on my tray. “Now move it!” After finishing the edible portion of my meal, I dumped the rest in the garbage, accidentally tossing out my silverware. While…

Military Heroes – U. S. Air Force WASP Corps Florence Marston doesn’t really want recognition for what she did as a Women Airforce Service Pilot.  “All I did was to fly a couple of airplanes,” said the Clinton woman. But others find what she and about 1,100 other women did during World War II a…

90 years ago, the U. S. Navy’s first aircraft carrier, the USS Langley was commissioned, after having been converted from a collier, the USS Jupiter. As one of the blog responders comments, “The ship is fitted to accommodate ten ship’s officers, thirty-five commissioned and warrant aviators, thirty-one chief petty officers, and 229 men for the…

During a staff meeting at the Air Force base, the captain disagreed with everything being discussed. The commander, a general, grew annoyed, and let the younger officer know it. “Well, sir,” said the captain, “I doubt you made general by agreeing with everything someone else recommended.” “That’s true,” said the general, leaning in. “But that…

I thought this article in Blackfive most appropriate for this time of year.  Cpt. Otis This is an annual repost honoring Casey Sheehan who gave his life in a fight to save his brothers on a Palm Sunday, seven years ago… Casey Sheehan grew up in a devout Catholic home.  He served as an altar…

Safety is job one in the Air Force. Overstating the obvious is job two, as I discovered when crawling into my military-issue sleeping bag. The label read “In case of an emergency, unzip and exit through the top.” — Keith J. Walters Provided Courtesy of Reader’s Digest.  Click here for more “Military Jokes“.

Military Heroes Two Peshmerga Soldiers Maj. Gen. Tony Cucolo, commanding general of 3rd Infantry Division and Task Force Marne, attended a memorial ceremony at Camp Zaytun in Erbil, Iraq in 2010 to honor the memories of two Peshmerga soldiers. The general presented their families with the Army Commendation Medal for Valor for the soldiers losing…

Military Heroes – U. S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Donald Hogan   A Marine who died from a roadside bomb in Afghanistan was awarded the highest honor given to members of the Corps for his heroic actions as he hurled his body into a fellow serviceman and warned the rest of the his squad of…
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