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I was in our local VA hospital when a clerk began scolding a veteran who’d lit up a cigarette in a no-smoking area. “Sir!” she barked. “When did you start smoking?” The conversation came to a halt when he replied, “In Vietnam, right after that first bomb dropped.” -Dorothy Kreipke-Millerped Provided Courtesy of Reader’s Digest.…

Military Heroes – U. S. Marine Corps What motivates a young marine to spend months on end away from loved ones? The answers isn’t really surprising, but see for yourself. For an informative video… click here.

Here’s another 9/11 commemorative feature but with football season in full swing, it’s still appropriate. For Navy it’s 9/11 first, football second By BILL WAGNER, Staff Writer <mailto:bwagner@capitalgazette.com> Dale Pehrson was sitting in a defensive meeting room inside Ricketts Hall when then-Navy head coach Charlie Weatherbie burst in and announced that an airplane had slammed…

Military Heroes – U. S. Army Capt. Kevin Pies An Army Chaplain shares how God uses prayer to protect the troops.  For a moving video… click here.

Upon returning from a stint in Iraq, my sister insisted that the best part about being home was having real food again: “The Lunchables I had for breakfast was great! –Garrett Lee Thorne Provided Courtesy of Reader’s Digest. Click here for more “Military Jokes“.

Here’s a submission from the same subscriber who sent in the World War II map in our last newsletter.  He declares the friend who sent him the map was on the first US Navy ship that went through the Suez Canal, that his friend had told him over several beers that the Navy fired 8”/55…

When my very pregnant niece, a sergeant in the New York Army National Guard, accidentally knocked over a glass of water, one of her soldiers volunteered to help clean it up. As he was mopping up the mess, an officer walked in. “Private, what’s going on in here?” he asked. To the officer’s horror, the…

Today’s feature is from one of our dedicated subscribers who never fails to pass along articles and sites of interest.  His comments: “It’s really interesting for any of you WWII buffs. . . it’s an animated map showing the progress of  WWII in Europe …” Each time you click on map it shows the next…

Medical Personnel – U. S. Air Force The US Air Force has been conducting Medical Evacuation operations in Iraq since the outset of the war. It’s a mission they perform with bittersweet determination. The exhilaration of providing such critical support is tempered with the knowledge that someone has potentially suffered a life threatening injury in…

This is truly a powerful impact story. It is a rare “baring of the soul” experience. For any of you that have been a Survival Assistance Officer, you will understand this more than the others. This is for those who would and could appreciate it. This account is one of a kind, a powerful one…
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