tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-299818402012-01-30T22:11:29.237ZMaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.comBlogger20661100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-41408127483654324232012-01-30T19:04:00.000Z2012-01-30T19:04:46.083Z

Airmen and soldiers assigned to the 76th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron offload a patient by litter from an ambulance to a HC-130 for medical evacuation. The 76th ERQS serves as an ambulance of the air for Operation Enduring Freedom. The squadron’s mission is to provide medical or casualty evacuation and personnel recovery for U.S. and coalition forces, Afghan National Security Forces and local

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-28289982092520056802012-01-30T13:21:00.000Z2012-01-30T13:21:01.149Z

Article by Cheryl Pellerin of American Forces Press Service discusses the role Landstuhl has played not just in the care of our wounded warriors aeromedically evacuated from the battlefield, but also in medical advances for both military and civilians. Medical-surgical teams at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center here save the lives every day of warriors wounded in Afghanistan and, until recently

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-7613421696823056392012-01-29T20:04:00.000Z2012-01-29T20:07:17.756Z

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy A true grassroots event organized by two men, Craig Schneider and Tom Appelbaum, who simply came up with the idea that 'something needed to be done'. So they launched a Facebook page, met with the St. Louis mayor, mapped a route, and their efforts resulted in a huge turnout despite raising only about $35,000 in donations

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-4303933119995775512012-01-28T11:41:00.000Z2012-01-28T11:46:03.276Z

Official trailer for Recovering, the documentary film from Become Films on Vimeo. Become Films has just released the trailer for their new project, "Recovering". The documentary follows several veterans during the summer of 2011, on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, as they cycle through several states on the East Coast, including the sites of the 9/11 attacks, as well as

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-29487117410418110612012-01-25T19:37:00.000Z2012-01-25T19:37:07.494Z

Written by Nick Palmisciano, former Army Ranger, President of RangerUp.com, and newest member of the Soldiers' Angels Board of Trustees. To most people, the benefit of our troops’ contact with Soldiers’ Angels is obvious – our Angels provide comfort to those deployed, to those injured, and to those who have returned and need someone to hear their voice. If these three functions alone

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The puppy Donny Eslinger rescued peeks out of his backpack in Afghanistan (Photo courtesy of the Eslinger family) The Orlando Sentinel: Donny Eslinger was on a mission in Afghanistan last August when he encountered perhaps the friendliest face of his tour of duty there. It was a small puppy, and it was love at first sight. Eslinger — son of Seminole County Sheriff Don Eslinger Sr. — rescued

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-42286230936801989572012-01-23T14:08:00.002Z2012-01-23T14:08:32.042Z

The clothing shelves haven't been this well-stocked in a long time! Everything will go fast, but it's nice to pause and take a moment to thank everyone who helps support our wounded warriors at Landstuhl! If you'd like to help, check our list of requested items.

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-75486075371007679732012-01-21T10:20:00.000Z2012-01-21T10:20:40.709Z

Hospital Corpsman Sharod Edwards, who lost his arm in Iraq in 2005, is the first person in the world to have this incredible new arm. "This is the next step of what the progress is as far as technology in this field... I'm very happy to be a part of it," [said prosthetist Geoffrey Hemmen]. Edwards said having two hands again has given him much of his life back. "I wanted to fight the whole

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-40269553657540888362012-01-18T12:49:00.000Z2012-01-18T12:52:01.962Z

Great interview with Marine Corporal Juan Dominguez by KGTV News in San Diego. (Make sure to watch the video at the link.) "I woke up with a bad feeling that day, I knew something was going to happen," said Dominguez. The 27-year-old Marine Corporal was on foot patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan assigned to a battalion from Camp Pendleton. A rifleman on the front line-safeguarding the way for

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-39518322932997300922012-01-15T14:42:00.000Z2012-01-15T14:42:40.694Z

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Timothy Talbert, native of Richmond, Va., a flight nurse with the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight, watches over a patient while the critical care air transport team works to keep the patient alive on a C-130 Jan. 10. The 455th EAEF picks up and cares for patients from all over Afghanistan. (Photo by Spc. Cody Barber, 11th Public Affairs Detachment) U.S.

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-40940660151853797802012-01-13T01:31:00.000Z2012-01-13T01:31:55.517Z

I watched the flag pass by one day It fluttered in the breeze A young soldier saluted it, and then He stood at ease. I looked at him in uniform So young, so tall, so proud With hair cut square and eyes alert He'd stand out in any crowd. I thought how many men like him Had fallen through the years. How many died on foreign soil? How many mothers' tears? How many Pilots' planes shot down? How

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-68544271870492881292012-01-12T15:30:00.000Z2012-01-12T15:30:29.720Z

A U.S. Army soldier watches the treatment of his comrade heavily injured by an IED in FOB Shank in Logar Province, Afghanistan November 19, 2011. Photo: Reuters/Umit Bektas.

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-90252953320651976182012-01-11T10:46:00.002Z2012-01-11T10:46:27.735Z

Great news. New Knee Helps Amputees Return to Front Lines By Terri Moon Cronk, American Forces Press Service BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 10, 2012 – A sophisticated prosthetic knee with a newly designed microprocessor is giving many wounded warriors with above-the-knee amputations the chance to return to active duty, military medical officials here reported. Wounded warriors who had such severe limb

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-23947273535322455932012-01-06T16:42:00.000Z2012-01-06T16:42:42.488Z

U.S. Army Pfc. Kyle Hockenberry is tended to by medics after being wounded in a blast from an improvised explosive device on June 15 in Afghanistan in this picture taken by a Stars and Stripes photographer. Photo courtesy of the Hockenberry family to the Marietta Times. Another update on PFC Kyle Hockenberry and the story behind his tattoo at today's Salina Journal News: Love can make people

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-70944299179729165102012-01-06T11:13:00.000Z2012-01-06T11:13:07.149Z

SAN ANTONIO - The 59th Medical Wing at Lackland Air Force Base received an American flag Thursday that offered hope to thousands of soldiers, sailors, Airmen and Marines who were wounded in Iraq. The flag is one of four displayed in Hero's Highway, a tent that wounded troops entered as they were brought into the Air Force Theatre Hospital at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Over seven years, 35,000

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-84857935391325170002012-01-03T12:19:00.000Z2012-01-03T12:19:05.592Z

When a Wounded Warrior arrives in Germany, a hospital liaison is waiting to help them navigate through the process of recovery. Nice video about some of the unsung heroes of Landstuhl - the Liaisons - featuring our own SFC Robert Van Meter of the US Army Reserves. Way to go, Sgt Van Meter!!

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-59343346035527537872011-12-31T16:43:00.002Z2011-12-31T16:43:41.587Z

To friends and loved ones who can't be with us; and to those who are no longer with us. You are always in our hearts. Auld Lang Syne (to days gone by)... farewell 2011.

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-25851632331341046142011-12-30T16:55:00.000Z2012-01-06T16:30:53.722Z

U.S. Army Pfc. Kyle Hockenberry is tended to by medics after being wounded in a blast from an improvised explosive device on June 15 in Afghanistan in this picture taken by a Stars and Stripes photographer. Photo courtesy of the Hockenberry family to the Marietta Times. Remember this photo of PFC Kyle Hockenberry being MEDEVAC'd after sustaining critical wounds in an IED blast in Afghanistan?

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-55398925302456303992011-12-29T13:00:00.001Z2011-12-29T13:00:57.880Z

Couldn't agree more. The official end of the Iraq war this month is an occasion to reflect that, for many of America’s wounded veterans, the war will never be over, that they will always carry its scars. Over 32,000 servicemen have been wounded post-9/11, spanning all branches of the military. In the sands of Iraq, and in the mountains of Afghanistan, they have suffered horrific injuries, of

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MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-15082579483510054352011-12-24T23:49:00.000Z2011-12-24T23:49:03.130Z

The Christmas Tree at Landstuhl Hospital Fisher House. Photo: Soldiers' Angels. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. Thank you and Merry Christmas to all of our generous supporters. May you find joy this holiday

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To our Gold Star families, with love. Merry Christmas from Heaven I still hear the songs I still see the lights I still feel your love on cold wintery nights I still share your hopes and all of your cares I'll even remind you to please say your prayers I just want to tell you you still make me proud You stand head and shoulders above all the crowd Keep trying each moment to stay in

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-44077400426292967592011-12-21T23:50:00.000Z2011-12-21T23:50:08.268Z

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade "Warriors", 1st Cavalry Division, takes flight, stirring up the snow as it passes over another Black Hawk helicopter in Afghanistan Dec. 21. U.S. Army photo.

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-15810776268603226602011-12-21T17:37:00.003Z2011-12-24T14:27:22.768Z

If you are in the Loganville, GA area please turn out to welcome Mark and Shannon back home! Wounded Hero Returns to His Loganville Home Friday December 20, 2011 Sgt. 1st Class Mark Allen will be making his way through Grayson and Loganville at about 2 p.m. Friday to be home in time for Christmas. Shannon Allen, wife of wounded soldier Sgt. 1st Class Mark Allen, said her husband will be

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-21458699164318549862011-12-20T14:35:00.000Z2011-12-20T14:35:54.861Z

The first night of Hanukkah begins today at sundown. As you celebrate the Festival of Lights may your home be bright with happiness and love. We light these lights for the miracles and the wonders, for the redemption and the battles that you made for our forefathers, in those days at this season, through your holy priests. During all eight days of Hanukkah these lights are sacred, and we are

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-35120816605742176232011-12-19T20:45:00.000Z2011-12-19T20:45:05.054Z

With much love to one of my Heroes, Major Z.

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-37662071575705742162011-12-18T14:32:00.000Z2011-12-18T14:32:25.106Z

The last U.S. soldiers rolled out of Iraq across the border at Khabari Crossing into Kuwait at daybreak Sunday. “It’s difficult, because a declaration of it being over is different than a declaration of victory. I personally believe we were victorious in many ways, and absolutely left that place better than when we found it. “One of the biggest things I saw when I was there, was people would

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-11102430377532164142011-12-16T22:38:00.003Z2011-12-16T22:45:36.090Z

See how one Soldier's dream changed the Iraq war. Please take a moment to learn about Travis Patriquin... and to remember this Hero. See also "Let history mention a hero... " at the Mudville Gazette.

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-30874087977707242742011-12-16T00:01:00.000Z2011-12-16T00:01:22.956Z

U.S. Forces Iraq colors are lowered during the flag casing ceremony on Thursday, December 15, 2011 in Baghdad. The ceremony marked the end of U.S. military operations in Iraq. PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS / POOL PHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGES.

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-90785716291329667392011-12-14T21:21:00.000Z2011-12-14T21:21:00.695Z

Secretary of the Army John McHugh meets a Wounded Warrior during his Dec. 13, 2011, visit with staff and patients at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany. (U.S. Army Photo/Phil A. Jones)

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-183010817741733822011-12-13T00:21:00.000Z2011-12-13T00:21:09.888Z

The Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team stands tall at the Nationals Park in Washington, DC. The team is comprised of athletic post-9/11 Veterans and active duty service members who have lost limbs. Through sports, they aim to show the resilience of our military and highlight their ability to conquer any challenge. Their motto: life without a limb is limitless. Photo: U.S. Department of

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-79006921065071983002011-12-11T15:34:00.001Z2011-12-11T15:35:51.692Z

Volunteer Pati Redmond of Frederick, Md., helps to lay holiday wreaths over the graves of fallen soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington Saturday Dec. 10, 2011, during Wreaths Across America Day. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Volunteers lay 90K wreaths at Arlington cemetery ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Volunteers have laid tens of thousands of holiday wreaths at tombstones at Arlington

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-20064916278273925242011-12-10T19:33:00.001Z2011-12-10T19:33:36.567Z

Amazing what you can do with a couple of post-it notes and some paper clips... An annual post.

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-43526185275243034322011-12-08T20:08:00.001Z2011-12-08T21:34:36.248Z

From Military.com via Blackfive. “I am still rocking! For those who haven’t heard, I was blown up, with my MWD, Axe, Feb 17th of this year. I lost both of my feet, and was back to work in July... ” Watch this Special Forces Soldier and his Military Working Dog Axe on a jump.

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-38864633456805180482011-12-07T14:18:00.001Z2011-12-07T14:28:54.421Z

The USS Bennington (CVA-20) passes the wreck of USS Arizona (BB-39) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Memorial Day, 31 May 1958. Bennington's crew is in formation on the flight deck, spelling out a tribute to the Arizona's crewmen who were lost in the 7 December 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Note the outline of Arizona's hull and the flow of oil from her fuel tanks. Official U.S. Navy

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-17932828668821179572011-11-25T14:09:00.001Z2011-11-25T14:17:31.030Z

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player ABC News' Jake Tapper reports from Bagram, Afghanistan about "Angels in Hell": the men and women of All-American DUSTOFF. This piece includes a tribute to fallen Flight Medic SSG Brian Cowdrey. In the story below, Tapper gets a tour of a MEDEVAC helicopter from Flight Medic SSG Erin Gipson. video platformvideo managementvideo

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Thanksgiving 2009: A wounded warrior at Staff Sgt. Heathe N. Craig Joint Theater Hospital in Bagram, Afghanistan. We're thankful for so many things - for the blessings that come with being citizens of our great nation, for those who defend our freedoms, for those who care for our wounded, and for generous and patriotic Americans like you who support them. We hope you and your family have a warm

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-51395382694201302962011-11-23T22:11:00.000Z2011-11-27T15:19:37.976Z

KVUE-TV News' Andrew Horansky reports on the Soldiers' Angels mission at Landstuhl. We love how the story turned out and thank Andrew for coming over!

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-3586601697523733322011-11-22T14:20:00.001Z2011-11-22T14:33:22.239Z

Eight more portraits from the Portraits of the Fallen Memorial project were unveiled at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Veterans Day weekend. You'll recognize at least one of these Heroes and his family! Our thanks to Sherry Moore and all of the artists for this labor of love. The portraits are just beautiful. From their web site: The Portraits of the Fallen Memorial has a mission to tell the

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We recently had a great visit from our friend and supporter, Mark Dolfini of Standing for the Fallen. Since May of last year, Mark and the Marines of the Lafayette, IN Marine Corps League have have worked diligently almost every single weekend raising funds to purchase supplies for our warriors at Landstuhl. Mark Dolfini at Landstuhl with one of the boxes of donations raised by the Standing

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-33379803598694372272011-11-11T22:31:00.001Z2011-11-11T22:39:54.773Z

Today is a fitting day for Google to announce its new initiative, Google for Veterans and Families. From the Official Google Blog, via Blackfive: Bringing the very best of what we do to the veteran community 11/11/2011 06:00:00 AM We believe that technology can be a force for good; one that builds and binds community. As a Googler, my proudest moments are when we take that technology and put

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-87114342674693385172011-11-11T15:43:00.001Z2011-11-11T15:53:53.274Z

To our Veterans past and present - you have served at home, and in far away lands. You have kept your fellow Americans safe and free at home, and you have freed millions throughout the world from tyranny. You represent the legacy of those throughout our nation's history who know the ugly of war, but who believe there are things even uglier than war. For you, the words DUTY, HONOR, COUNTRY are a

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-17675828045317906002011-11-11T10:57:00.000Z2011-11-11T16:03:09.662Z

The eBay auction with items donated to Soldiers' Angels in support of Project Valour-IT is now LIVE! There are 23 items up for bid, with auctions ending anywhere between early Sunday morning and mid-day Monday.  Auction items include handcrafted jewelry, a handmade camo-print purse, and consumer electronics. Today, Veteran's Day, 100 laptops will be awarded to warriors recovering at Brooke Army

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-50199566976929817982011-11-10T21:57:00.000Z2011-11-10T22:25:51.212Z

US Marines cover their faces and their two wounded comrades who were hit by an IED while a Medevac helicopter lands in Helmand province on Nov. 10. Photo: Behrouz Mehri / AFP - Getty Images. Through the smoke of a flare, US Marines carry a wounded comrade who was hit by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) to a Medevac helicopter of U.S. Army's Task Force Lift "Dust Off", Charlie Company 1-171

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-49781225672386201002011-11-10T10:33:00.000Z2011-11-10T10:33:03.844Z

The Commandant of the Marine Corps and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps present the 236th Marine Corps birthday message and honor the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, and how the events shaped the lives of Marines past and present.

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-42020621355933150192011-11-09T13:12:00.000Z2011-11-10T20:18:42.728Z

Captain Matthew Charles Ferrara 14 October 1983 - 9 November 2007 Silver Star For exceptionally valorous conduct during Operation Enduring Freedom on 22 August 2007 at the "Ranch House" near Aranas, Afghanistan. While assigned as a platoon leader in Chosen Company, 2D Battalion (Airborne), 503D Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1LT Ferrara's courageous leadership and calm demeanor

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-47633374582093835732011-11-08T21:04:00.001Z2011-11-08T21:04:58.758Z

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release November 08, 2011 Overseas Service Photography Project Announced The Department of Defense announced today that it seeks donations of photographs of U.S. military service life overseas from current and former service members for use in a photo recognition exhibition planned in conjunction with

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-4390933868007523572011-11-07T21:00:00.001Z2011-11-07T21:00:39.526Z

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan—U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Erin Gipson (left), a flight medic with Task Force Poseidon, shakes hands with the French company commander, along with French Col. Jeand’heur (center), commander of French Battle Group 15/2, Oct. 28. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kenneth Scar, 7th MPAD) During combat operations on October 4 in Afghanistan’s Surobi’s District, insurgent machine gun

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-46044351182351319252011-11-02T21:04:00.000Z2011-11-02T21:06:53.996Z

Two more beautiful quilts for our wounded warriors made by the Angels of the Folk Art Class at The Campbell County Senior Citizen's Center in La Follette, TN. They're up to 40 quilts to date. Prior story about these wonderful ladies here. If you'd like to receive the guidelines for making and sending quilts or fleece blankets for our patients, please email me.

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-84609969178347546912011-10-29T09:55:00.000Z2011-10-29T09:55:05.434Z

By Cheryl Pellerin, American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2011 Because U.S. forces are coming home from Iraq by the end of the year, the U.S. Postal Service will stop accepting mail addressed to military post offices in Iraq starting Nov. 17, Defense Department officials said today. Military post offices in Iraq also will stop processing mail Nov. 17, and service members there

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-44564275239134302872011-10-25T18:27:00.000Z2011-10-25T18:27:45.245Z

Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2009 (OEF X). Those of you who knew Brian Cowdrey will recognize him in some of the shots. With love to the C/3-82 All American DUSTOFF family.

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-52733453032850644472011-10-24T23:55:00.001Z2012-01-22T15:31:01.710Z

Groton Women's Club member Jill McCaffrey stands by one of the quilts she made that will be sent over to Germany for the Blankets of Hope Project. Photo: Sun/David H. Brow. Soldiers warm up to Groton quilts By Hiroko Sato of the Lowell Sun Updated: 10/22/2011 GROTON -- Scouring for gorgeous red, white and blue fabric at stores is Jill McCaffrey's way of showing her patriotism. Whatever

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Marine LCpl Richard "Ricky" Slocum Feb 2, 1985 - October 24, 2004 When you remember me, it means that you have carried something of who I am with you, that I have left some mark of who I am on who you are. You can summon me back to your mind even though countless years and miles may stand between us. It means... that if we meet again, you will know me. It means that even after I die, you

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-48738172289560467862011-10-23T18:44:00.001Z2011-10-23T18:44:29.771Z

Beirut, 23 October 1983 "Through these fields of destruction Baptisms of fire I’ve watched all your suffering As the battles raged higher And though they did hurt me so bad In the fear and alarm You did not desert me My brothers-in-arms" From Brothers-in-arms: 'They came in peace' by Lance Cpl. Jeffrey A. Cosola. Originally posted 23 October, 2005.

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-11796898029745177322011-10-22T08:30:00.001Z2011-10-22T08:30:23.313Z

The war in Iraq is over for the United States, but not for the Americans who fought there. CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley reports on a remarkable therapy [Operation Proper Exit] that takes some of the more than 32,000 troops wounded in Iraq back there to confront the events that changed their lives. ... Of the eight, returning may have been toughest for Steven Cornford. He left Iraq

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They are the angels of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars — the nurses and doctors who save the wounded, evacuating them aboard a cavernous C-17 transport plane headed for Germany, capable of conducting mid-flight surgery if need be. “You do not have time to cry, you do not have time to feel. You basically put those feelings in a box and you put them over on the counter,” says Air Force Lt. Col.

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-54610856029137344662011-10-19T20:25:00.000Z2011-10-19T20:25:42.968Z

"Day of the Deployed is a day to honor the many selfless actions demanded of military members and their loved ones across the globe serves as a tangible reminder of the sacrifice being made in homes across America every day. Every deployment reflects the deep commitment of not only the deploying member, but of the many friends and loved ones who are left behind to aid in answering our nations

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-64756813028751497402011-10-15T02:13:00.000Z2011-10-18T02:32:28.035Z

We are deeply saddened to learn that Staff Sergeant Robert 'Brian' Cowdrey was killed on October 13 while serving with the 3rd Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. According to his wife Jill, he was on a mission treating patients when he came under enemy fire. In the above photo taken in February of 2010, Brian was captured by AP

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-56172463215030672352011-10-12T12:31:00.000Z2011-10-12T12:44:56.220Z

New TRICARE Deputy Director Brings Patient Focus to Job By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2011 – With a fresh focus on patient care –particularly for wounded warriors and their families -- the new deputy director of the TRICARE Management Activity said today he’s committed to ensuring TRICARE’s 9.6 million beneficiaries worldwide get the care and services they

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-77305926797215748392011-10-07T13:33:00.000Z2011-10-08T13:34:24.319Z

Today marks ten years since our nation went to war in Afghanistan. In toppling the Taliban regime, we removed a government that had provided safe haven and support to Al Qaeda, and allowed its leaders to plan and launch the worst terrorist attack in our nation's history. Our military has been at war ever since, determined to prevent Al Qaeda from regaining a safe haven and the ability to launch

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-448340741271541752011-09-29T16:21:00.002Z2011-09-29T16:22:01.037Z

Air Force combat controller Staff Sgt. Robert Gutierrez describes how he saved lives by continuing to return small arms fire and call in air strikes even after being seriously injured. (“I don’t get paid to sit there and fall down. I get paid to fight and do my job.”) His actions have earned him a nomination for the Air Force Cross for valor, to be awarded this Fall. The Air Force Times:

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Wilmington, CA VFW “Blanket Ladies” West Point Parents‘ Club „Blanket Ladies“ Gold Star Mother „Blanket Ladies“ Torrance, CA „Blanket Ladies“ Linda and Corinne. All photos courtesy Linda Ferrara. In September, Soldiers‘ Angel and Gold Star Mother Linda Ferrara held one of her regular appreciation luncheons at her home in Torrance, CA for about 40 of the „Blanket Ladies“ she’s

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-3265904812697629312011-09-25T13:53:00.000Z2011-09-25T13:53:11.104Z

”The service rendered the United States by the American mother is the greatest source of the Country’s strength and inspiration. We honor ourselves and the mothers of America when we revere and give emphasis to the home as the fountainhead of the State. The American mother is doing so much for the home and for the moral and spiritual uplift of the people of the United States and hence so much

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-22058939432285520422011-09-21T20:38:00.001Z2011-09-21T20:42:35.509Z

The "IEDED" specialty plate leaves little doubt as to how the Wisconsin driver of this vehicle earned a Purple Heart, denoted by the decal on the left side of the plate. Photo: Abe Sauer of the Atlantic.

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-16783746479029554022011-09-16T15:23:00.001Z2011-09-16T15:23:29.859Z

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy NBC's Andy Eckardt filed this great report called "Critical Caring" about a unique and innovative trauma center - Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-50795882043904847092011-09-16T08:43:00.001Z2011-09-16T08:43:52.224Z

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com In case you missed it live or, like me, would like to watch again. Like many heroes, Dakota Meyer didn't want attention himself, so he insisted that there be simultaneous ceremonies around the country to honor those he saved and especially those he could not. Yesterday, at one of those ceremonies, Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Kenefick's friends and family

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-88597156885969059982011-09-11T14:20:00.000Z2011-09-11T14:20:33.254Z

With thanks to Chad Hunt.

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Like all Americans, my memories of that day are vivid: The unbelievable sight of the burning towers, the horror and despair of the jumpers, the shock of realization when the Pentagon was hit: America is under attack. And as the towers fell – first one, then the other – time seemed to stop as I slumped forward and felt the cries of thousands of souls from a black void. Then something else

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September, 2001. We finally summon the courage and do what we’ve come here to do. We ask the taxi driver to take us to Ground Zero. It's well after midnight, and quiet in lower Manhattan. But as we approach the area the sky is filled with the foreboding glow of floodlights. The night is also filled with sound of wrecking machines. The wrecking ball slams against the broken structure,

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-53452859848307911542011-09-08T09:29:00.001Z2011-09-08T09:29:20.968Z

On 9/11, I remember sitting in art class at Kofa High School, watching the attack on TV. I was going to graduate in a few months, already planning on the military. But that solidified things. I was really angry, and I just wanted to take the fight to the enemy overseas. Friends in the room were saying, "Hey, Gabriel, it looks like you'll be going to war." Yuma is a Marine Corps town, but I

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-34191068782853871332011-09-08T08:42:00.002Z2011-09-08T08:44:28.822Z

Staff Sgt. Peter Rosie, 1st Battalion, 4th Cavalry, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, kneels at Ground Zero following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of more than 3,000 Americans. Rosie was serving as a paramedic with the New York Fire Department when the attacks occurred. Courtesy photo. September 11, 2001 was supposed to be Peter Rosie's day

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-46161453688552499812011-09-07T11:03:00.001Z2011-09-07T11:03:18.839Z

Five years after a gunshot changed his life, Major Justin Constantine reflects on what a decade of war has cost Americans. ‎"As September 11, 2011 approaches, take a few minutes to think of us wounded warriors and our families. We are in your community, sprinkled throughout small towns and big cities. Do not let our sacrifices go unknown or forgotten. ... And remind yourself that far too many

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-44490429389307360682011-09-06T11:17:00.002Z2011-09-06T12:02:31.375Z

The incredible story of a Vietnam Vet who becomes an American citizen 45 years after his service in Vietnam, when it was discovered that his dishonorable discharge had been changed to honorable 45 years ago but he was never told. Two years ago, after some investigation, his family received his military papers only to discover the change in his discharge status took place on August 14, 1964.

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-63131586400953700892011-09-02T19:12:00.000Z2011-12-30T16:57:05.804Z

U.S. Army Pfc. Kyle Hockenberry is tended to by medics after being wounded in a blast from an improvised explosive device on June 15 in Afghanistan in this picture taken by a Stars and Stripes photographer. Photo courtesy of the Hockenberry family to the Marietta Times. On August 10, PFC Kyle Hockenberry was awarded the Purple Heart at Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas. [Hockenberry's uncle

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-8319607928892247022011-08-27T23:47:00.000Z2011-08-27T23:47:57.323Z

Earlier today the remaining inpatients at Walter Reed were transferred to the combined National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda. The transfer was moved up a day due to the approaching hurricane. More than 100 inpatients were moved without incident and the flag was lowered for good at 102-year-old Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-69435621292916221262011-08-26T19:34:00.004Z2011-08-26T19:45:39.595Z

You only need to watch this video to know what type of people Jamie and Melissa Jarboe are. On April 10, 2011, Jamie was shot by a sniper while on patrol in Afghanistan. The round went through his neck, damaging his trachea and fracturing his spine. The Jarboes have been told that Jamie will be a quadriplegic, but the biggest challenges to his recovery have been complications with his damaged

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-57103420381346650042011-08-25T16:52:00.000Z2011-08-25T16:52:18.768Z

U.S. Army Flight Medic Brandon Lowther (l.) holds the hand of a fatally wounded U.S. Army Soldier as he is airlifted by the Medevac helicopter of 159th Brigade Task Force Thunder on August 24, 2011 to Kandahar Hospital Role 3. Two U.S. Soldiers were heavily injured by gun shots and brought to the hospital. Photo: Johannes Eisele AFP/Getty Images.

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-45155438363904736192011-08-23T17:01:00.000Z2011-08-23T17:01:48.602Z

U.S. Soldiers gather next to a destroyed vehicle as their wounded comrades are airlifted by a MEDEVAC helicopter from the 159th Brigade Task Force Thunder to Kandahar Hospital Role 3, on August 23, 2011. Three Soldiers were wounded while their vehicle was destroyed up by an Improvised Explosive Devise. Photo: Johannes Eisele, AFP/Getty Images. U.S. Soldiers carry a wounded comrade to a

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-24767826247159455832011-08-23T03:56:00.002Z2011-08-23T03:56:00.328Z

Semena, a ten-year old wounded Afghan girl is carried by U.S. Army medic Stephan Flynn to a MEDEVAC helicopter of 159th Brigade Task Force Thunder to be airlifted to a Kandahar hospital, Aug. 21, 2011. The girl was wounded by shrapnel on both arms. Photo: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images.

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-34559928514310470722011-08-23T03:08:00.001Z2011-08-23T03:08:00.108Z

Veteran and Entrepreneur Nick Palmisciano Appointed to Soldiers' Angels Board of Trustees New Trustee Brings Marketing Skills to Military Support Nonprofit PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Soldiers' Angels announces the appointment of veteran and entrepreneur Nick Palmisciano to its volunteer Board of Trustees. Palmisciano will apply his proven skills in branding and

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"There is a huge effort going on in Afghanistan and we've got to take care of these guys. I don't think the public really knows how many people are getting injured over here." - Lt. Col. Terry Lonergan, a critical care transport doctor from the 59th Medical Wing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, deployed to the 10th EAEF. Another great video and story at Military.com. BAGRAM AIR BASE,

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-15261602289260807412011-08-16T16:21:00.002Z2011-08-16T16:21:56.750Z

SGT Mike Stokely KIA 16 AUG 2005 near Yusufiyah Iraq USA E 108 CAV 48th BCT GAARNG My thoughts are with you and your family today, Robert. We'll always love and remember Mike. Part of Mike's legacy - Hughes, Ark., native, Staff Sgt. James Robinson, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, hands out school materials donated by the

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-31498685087216033742011-08-12T00:40:00.000Z2011-08-12T00:40:52.971Z

"We want [people] to know we are giving the best care possible to the nation's sons and daughters." - Lt. Col. Sherry Hemby, commander of the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight at Bagram "Band Aid" or "bandage" flights are the regularly scheduled - and emergency - fixed-wing flights which transport patients from various combat hospital locations throughout Afghanistan to the

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-67423217820098972382011-08-10T02:43:00.000Z2011-08-10T02:43:11.306Z

At this weekend’s Watkins Glen NASCAR Race (Sunday, 1p.m. ET on ESPN), keep your eyes peeled for the Green Smoke Chevy, driven by T.J. Bell. Right behind each door will be the Soldiers’ Angels logo, and a decal on the bumper will read “Text Soldier to 20222,” encouraging viewers to donate. There’s a lot more to the story, including a very special American hero who has been made an honorary pit

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-54107005844279789952011-08-07T13:56:00.000Z2011-08-07T13:56:22.835Z

Today is Purple Heart Day. On August 7, 1782, General George Washington - then the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army - established the Purple Heart award, originally designated as the Badge of Military Merit. In this 2007 photo, taken by the late Chris Hondros, General Petraeus awards a Purple Heart at the 28th CSH in Iraq. Hondros was killed in April 2011 along with Tim Hetherington

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-64349767830892002932011-08-05T01:03:00.004Z2011-08-16T19:20:11.635Z

View more videos at: http://www.nbcwashington.com. For the first time on July 29, 2011, all patients leaving Germany on medical evacuation flights bound for the Washington, D.C. area were brought to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Up until then, the patients' service branch and/or type of injury determined their destination - Bethesda or Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-31838764205359912582011-08-04T18:53:00.000Z2011-08-04T18:53:36.117Z

Our friend Troy of You Served Radio and Bouhammer.com called him The Littlest American Patriot back in March of 2010. Back then Connor Love was just 6 years old but had already, together with his grandfather Howard, sent out over 1000 boxes to troops overseas. Troy continued, "Not only is he spending quality time with his Grandpa, he is also doing something productive with that time. He has

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HOEVEN CALLS FOR NATIONAL “DAY OF THE DEPLOYED” TO RECOGNIZE SOLDIERS’ SACRIFICES Soldiers’ Angels Thanks Hoeven for Introducing Senate Resolution Soldiers’ Angels gratefully announces the support of Senator John Hoeven for a national Day of the Deployed. Senator Hoeven recently introduced S. Res. 253 in the U.S. Senate to designate Oct. 26, 2011 as Day of the Deployed in recognition of the

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The combat hospital at Kandahar Airfield is among the most advanced treatment facilities to ever operate in a war zone. Roughly 70 percent of its patients come straight from the battlefield. In addition to U.S. and coalition service members, the hospital treats Afghans. For the staff, every day is spent working to keep death at bay. This video contains graphic images of war injuries. Viewer

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Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (FMF) Jake Emmott receives the Silver Star from Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jon Greenert during the third annual Safe Harbor awards ceremony July 14. Photo: MC3 Matt Dickinson / NAVY. Helmand province, April 20, 2010. When he saw a Marine in his squad fall, then-Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Jake Emmott rushed into gunfire to reach him. While kneeling down

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"This is where daddy is and I tell him daddy's in heaven." - Nicki Bunting, widow of CPT Brian Bunting, explaining why her 4-year old son Connor calls Arlington National Cemetery 'heaven'.

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"I just hope these guys’ wives and their children understand how courageous their husbands and dads were. They fought like warriors." - SGT Jacob Walker Im Memoriam: 1LT Jonathan Brostrom SGT Israel Garcia SPC Matthew Phillips SPC Pruitt Rainey SPC Jonathan Ayers SPC Jason Bogar SPC Sergio Abad SPC Jason Hovater SPC Gunnar Zwilling All Sky Soldiers of Chosen Company, 2/503 Infantry Regiment,

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At the American Veterans Center's 2008 conference, Major Chuck Ziegenfuss talks about the injuries he sustained in Iraq in 2005 and the inception of Project Valour-IT. To date, Soldiers' Angels Project Valour-IT has supplied over 6,000 severely wounded Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines with adaptive laptops and other devices to aid their recovery and reintegration. Your contribution will

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-78203965248805615622011-07-11T22:35:00.000Z2011-07-11T22:35:58.666Z

"It's a great hand." - Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry, talking about the prosthetic which has replaced the hand blown off while throwing a grenade away from himself and two other Rangers. WASHINGTON, DC – "There was a little bit of a meat skirt, for lack of better words, hanging around the edges. It was oozing. I could see the radius and ulna bone sticking up maybe about half an inch." Sgt. 1st

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James T. Hackemer enjoyed time spent with his parents, Nancy and John, and his daughters, Kaelynn, 4, and Addison, 3. Photo via BuffaloNews.com. Today we wrap our wings around the family and friends of former Landstuhl patient and Hero SGT James "Hack" Hackemer. From BuffaloNews.com: James T. Hackemer died doing exactly what he wanted to be doing. That's what the family of the double amputee

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-5065622918797161142011-07-07T21:50:00.002Z2011-07-07T21:53:14.349Z

You can make a donation by clicking here. Thanks to everyone who has already donated! If you're a blogger, you can join the Team Marines here. But remember, we don't accept applications - only commitments. About Project Valour-IT Project Valour-IT provides technology to service members recovering from serious injuries. Technology supplied includes: - Voice-controlled and other adaptive

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On July 1, 2010, Cpl. Larry Harris Jr. of the 3/1 Marines was on patrol in Helmand province when his unit was ambushed and fellow Marine Lance Cpl. Jake Henry was wounded. While carrying LCpl. Henry to safety, Harris stepped on an IED. He took the brunt of the blast and died instantly. Henry survived. Last week, on the first anniversary of his death, many of his squad members gathered at his

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The 2011 Valour-IT Blogging Fundraising Competition kicked off on Friday and will continue until July 14. As always, the "competition" is between blogging teams representing the 4 service branches - Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines - to raise funds for Valour-IT. All donations go into one fund and will of course be used for members of all services. Readers of this blog are familiar with

MaryAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401586680893064560noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29981840.post-83039126402973871062011-07-02T09:23:00.000Z2011-07-02T09:23:23.848Z

Leading the parade, Erica Lloyd (Miss Rodeo Houston-Harris Co. Teen), Celeste Harvey (2010 Miss Rodeo Texas) Jessica Locke (North Texas State Fair & Rodeo Queen) and Caroyn Robertson (North Texas State Fair & Rodeo Princess) are followed by a Saginaw Fire Truck. Photo: STAR-TELEGRAM/PAUL MOSELEY. Zach arrives in front of his new home (not in picture), the streets filled with cheering people.

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Social Media Powers Laptops and More for Wounded Troops Soldiers' Angels Project Valour-IT Conducts Online Fundraising Competition PASADENA, Calif., June 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the number of American Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines suffering battlefield wounds continues to grow, today's economic challenges continue to squeeze military support nonprofits. Soldiers' Angels

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