Archive for July, 2009

Fighter pilot who fought in three wars died this past June at the age of 89. Our pilots certainly are extraordinary people! Retired Marine Corps Col. Kenneth L. Reusser, 89, a highly decorated aviator who was shot down in three wars, died June 20. He lived in the Portland, Ore., suburb of Milwaukie.Col. Reusser flew... »

Being a hero means a person does what they think is right, regardless of possible consequences. In wartime, doing the right thing becomes even harder. Often a person’s life is endangered if they were to step up to the proverbial plate. Or maybe they risk punishment at the hands of their superiors is they... »

Understandably, the technology to produce color photography was still quite rare during the time of World War I. This website has a fairly large collection of color photographs. Very interesting, and certainly not something you see every day. I think it is important to see these reminders of our past. Check it out. »

I ran across this story that was posted on July 4th of this year. As I understand it, this is a true story, but it almost seems  too good to be true. It tells of a former Army member who gives people in an airport an example of how to show their appreciation for... »

The situation has gotten deadlier this month for our troops stationed in Afghanistan. Total numbers of men killed in action for this year have already nearly reached the total for 2008. And the year just half over. This news clip shows  a young woman who lost her husband this month while serving in Afghanistan. My... »

After jumping out of helicopters at daybreak onto jagged, ice-covered rocks and into water at an altitude of 10,000 feet, the 12-man Special Forces team scrambled up the steep mountainside toward its target — an insurgent stronghold in northeast Afghanistan. “Our plan,” Capt. Kyle M. Walton recalled in an interview, “was to fight downhill.” But as... »

Yesterday I found another program dedicated to supporting our troops in the field called Operation AC. One of their main focuses is sending care packages to the soldiers. Currently they also have a couple special projects going on. One is a letter project to help support our wounded soldiers in Iraq. Operation AC feels... »

A day before New York Rep. Peter King called Michael Jackson a “pervert” unworthy of nonstop media coverage, the aunt of a U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan on the same day Jackson died asked why her nephew’s death went virtually unnoticed while the King of Pop got memorial shrines across the country. “Mr. Jackson... »

Ed “Too Tall” Freeman was a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War. He had always wanted to fly, but standing at an impressive 6′4″, he was denied training since he was “too tall”.  However, in 1955 the army changed its height regulations and he was allowed to fly. Thank goodness he was. This man... »

In Illinois the people are doing a little more to honor their men and women in service. They’ve created an organization called Sgt. Tommy’s Kids, an outreach program designed for the children and families of soldiers and people in the police/fire departments. It is named for a soldier named Thomas Gilbert, a young man... »