At least you don’t have this guy’s job! But seriously, this takes the term “talented” to whole new levels. According to the website where I found this incredible image, the pilot is in the Guard and flies EMS helicopters in his civilian time. Amazing. »
They will always be heroes, because only heroes can give so much. And we will always remember those gifts that they ultimately gave. The Price of Freedom from Chuck Holton on Vimeo. On August 16, I posted a blog called “They Call them Heroes” about a medevac mission to Wardak province. On that mission, two men... »
March 2008 SAN DIEGO — A California-based SEAL who threw his body on a grenade to save his comrades in Iraq will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor, a Defense Department official has confirmed. Master-at-Arms 2nd Class (SEAL) Michael A. Monsoor, of Garden Grove, Calif., was holed up on the roof of a Ramadi house with... »
Ok, wow. Why haven’t I heard of this guy before? He was a machine! They sure broke the mold when they made him, then threw out that mold. “Mad Jack” Churchill certainly marched to the beat of his own drummer. So yeah, he’s the guy in front carrying a freakin’ sword. That’s right. Leading a... »
This is so sweet, even though is has a tragically sad beginning. The young girl in the photo was shot in the head when insurgents attacked and executed her entire family. They intended her to die with her family, but somehow she survived. She was brought to the military hospital on the Balad Air... »
Today is a day dedicated by the United States Air Force to remembering those lost without closure in past and current wars. Throughout our country’s history, many have been simply written off as MIA or POW – never to be found. Families couldn’t have closure on the final whereabouts of a loved one. But... »
Two young men made a pact. If one outlived the other, the survivor was to wear a dress to the deceased’s funeral. But too soon that pact was honored. Barry Delaney lost his friend Private Kevin Elliott, who last month was killed in Afghanistan while on foot patrol. He was only 24 years old. Barry... »
COURAGEOUS Kate Nesbitt takes a well-earned breather on the battlefield – her face covered with the blood of the soldier whose life she has just saved. Navy medic Kate, 21, was snapped moments after a heroic rescue in Afghanistan which has earned her a Military Cross. The brave blonde dashed 70 yards across a war zone... »
Words can’t quite describe the awesomeness here. Sergeant Noel Connolly was serving in Afghanistan last November when he spotted a suspicious looking man on a motorbike. The motorcyclist looked lost, and that set Connolly on high alert. said: ‘I was near the school when I caught a fleeting glimpse of a motorbike. I... »
A journalist and his translator had been captured when they were covering the NATO airstrike that resulted in approximately 70 people killed. They were taken by Taliban members and were being held in northern Afghanistan. In the fray of the rescue, a soldier was killed along with the journalist’s translator, Sultan Munadi. A British soldier... »