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HAPPY VETERN'S DAY

day dreamer — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:18:50 GMT

Semper Films: The Top Ten Marine Corps Movies

dbltap — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:01:35 GMT

Semper Films: The Top Ten Marine Corps Movies by Kurt Schlichter The men and women who earn the right to wear eagle, globe and anchor of the United States Marine Corps are a special breed. To those outside the Corps, they talk funny. They look funny. They are extremely impressed with themselves � and they have every right to be. My beloved United States Army is a blunt instrument, a magnificent club that has pummels our nation�s enemies into submission. But the Marines are America�s ...

�Good Guy� Restaurants Honoring Our Vets

dbltap — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:06:22 GMT

�Good Guy� Restaurants Honoring Our Vets by Alicia M. Cohn [url=http://www.humanevents.com/search.php?author_name=Alicia M. +Cohn](more by this author)[/url] Posted 11/11/2009 ET While we all pause to honor our military this Veterans Day, we should also take a minute to thank the national restaurant chains that are honoring them by appetizing means. If you have ever served your country in the military, you get free food on Wednesday. On Veterans Day, which falls on Wednesday, Nov. ...

Marine Corps Birthday 2009

Keonee — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:58:19 GMT

Semper Fi! Today is the Marine Corps Birthday 2009

November 10 marks the 234th birthday of the Marine Corps.

Thank you to the soldiers who served and the families who shared them.

Shooter advised Obama transition

dbltap — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:30:01 GMT

Shooter advised Obama transition Fort Hood triggerman aided team on Homeland Security task force Posted: November 06, 2009 9:21 am Eastern By Jerome R. Corsi � 2009 WorldNetDaily Maj. Nidal Malik HasanNEW YORK � Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the alleged shooter in yesterday's massacre at Fort Hood, played a advisory role in President Barack Obama's transition into the White House,according to a key university policy institute document. http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=115230

At Least 7 Dead, 20 Wounded in Shooting at Ft. Hood in Texas

Hero — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:22:52 GMT

Thursday, November 05, 2009 Print [b]DEVELOPING: A mass shooting at Ft. Hood military post in Texas has left at least 7 dead and 20 wounded and one suspected gunman is on the loose, officials told Fox News.[/b] A massive manhunt was under way for the suspect at large, Fox News confirmed. One person was in custody. The New York Post said that there were two shooters at the Army post massacre; other reports said there were three. The attack apparently happened at Ft. Hood's ...

US military: 2 American soldiers die in Iraq

Neno — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:01:33 GMT

US military: 2 American soldiers die in Iraq 5 mins ago BAGHDAD � The U.S. military says two American soldiers have died in Iraq � one in combat and one of noncombat-related injuries. The military released a statement late Wednesday saying two Multi-National Corps-Iraq soldiers died on November 4. The statement did not describe the circumstances of either death. The names of the soldiers are being withheld until the military can notify family members. The statement said both deaths ...

Pass this email on to all military members!-SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT

dbltap — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:18:10 GMT

Subject: Fw: DD FORM 214 -- SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT (UNCLASSIFIED) Subject: FW: DD FORM 214 -- SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT (UNCLASSIFIED) Pass this email on to all military members! Subject: DD FORM 214 -- SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT (UNCLASSIFIED) FYI. You might want to share this with others. DD FORM 214 -- SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT Please share this with anyone who's had active duty service prior to January 2002 and planning for retirement. In a nutshell it boils down to ...

veterans eat free at applebees

dbltap — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:34:58 GMT

Veterans eat free at applebees

http://www.applebees.com/vetsday/

14 Americans killed in 2 Afghan helicopter crashes

Neno — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:51:00 GMT

14 Americans killed in 2 Afghan helicopter crashes By HEIDI VOGT, Associated Press Writer Heidi Vogt, Associated Press Writer � 16 mins ago KABUL � Helicopter crashes killed 14 Americans on Monday � 11 troops and three drug agents � in the deadliest day for the U.S. mission in Afghanistan in more than four years. The deaths came as President Barack Obama prepared to meet his national security team for a sixth full-scale conference on the future of the troubled war. In the deadliest ...

This is a man who acts instead of talking nonsense!

Neno — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:06:43 GMT

...pkancompany just sent me this. I have always liked Denzel. Now I know I was worng and why I do... Thanks Denzel.. Quote:Remember this next time you walk up to the ticket window of your local movie theater with $10 in your hand. The Media (Accidently?) Missed this one!!!! The troops overseas would like you to send it to everybody you know. Denzel Washington, and Brooks Army Medical Center Don't know whether you heard about this but Denzel Washington and his ...

The IED of the WAR.

Neno — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:51:29 GMT

...this might be hard for some to watch. So please understand that this is a video jihad made as they blew our Military Vehicles up as they crossed. There is over 100 nexposions in this 5 minute video. I feel it is something that when I view, makes me realize the blood that has been spilt. So again please, do not view if it causes problems. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5c9_1182208880

Boeing's airborne laser can now 'defeat' vehicles

dbltap — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:54:23 GMT

[b]Friday, October 9, 2009 latest video from Boeing showcasing it's Advanced Tactical Laser firing a shot at a vehicle on the ground. The modified C-130 was airborne for the shot and hit almost dead center on the target http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfmEUqmgsK4&feature=player_embedded#[/b]

Open Up your Arms for our Veterens

KC — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:01:03 GMT

A new generation of Veterens are coming home. Lets give them the welcome they deseve. Please go to this site and sign the pledge. They want 11,111 signatures by 11/11/09.

http://www.openupyourarms.org/

419th CSSB �Wolfpack� heading home

wyogal — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:54:01 GMT

419th CSSB �Wolfpack� heading home Friday, 09 October 2009 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } Lt. Col. Kristan L.K. Hericks (center), CO of the 419th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion "Wolfpack," and her 419th Soldiers successfully completed a 12-month tour at Camp Taji and will be redeploying home to Irvine, Calif, soon. Photo courtesy of the 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary). CAMP TAJI � After a long and often-times grueling year here, the 419th Combat ...

No Tickets to his Funeral

waymaker — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:20:48 GMT

You're a 19 year old kid. You're critically wounded and dying in the jungle in the Ia Drang Valley , 11-14-1965, LZ X-ray , Vietnam. Your infantry unit is outnumbered 8 - 1 and the enemy fire is so intense, from 100 or 200 yards away, that your own Infantry Commander has ordered the MediVac helicopters to stop coming in. [b] You're lying there, listening to the enemy machine guns and you know you're not getting out.[/b] [b]Your family is 1/2 way around the world, 12,000 miles away ...

Pvt Channing Moss

bwrigh10 — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:33:36 GMT

Pretty remarkable medical story. I Here is a report concerning PVT Channing Moss, who was impaled by a live RPG during a Taliban ambush while on patrol. Army protocol says that medevac choppers are never to carry anyone with a live round in him. Even though they feared it could explode, the flight crew said damn the protocol and flew him to the nearest aid station. Again, protocol said that in such a case the patient is to be put in a sandbagged area away from the surgical unit, given ...

Email Received Okie wanted to share to all.

Neno — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:25:04 GMT

Subject: Fw: medal of honor Subject: Medal of honor rec. real hero passed away This has been around before, but lets keep this going around. It is a great story and tesimony of what all American heroes are made of. Guts. Dedication. Determiniation. Love of God, Duty, and Country. PRESENT ARMS!!! Freeman

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?...g;mostpopvideo

Death smiles at everyone - Mariners smile back.

Neno — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:59:16 GMT

21 Marines This came to me from a Marine's wife. I sat, as did millions of other Americans, and watched as the government under went a peaceful transition of power a few months ago. At first, I felt a swell of pride and patriotism while ...

Eagle Card & EZpay System - CAT

Neno — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:54:46 GMT

Cat sent this over and I didn't see it posted anywhere so, I am posting it in our Military forom..

http://www.fms.treas.gov/tas/conf-presenations/Partnerships-for-Meeting-the-Changing.pdf

The Old Man

waymaker — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:35:09 GMT

The Old Man... As I came out of the supermarket that sunny day, pushing my cart of groceries towards my car, I saw an old man with the hood of his car up and a lady sitting inside the car, with the door open. The old man was looking at the engine. I put my groceries away in my car and continued to watch the old gentleman from about 25 feet away. ...

B-2 Gets The Biggest Bomb Of All

dbltap — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:46:25 GMT

B-2 Gets The Biggest Bomb Of All June 12, 2009: After three years of effort, the U.S. Air Force has developed a new bomb rack for the B-2 bomber, so it can drop the new, 13.6 (30,000 pound) Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP). Six years ago, MOP replaced the proposed nuclear bomb penetrator. MOP can be carried by a B-52, but a B-2 is more likely to get through an intact, modern, air defense system. The MOP is finally entering production, and a number (not announced) will be stockpiled. The ...

Congrats To Dinardevildog On Retirement

Cat561 — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:00:06 GMT

Congratulations on your retirement !!!!!!!! Thank you for your Time and Dedication Serving OUR Country for just over 20 years !!!! SEMPER FI !!!!!!!!

Memorial Day

Keonee — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:43:09 GMT

And I'm proud to be an American,
where at least I know I'm free.
And I won't forget the men/women who died,
who gave that right to me.
~Lee Greenwood

Thanks To All Who Sacrificed,
Keonee

when athletes SHOULD be held up as examples to our children

we dream — Sun, 24 May 2009 11:31:24 GMT

http://www.coolestone.com/media/156/An_Outstanding_Display_of_American_Patriotism-_Rick_Monday_Saves_U.S._Flag/

US Soldiers pledge to refuse disarmament demands....

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:15:21 GMT

Soldiers pledge to refuse disarmament demands Campaign urges members of military to 'steel resolve' to 'do the right thing' Posted: March 17, 2009 11:21 pm Eastern By Bob Unruh � 2009 WorldNetDaily An invitation to soldiers and peace officers across the United States to pledge to refuse illegal orders � including "state of emergency" orders that could include disarming or detaining American citizens � has struck a chord, collecting more than 100,000 website ...

In Recognition

Anonymous — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:08:28 GMT

Hi all, As some of you know, support for our wounded warriors is a cause that I hold near and dear. Regardless of your political views, I think we all recognize that the men and women in our armed forces today have made immense sacrifices that deserve our recognition and help where we can give it. "In Recognition" is a walking team that I created to take part in this worthwhile cause. I'm looking to all of you for support in joining the team and raising funds with me or simply ...

Taking it to the Frontline any way you can get it there!

notazbad2000 — Fri, 22 May 2009 21:21:27 GMT

I thought this sums up the committment of our young warriors still putting it on the line! http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=13484259&ch=4226713&src=news http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090522/lf_nm_life/us_afghanistan_gates_pink TAZ

10 Orders We Will Not Follow

iknowHEis — Mon, 11 May 2009 02:45:49 GMT

http://oath-keepers.blogspot.com/ (Another site with interview http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/615.html) OATH KEEPERS: ORDERS WE WILL NOT OBEY !-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Verdana; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1593833729 1073750107 16 0 415 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; ...

Taps like you never heard

wyogal — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:03:56 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4l3Rgq-L1M

Honor the Fallen

smillenace — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:06:40 GMT

I,m bringing it back because we need to remember.........ALWAYS!! Its going to take me some time but they'll all be put here # October 10, 2001 Air Force Master Sgt. Evander E. Andrews, 36, of Solon, Maine; assigned to the 366th Civil Engineering Squad, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho; killed Oct. 10, 2001, in a heavy equipment accident in Qatar. October 19, 2001 # Army Spc. John J. Edmunds, 20, of Cheyenne, Wyo.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ex-Member Regiment, Fort ...

Injured Veterans...Obama wants to say thanks

dbltap — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:25:08 GMT

Obama May Charge Veterans' Private Health Insurance for Service-Related Ailments Tuesday, March 17, 2009 By Fred Lucas, Staff Writer President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday, Mar. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds) (CNSNews.com) � The Obama administration is considering a plan to charge the private health insurance of veterans for treatment of service-related ailments that currently are paid for by the Department of Veterans Affairs -- a potential change that has veterans� ...

1/2 boy 1/2 man

epaphroditus — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:47:24 GMT

1/2 boy 1/2 man The average age of the military man is 19 years. He is a short haired, tight-muscled kid who, under normal circumstances is considered by society as half man, half boy. Not yet dry behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old enough to die for his country. He never really cared much for work and he would rather wax his own car than wash his father's, but he has never collected unemployment either. He's a recent High School graduate; ...

US troops hold first St Patrick�s Day parade in Baghdad

Cat561 — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:08:41 GMT

US troops hold first St Patrick�s Day parade in Baghdad (AFP) 15 March 2009 BAGHDAD - The Tigris river did not run green and there wasn�t a pint of the black stuff for hundreds of miles as American forces in Iraq staged their first Saint Patrick�s Day parade on Sunday. But this did not dampen spirits on a dusty day in the appropriately named Green Zone where several hundred men and women, soldiers and civilians turned out to cheer ahead of the day itself on Tuesday. As incongruous ...

President greeted by Marines!!!!

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:16:27 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIHz5tevLAw

nuff said!.....SEMPER FI!

This Week in American Military History:

dbltap — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:58:47 GMT

Military Milestones from Dueling Ironclads to Flying Tigers by http://www.humanevents.com/search.php?author_name=W. W. Thomas Smith, Jr. [/url] 03/11/2009 This Week in American Military History: Mar. 8, 1965: The lead elements of 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines begin coming ashore at Da Nang, South Vietnam. Within hours, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines will arrive aboard transport aircraft at the nearby airbase. The Marines of 3/9 and 1/3 -- both part of the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade ...

Who Own's Target Stores?

Neno — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:09:22 GMT

Email Recieved Who Own's Target Stores? Wasn't it last Christmas that Target refused to let the Salvation Army ring their bells in front of their stores? Friend Forrey of the Vietnam Veterans Association wrote. 'Recently we asked the local TARGET store to be a proud sponsor of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall during our spring recognition event. We received the following reply from the local TARGET management: ' Veterans do not meet our area of giving. We only donate ...

When a soldier comes home

Bunny1 — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:33:12 GMT

When a soldier comes home

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKdTUcZLSXw

Memorial Day Song and Video

GWT54 — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:42:01 GMT

http://www.coolestone.com/media/128/Memorial_Day_Song_and_Video/

The Real Deal~~Tiger Woods

wyogal — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:00:40 GMT

Tiger Woods comments/speech given at the inauguration Tiger Woods spoke Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington during "We Are One," an inauguration celebration for President-elect Barack Obama. Below is the text of his speech, entitled "You'll Never Walk Alone," as posted on his Web site: "I grew up in a military family - and my role models in life were my Mom and Dad, Lt. Colonel Earl Woods. My dad was a Special Forces operator and many nights friends ...

Matthew Gene Kelly Honored

Neno — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:22:42 GMT

Sent to me from one of our Dedicated Members. Please Salute. Quote:A soldier from my home town was killed in Iraq last week. The funeral was Saturday, thousands of people were out in the street waving flags and showing there support for the family. Our newspaper company put together a slide show of all the pictures they had received. Quite amazing to see so much suuport.. Here is the link. http://www.mycameronnews.com/slideshows/feb09/kelleyfuneral/index.html

Awesome Military Pics

randy — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:52:34 GMT

Awesome Military Pics (Click on the underlined items below one at a time to open each of the three groups of pictures) Cool Pictures - Military ---- Cool Pictures - Military #2 ---- Cool Pictures - Military #3 [/td][/tr][/table]

In Memory of: LT. C.Thomsen Wieland

epaphroditus — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:44:09 GMT

In Memory of LT. C.Thomsen Wieland who spent 100 days at the Hanoi Hilton IF YOU NEVER FORWARDED ANYTHING IN YOUR LIFE FORWARD THIS SO THAT EVERYONE WILL KNOW!!!!!! She really is a traitor A TRAITOR IS ABOUT TO BE HONORED KEEP THIS MOVING ACROSS AMERICA This is for all the kids born in the 70's who do not remember, and didn't have to bear the burden that our fathers, mothers and older brothers and sisters had to ...

Military Milestones from Indian-Fighting Marines to the Modern Ex-Member Battalion

dbltap — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:32:03 GMT

Military Milestones from Indian-Fighting Marines to the Modern Ex-Member Battalion by W. Thomas Smith, Jr. [url=http://www.humanevents.com/search.php?author_name=W. Thomas+Smith, Jr.](more by this author)[/url] Posted 01/28/2009 ET This Week in American Military History: Jan. 26, 1945: U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Audie L. Murphy�s B Company, 15th Regiment of the 3rd Infantry Division is positioned on the outskirts of Holtzwihr, France, when suddenly the company is attacked by six tanks ...

Challenger~~~

epaphroditus — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:04:37 GMT

Subj: Challenger This is an awesome music video...featuring a special free-flying Bald Eagle named 'Challenger' (in honor of the lost space shuttle crew) cared for by the non-profit American Eagle Foundation (AEF). He's a 'human socialized' bird accidentally raised by the people who rescued him - after being blown from a wild Louisiana nest in a storm as a baby in the late 1980s. Declared 'non-releasable' by federal and state wildlife authorities, he was trained by the AEF to perform ...

Great Military Quote

waymaker — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:34:56 GMT

""Duty, Honor, Country" - those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. They are your rallying point to build courage when courage seems to fail, to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith, to create hope when hope becomes forlorn."

- General Douglas MacArthur, NY 1962

ALERT Tricare For Life!!!

bwrigh10 — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:22:45 GMT

PLEASE please please spread the word!!! Thanks in advance - Bruce! LOOKS LIKE WE ARE BEING SET UP FOR A GOOD SCREWING BY THE NEW OBAMA ADMINISTRATION!! SO MUCH FOR THEIR CONCERN FOR OUR MILITARY! THESE PROPOSALS DO NOT ONLY AFFECT TRICARE FOR LIFE, BUT ALSO TRICARE FOR ALL RETIREES, AND INCREASED COSTS FOR DEPENDANTS OF ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL!!! And so it starts. Good ole BO has no need for the military so he will begin by cutting those items that are probably most costly to the gov't ...

A Christmas Tribute To Our Soldiers

Cdn Scrooge — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 08:49:05 GMT

T�was the night before Christmas, he lived all alone, In a one bedroom house made of plaster and stone. I had come down the chimney with presents to give, and to see just who in this home did live. I looked all about, a strange sight I did see, no tinsel, no presents, not even a tree. No stocking by mantle, just boots filled with sand, on the wall hung pictures of far distant lands. With medals and badges, awards of all kinds, a sober thought came through my mind. This ...