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Friday, February 2, 2007
3:53:51 PM PST
Feeling Hopeful
Hearing Lullabye
Why isn't THIS photo all over the news?
Sent in by Aaron ...
PLEASE SHARE THIS PICTURE WITH EVERYONE!
Why isn't this all over the news?
If you enlarge the photo you can read the message about this USAF medic who stays with and comforts a small Iraqi child whose family was executed by insurgents ... and was also shot in the head.
Apparently he has the magic touch for her. We need to see more of the heart in our photos ... the Troops do so much good, and it is so rarely shown.
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Saturday, January 20, 2007
12:43:53 AM PST
Feeling Hopeful
Hearing Anchors Aweigh
USS NEW YORK
Sent to us by Rose Foti ... Mom of fallen 9/11 firefighter, Robert
Here SHE is ...
The USS New York
It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center.
It is the fifth in a new class of warship - designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters and assault craft.
Steel from the World Trade Center was melted down in a foundry in Amite, LA to cast the ship's bow section. When it was poured into the molds on Sept. 9, 2003, "those big rough steelworkers treated it with total reverence," recalled Navy Capt. Kevin Wensing, who was there. "It was a spiritual moment for everybody there."
Junior Chavers, foundry operations manager, said that when the trade center steel first arrived, he touched it with his hand and the "hair on my neck stood up." "It had a big meaning to it for all of us," he said. "They knocked us down. They can't keep us down. We're going to be back."
The ship's motto? "Never Forget"
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Sunday, December 24, 2006
4:28:07 PM PST
Feeling Happy
Hearing Oh Christmas Tree
Christmas Trees for the Troops
Sent in by Babs ...
Sponsor Trees for Troops together with Operation Christmas Tree and The Armed Forces Foundation
http://www.operationchristmastree.com/
From their site ...
Operation Christmas Tree started because our daughter was deployed to Iraq, We first started with the idea to send one standard size tree. However, we came into a problem of being able to ship it. Instead we came up with the idea to ship two foot tall trees to troops in Iraq and Afganistan. This was a major sucess among the troops who received the trees. Because of this we have decided to continue to send Christmas trees to deployed soldiers, until all of our men and women of our Armed Forces are home. We are teaming up with The Armed Forces Foundation to collect donations for this project. The cost of a tree including lights, decorations and shipping is $20. On our site there is a link for donations. You can donate $20 to provide a tree or you can donate any amount that you choose. Any donations would be greatly appreciated. This will help make the Holiday Season brighter for those who are away from home to serve our country.
If you would like to send a donation by check or monay order send to
Operation Christmas Tree
P.O. Box 391
Westminster, MD 21158
Please make checks payable to Operation Christmas Tree
Frederick News Post
Military Intelligence - Live trees sprucing up troops' holidays
Publish Date: 12/20/06
By Alison Walker
Overwhelming response from the families of local troops deployed to Iraq and area organizations is making their first holiday season away from home a little merrier.
A shoebox send-off Nov. 19 by friends and family of Dam Support Unit-3, based at FortDetrick, has kept the unit's Marines well stocked with the care packages' cookies and other goodies. The unit deployed in October.
On Christmas, the unit will be treated to a special dinner and operate on a rotating shift to give each Marine some down time, unit spokesman Capt. Christian Devine said.
At least seven Christmas trees and accompanying decorations have also found their way to the unit, thanks to a campaign that sprung up from a Westminster man's efforts to send a Christmas tree to his daughter, who is deployed to Iraq.
Jim Ward contacted U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett's office to get the ball rolling on sending live Christmas trees to deployed troops, and they put him in touch with the Armed Forces Foundation.
Mr. Ward bought 75 2-foot tall trees in 6-inch deep pots, as well as lights and decorations, and the foundation covered shipping costs. More than 75 service members will get to enjoy the trees, though -- he estimates one tree will be shared by three service members.
Mr. Ward spent more than $500 buying this year's trees. He hopes to buy next year's trees wholesale cost to keep costs low. Home Depot provided this season's trees at a steep discount, Mr. Ward said, selling $8 trees for $1- $3 each.
The Armed Forces Foundation, a Washington-based nonprofit organization that supports service members and their families, plans to sponsor the campaign annually.
Mr. Ward said he'd like to establish an "adopt a tree" program, allowing the public to buy the tree and decorations for less than $20.
With the foundation's help, Mr. Ward said, he hopes to send trees to as many troops as possible next year, half to Iraq and half to Afghanistan, for as long as U.S troops are deployed there.
Shipping logistics and military regulations meant that trees had to be small and had to be addressed to individual service members. The trees were mailed by mid-November to arrive in Iraq by Christmas.
***Great effort, we wish them much success! lj
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Saturday, December 23, 2006
10:15:18 PM PST
Feeling Silly
Hearing Here comes Santa Claus
Merry Christmas from NORAD
From Kevin, in Sarnia
United States and Canadian Military remember kids at Christmas. They have put together this site to allow families to track Santa until December 25th. From my understanding this site is year round... Bless their souls.. Enjoy!
MERRY CHRISTMAS 
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Friday, December 8, 2006
3:27:53 PM PST
Feeling Surprised
Hearing If I could turn back time
A little history lesson
Sent in by John S. ...
A LITTLE HISTORY LESSON -----
This is very interesting, particularly when you read this and think that it took us 8 years to establish and effective government in the United States . This helps to put the Iraq war in perspective in regards to those that say so little has been accomplished towards that goal in the last 3 years – it takes time to do it right, and we didn’t even have to contend with the daily fear of suicide bombings when we were going through the government establishment process in the U.S in the 1780’s. Something to think about.
Who Was The First President?
For all you history buffs out there. As they say, you learn something new every day.
Who was the first President? I'm sure that George Washington was your best guess. After all, no one else comes to mind. But think back to your history books - The United States declared its independence in 1776, yet Washington did not take office until April 30,1789.
So who was running the country during these initial years of this young country? It was the first eight U. S. Presidents. In fact, the first President of the United States was one John Hanson. (check John Hanson on Google.) http://www.marshallhall.org/hanson.html
The new country was actually formed on March 1, 1781 with the adoption of The Articles of Confederation. This document was actually proposed on June 11, 1776, but not agreed upon by Congress until November 15, 1777.
Maryland refused to sign this document until Virginia and New York ceded their western lands ( Maryland was afraid that these states would gain too much power in the new government from such large amounts of land).
Once the signing took place in 1781, a President was needed to run the Country. John Hanson was chosen unanimously by Congress (which included George Washington). In fact, all the other potential candidates refused to run against him, as he was a major player in the revolution and an extremely influential member of Congress.
As the first President, Hanson had quite the shoes to fill. No one had ever been President and the role was poorly defined. His actions in office would set precedent for all future Presidents He took office just as the Revolutionary War ended.
Almost immediately, the troops demanded to be paid. As would be expected after any long war, there were no funds to meet the salaries. As a result, the soldiers threatened to overthrow the new government and put Washington on the throne as a monarch.
All the members of Congress ran for their lives, leaving Hanson as the only guy left running the government. He somehow managed to calm the troops down and hold the country together. If he had failed, the government would have fallen almost immediately and everyone would have been bowing to King Washington.
Hanson, as President, ordered all foreign troops off American soil, as well as the removal of all foreign flags. This was quite the feat, considering the fact that so many European countries had a stake in the United States since the days following Columbus.
Hanson established the Great Seal of the United States , which all Presidents have since been required to use on all official documents. President Hanson also established the first Treasury Department, the first Secretary of! War, and the first Foreign Affairs Department. Lastly, he declared that the fourth Thursday of every November was to be Thanksgiving Day, which is still true today.
The Articles of Confederation only allowed a President to serve a one year term during any three year period, so Hanson actually accomplished quite a bit in such little time.
Seven other presidents were elected after him:
Elias Boudinot (1782-83),
Thomas Mifflin (1783-84),
& nbsp; Richard Henry Lee (1784-85),
John Hancock (1785-86),
Nathan Gorman (1786-87),
Arthur St. Clair (1787-88),
Cyrus Griffin (1788-89)
All prior to Washington taking office. So what happened? Why don't we hear about the first eight presidents? It's quite simple - The Articles of Confederation didn't work well. The individual states had too much power and nothing could be agreed upon. A new doctrine needed to be written - something we know as the Constitution.
And that leads us to the end of our story. George Washington was definitely not the first President of the United States . He was the first President of the United States under the Constitution we follow today. And the first eight Presidents are forgotten in history.
YOU HAVE TO BE A LOVER OF HISTORY TO APPRECIATE THIS!!
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Wednesday, December 6, 2006
10:53:50 PM PST
Feeling Hopeful
Hearing Like a Rock
The Rock
I'm told that there is a huge rock near a gravel pit on Hwy.25 in rural Iowa.
For generations, kids have painted slogans, names, and obscenities on this rock, changing its character many times. A few months back, the rock received its latest paint job, and since then it has been left completely undisturbed. It's quite an impressive sight. Be sure to scroll down and check out the multiple photos (all angles) of the rock.
I thought the flag was draped over the rock, but it's not. It's actually painted on the rock too.
Photo number 8 is the Rock with the artist, Ray "Bubba" Sorenson
AWESOME Work, RAY... Thank you!
"God Bless America" & "OUR SOLDIERS AND VETS
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Saturday, December 2, 2006
3:43:08 PM PST
Feeling Hopeful
Hearing Anchors Aweigh
US Navy Presidential Ceremonial Honor Guard Drill Team
Sent from Kelli A ...
Make sure your speakers are on. Pretty danged impressive!
http://www.whc.net/rjones/USN/USN_team.html
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Monday, November 20, 2006
2:24:17 PM PST
Feeling Happy
Hearing What a wonderful world
Let's Say Thanks to the Troops
Wow this is the neatest thing!
As we remember all that we are thankful for this holiday season I hope you can take a minute to thank a soldier for serving our country, and contributing to our blessings of freedom!!
Happy Thanksgiving,
Kelly
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Try this from Xerox.
If you go to this web site, http://www.letssaythanks.com/ you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving in Iraq. You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of the Armed Services.
How AMAZING it would be if we could get everyone we know to send one. Pass this on to your members and friends! This is a great site.
Please send a card. It's FREE and it only takes a second.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if our soldiers received bunches of these? Our TROOPS need to know we are behind them!
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Thursday, November 9, 2006
12:20:44 AM PST
Feeling Silly
Hearing Try To Remember
An Elephant's Memory
Sent by Tara B ...
In 1986, Mkele Mbembe was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from college.
On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air.
The elephant seemed distressed so Mbembe approached it very carefully.
He got down on one knee and inspected the elephant's foot, and found a large thorn deeply embedded in it.
As carefully and as gently as he could, Mbembe worked the thorn out with his hunting knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot.
The elephant turned to face the man and with a rather stern look on its face, stared at him.
For several tense moments Mbembe stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned and walked away.
Mbembe never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.
Twenty years later he was walking through a zoo with his teenaged son.
As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Mbembe and his son Tapu were standing.
The large bull elephant stared at Mbembe and lifted its front foot off theground, then put it down.
The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man.
Remembering the encounter in 1986, Mbembe couldn't help wondering if this was the same elephant. Mbembe summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing and made his way into the enclosure.
He walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder.
Suddenly the elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of Mbembe's legs and swung him wildly back and forth along the railing, killing him.
~*~
Probably wasn't the same elephant.
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Monday, November 6, 2006
6:17:48 PM PST
Feeling Quiet
Hearing A Pittance in Time, by Terry Kelly
A Pittance in Time
People have asked me why I have added Canadian info on the Journal. Easy. Because Canadian Troops are deployed in the desert, some side by side with our Troops. And because Canadian First Responders have stood up as proudly as our American Fire & Police have for their Troops.
I am proud to show their respects and honors for their Heroes, and will continue to share them. I am actually planning on wearing the poppy I was given in Canada during our National Tour, on November 11th, and will make a point of taking 2 minutes at 11am, for ALL of the Veterans ... ours and theirs!
lj
Sent from Kevin, Sarnia, Ontario ...
On November 11, 1999 Terry Kelly was in a Shoppers Drug Mart store in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. At 10:55 AM an announcement came over the store's PA asking customers who would still be on the premises at 11:00 AM to give two minutes of silence in respect to the veterans who have sacrificed so much for us.
Terry was impressed with the store's leadership role in adopting the Legion's "two minutes of silence" initiative. He felt that the store's contribution of educating the public to the importance of remembering was commendable.
When eleven o'clock arrived on that day, an announcement was again made asking for the "two minutes of silence" to commence. All customers, with the exception of a man who was accompanied by his young child, showed their respect.
Terry's anger towards the father for trying to engage the store's clerk in conversation and for setting a bad example for his child was later channeled into a beautiful piece of work called, "A Pittance of Time". Terry later recorded "A Pittance of Time" and included it on his full-length music CD, "The Power of the Dream".
In the interest of creating a greater awareness of the sacrifices that have been made and are still being made on our behalf, "A Pittance of Time" has been adapted to the French language and titled "C'est si peu de temps".Music videos for both audio tracks were also produced in support of the campaign.
For more information on Terry Kelly and his work, please visit him at www.terry-kelly.com
Check out the video ... November 11th is coming!
http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/chief_land_staff/remembrance/English/video.asp
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