Posts Tagged ‘Video’
They are away from home risking everything for America and the world:
Yuma Marines celebrate Independence Day in Afghanistan
7/5/2011 By Pfc. Sean Dennison , 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Fwd)
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — US Marines with Marine Attack Squadron 513, deployed from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Airz., celebrated Independence Day at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, July 4Events at the Afghanistan airfield included an oath reaffirmation ceremony headed by Gen. David Petraeus, U.S. Forces Afghanistan and NATO International Security Assistance Force commander, while the Marine attack squadron held its own barbeque at the squadron’s hangar.
“America can never thank you enough,” said Petraeus. “I think it’s important to note that unlike the soldiers of my generation, each of you joined knowing there was a possibility you’d be facing hostile combat activity.”
“Being in Afghanistan on the birthday of our nation is one of the most rewarding moments of my life,” said Sgt. James Vickrey, Marine Attack Squadron 513’s career planner. “While it is not easy to be away from my loved ones on this day, I know that in some small part that what I am doing on this is making this world a better place to live.”
Connect with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) throughout the deployment. Stay up to date with the latest 2nd MAW (Fwd.) news, photos and videos at http://www.facebook.com/2ndmawfwd.
The Army Team is in the lead. We need to work harder if we are going to catch up and pass them!
Please consider a donation to Project Valour IT Marine Team to ease the burden of those wounded in service to our country.
Thank You.
Blog note: I’m attempting to change the comment feature to one that will not require a page refresh when you post it. Wish me luck…
UPDATE: I’m trying out Disqus and of course it’s taking fo-eh-vah to sync the comments. AND I just noticed the style themes they offer are limited to those with light backgrounds *argh* so unless I can get into some code to fix the visibility of the text inside the form, Disqus will go buh-bye. We’ll see.
Wollf, who blogs over at Howling at the Moon was kind enough to send me a reminder and an invite to join the Marine Team.
Semper Fi!
Now, as if you need some more motivating to click on the banner to the right, here ya go.
In 2005, I was wounded. For some months, I was unable to use my hands. They were simply too badly damaged from the blast, and the surgeries to make them usable again left me unable to do anything for myself.
Then came Soldier’s Angels, who gave me a laptop, and paired it with special software that allowed me to control the computer, using only my voice! Imagine, being able to do anything you can do with a mouse and keyboard, using just your voice. For me, it allowed me to do one thing, that I could do before I was wounded.That one thing–when everything: feeding, cleaning, scratching, everything had to be done for me–that one thing I could do for myself allowed me to connect to my soldiers, friends, and family. That one thing… that one thing began a long road to recovery. It gave me hope; that I could learn to do other things like I did before.
That one thing is only possible if people like you care enough to help. We have provided thousands of these systems since 2005, but the needs for these systems is still increasing. I visit military medical facilities and meet with wounded troops, and know that there are ways to help them… and right now, I have to tell them to wait because we need funding.
Should our wounded have to wait for something that can help them heal, take their mind off their pain, or bring them a little sense of self?
Please help us raise $100,000 between July 1-14; to keep us in the business of providing for our wounded. It seems like a lot of money, but every single dollar helps. Every dollar donated goes to the troops. None of the VALOUR-IT donation goes to administrative or other costs. You’d be hard pressed to find any charity that does that, but it was a stipulation I made when we set it up. That number seems huge, insurmountable. But you know how you eat an Elephant? One bite at a time. Give what you can, please. I know times are tough. Times were pretty tough for me, too, and are pretty tough for young men and women learning how to use prosthesis, getting skin grafts, having wounds washed out.
Donate if you can, please share the message with others. Get your friends to give what they can. Write about it on Facebook and twitter. Call in to a radio or TV show. Spread the word. Spread the love. Spread the hope.
Thank you.
Chuck Ziegenfuss
Sorry so quiet. Been busy at work during the day and at the studio at night working on a new project. This one is shaping up to be pretty intensive so blogging will likely be lite for the foreseeable future.
Hang in there. I’ll be back before you know it.
Here. Have a little Fleetwood Mac to tide you over.
Billy Graham: The Resurrection
Per my good friend Rodney’s recommendation:
Lincoln Durham – “Mud Puddles”
Here’s one from this past South by Southwest at Threadgill’s in Austin -”Living This Hard”
And one more: “Reckoning Lament”
You guys have a great nite. Be safe.
From the TEA Party Patriots website:
Continuing Revolution Rally
When: Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 12pmWhere
Robert A. Taft Memorial, Washington, DC (North West of the Capitol Building, Directly West of Upper Senate Park). Click on map to go to Google for directions.
Why
Patriots across the nation spoke loudly last November. You voted for change. You voted for real fiscal leadership.Unfortunately Washington doesn’t get it. President Obama and the Reid Senate continue to ignore the fiscal crisis while the House dithers around the edges of spending cuts. We need bold leadership and we need it now. IT’S TIME TO ACT. Join us on the National Mall this week to turn up the heat on entrenched Washington politicians.
Tell them:
- You want the full $100 billion in cuts they promised
- You want $105 billion for Obamacare implementation cut now.
- You expect the courage to lead us out of the financial hole Washington has dug.
Join the Tea Party Patriots Continuing Revolution Rally on the National Mall this Thursday.
While American families have been forced to pair back their budgets President Obama doubles down on costly programs like Obamacare and high speed trains we can’t afford. This week Harry Reid will participate in a rally to protect entitlements. That’s not leadership. That’s just plain irresponsible governing.
We can’t kick this can down the road again. It’s time to make a stand and put the screws to the Washington establishment. Join the Continuing Revolution this week.
Confirmed Speakers:
Tea Party Patriots Co-Founder Jenny Beth Martin,Rep Mike Pence (IN), Rep. Michele Bachmann (MN), Rep. Steve King (IA), Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX), Rep. Raul Labrador (ID), Rep. Joe Walsh (IL), Rep. Ted Poe (TX), Rep. Allen West (FL) Rep. Jim Jordan (OH), Rep. Tom Graves (GA), Andrew Langer, President of The Institute for Liberty, Colin Hanna, Founder of Let Freedom Ring, NY Times Best Selling Author and Commentator Dick Morris
UPDATE:
It appears the livestream is encountering some difficulty.
Watch Live On C-SPAN. <— UPDATE rally is archived at the link.
UPDATE II:
Belated Valentine’s Day greetings to my female blogging friends.
Here’s a little Heart for you. <3
First up, we’ll keep with the All Sarah-cuda February theme. (You had to know that was coming, right?):
Next, another one of all time Heart faves:
Hope you ladies had a great Valentine’s Day.
I’ll try to be a little more punctual with the gifts next year.
Cheers!
Yea! I finally issued phase one of the behemoth project for comments today. If they decide to make any changes on design principles, they’re going to have an unruly robot to deal with, let me tell ya, especially after I tried to include them in the process and was brushed off. Grrrrrr.
Oh well, such is life. Today, I’m unchained…
I got your threats of violence right here. Where is the MSM?
*crickets*
Did these people miss a plane to Egypt?
Huge tip of the mechanical fedora to BigFurHat.







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