Lt. Alan Wood
90 years old from Sierra Madre, Ca.
May 3, 1922 – April 18, 2013

Alan Wood didn’t run into a burning building to rescue someone. He isn’t credited with charging into the line of fire or piloting a damaged plane to save the crew. But he did play a role in what has become one of the most iconic images of all time. After nearly a month of heavy fighting U.S forces were able to capture the island of Iwo Jima. A flag was raised to seal the victory. When asked is anyone had a larger flag it was Lt. Wood who was able to provide one and a picture that has come to symbolize the sacrifice and heart of the military was taken. On April 18, Alan Wood passed away at the age of 90.

You can read more about Lt. Alan Wood here

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives just so others may get to enjoy freedom. For that I am proud to call them Hero.
Those Who Say That We’re In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don’t Know Where To Look

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My mentor, Mr. Nikita, is big, bold, smart and opinionated, the greatest teacher a young lady could ever ask for, and I now want to turn over the rest of this post to him….

Hello, felinity assembled, and friends of felines everywhere, I am 15 years old, with Maine Coon blood in my veins and I’ve been online since a kitten, blogging for a decade, now.

I want to thank Pet Campbell for inviting us to guest post on her wonderful blog. We are honored!

Our blog, The Opinionated Pussycat (formerly known as Meowsings of an Opinionated Pussycat), is proudly different than most you will encounter in the pet blogging niche, and I want to share some of what makes us so in the hopes of encouraging you to stop by, give us a look and tell your friends about us.

We are proud to be the leading host of the oldest pet blogging, weekly, showcase on the internet, Carnival of the Cats, which began in 2004 and will reach 500 editions in the fall.

This month is International Short Story Month and I am joining other brave writers, of the 2-legged sort, in doing “a short story a day in May”. Elvira and I write 100 and now, 200, word cat stories so I am on a creative journey to write 31 of them in a row.

The series begins here (Each story has a link to the next one):

A 100 Word Cat Story 9: Aubrey

Elvira and I are poets, storytellers, humorists, journalists , reviewers and commentators whose writing has gotten many compliments and who pose for our Daddy Kiril’s camera, also sharing the cat related photos he takes when he goes out and about where we live (Formerly southern California, now Houston, TX.).

With our help Daddy Kiril was a runner-up in the Purina Cat Chow Correspondent contest, and he will be representing us and our blog, later this month, in Va. at the Blog Paws Pet Blogging and Social Media Conference.

We write about a lot of cat related things, serious things, on our blog (We have 14 “Special Pages” of cat related resources, something unmatched among pet bloggers), but we are also very proud of the more creative side of what we do, and believe that those things would serve as a light-hearted way to introduce you to our world (the serious stuff can be very involving so we suggest taking one’s time if you are interested}.

Creative archives:

1. Creative Meowsings of a Poetic, and Storytelling, Pussycat

2. Creative Meowsings: 100 Word Cat Stories

3. Creative Meowsings: 200 Word Cat Stories

4. Seen & Heard: Critters With Cats on the Brain

5. Street Seens: Cats Outdoors, Thru the Daddy Cam

When you visit our blog, in the sidebar, you will see a category archive list, as well as a list of links to each of the “Special Pages”.
Our Blog = http://www.Opinionatedpussycat.com

Our Facebook Page, shared with Daddy Kiril:

Daddy’s Twitter = @KGkundurazieff

Daddy’s Blog Musings of a Mad Macedonian

Carnival of the Cats = (Submission details can be found here, and several hosts are still needed!)

Our first Carnival was way back in history Carnival#106.

The Carnival has a habit of evolving, feast to famine.
As we appear to be in a famine stage, TheBengalBrats and I looked up a few old friends.

Tigger leads the way in no particular order!

Our first stop up the tunnel is to meet
a wizard and an angel.
Angel wonders about the weather………
What’s up with the weather?

Moving up the tunnel we come across
Elisson with his not so Lil Guy

Elisson,
Tigger is a lithe 32lbs. Small not so much.

Moving along we spot with the adorable Luna from Catsynth..

SirWoody spots a friend
ahead

It’s John from StrangeRanger
Proclaiming It’s International Ivy Day!
She is especially gorgeous on Her day!
Seven Heavenly years, for a lady saved from death.

Moving on and there is
The Always Captivating Chey,
who always finds the sunshine!

Ahead of us is Catherine with Cat Diaries #3.
Watch out for fabulous Celtic lore… But be careful Mysteries are revealed.

Down A bit is Jan From Jans Funny Farm
Keep a sharp eye on Percy… His Fix It Or Fry It Shop is well pretty literal, with a big Bend towards Frying Things….

Up a Bit and Around The Corner is Kiril with Nikita Cat
who wrote the latest in a series of short stories. Kiril also shared
Cat Blogs on Typepad:

Kiril is off to BlogPaws

We hope you have enjoyed the carnival, it was our pleasure to visit some of our old friends during this carnival edition.

Feliz Cinco De Mayo! To all our friends at TheCatBlogosphere.

As always, if we have missed someone or made an error, we can be contacted at petcampbel(at) gmail(dot)com.
With That SonnyBob say’s goodnight.

Tigger with a hot attitude!

Jump aboard The Friday Arc at The Modulator’s
Also Remember that The Carnival Of The Cat’s is stopping here on Sunday May 5th!
One more Remember! The Cinco De May Blogosphere Bash at TheCatBlogoSphere On Sunday May 5th also.

SonnyBob’s House Snake

Tigger is Stretching those big muscles..

Tigger Stretches those BIG muscles

SirWoody is hunkered down …

SirWoody Hunkers down in thought.

TheBengalBrats are ready to host an exciting Carnival!!!
We Can’t wait!! And MORE fun is to be had on Sunday
with TheCatBlogoSphere hosting The Cinco De May Blogosphere Bash!!!!!!!

Sgt. Darryl Greenwood

Colonel William Bowers, commanding officer of 6th Marine Corps District, awards the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to Sgt. Darryl Greenwood, a recruiter from Recruiting Sub Station Germantown, Recruitng Station Nashville, Tenn., after the graduation of Fox Company aboard Parris Island, S.C., April 5, 2013. Greenwood received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal as an impact award for his outstanding achievement and performance as a recruiter over the past year and for recruiting one of the four honor graduates of Fox Company, Lance Corporal Daniel Horvath. Greenwood’s outstanding performance as a recruiter has directly impacted the quality of recruits being shipped to Parris Island each year, helping mold the future our Corps and meeting our Nation’s national security needs.

Photo By: Cpl Gabrielle Bustos

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives just so others may get to enjoy freedom. For that I am proud to call them Hero.
Those Who Say That We’re In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don’t Know Where To Look

This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.

To all of our friends and family, we wish you you a Blessed Easter as we celebrate our Lord’s Resurrection.

Christ Is Risen

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
John 3:16