Wednesday Hero – 2009/2010

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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Treat Time With TheBengalBrats

Treats Are Over Much Too Soon

Tigger, SonnyBob check one More time, SirWoody just gives Pet his most evil look, he does a good job, for a stupid cat don’t ya think?

Give them the money to build factories, tax free if necessary for 5 yrs. Michelle Malkin lists just how terrifying the true situation is with Obama Jobs Death Toll.

For a complete list of American companies that do business overseas go here. Lou Dobbs (formerly) at CNN now hosting his own wonderful show had a pretty darn complete list.

Obviously the NAFTA agreement is shafting Americans, interestingly enough a quick search on Google, (who is also operating overseas) turned up a gem by Down With Tyranny blog. With lets fight nafta battle all over again.Read it.

It’s time to face some hard facts, America cannot recover with our money going overseas. Nafta has to end, fact. Money must be invested in America in order for the economy to recover, fact.
It is just that simple.

If we have to (further) tighten our belts and live without a new washer for a couple of years, or a new phone
or lets face it anything that is not essential to life to restore our country I’m sure we are all more than willing to do it.

At this point most of us are concerned with keeping a roof over our heads and food in our stomaches.

We continue to point fingers in the who’s to blame game, but frankly it’s a futile exercise. We can no longer enjoy the complacency of the blame game.

We need leadership who is willing and able to make unpopular decisions and stand by them come hell or high water.
Because the water is rising and America is going to be swept away
unless we reinvest and start buying American.

In order to Buy American. We have to Build it in America.
Lets INVEST in our country for a change.
Before it’s to late.

The Bengal Brats,TheMasteOfTheUniverse and I shared a very happy cuddle last night
when it became apparent Rick Scott’s
name will be on the November ballot for the GOP candidate for governor for Florida.
We are all delighted!

Despite an opponent who pulled every dirty trick in known history, Rick campaigned
on his guess what- personal integrity. The very issue that Mr.McCollum would have
us believe that Rick was lacking.

I think that after egg is wiped off some haughty GOP faces this morning, the message may slowly
filter through to their brain. People in Florida realize that our state is in trouble, running it like a business
that is accountable is a good first step.

Here is another clue, no amount of emotional mudslinging changes facts.
If Rick had done what you said he did I believe he would be in jail, you know! don’t pass go,
don’t collect 200.00 dollars. No get out of jail free pass either.

Mr. McCollum it is not nice to use your unique position to create a sense of falsehood
regarding your opponent. Just saying, you being the attorney general and all.
Truth is supposed to rate up at the top of your to do lists
I’d think…..

If anyone is actually interested in the rest of Rick Scott’s platform instead of slinging eggs err
mud you might check here and here.

Sgt. David “Mad Dog” Dolby
May 14, 1946 – August 6, 2010

Mike has posted a piece on his blog about the Medal Of Honor awarded Sgt. Dolby which is a big help to me.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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SonnyBob(the brat) and Sir Woody show how “best friends” can be with each other.

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Lt. Dan Cnossen

Standing on his own legs, Lt. Dan Cnossen used to be about 5 feet, 9 inches tall. Now on his two mechanical legs, he is roughly the same height.

Somehow, though, he seems to stand taller.

That isn’t what the Topeka man would say. But while this is his story, it is often his mother’s telling, and she can’t believe how far he has come. His latest feat came late last month when he walked a six-mile race on his prosthetic legs.

You can read the rest of Lt. Cnossen’s story here.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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This weeks photo theme is Crooked, as Tigger so aptly demonstrates!.

Warrant Officer John W. Hermann (Pictured Right)
7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st MLG

A Marine warrant officer received the Silver Star on July 15 during a short ceremony in Afghanistan. On Feb. 26, 2008, then-Staff Sgt. John W. Hermann, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, accompanied a team with Company B, 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, on a combat reconnaissance patrol through Dahaneh, a village in southern Afghanistan held by Taliban forces.

While on the patrol, the team came under a barrage of fire from rocket-propelled grenades, mortars, machine guns and small-arms fire. Hermann, according to the award citation, jumped out of his vehicle with another Marine and ran toward a group of entrenched fighters.

You can read the rest of Warrant Officer John W. Hermann’s story here.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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The PGR is the Hell’s Angel that has held a flag for three hours in honor of a fallen solider.

The PGR is the Christian Motorcyclist Association rider that is standing next to him.

The PGR is the elderly lady with a flag draped over her walker that is standing next to him.

The PGR is the biker that will ride over 300 miles, praying to God to give him strength, so he can make it in time to have the honor of standing the flag line for the wake of a hero…Alone.

The PGR is having 250 bikes show up the next day in a town of 3500 people: Some riding hundreds of miles, staring at 0400…In the rain.

The PGR will be humbled when the color guard comes out to shake his hand for standing there alone, and tell them with confidence there will be more tomorrow.

The PGR is spending hours in a flag line in 90 degree heat, only later to find out the son of the guy standing next to you had committed suicide 6 months after returning from Iraq.

The PGR are the couple that served lunch to 286 bikers, refusing all donations. They are the grandparents of the solider that killed himself.

The PGR is “freebird57” from IL who drives around in his van, loaded with 135 flags and coolers of water and supplies for those standing the line along with him.

The PGR is the Viet Nam vet that was spit on when he returned, or the lady next to him whose brother was in the Battle of Bulge. Or it is 12 year old Taylor Batten, who had her first heart surgery at the age of 6 months. Taylor has had many surgeries in her past and will have many more in her future, which may not be that long. She is now a PFC USMC, and an honorary MI PGR Ride Captain.

The PGR is not a service group, we are not lobbyists. There are many fine organizations that do this work, and we heartily encourage your support.

The PGR is the biker that will ride over 200 miles in rain so bad he can barely see, and rides only by the taillights of those ahead of him, because the protesters will be at the funeral of PO1 Jerry Tharp in Galesburg IL. And he will not only consider it a privilege to have protesters scream in his face, shielding them from the family, but will consider it one of the proudest days of his life. And there are 329 people standing next to him feeling exactly the same way.

The PGR is the rider who could not think of any place he would rather be at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, than to stand at the grave site of a friend’s father, on the anniversary of his passing. A father who earned the Silver Star in Korea for gallantry above and beyond the call of duty: A father whose family had no idea what he had done and the awards he had won, until they went through his belongings after his death.

If you do not fit in anywhere in the above, or you have another agenda, you might reconsider whether you are in the right place. However,if you are with us, it will be my honor to stand with you anytime, anywhere.

And when the organizers of a parade ask how many PGR will be there, I will tell them there might be 100, but I will only guarantee one.

And if there is an Honor Mission for a fallen hero that same day, I will not be there either.

Being a PGR is not fun. It may well be one of the hardest things you will ever do.

You may have the mother of a fallen solider cry on your shoulder, thanking you for being there.

You may have a Marine, who has escorted his buddy from Afghanistan, stand at attention and salute you, with tears streaming down his f ace.

Being a PGR may not be fun, but you will never stand with better people. It may be one of the most rewarding things you will ever do, and without a doubt, it will change your life forever.