Master Sergeant Brendon O’Connor receives Distinguished Service Cross

Medic gets Distinguished Service Cross Master Sgt. Brendan O’Connor on Wednesday received the Distinguished Service Cross, the Army’s second-highest valor award, for his actions during a 17-hour battle in Afghanistan. The 47-year-old Special Forces medical sergeant spoke with humor and humility after the medal was pinned on his uniform in a ceremony at Bank Hall […]

IRAQ: A girl, a soldier, a dream

IRAQ: A girl, a soldier, a dream For months, Staff Sgt. Luis Falcon patrolled the downtrodden neighborhoods of Baqubah, where Sunni Muslim extremists had tried to create an Islamic caliphate. One day, he came upon a young girl sitting in an old, oversize wheelchair, blood crusting on the stumps where her legs had been. Her […]

Happy Mothers Day 2008

Happy Mothers Day 2008 to all you Mom’s out there. I realized quite a long time ago that the hardest job in the military was not the person who was serving in in the service, but the person at home keeping the home fires burning. Mothers! They bear our children, wipe runny noses, clean dirty […]

Looking for a “FOIL”

Spring Colds, I hate em. I am been stricken with one for the last 4 days. Yeah I was a Vet of 24 Years. I have served as a Doc with the Marines, 2 Navy Squadrons and many other billets.. But a cold makes me a boob… Anyways, heres to hoping I feel better tomorrow. […]

Well the Army Gets it.. Navy Medicine “Nahhh”..

How do you lead people unless you have been in their shoes? When did a “NAVAL NURSE” go out on a combat patrol? Now I know Doctors Sneak out every now and again.. At least some do to see what is going on.. but most.. NOPE.. Back behind.. Senior Enlisted Medical? Once they become CMD […]

Tribute video to US Army medics. IMEF CASEVAC

This is posted on the Front page as well. Video author: rayethon Tribute video to US Army medics. IMEF CASEVAC Tweet

SPC Monica Brown earns Silver Star, Then removed from her Soldiers in Combat.

Woman Gains Silver Star — And Removal From Combat Case Shows Contradictions of Army Rules By Ann Scott Tyson Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, May 1, 2008; A01 KHOST, Afghanistan — Pfc. Monica Brown cracked open the door of her Humvee outside a remote village in eastern Afghanistan to the soft pop of bullets shot […]

US Navy Positions 2nd Carrier in GULF, Draws up Battle Plans for IRAQ, MSNBC

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Support the new GI BILL Legislation, get INVOLVED!

After World War II, the GI Bill helped eight million veterans get an education. Now a new generation of veterans is returning home, and many want to go back to school. But that original GI Bill is outdated. A new bill is gaining momentum in Congress, and lawmakers need to hear from civilians who support […]

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