May 31, 2011 By Daniel Cernero, III Corps and Fort Hood Public Affairs FORT HOOD, Texas, May 26, 2011 -- To break up the monotony of the standard physical training, Staff Sgt. Johnathan Vines and his Soldiers from the personal security detachment for Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2011
Handmade Quilts Cloak Wounded Warriors in Love
By Tech. Sgt. Stacia Zachary U.S. Air Forces Central combat correspondent 5/30/2011 - CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan (AFNS) -- Service members categorized as critical care aeromedical transport team patients are all leaving the contingency aeromedical staging facility with a very special package: a handmade quilt stitched with love. Shortly after the January arrival of the current … [Read more...]
President Honors Fallen Heros in Speech During A Memorial Day Service
11:25 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you so much. Please be seated. Thank you, Secretary Gates, and thank you for your extraordinary service to our nation. I think that Bob Gates will go down as one of our finest Secretaries of Defense in our history, and it’s been an honor to serve with him. (Applause.) I also want to say a word about Admiral Mullen. On a … [Read more...]
A World War II Veteran – Through the Eyes of a Fifteen Year Old.
Mr. Arthur A. Burch, Chief Gunner’s Mate U.S Navy by Ember Dutton My great grandfather, Arthur A. Burch, was a chief gunner's mate in the US Navy during World War II. He wrote a book based on his active participation in World War II, from which I am getting my information. Arthur A. Burch was born in Lineville, Alabama in 1922. He grew up during the Great Depression and his … [Read more...]
Bikes Over Baghdad with Harley-Davidson
MILWAUKEE, May 26, 2011 – Continuing its long-standing relationship with the U.S. Military, Harley-Davidson Motor Company today announced another chapter in its ongoing support of Bikes Over Baghdad (BOB), in which some of the biggest names in action sports perform high-adrenaline stunt shows for U.S. troops stationed overseas. The upcoming BOB tour – the fourth for the … [Read more...]