General Stanley McChrystal Retirement Speech
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 Posted in America's Finest | 36 Comments »At a Fort McNair retirement ceremony last week, General Stanley McChrystal gave an inspirational and humorous goodbye speech. The following is the text of that speech. I want to personally thank General McChrystal for his service to this ...
13th ESC Troops Train Iraqis To Solve Transmission Troubles
Friday, April 30th, 2010 Posted in America's Finest | No Comments »IRAQI ARMY CAMP UR, Iraq – The Ur Logistics Training and Advisory Team with the 36th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) no longer makes daily trips to Iraqi Army Camp Ur. The team is still available by request, however, to ...
Team Rubicon Haiti Documentary
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 Posted in America's Finest | 1 Comment »If the above video didn't leave you begging for more, I don't know what is wrong with you. Team Rubicon bridges the critical time gap between large natural disasters and conventional aid response. We provide vanguard medical care by fielding small, ...
Greatness of Ordinary People
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 Posted in America's Finest | 1 Comment »Matt Daniels, the man behind the patriotic video site, Great Americans, is...a great American. Great Americans takes on the mentality that America is a fallen nation and full of terrible people. Matt himself says the following: Bad role models ...
Coast Guard 1705 Memorial (Tissue Alert)
Friday, November 6th, 2009 Posted in America's Finest, Video Perspective | 5 Comments »A brilliantly done memorial to the seven Guardians and two Marines tragically lost while engaged in search and rescue operations on October 29, 2009. It's somber, so you may need tissues.
Obama Awards Presidential Unit Citation to A Trp, 1st Squadron, 11th ACR
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 Posted in America's Finest, Doing Great Things | 7 Comments »The president today awarded the Presidential Unit Citation to A Trp, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment for their actions during Vietnam. This is a big honor. My unit received the citation from President Bush when we returned ...
Little Soldier Girl "Didn't Want to Let Go"
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 Posted in America's Finest, Photo Perspective, Video Perspective | 6 Comments »Check out this story, it'll tear at your heart strings, but she understands the cost of freedom. Photo by Abby Bennethum A family photo that shows a little girl beside her father and his fellow soldiers in uniform as they prepare to ...
President Awards Medal of Honor Posthumously to SFC Jared Monti
Thursday, September 17th, 2009 Posted in America's Finest, Military Perspective | 1 Comment »President Obama presented the Congressional Medal of Honor today to the family of SFC Jared Monti. Of all the privileges serving as President, there's no greater honor than serving as Commander-in-Chief of the finest military that the world has ...
The Loss of a Devil Dog
Monday, September 14th, 2009 Posted in America's Finest, Doing Great Things, Military Perspective | 8 Comments »I want to personally thank everyone that took the time to send Josh a card while he was fighting for his life in the hospital. Many of you sent letters, ecards, and some called personally. Unfortunately, I have ...
9/12 Rally Exceeds Expectations
Saturday, September 12th, 2009 Posted in America's Finest, Political Perspective, Video Perspective | 6 Comments »It was Michelle Obama who said it best when she said, "For the first time in my adult lifetime, I'm really proud of my country...because I think people are hungry for change." And after just eight short months, change ...
Devil Dog Fighting For Life
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 Posted in America's Finest, Doing Great Things | 6 Comments »Ladies and Gentlemen, It almost feels like milbloggers are under attack by nature, health, or the enemy lately. Unfortunately, I have another terrible story to tell you about. Some of you may have read "Devil Dog's War" ...
Marine Receives Navy Cross
Friday, August 21st, 2009 Posted in America's Finest, Doing Great Things | 6 Comments »Yesterday, Marine Corps Lance Corporal Richard Weinmaster was awarded the Navy Cross for actions in Afghanistan. The Navy Cross is the second highest award for valor, second only to the Medal of Honor. The President of the United ...
Capt. Scott Speicher to Come Home
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 Posted in America's Finest | 10 Comments »I remember attending High School at Nathan Bedford Forrest High School in Jacksonville, FL during Desert Storm when the news that Captain Scott Speicher was shot down and missing in Iraq. We heard this because Speicher was a graduate ...
U.S. Army Astronaut to share from space
Thursday, July 16th, 2009 Posted in America's Finest | 1 Comment »Early Wednesday evening U.S. Army Astronaut Colonel Timothy Kopra began his travel to the International Space Station aboard the space shuttle Endeavor. For his first mission in space, COL Kopra will join Expedition 20 as a flight engineer after traveling ...
View From Under A Rock
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 Posted in America's Finest | 16 Comments »The View From Under A Rock blog has a great post up from a Soldier's perspective (hehe). It's about the mass media coverage of Jacko and lack of such for people with far more honor. Here's a teaser: Why ...
