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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 | 5 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 | 4 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 ...

Representative Griffith Honors SSG Hall

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 Posted in America's Finest | 1 Comment »

For those of you that follow @cjgrisham, you know that I rode with the Patriot Guard Riders to bring home SSG Jeffrey Hall. Today, I attended his funeral, which was a beautiful tribute to a much-loved American hero! ...

Welcome Home SSG Jeffrey Hall

Sunday, June 7th, 2009 Posted in America's Finest, Military Perspective | 14 Comments »

SSG Jeffrey Hall returned home today after a long trip from Afghanistan. Unfortunately, the trip was not a joyous one. On Jun 1st, he was killed by an IED in Afghanistan. Today, the fallen hero's body arrived ...