Heroes In Action......
Just got off the phone with Chuckie from Iraq.....
He said he is just returning from 'a mission' of 'much action'..
..and 4 hrs. sleep if he was 'lucky'....
He received several of our packages and liked the 'Power Bars'....wonder why?
Our Military is America's Power Bar in action....
If you don't believe it.....just view pictures below.....
Chuckie and 'team'......we are so proud of you....we love and appreciate all of you....and can't wait until you are "Home" again....
God Bless America....her heros at home and......WORLDWIDE!
Thursday, June 23, 2005
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Monday, June 20, 2005
Sunday, June 19, 2005
http://home.insightbb.com/~armedforcestribute/
Click on the above link.....this message is a Father's Day Tribute from our family to our Chuckie/Pipo....plus ALL OF YOU OUR MILITARY HERO'S....
this quick video says it all.....
Also, go to link below to read a beautiful poem from our families Marine wife, Melissa Jo..... to her husband, Chuckie, on Father's Day.....
http://melissajofernandez.blogspot.com/
ALL MILITARY......We are so Proud of Y O U!!!
Click on the above link.....this message is a Father's Day Tribute from our family to our Chuckie/Pipo....plus ALL OF YOU OUR MILITARY HERO'S....
this quick video says it all.....
Also, go to link below to read a beautiful poem from our families Marine wife, Melissa Jo..... to her husband, Chuckie, on Father's Day.....
http://melissajofernandez.blogspot.com/
ALL MILITARY......We are so Proud of Y O U!!!
Friday, June 17, 2005
Monday, June 13, 2005
Joe Collins, serving honorably in The United States Coast Guard....We salute you, Joe!...................... The United States Coast Guard is a military service under the United States Department of Homeland Security in peacetime... In wartime the Coast Guard reports to the Secretary of the Navy but does not become part of the United States Navy: however, its boats and cutters are integrated into U.S. military operations.
Serving America Honorably
Joe Collins.....one of 'ours'......son of our nautical friends, Melissa and Kurt....
Joe is in the Coast Guard and is now finishing up 'another school' in Virginia and will be graduating soon.
Watching Joe grow thru his teen-age years, his hard work and hard play, makes family members and friends.....very proud....of his success and accomplishments in the Coast Guard.
Joe's family has been boating....forever.....trips to the Bahamas by boat
from Florida's east coast area....was a regular event in the family summer vacation life.
I don't mean just ' nice inspiring and fun' trips....mechanical emergency's, towing other boats as needed, customs aggrivations and experiences, etc. were regular events.
His chosen vocation is just an extension of his Florida family lifestyle and needless to say, Joe is very competent in and around the water.... Thanks to Mom and Dad....those serving around Joe are blessed.
America's Best is found in the Coast Guard's own.....Joe Collins.
Joe....We salute you
Joe Collins.....one of 'ours'......son of our nautical friends, Melissa and Kurt....
Joe is in the Coast Guard and is now finishing up 'another school' in Virginia and will be graduating soon.
Watching Joe grow thru his teen-age years, his hard work and hard play, makes family members and friends.....very proud....of his success and accomplishments in the Coast Guard.
Joe's family has been boating....forever.....trips to the Bahamas by boat
from Florida's east coast area....was a regular event in the family summer vacation life.
I don't mean just ' nice inspiring and fun' trips....mechanical emergency's, towing other boats as needed, customs aggrivations and experiences, etc. were regular events.
His chosen vocation is just an extension of his Florida family lifestyle and needless to say, Joe is very competent in and around the water.... Thanks to Mom and Dad....those serving around Joe are blessed.
America's Best is found in the Coast Guard's own.....Joe Collins.
Joe....We salute you
Thursday, June 09, 2005
War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things.
The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.
The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.
John Stuart Mill (1806 - 1873)
I took this from our families, Melissa Jo's page....She is a Marine wife just waiting for the return of......HER HERO (and ours) as stated above..
click on her link to the right....
The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.
The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.
John Stuart Mill (1806 - 1873)
I took this from our families, Melissa Jo's page....She is a Marine wife just waiting for the return of......HER HERO (and ours) as stated above..
click on her link to the right....
Monday, June 06, 2005
"Family and friends of deployed Marines in Iraq can NOW send a letter to be downloaded, printed, and ready for delivery, usually within 24 hours.THE SERVICE IS FREE, PRIVATE and SECURE."
This site is....
Motomail.us
Our Marines can not communicate back thru this site but this 'speed' mail works well as our 'Chuckie/Pipo' tells us...
Be sure to have your Marines complete address on hand as you sign up because you will have to choose it from a 'scroll down arrow of known addresses' instead of typing it in by hand.
This site works wonderfully....all our family uses it with great success.
God Bless our Troops.....world wide.....
This site is....
Motomail.us
Our Marines can not communicate back thru this site but this 'speed' mail works well as our 'Chuckie/Pipo' tells us...
Be sure to have your Marines complete address on hand as you sign up because you will have to choose it from a 'scroll down arrow of known addresses' instead of typing it in by hand.
This site works wonderfully....all our family uses it with great success.
God Bless our Troops.....world wide.....
Friday, June 03, 2005
The Military We Don't See!
GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS!
In today's St. Pete Times newspaper there is an article under 'Opinions' and written by Frank Schaeffer....
Mr. Schaeffer, (and I quote) says: "I never served in the military, and before my son unexpectedly volunteered, I was too busy writing novels to give much thought to the men and women who guard us. After my son joined the Marines, however, casualty reports from Afghanistan and Iraq were no longer mere news items but gut-churning family bulletins. And reports about prison abuse cut me to the quick. They also made me angry at the media.
But I think we might also read more stories like this forwarded to me by another Marine's father:
February 19, 2004 Iraq.....
"Dear Mom & Dad.....
We were stopped in the desert outside of Fallujah. We had 3 detainees under our control that were captured in the act of attacking our Marines. Because we were in the open without any facilities around, the detainees were temporarily being held under the stars.
Around 3:00 a.m., the wind started blowing hard and a sandstorm hit...the sky opened and the flying sand was joined by a downpour of rain....In the back of a truck, 4 Marines were trying to stay dry and get some sleep. The lieutenant who was in charge of providing security for the detainees approached this truck and opened up the back hatch. He ordered the Marines out....The Marines asked why and he explained to them that he had to put the detainees in the back of the truck to protect them from the rain and sandstorm.
Word of this spread quickly and everyone was livid.
We couldn't believe that our Marines were being kicked into the sandstorm/rainstorm so these detainees could stay dry. The next day I was still angry and everyone was still talking about what had happened that night. Later in the day, after having time to cool down and think about the situation, I switched from being angry to being proud....
I love you and miss you lots."
Your son, Josh (Cpl. Joshua A Mandel)
In today's St. Pete Times newspaper there is an article under 'Opinions' and written by Frank Schaeffer....
Mr. Schaeffer, (and I quote) says: "I never served in the military, and before my son unexpectedly volunteered, I was too busy writing novels to give much thought to the men and women who guard us. After my son joined the Marines, however, casualty reports from Afghanistan and Iraq were no longer mere news items but gut-churning family bulletins. And reports about prison abuse cut me to the quick. They also made me angry at the media.
But I think we might also read more stories like this forwarded to me by another Marine's father:
February 19, 2004 Iraq.....
"Dear Mom & Dad.....
We were stopped in the desert outside of Fallujah. We had 3 detainees under our control that were captured in the act of attacking our Marines. Because we were in the open without any facilities around, the detainees were temporarily being held under the stars.
Around 3:00 a.m., the wind started blowing hard and a sandstorm hit...the sky opened and the flying sand was joined by a downpour of rain....In the back of a truck, 4 Marines were trying to stay dry and get some sleep. The lieutenant who was in charge of providing security for the detainees approached this truck and opened up the back hatch. He ordered the Marines out....The Marines asked why and he explained to them that he had to put the detainees in the back of the truck to protect them from the rain and sandstorm.
Word of this spread quickly and everyone was livid.
We couldn't believe that our Marines were being kicked into the sandstorm/rainstorm so these detainees could stay dry. The next day I was still angry and everyone was still talking about what had happened that night. Later in the day, after having time to cool down and think about the situation, I switched from being angry to being proud....
I love you and miss you lots."
Your son, Josh (Cpl. Joshua A Mandel)
Pictures below show such reminders of.....THE MILITARY WE DON'T SEE!
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