This Week’s Post Is Via Gazing At The Flag PFC Thomas Lowell Tucker 24 years old from Madras, Oregon B Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division June 16, 2006 Flag Gazer has a great post up on the dedication of the PFC Thomas Tucker memorial. These brave men and women …
Over at the Castle, John tells about a true American hero who just left this Earth, his father. Thoughts and prayers to the Donovans during this difficult time.
During Tales of the Cocktail, we were hanging out at Arnault’s French 75. Hubby and his friend found a nice bottle of cognac shoved in the corner by our table (I had no idea they were finishing it until we left & they were very drunk) and found this neat little typed list that I …
Yes, for once I caught a little bit of Oprah and saw some of her interview. It was good to hear her sing again!
I’ll address this later, for now…read and talk amongst yourselves! Pelican Institute for Public Policy ………… Press Release ….. New Study Details Cost of Proposed Health Care Reforms Vitter: “State Tax Increases All But Certain” If Proposals Implemented New Orleans, LA – Sep 14, 2009 Proposed federal health care reform built on President Barack Obama’s …
Louisiana Honor Air takes Louisiana WWII Vets on a one day, all-expense paid trip to DC to visit the WWII Memorial. Everyone is invited to attend the upcoming 3 events. WHEN: September 26 October 10 October 24 WHERE: New Orleans International Airport Main Terminal Building, ticketing level between Concourse A & B. TIME: 7:45 PM …
I was on Laura Kennedy Live discussing #militarymon, Soldiers’ Angels, Project Valour-IT and just about supporting the troops with my wonderful hostess! You can listen to the podcast here. Scroll down to 9/7 for the link to the podcast. Listen to me, Shelle Michaels, Wounded Warrior Major Charles Ziegenfuss, Mrs. Greyhawk), Blogger – Boston Maggie, …
OK, so I slacked on the video this week – cut my pay – LOL! Kiss My Gumbo Radio Show Day: Every Saturday Time: 9-10 AM central Station: WIST AM 690 New Orleans Live on your computer: here To interact: 888-880-WIST or (504)260-0690 @kissmygumbo on Twitter or email me gretaperry at gmail dot com As …
Debra Lynn Gibbon (November 27, 1957 – September 11, 2001 Debra Lynn Gibbon, 43 years old, was a senior vice president at Aon Risk Services. She worked on the 105th floor of the south tower.
This would have been with last weeks post, but Kathi, who’s done these for the past three years without even being asked to do so, was super busy and wasn’t able to get to it. So after you view it, head over to her site and thank her.
Update: There are over 1200 deployed heroes waiting to be adopted by you, your office or your group. Please consider adopting a hero today. A letter a week and 1-2 small packages a month is all it takes. Go to Soldiers’ Angels for all the information. I had permission to share this letter from the …
I will be on Laura Kennedy Live discussing honoring our troops and #militarymon
Host: TalkingWithHeroes – bobc9246@yahoo.com Episode: EPISODE112 – Discussing Soldiers’ Angels Valour-IT Program LIVE on the air with Shelle Michaels, Greta Perry, MAJ Charles and Carren Ziegenfuss, Mrs. G, Matt Burden, Boston Maggie, and Carrie Constantini talking about Soldiers’ Angels’ (www.soldiersangels.org) Valor IT Program for Wounded Warriors. For Pictures, links and details about this program go …
Sorry, been out of pocket a bit but still following the case of the appalling decision of the AP to show the photo of a young hero in his final moments. The Mudville Gazette has a great roundup roundup of what the Milblog community has to say about this. Having attended the funeral of an …
Update – here is the story: I arrived at the American Legion in Marrero and immediately realized this was going to be a huge deal due to the amount of cars there. JJ joked that AM on the phone that he would be the one with the red carnation behind his ear (haha). I immediately …