Category: Military
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Veteran’s Day
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On Veteran’s Day, many of the area businesses recognize the contribution of all of our military veterans. This post is just a shout-out to say thanks to all that these businesses gave out today. The lines were really, really long, but it was worth it in the end. Started off…
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One U.S. Soldier
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A large group of Taliban soldiers are moving down a road when they hear a voice call from behind a sand dune, “One U.S. soldier is better than ten Taliban.” The Taliban commander quickly sends 10 of his best soldiers over the dune whereupon a gun battle breaks out and…
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Stand Up, Knuckleheads
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We took the grandkids to the park today for our city’s annual balloon festival. We woke them up at 5:15 am and we left the house by 6:10 so we could find parking. Our family tradition for this occasion, ever since our own kids were little, is that we buy…
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Blogging A – Z Challenge 2015 T
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Blogging A – Z Challenge T is for Time to Remember Time is important. If the Lord wills and I live through a full 24 hour day I will have 1,440 minutes at my disposal. 86,400 seconds. If I were to get a full 8 hours of sleep, which I…
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Jim’s E-mail About His Patrol Experiences in Iraq
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From Jim’s E-Mail of 122107. If you knew how well he interacts with kids (of all ages) you would doubly appreciate some of these pictures. Family and Friends, Here are some more pictures from Iraq. I took these pictures on one of the presence patrols that we conducted in a southern Baghdad neighborhood. Sniper, ambush, and IED/EFP threats have…
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I Still Swear…So Help Me God
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*Standing at attention, right arm at ninety degree angle* “I, Herbert C. Thiel, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey…
