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Archive for 'August,2009'

MS Assistant State HOTH Coordinator

This anouncement came out August 26th. Hi Everyone, With Wilma Allen recently accepting PRC duties in her region, this left the Assistant State HOTH Coordinator position vacant (I can’t thank Wilma enough for all she does [...]

CAT 4 Hurricane JIMENA (pending flight)

As many of you may remember, last May I flew on a Bloggers Flight with the 403rd Reserve Hurricane Hunters out of Keesler AFB. This was just a training flight, but was a historic moment for the [...]

Texas Isn’t the Same Without Me

I got a call from my sister’s fiance the other day. They live in Memphis, Texas. Yes, TEXAS! It’s outside of Amarillo. It’s one of those town where the sheriff, the barber, and the town drunk [...]

Tonight’s You Served Radio Show

Don’t forget to tune into our anniversary show tonight. We’re interviewing country star Mark Wills, veteran and former Congressional candidate Eric Egland, and author Gary Winkler. Tune in at 7pm EST tonight at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/youserved [...]

Ebay Auctions For Fisher House

As you know, the You Served Radio Show and Podcast has an eBay store on which we post various items that we receive from authors, studios, publishers, etc. These are all sent to us free of [...]

VA Anecdote

It’s pretty common knowledge that the VA has its issues. It’s also got its perks. My father is a veteran and hasn’t had any issues with the VA or TRICARE, our health care system. But, I [...]

The Price of Freedom

The name of this site is “A Soldier’s Perspective” so I’d like to give you just that. Why do we fight? What makes a person volunteer to place himself in situations in which bullets are flying [...]

Those Pesky CIA Memos

We’ve been through this before – both during the 2006 and 2008 elections. Yet, the media and political hacks in Washington just can’t move on. They keep hammering this whole issue of supposed torture of detainees. [...]

Joint Chiefs Chairman Launches Virtual Town Hall

The Joint Staff, in coordination with Defense Media Activity, released a YouTube video calling for questions to be submitted via video to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen. The chairman intends [...]

The Real America – Sgt. Mike Minard Build Brigade

This is from Day 1 in the building of a new home for Wounded Warrior SGT Mike Minard. There are so many people doing such great things with their own time and their own money for [...]

Politics In The Heat of Battle

Excellent story of the grunts. An excerpt: “KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – As bullets stated to rain down on Baker Company’s position, a Soldier sighed, and said, in an annoyed voice, “Well here we go.” Over the [...]

Chill People

You know, even though I consider myself a Conservative (oops, am I supposed to say that?) some of my fellow Conservatives need to really chill a bit. I’m getting emails up the yin-yang about the fact [...]

After 42 Years, Patriotic Flyover Denied

Interesting video of the sad state of affairs in this country. Unfortunately, there’s a completely unrelated second part to this video that I can’t edit out: [...]

Marine Receives Navy Cross

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 [...]

Off Topic – Romancing The Road

This was a really story and I just wanted to share it instead of sending it via email. This has absolutely nothing to do with the military. [...]