Senior Airman Austin Stoker Senior Airman Austin Stoker replenishes a .50-caliber machine gun after a training mission in Afghanistan in March. Photo courtesy U.S. Air Force taken by Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr. These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives just so others may get to enjoy freedom. For that I am proud to call them ...continue reading
3 Apr | 2013
Wednesday’s Hero
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Maj. Gen. Frederick Corbin Blesse 91 years old from Melbourne, FL August 22, 1921 - October 31, 2012 General Blesse was born in Colon, Panama Canal Zone in 1921. His father was a brigadier general in the Medical Corps of the U.S. Army, retiring in 1953. General Blesse graduated from American High School, Manila, the Philippine Islands in April 1939. He ...continue reading
27 Mar | 2013
Wednesday’s Hero
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This post was suggested by Gail Maj. Thomas C. Griffin 96 years old from Cincinnati, OH July 10, 1916 - February 26, 2013 Maj. Thomas C. "Tom" Griffin, a B-25 bomber navigator in the audacious Doolittle's Raid attack on mainland Japan during World War II, passed away on February 26. His death at age 96 leaves only four surviving Raiders. Griffin ...continue reading
13 Mar | 2013
Wednesday’s Hero
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This Post Was Suggested By Cindy 2nd Lt. Hyman Markel 88th Division, 351st Infantry Regiment Hyla Merin grew up without a father and for a long time never knew why. Her mother never spoke about the Army officer who died before Hyla was born. The scraps of information she gathered from other relatives were hazy: 2nd Lt. Hyman Markel was a rabbi's ...continue reading
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