Spc. Jonnie L Stiles 38 years old from Highlands Ranch, Colorado 769th Engineer Battalion, Louisiana Army National Guard November 13, 2008Louisiana National Guard spokesman Maj. Michael Kazmierzak said Spc. Jonnie L. Stiles had been serving as a gunner on a Humvee doing route clearance when and IED detonated near his vehicle in Jalalabad, ...continue reading
Its Snowing!
Can you believe it? It actually snowed here in Chicago yesterday. I had to actually put the kids in their winter coats. It's only October, how crazy is that! Granted, it lasted all of 15 minutes. However, it made for a very slippery trip to the chiropractor. To make things even more crazy, we are suppose to have a high of 68 on Thursday. Then you ...continue reading
Wednesday’s Hero
Pvt. Nathan Z. Thacker 18 years old from Greenbrier, Arkansas 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division October 12, 2007Pvt. Nathan Z. Thacker had only been in the country for two weeks before his death, according to the soldier's father, Stephen Thacker.Thacker's father said his son felt a duty to ...continue reading


