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Wednesday’s Hero
Sgt. Anton J. Hiett
25 years old from Mount Airy, North Carolina
391st Engineer Battalion, Army Reserve
March 12, 2006
Misty Hiett, the widow of Sgt. Anton Hiett, said in an interview that he, Sgt. Hiett, asked to transfer to the 391st Engineering Battalion when it looked like his reserve unit would not be deployed.
Sgt. Hiett was a truck driver who joined the military right out of high school because he “wanted to go help out” during the current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. After his transfer to the 391st, he was deployed to Afghanistan on April 22, 2005.
On March 12, 2006, Sgt. Hiett, and three fellow soldiers from the 391st, Staff Sgt. Joe Ray; Spc. Joshua Hill and Sgt. Kevin Akins, were killed when an IED detonated near their Humvee during combat operations west of Asadabad, Afghanistan. He left behind his wife and their then 2(now 4)-year-old daughter Kyra.
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived
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David Letterman’s Take On John McCain
If you did not see this last night on David Letterman, you definitely need to watch this video (edited: grabbed wrong video):
I’ve never seen him take such a stand before. However, I don’t blame him for being ticked. McCain canceled last minute on him and left him hanging for a guest. The best part is that the reason he told Dave was a complete lie (He went and did an interview with Katie Couric instead!). They also bring up some good points in their bantering of why McCain suspended his campaign. In case you miss it, it is to force one of the debates to be canceled. And which debate do you think would be canceled? Oh yeah, the vice president one. The one that would show Palin to be unqualified as she is. He also asks why Palin couldn’t just take over campaigning right now? If she can’t be trusted to campaign, how can we trust her the country.
Let me know what you think of the video.
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