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Remembering Paul Zanowick

To The Zanowick family, You are not alone.. we will be here to help you carry this heavy burden and to remember you dear sweet Paul. He will not be forgotten, nor will you.

Miamisburg, Ohio (WDTN) – Tuesday afternoon, the Zanowick family found a peaceful refuge on the back porch of their Miamisburg home. [...]

Memorial Day 2011

And they who for their country die shall fill an honored grave, for glory lights the soldier’s tomb, and beauty weeps the brave. ~Joseph Drake

On Feb 24th 2008 two men in Class A Army uniforms knocked on my door.. my son David called me to tell me they were there, I had been [...]

There is no cost and no where to have to be. It takes a moment in your day to stop.. remember those who have given their lives for your freedoms and light a candle to keep their bright memories alive and glowing.

From the Warfront to the Homefront Foundation Inc. presents
May 22nd [...]

Words I Have Waited For “Usama Bin Laden Is Dead” Now Show Me The Pictures

“Usama Bin Laden is dead”… like Most Americans I have waited years to hear those words. And as unpolitically correct as it is they were sweet words to my ears. Yes I was joyous when I heard them. Maybe more so that most. The month of May has always been a [...]

One Step Left

If you have followed my blog for anytime you know about the “sign” that was made in Iraq by the LT of the engineering team Micheal had been escorting that day. That sign was hung on the FOB barracks in Memory of Micheal in April 2008 and when the guys came home I knew that [...]

Veteran’s Day.. A Civics Lesson

In the United States we have 3 National holidays that celebrate our military. Unfortunately it seems most people either don’t know anything about them or they get them all mixed up and push them together. Ok so here is a civics lesson

Memorial Day is the last Monday in May every year. This is the day [...]

RIP David H McNerney

A little over two years ago I was invited to spend some time visiting with a group of America’s finest.. Medal of Honor recipients. One of those men was David H McNerney

This is his story

David H McNerney was serving his third tour in Vietnam on 22 Mar 1967. While looking for a missing reconnaissance unit [...]

Who Knew… 3 Years

You can listen to some songs a 1000 times and then one day they hit you with a whole new meaning. I’ve mentioned this before but again it has happened to me.

While driving the song “Who Knew” by Pink came on the radio. “if someone said three years from now you’d be long gone I [...]

Pokey and the Packers…

Sitting here watching the Green Bay Packers play I can’t help but think about Micheal. The last night we spent with Micheal we watched the Packers play. Oct.7th 2007 They played the Bears.. I can’t remember who won. I just remember he and his Dad and his brothers in my dad’s living room on the [...]

RIP Lt John Finn…

A little over a year ago I met some very amazing men. The all had received the Medal Of Honor and wore it with pride for all those who served with them. None of them claimed it as their own. I was told before going to this gathering I had to take Guinness and drink [...]

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