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Memorial Day is for honoring those who've laid down their lives
for us preserving our freedoms.
Because of these great men and women of Valor
My Heroes
I worship Christ Jesus without fear of persecution or death.
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By: Joshua
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If we focus on Self Esteem, we view ourselves more highly than we should. We are all
sinners, none of us are perfect.
So when a Soldier comes home, treat them with respect and honor. They've
just come home from the engagement of war and they've experienced situations and
battles we will never know or experience ourselves.
Remember - because of them, You have your freedoms!
“You Just Drive On”
- Terri at A Soldiers Mind
- December 13th, 2007
- Hearts & Minds, In The News, Life, Military, Motivation, Warrior Spotlight
I’ve written several times about various Wounded Warriors whom I feel are an inspiration. Their courage, bravery and determination to continue their military careers, in the face of the adversity they have due to their injuries. I can’t say enough good things about these men and women and the positive attitudes they have. Most, take their injuries in stride and do whatever they need to do, to overcome those injuries and to continue their careers in the military if possible. If unable to continue their military careers, they instead turn that drive and determination into a career in the civilian sector.
Army SSG William Corp is one of these brave and courageous Soldiers. He’s currently a patient at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas and doing his rehabilitation at the Center for the Intrepid, the state-of-the-art rehabilitation facility at Fort Sam Houston which was built solely with private donations. Recently, New York Post reporter Ralph Peters was at Center for the Intrepid watching SSG Corp work out with a boogie-board on the wave-rider in the center. That’s just one of the areas of rehabilitation that our wounded warriors work out on to help them regain their sense of balance. For SSG Corp, this is a necessity, it helps to rebuild muscles and helps those who’ve lost limbs, like SSG Corp, to regain their balance. It’s challenging yet one that they bravely confront.
SSG lost his right leg in a roadside bombing in Iraq and is one of the program’s success stories. According to Lt. Col. Jennifer Menetrez, MD, the director of the Center for the Intrepid, SSG Corp has come a long way since his arrival at BAMC in 2006. Recently, SSG Corp also competed in the Army 10 miler in Washington DC. Currently, he’s waiting on orders to return to his job as a military policeman. While he’s waiting, he volunteers his time to train the newly arriving amputees.
“You just drive on,” SSG Corp said. “What’s the next step? Hey, just drive on. Aw, I’m just an MP grunt.”
Another wounded warrior who is working hard to recover and return to work is SPC Joshua Wold. He already has a job lined up with the sheriff’s office in his home county of Lewis County, Washington. Once he returns home, he’ll reunite with his two daughters. Spc. Wold couldn’t say enough good things about the Center for the Intrepid.
“The medical facility here is top of the line,” he said.
Though the medical care at Brooke Army Medical Center and the Center for the Intrepid are top-notch, there are still things that need to be done. Currently donations are being sought to complete construction on a Warrior and Family Support Center at Fort Sam Houston. These centers allow the families and Soldiers a place that is homey and comfortable and supportive, a place they can go as they work to reintegrate into society. As Mr. Peters said in his article, “They gave. Now we have to give.”
Mr. Peters has conducted several interviews with severely wounded Soldiers and Marines and he noticed something… not one of those that he interviewed complained about what they were experiencing. He said, they’re the bravest of the brave; not the demoralized losers that Hollywood wants to make them out to be. This is a great cause and one I would encourage anyone to donate to, if they wish to help make the difference in the lives of our wounded warriors.
Here’s how you can help make sure that the wounded warriors currently being treated at Brooke Army Medical Center can take advantage of the Warrior and Family Support Center being built at Brooke Army Medical Center. You can visit the Returning Heroes Home website, call 1-888-343-HERO or can mail a donation to:
Returning Heroes Home
P.O. Box 202194
Dallas, Texas 75320-2194
KeystoneMilitary has the perfect idea: "Putting these honorable films in Christmas Stockings"
Another great post by Terri at A Soldiers Mind
Documenting The War From The Soldiers Point Of View
- Terri
- December 4th, 2007
- A Different View of Iraq, Military, Life
When they deploy, many Soldiers bring their personal cameras and video recorders with them, to record their personal experiences, take photos of each other. Sometimes during their down time and other times, during particular situations that they might find themselves in. In years to come, they often look back on the photos and video clips as they reminisce about their experiences.
The Soldiers of the Oregon National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry did as many of their fellow Soldiers did, taking photos of each other shooting their weapons, footage of explosions and of course plenty of footage interlaced with their own brand of “Soldier humor.” They never expected that their footage would one day represent deployed National Guard Soldiers everywhere, by being preserved in a feature length documentary called “This is War: Memories of Iraq.”
The National Guard Combat History Archive and Lucky Forward Films has used the photos and videos shot by 9 different Soldiers of varying ranks and experiences to narrate events. The photos and video serve to illustrate what they experienced on their deployment.
“We wanted to make a very non-political film that took someone who’s never been to Iraq … to show what it means to go into combat,” said director Gary Mortensen. “We told it in a non-specific way so that it could represent soldiers everywhere – we wanted to tell a tale that anyone who has been over there can identify with.”
What makes the film unique according to Mortensen is the fact that each the Soldiers had their own personal cameras and video cameras, giving a more intimate view of what they saw and experienced on a daily basis for a year or more. The Soldier’s were not aware that any of their films and photos would be turned into a film, which allows for a more honest and raw portrayal of what they experienced.
“It’s very powerful,” said SFC Phillip Vince Jacques, who is one of the Soldier featured in the film. “It really represents the professionalism of these guys and shows exactly what Troops are going through over there. They’re the ones fighting the war. You might as well hear their story.”
SFC Jacques has attended various screenings of the film and has noticed that the audiences have reacted often in awe. Regardless of their support or non-support of the war, he feels that they have walked away after seeing the film with a whole new perspective on what Soldiers are doing in Iraq.
Currently the film has not been released to stores. Broadcast rights and distribution are currently being worked out. If you’d like to purchase a copy of the film, you may do so by calling (503) 579-7030 or visiting the website at www.luckyforwardfilms.com
Proceeds from the movie will go to support the Fallen Soldiers
Relief Fund, The National Combat History Archive, the Iraq/Afghanistan
Oregon Memorial Fund and the Wounded Warriors Project.
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Last 3 posts by Terri
- Documenting The War From The Soldiers Point Of View - December 4th, 2007
- Iraqis In Mosul Can Now Fly To Mecca - December 3rd, 2007
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace hugs U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Andrew Kinard at the Pentagon Sept. 27, 2007, following his final press conference as chairman. Pace, who will be retiring Sept. 30, 2007, after more than 40 years of service, will be turning over his position as chairman to U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen Oct. 1, 2007. Kinard, who lost both legs to an improvised explosive device in Iraq, now works at the Pentagon. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen, U.S. Air Force. (Released)
Photo by: STAFF SGT D. MYLES CULLEN, OCJCS
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