June 2009

Happy Father's Day

rmiles7721June 21, 2009Site News

Just a quick post before I go to work this morning because it’s not as if I’ve been overflowing with news updates the last couple of weeks…Hope everyone has a great Father’s Day. Since I was off yesterday the kids made me breakfast and my parents drove out here for supper. We’ve gotten used to changing holidays to whatever day I happen to be off.

Anyway, here are a few links to some not so nice dads out there. Someone should have thrown a little chlorine into the gene pool before they were conceived.

Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter aka Clark Rockefeller was found guilty a week ago of kidnapping his daughter and, oh by the way, may have murdered a couple in California back in the ’80s.

Joshua Sawyer and his wife Brandy basically beat to death his five-year-old daughter Carly.

Ricardo Luna of Austin, Texas kicked his two-year-old daughter in the face after an argument with his girlfriend, the douchebag.

Jesus Martinez pleaded guilty last week to punching his 7-month-old son in the belly which caused fatal injuries back in 2007.

Here’s to hoping that everyone has an uneventful and crime-free Father’s Day.

Reblog this post [with Zemanta]

Wednesday Hero: Navy Seal Marc A. Lee

rmiles7721June 10, 2009Site News

Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class (SEAL) Marc A. Lee

Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class (SEAL) Marc A. Lee
28 years old from Hood River, Oregon
 Navy SEAL
August 2, 2006

 U.S. Navy

“Marc was amazing. He was my best friend, my love,” his widow, Maya, said.

Petty Officer Marc A. Lee joined the Navy in 2001 and became an AO after completing Naval Air Technical Training. Later that year he attempted to complete the grueling BUD/S program but caught pneumonia and had to drop out. He tried again in 2004 and completed the course.

On August 2, 2006, Marc A. Lee became the first SEAL to be killed in combat in Iraq when he was fatally wounded in a firefight in Ramadi, Iraq. The following is from the award citation:

“During the operation, one element member was wounded by enemy fire. The element completed the casualty evacuation, regrouped and returned onto the battlefield to continue the fight. Petty Officer Lee and his SEAL element maneuvered to assault an unidentified enemy position. He, his teammates, Bradley Fighting Vehicles and Abrams tanks engaged enemy positions with suppressive fire from an adjacent building to the north.

“To protect the lives of his teammates, he fearlessly exposed himself to direct enemy fire by engaging the enemy with his machine gun and was mortally wounded in the engagement. His brave actions in the line of fire saved the lives of many of his teammates”

“It was so like Marc to give up his life to save his friends,” his mother, Debbie Lee, told the Hood River News. “I am so proud of him. He is my hero.”

Petty Officer Lee was posthumously awarded a Bronze Star with combat “V” for his actions in Iraq during his team’s combat tour and the Purple Heart medal.


All Information Was Found On And Copied From MilitaryCity.com

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

This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.

Wednesday Hero Logo

Reblog this post [with Zemanta]