July 2009

Wednesday Hero: Staff Sgt Darrell Powers

This Week’s Hero Was Suggested By Deb SSgt. Darrell “Shifty” Power 86 years old from Dickerson County, Virginia E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division June 17, 2009   The world lost one of it’s true heroes a couple of weeks ago. Darrell “Shifty” Powers passed away on June 17 of cancer….Read more

Wednesday Hero: Sgt Gabe

Assoluta Tranquillita did a post a few days ago and after last week’s Wednesday Hero felt it would be good to profile Sgt. 1st Class Gabe of the 178th Military Police Detachment, 20th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade. Is it wrong to be jealous of a dog? Be sure to read the Defend…Read more

Vacation

I will be on hiatus for the next week, so blogging will be light (if at all). I may put a few posts up, it just depends on my schedule and how much earlier than the girls I wake up over the next seven days. Hope you folks have a safe, crime-free week!

Two Days…

It’s pretty sad when I just happen to stop in and post over here once a month whether I need to or not. I had a couple of crime stories I need to write about today but I just decided I needed to stop in here instead. No real reason for it. I don’t have…Read more

Wednesday Hero: Corporal Reynold Armand

Cpl. Reynold Armand 21 years old from Rochester, New York 2nd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force August 7, 2007 Reynold Armand didn’t want to wait until he turned 18 to join the Marines. He persuaded his adoptive mother to sign papers allowing him to sign up a year early. “I’m…Read more

Wednesday Hero: Force Protection Team

Force Protection Team Members of the force protection team at Camp Eggars, Afghanistan, assess damage resulting from an explosion near the gate. A vehicle-born improvised explosive device exploded near the German Embassy and a U.S. base. Eliminating threats such as the VBIED is the focus of Army’s 3rd Counter-IED Conference that was scheduled July 28-30….Read more