September 2009

Wednesday Hero: 1st Sgt. Jose San Nicolas Crisostomo

This Week’s Post Was Suggested By Cindy 1st Sgt. Jose San Nicolas Crisostomo 59 years old from Spanaway, Washington August 18, 2009   Sorry for the presentation of this post, but haven’t been feeling well and don’t feel much like typing. You can read Sgt. Crisostomo’s story here and here. These brave men and women…Read more

Wednesday Hero: Lt. John Madea

Lt. John Madea   Lt. John Madea holds his daughter as she is baptized with holy water from the ship’s bell of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). This is the fourth person baptized aboard Tortuga since the ship’s christening in 1988, and her name will be inscribed inside the bell as…Read more

Wednesday Hero: PFC Thomas Lowell Tucker

This Week’s Post Is Via Gazing At The Flag PFC Thomas Lowell Tucker 24 years old from Madras, Oregon B Company, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division June 16, 2006   Flag Gazer has a great post up on the dedication of the PFC Thomas Tucker memorial. These brave men and women…Read more