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The Journey Begins
October 15th, 2011 2 Comments


Jason has started his run. and we will be posting periodically his progress. From Facebook Philadelphia lived up to it’s name as being the city of brotherly love when they opened their arms and embraced the start of my 236 mike trek A Mile In Their Shoes. I had brisk...
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A Loss to Bear
A Loss to Bear
September 22nd, 2011 6 Comments


Upon learning that her husband had been killed in Afghanistan, Air Force Staff Sgt. Kim Pate needed to retrieve one treasured memento from her barracks in Kuwait before flying to Germany to meet her husband’s flag-draped casket. “The first thing I had to grab was a glow-in-the-dark Care Bear named...
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Mettle of Honor
Mettle of Honor
September 22nd, 2011 12 Comments


The definition of the word “mettle,” according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is “vigor and strength of spirit or temperament.” Sgt. Dakota Meyer, the first living Marine to receive the Medal of Honor for heroism displayed in Afghanistan, certainly measures up to that definition. I was nervous while waiting on the...
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Navy Hospital Corpsman Killed in Afghanistan
Navy Hospital Corpsman Killed in Afghanistan
September 22nd, 2011 40 Comments


He went overseas to fight for his country, and give medical care to fellow troops in need if somebody in his unit was injured. Saturday, Petty Officer 2nd Class Xin Qi was killed during his first deployment to Afghanistan. The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, Tennessee, reports that Petty Officer 2nd...
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Living an Oath
Living an Oath
September 22nd, 2011 3 Comments


Shortly after graduating high school in Yucca Valley, California, and completing Navy boot camp on Lake Michigan, Petty Officer 3rd Class James Michael Swink took The Corpsman’s Oath. “I dedicate my heart, mind, and strength to the work before me,” the oath reads in part. “I shall do all within...
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The Never-Ending Day
The Never-Ending Day
September 22nd, 2011 2 Comments


Just before U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Second Class Chris Paulson left for Afghanistan at the end of February, he had an unthinkable conversation with his new bride. “If something happened, he wanted me to take care of everything,” the sailor’s wife told The Unknown Soldiers. “He wanted me to take...
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Support is Key
August 31st, 2011 1 Comment


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236 Years of Sacrifice
236 Years of Sacrifice
August 25th, 2011 458 Comments


MCB QUANTICO, Va. — Marine will run one mile for every year the Marine Corps is old, each mile dedicated to a different fallen comrade. There is nothing unusual about a Marine running. For one Marine however, during the last two weeks of October each mile will have special significance....
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