The 680th Engineer Co, Army Reserves returned home to flags, cheers, applause, the roar of motorcycles, and best of all, to the arms of their families today. This is absolutely the best part of troop support, and this one picture says it all for me:
29 June 2008
Welcome Home 680th
Trust
I found the following at Soldiers' Angels Germany site, and HAD to share it with you. You want the details, head over to SAG. THIS picture says it all, doesn't it?
Brat
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Every Day Heroes
 Automatic weapons fire, IEDs, and injuries would not be enough to stop a young Army corporal from giving life-saving first aid while defending herself and her comrades. September 2006 would change the life of then-Corporal Crystal C. Johnson of the United States Army. In a convoy of 17 moving through southeastern Iraq, Johnson was the driver in the lead vehicle. Suddenly the calm of an Iraqi night was broken by the deafening sound of an explosively formed penetrator – the most dangerous kind of improvised explosive device. In the chaos, Johnson brought her mangled and flaming truck to a halt as the convoy became the target of an ambush. Dazed, Johnson had to be pulled out the flaming cab by a fellow soldier, Specialist Truesdell, but she quickly regained her composure. Discovering their convoy commander had been slain in the blast, Johnson took control of the situation. With the burning vehicle illuminating the desert night, Johnson and Truesdell reached into the flames and struggled to extricate their badly wounded translator. They just got him out alive as spare ammunition caught fire and began exploding in all directions. The danger was not over. Unseen insurgents began firing at the marooned convoy, with rounds striking dangerously close. Truesdell began laying down suppressive fire with their only operational M16 and Johnson performed life-saving first aid on the gravely wounded man. As reinforcements arrived, Johnson refused treatment until all others were treated first, aiding many of the wounded with her own skills. Johnson, so moved by this episode and her own reactions under such severe conditions, extended her deployment and became a fully qualified Army medic. The September 12th incident would earn her a Purple Heart and an Army Commendation Medal with Valor, a more than promising start to a career of protecting and preserving human life. |
Find other links to stories about this amazing young hero here.
Thank you for your service, Sgt. Johnson.
Brat
28 June 2008
"From the Frontlines"
I am sure you were all glued to your computer - I was - as Melanie Morgan of Move America Forward and Michelle Malkin of ......well Michelle Malkin (lol) hosted the historical telethon on Friday to raise money and carepackages for the largest shipment EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!! to our troops. There was an amazing line-up of folks interviewed - adding their 2 cents.. It was a tremendous effort by a coalition of Americans (and even from Bratville...lol) coming together to tell our troops, loud and clear: WE SUPPORT YOU. I even heard our Patti from Soldiers' Angels...:)
The last total of money raised was: (drum roll, please and watch out for flying pom poms..lol):
$1,055,719!!!!!!!!!!!
That's a whole lot of support for our heroes. :)
BUT, BUT! It's not over 'til da brat sings (or something like that!) They are collecting donations until July 2, so you have a few more days yet to get in there. Go here to see how YOU can help.
Brat, off to straighten the fishnets..(and I promise to behave - sorta ;) - here on SA NY!)
27 June 2008
Exciting News
Well, can you believe it has been over 2 months since I've blogged? I can't. Time flies when you're having fun.
I do have exciting news to share, however. I have a new "body double". Yes, my angel friend Brat will now have the keys to my place and will be posting Soldiers' Angels news along with the Wednesday Hero posts and also her Every Day Heroes posts. You may know Brat from her work at Tanker Brothers and Newsblaze. She has also started another blog of her own called Assoluta Tranquillita (No, I haven't asked about the significance of the name, but you can check it out for yourself if you are curious.) I'm excited that she has agreed to help me out here.
Now, if you get an occasional glimpse of fishnets or pompoms around here, don't be alarmed, it's just my body double doing a drive-by.
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