Posts Tagged ‘Navy’
Veterans Day 2009
November 11th, 2009
We set aside Veterans Day to say ‘thank you’ to our veterans for their service and for the sacrifices they have made for us and our great nation. Sometimes though, we forget exactly what veterans have done to deserve these thanks. Veterans have served in God-forsaken hellholes from one end of the earth to the [...]
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Happy birthday to the United States Navy – Non Sibi Sed Patriae
October 13th, 2009
Today marks the 234th birthday of the United States Navy. According to the Naval History & Heritage Command: The United States Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy, which the Continental Congress established on 13 October 1775, by authorizing the procurement, fitting out, manning, and dispatch of two armed vessels to cruise in search [...]
A career test that leads to the Navy
August 21st, 2009
An old southern country preacher from Georgia had a teenage son and it was getting time the boy should give some thought to choosing a profession. Like many young men, the boy didn’t have a clue what he wanted to do, and didn’t seem too concerned about it. One day, while the boy was away at [...]
Welcoming home a shipmate – Captain Michael ‘Scott’ Speicher comes home
August 2nd, 2009
The Department of Defense today announced that they have officially recovered and identified the remains of Navy Captain Michael ‘Scott’ Speicher, the first casualty of the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Captain Speicher was shot down in his F/A-18 Hornet on January 17, 1991 but his exact status was in question until the recent recovery of [...]
Portion of Santa Fe Drive renamed in honor of fallen Navy SEAL
April 4th, 2009
The Colorado State Legislature yesterday approved a measure renaming portions of South Santa Fe Drive / State Highway 85 “Navy SEAL Danny Phillip Dietz, Jr., Memorial Highway.” The roadway which goes from I-25 south to C-470 will forever memorialize one of Colorado’s fallen heroes. However, what about other Coloradoans who have given their lives in [...]
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Who says sailors can’t march?
December 30th, 2008
This came my way via email…. Very, very cool. The United States Navy Presidential Ceremonial Honor Guard Drill Team
Michael Monsoor, SEAL, Receives Medal of Honor Posthumously
April 9th, 2008
In a White House ceremony yesterday, President Bush presented the Medal of Honor for Michael Monsoor to his parents. When a grenade bounced off his chest and fell to the floor near his fellow troops, Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Monsoor acted out of instinct. Using his own body to cover the grenade, he sacrificed [...]
Army VS Navy – Brothers at Arms
March 14th, 2007
I thought this was a pretty cool video: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2487638612433437293&q=Veterans
