In My Own Words

DoD Announces Change-In-Status of Army Soldier The Department of Defense today announced the death of a soldier supporting Operation Enduring Freedom who was previously listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown. Sgt. Brandon T. Islip, 23, of Richmond, Va., had been listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown.  His status was changed Nov. 29 to having died [...]

The Department of Defense today announced the identity of a soldier currently listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) and the death of a soldier who were both supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. The two soldiers were members of the 1st Battalion, 508thParachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. Sgt. [...]

Please keep the victims and their families in your prayers as they try to pick up the pieces of their lives and to make some kind of sense out of this totally senseless act. People keep referring to this incident as a “tragedy.”  It is indeed tragic, but more than that, it is an outrage. [...]

Received the following from Operation AC, and thought I’d put it out here for folks who might be interested in showing support for the victims of the Ft. Hood tragedy and their loved ones. ACTION ALERT: FT. HOOD SHOOTINGS November 6th, 2009 8 : 09 AM Our Family has a soldier stationed at Ft. Hood. [...]

If you’ve been paying attention to the news lately, you know there was a pretty big battle over the weekend in Afghanistan. 8 of our troops made the ultimate sacrifice. One base was completely destroyed and 56 men lost all of their belongings except the clothes on their backs. The Army is working to replace [...]

My friend and fellow troop supporter “Maddog” gave me a heads up on a Warrior who posted that his Troops are in dire need of a morale boost. They’re not too far from re-deploying (going home, in civilian speak), but they’ve been through a lot and they’ve really been down. Being a good leader, Sgt. [...]

A friend at AnySoldier.com posted a prayer request on the forums, for a Marine who is a friend of her family. I’ve copied and pasted her request below, since she asked that we pass it along to get as many people praying for this young man as possible. A friend of the family, a young [...]