In My Own Words

Cpl. Farrell Gilliam, age 22, was wounded January 5, 2011 when he stepped on an IED during a dismounted patrol in Afghanistan. He lost both legs above the knee, his right arm was shattered and is missing a six-inch length of bone, and he suffered severe traumatic wounds to his abdomen and chest (in medical [...]

Every once in a rare while, I get to chat with one of our troops via Yahoo! Instant Messenger, or GoogleTalk. One of our guys who is in Afghanistan was on for a bit this morning, and since I am getting ready to pack some boxes this week I asked him if there is anything [...]

Saturday afternoon, after Savanna’s 5th birthday party, Jack and I went to Sam’s Club to pick up a few things. As we always do when I’ve got money to spend on our Warriors, he got a cart for household stuff, and I got one for Soldier stuff, then it was off to the races… LOL! [...]

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. [...]

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. [...]

It’s always so nice to hear from one of our Warriors. We’ll go for days or weeks without hearing anything from any of the troops we’ve adopted, which is fine considering that they’ve got much more important things to do than write letters to someone they’ve never met and likely never will. I’d rather they [...]

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 [...]