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 [...]

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 [...]

I am going to have to stop reading the profiles on AnySoldier.com; there’s always someone whose request catches my eye and tugs on my heart, and I’ve been trying really hard not to adopt any more until my current contacts have come home.  But, I get an e-mail stating that one of my Warriors has [...]

Anybody who reads the news, watches it on TV, or listens to it on the radio, has to be aware that one of America’s Warriors, PFC Bowe Bergdahl, is being held captive in Afghanistan by Taliban forces. I can’t even begin to imagine the fear he faces every day that he spends as their prisoner, [...]