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FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Kendra Coleman ~ April 15, 2013
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | StarCMC

Posted on 04/14/2013 5:01:27 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska

 

Our Troops Rock!  Thank you for all you do!
For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday...
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~ Hall of Heroes ~

Kendra Coleman
Info from here.

(Thank you to mountainlion for bringing this hero to our attention!)

ArmyPatch small   Marine small   Air Force Seal   Air Force   Coast Guard Seal small (better)

The Story Behind the Photo, CPL Kendra Coleman

“I want to give back to the Soldiers who fight for my freedom and sacrifice their life for me,” said AW2 Soldier CPL Kendra Coleman about her future.

At 20-years-old, she knew she wanted to fight in the war on terrorism and joined the Army on July 25, 2007. She served with the 173D Special Troops Battalion, part of the 173D Airborne Brigade Combat Team as a military police (MP) officer and paratrooper. She deployed to Afghanistan on November 19, 2009, and her job was to train Afghan police and keep the local village of Charkh safe.

On May 11, 2010, she was clearing a village, she recalled, “I was hugging a wall to clear a corner, and after I cleared the corner I looked down. That’s when I saw a randomly placed pile of tires. I could feel the evil in the air.”

An improvised explosive device (IED) immediately exploded and she was knocked to the ground. “I knew I was hit,” she said. “I reached down to my left leg pocket to grab my tourniquet. My pocket wasn’t there, just the remaining pieces of what was my left leg.”

She is currently assigned to a Warrior Transition Unit and receives care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) and Brooke Army Medical Center. “WRAMC has given me my life back,” she said. “The medical care I have received here at WRAMC has been phenomenal.” Now using a prosthetic leg, she said, “I almost feel like me again.”

One of the highlights of her recovery was participating in a snowboarding program. “I never thought I would snowboard again, but I did it,” she said. “I got back up on my board—it was an amazing feeling of achievement.”

With the assistance of AW2 Community Support Network member Sentinels of Freedom, she plans to attend college. “They provided me a four-year scholarship to the school of my choice, all expenses paid including living expenses,” she said.

Coleman wants to attend Georgia Institute of Technology to earn a master’s in prosthetics and work with other wounded warriors at an Army Military Treatment Facility. She hopes to motivate other wounded warriors to never give up, stating, “Don’t let the enemy determine your future—improvise and overcome.”

By Tania Meireles, WTC Stratcom

Please remember the Canteen is here to honor, support and entertain our troops and their families.  This is a politics-free zone!  Thanks for helping us in our mission! 



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To: HiJinx

Is there any support I could give her????


41 posted on 04/14/2013 8:04:23 PM PDT by SkyDancer (Live your life in such a way that the Westboro church will want to picket your funeral.)
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To: ConorMacNessa

I’m trying right to get a label to print off usps.com...

I cannot get one to print off my desktop. I’ll try on my laptop.
Mailed 4/15/13....


42 posted on 04/14/2013 8:04:37 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska
LOL! Reminds me of the old days when we used to have our metered mail returned because someone forgot to advance the date!

Here in Beautiful Downtown Laurel, MD, they have our city police on Main Street directing traffic in front of the Post Office in the evening of April 15. They have postal employees standing in the parking lane taking your returns and tossing them into a bin with a guarantee they will get an April 15 postmark. If you go inside (they stay open until midnight) they have donuts and coffee.



"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

43 posted on 04/14/2013 8:15:18 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: SkyDancer
Good evening, Janey!

*HUGS*

Great to see you this evening - you must be in Monday afternoon by now! How's it going?



"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

44 posted on 04/14/2013 8:19:31 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: ConorMacNessa

Right - it’s:Monday, 15 Apr 2013 01:21 PM just after lunchie.


45 posted on 04/14/2013 8:22:48 PM PDT by SkyDancer (Live your life in such a way that the Westboro church will want to picket your funeral.)
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To: RedMDer

Good evening, RedMDer...what a challenge for the wounded warriors of several countries. I’m glad our warriors will be participating.


46 posted on 04/14/2013 8:25:20 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: LUV W

No whining for sure!!


47 posted on 04/14/2013 8:33:21 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; BIGLOOK; alfa6; EsmeraldaA; SandRat; mylife; TMSuchman; PROCON; ...




GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS AND OUR BELOVED NATION!


TATTOO
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Must retire – the 0445 Reveille approaches relentlessly.

The Bugler, his grim visage replete with an evil sneer, already mounts the parapet.

Adm. James B. Stockdale, USN, MOH
Stands The Watch Tonight!



"Do poor Tom some charity, whom the foul fiend vexes!"
(King Lear, Act III, Scene iv)




All Gave Some – Some Gave All!!!
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Good night, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America!

Godspeed our Troops around the Globe – especially those in harm’s way – by virtue of their service and sacrifice we continue to live in Freedom!









Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

48 posted on 04/14/2013 8:39:08 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: ConorMacNessa

Last Post

RIP

Flight Lieutenant Leslie Brodrick Royal Air Force


Flowers of the Forest – click

49 posted on 04/14/2013 8:45:38 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Yes, and yes! 9 now, 10 in October. And becoming a young woman, too. She is still a high-spirited little girl, but she’s showing signs of wisdom and maturity that are kind of scary!

It’s little things. She told Nana that it was neat to come over and find all of her clothes clean. I think she may be doing her own laundry soon. Nana asked her to clean her room after we moved furniture. She did, then took her duster through several other rooms in the house...including my den!

Oh well...


50 posted on 04/14/2013 8:51:52 PM PDT by HiJinx ("All it takes for evil to win...")
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To: ConorMacNessa

God bless the United States of America.


51 posted on 04/14/2013 8:56:27 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals will never get it. Their minds have been stolen.)
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To: SkyDancer
Her directly, I don't know. I suspect with some digging around we could find out.

On the other hand, a donation to the Wounded Warrior Project would help all her comrades-in-arms. I've been giving some serious thought to setting up a monthly contribution to them.

52 posted on 04/14/2013 8:57:54 PM PDT by HiJinx ("All it takes for evil to win...")
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To: ConorMacNessa

LOL! We have pretty much the same thing at the airport post office. It is almost a party, but I hate standing, or sitting in my car, in line for who knows how long.

So I now have the printed label (showing pick up from my work zip code) affixed to a flat rate envelope and requesting a signature upon receipt. It will go out with the regular Monday mail. They get their pound of flesh.


53 posted on 04/14/2013 9:06:04 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: ConorMacNessa
Darn that bugler....

Our thanks to Adm James B Stockdale, USN, Medal of Honor Recipient, for his service to our country.


54 posted on 04/14/2013 9:13:53 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: ConorMacNessa
God Bless you good, Mac. Good night and rest well. Thanks for helping honor our troops, past and present.
Thank you for your service to our country.


55 posted on 04/14/2013 9:14:54 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: ConorMacNessa

Thanks, Shelly Lawrie, for writing this article regarding Flt Lt Leslie Brodrick, 106 Squadron. And what a story it is......


56 posted on 04/14/2013 9:23:28 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: HiJinx

Oh my....dusting more than the required is a good sign. And learning life skills, such as laundry, will stand her in good stead.


57 posted on 04/14/2013 9:55:20 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: The Mayor

Good evening/morning, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.


58 posted on 04/14/2013 9:56:16 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: SkyDancer; HiJinx

G’day, Janey...((HUGS))

I think your best bet is any leads HiJInx can provide. And maybe contacting the Wounded Warrior Project is one of those leads.


59 posted on 04/14/2013 10:55:49 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: laplata
Good evening/morning, laplata.

God bless the United States of America.

You are so right!!

Hope you had a good weekend.

Back to the Monday salt mines.

60 posted on 04/14/2013 11:09:19 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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