FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Kendra Coleman ~ April 15, 2013

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

Our Troops Rock!  Thank you for all you do!

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Thank the Veterans who served
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~ Hall of Heroes ~

Kendra Coleman
Info from here.

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

           

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! 

[Kathy in Alaska]

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Thanks, unique, for the cheering guys!

HJ.....#50!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

Coffee is always on........

How about a donut?

Cookies?

Veggies?

Sandwich?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[laplata]

Good morning, Kathy!

Have a great day.

I have a friend who was visiting Anchorage last week and he said they felt a small quake.

You must be used to those “shakers”. LOL

I’ve never felt an earthquake. {Knocking on wood}.

Hugs to you.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Passing by on the way to bed...((HUGS))

Yes....little quakes are happening all the time.

Here is a graphic that shows LOTS, but many are not even felt.

http://www.aeic.alaska.edu/recent/macsub/index.html

Good night!

[laplata]

Thanks, Kathy. How thoughtful of you!

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. Thanks for this morning's thread, Star. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[beachn4fun]

TO THE

Good morning, all.
Good morning to our

Military, our Allies, and their families.

Ack! It's Monday, again! Where'd the weekend go?

Thank you, Star, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.
KUDOS and thank you go out to
Kendra Coleman

God Bless her. What a positive attitude.

DC Metroland weather report

~ Today...Cloudy with rain ending
for the afternoon. High near 65F.
Winds ESE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 70%.
Rainfall near a quarter of an inch.

~ Tonight... Partly cloudy skies. Low 53F.
Winds SE at 10 to 15 mph.

It's Monday and I still have work left over from Friday.
This means, of course, that I'll have to make my rounds quickly,
then move into lurker mode.

But please stay right where you are.
Chat up the military or a family member.
No need to fret...you know I'll be back!

The FR Canteen is

Come in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, tea,
pancakes, conversation, silliness,
and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM ~ DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. It's already 71º at our house.

[luvie]

Ummmmpfhhh! Whyyy did I stay up so late!
It's hard to wake up this morning!
Could be 'cause I don't wannt go to work! :)
Ya think?
Hope all of YOU have a great day...
...and don't let the day get to ya!
((((hugs))))

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. How’s it going?

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning LUV and (((HUGS))).

[beachn4fun]

Good morning EG ((HUGS))

[beachn4fun]

Good morning night owl ((HUGS))

[beachn4fun]

Good morning dear ((HUGS))

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning beachy and (((HUGS))) to you too.

[PROCON]

Hiya Beachie!

As usual, the weekend just flew by and it's that day again.

Very "Aprilish" weather out here, lotsa the wet stuff.

Laid low over the weekend and caught up on some movies I've saved.

Coffee refill coming up..

Have a funomenal day!