http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/anamericansoldier/ en-us Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:51:03 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380137/posts An Army private first class from southwest suburban Bolingbrook was one of the 13 people killed in the rampage at Fort Hood, his family said. Michael Pearson, 21, joined the Army slightly more than a year ago and was training to deactivate bombs, said his mother, Sheryll. Tribune/WGN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380137/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:51:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2321784/posts SPANAWAY, Wash. - A Spanaway grandfather is the latest casualty of war from Washington state. Fifty-nine-year-old First Sergeant Jose Crisostomo was killed in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb Tuesday. He is believed to be the oldest U.S. soldier to die in Afghanistan. Crisostomo, who was known to friends as "Joe Sinbad," was well aware of the risks of combat. During a 24-year military career he served in Vietnam and Kuwait before retiring from the military in 1993. After 9/11, Crisostomo decided to re-enlist in the U.S. Army. "He insisted going back and serving his country," said Crisostomo’s wife of 39... KING 5 TV Seattle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2321784/posts#comment Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:29:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2289257/posts WASHINGTON, July 9, 2009 – The fifth Army Reserve soldier to earn the Silver Star since the terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001 spoke about his experience in a “DoDLive” bloggers roundtable July 6. Army Spc. David Hutchinson receives the Silver Star medal from Army Col. James Doty on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, June 6, 2009. Hutchinson earned the award for valor during and following an ambush in Afghanistan on May 21, 2008. U.S. Army photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Army Spc. David Hutchinson of the 420th Engineer Brigade discussed... Face of Defence http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2289257/posts#comment Thu, 9 Jul 2009 23:30:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2285927/posts > Now that he's home in Fort Worth he said his boxers will be displayed in the 1st Infantry Division museum at Fort Riley, Kansas. > Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2285927/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 14:43:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2251535/posts A U.S. soldier serving in Afghanistan has become a media sensation after he was photographed fighting Taliban forces while stripped down to his skivvies. Army Spc. Zachary Boyd, 19, who hails from Fort Worth, Texas, said he was in his sleeping quarters at Firebase Restrepo in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province when the Taliban attacked, forcing him to take up a defensive position while clad only in his helmet, protective vest, a T-shirt and his pink "I Love NY" boxer shorts, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Thursday. www.upi.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2251535/posts#comment Fri, 15 May 2009 13:48:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2136078/posts hockingly positive views of our forces in Afghanistan are revealed in this translation of a post by a French OMLT (Operational Mentoring Liaison Teams) infantryman working with our toops there. A couple of brief excerpts: Heavily built, fed at the earliest age with Gatorade, proteins and creatine - they are all heads and shoulders taller than us and their muscles remind us of Rambo. Our frames are amusingly skinny to them - we are wimps, even the strongest of us - and because of that they often mistake us for Afghans. [....] Each man knows he can count on the... americanthinker.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2136078/posts#comment Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:13:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2136326/posts “We have shared our daily life with two US units for quite a while - they are the first and fourth companies of a prestigious infantry battalion whose name I will withhold for the sake of military secrecy. To the common man it is a unit just like any other. But we live with them and got to know them, and we henceforth know that we have the honor to live with one of the most renowned units of the US Army - one that the movies brought to the public as series showing “ordinary soldiers thrust into extraordinary events”.... omlt3-kdk3.over-blog.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2136326/posts#comment Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:55:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2111807/posts WASHINGTON — "Joe the Plumber" was only one of two Americans injected into the presidential election this past week. The other was Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan , whom former Secretary of State Colin Powell invoked in his endorsement Sunday of Barack Obama . Khan was a 20-year-old soldier from Manahawkin, N.J. , who wanted to enlist in the Army from the time he was 10. He was an all-American boy who visited Disney World after he completed his training at Fort Benning, Ga. , and made his comrades in Iraq watch "Saving Private Ryan" every week. He was also a... McClatchy via Yahoo! News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2111807/posts#comment Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:41:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046253/posts LAKE CITY - Spc. Jason Dean Hovater was much more than a soldier stationed in an outpost in Afghanistan near the Pakistan border. "He was a brother and a son and a husband,'' said Hovater's sister, Jessica Davis of Norris. "Most of all, he was a man of God. He was a light to other people around him." Hovater, a Clinton resident, was one of nine soldiers killed last weekend in the deadliest assault in Afghanistan against the U.S. military in three years. Some 200 militants with machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars attacked the outpost but were beaten back... The Knoxville News Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046253/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:36:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014982/posts Shahad Abbas, 11, lost her legs to a roadside bomb blast Staff Sgt. Luis Falcon, 38, was patrolling the streets of Baqouba, north of Baghdad, when he saw Shahad Abbas. The 11-year-old girl was in a large decrepit wheelchair Falcon stopped to talk. He came back the next day and the day after that, then every day for six months, bringing her toys, gauze for her legs, a new wheelchair. Anything she asked for, he would bring. Shahad became his mission. So when she asked for legs, that became his mission, too. On Friday, his dream and hers came... SacBee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014982/posts#comment Mon, 12 May 2008 23:10:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1923602/posts WASHINGTON, Nov. 9, 2007 – Serving in the military was something Jose Munoz always wanted to do, but it wasn’t until after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that he was spurred to enlist and fulfill that dream. Army Sgt. Jose Munoz is telling the military’s story to the American people at community and business events, veterans organizations and other gatherings as part of the Defense Department’s “Why We Serve” public outreach program. Defense Department photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Munoz, now a sergeant with five and a half years in the Army, said a lack of... Why We Serve http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1923602/posts#comment Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:31:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1900904/posts RADCLIFF — It wasn’t only family and friends who arrived at Stithton Baptist Church in Radcliff on Saturday to honor the memory of Pfc. Sammie Phillips. Some 200 or more Patriot Guard Riders and community members stood outside the church and lined the drive with American flags. Phillips’ funeral began at 2 p.m., and he was buried at North Hardin Memorial Gardens following the service. The riders and others attended the burial as well, again lining the drive into the cemetery and the path to the graveside. Phillips, 19, was in the Kentucky Army National Guard. He was killed Sept.... The News-Enterprise http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1900904/posts#comment Sun, 23 Sep 2007 10:28:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1900521/posts When Spencer Timothy Karol, born April 13, 1983, the oldest of Bridget Madison's four sons, was growing up, he was a well-liked kid with a big smile and gentle and helpful manner; a "big brother" who watched over his three younger brothers and assumed "man of the house" responsibilities early and easily and without complaint. Learning values instilled in him early in his life by his famous grandfather, movie and television star Guy Madison, to whom he was very close, Spencer never had troubled teenage years with drugs or alcohol, fights or problems at school. Although he was not interested... guymadison.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1900521/posts#comment Sat, 22 Sep 2007 07:21:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886563/posts I just have to share this... Was just at the store and noticed a very handsome young man in front of me in-line. A tatoo on his arm said Iraq, something to August, 2007. I got his attention and thanked him for his service. He looked me straight in the eye and said, "No problem m'am, glad to do it." I asked him his name and he replied, "American soldier, m'am, just American soldier." then he winked at me and walked out. Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886563/posts#comment Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:46:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1874407/posts I usually hate these things but this chain letter caught my eye. It is truly motivational and I wanted to share it. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1874407/posts#comment Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:58:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1841224/posts Let me first state that I am probably one of the most humble person you will ever meet. But I have an urge to share a story with you all. So, if you decide to read, please forgive my indulgence. Well, I am an American Soldier currently residing at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. My unit is actually in Darmstadt, Germany; I'm just here for an extended stay for additional training. Well, anyway, I was able to get a pass for Memorial Day weekend, and I was able to come home for the weekend, going just about from one end of the... Self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1841224/posts#comment Tue, 29 May 2007 04:01:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1724616/posts NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - A sailor pleaded guilty Monday to abducting and killing a Marine corporal he thought had been involved in a gang rape. The rape turned out to be a lie, but the truth surfaced too late. Petty Officer 3rd Class Cooper Jackson, 23, pleaded guilty Monday to premeditated murder, kidnapping, impersonating a Naval Criminal Investigative Service agent and obstruction of justice in connection with the death of Cpl. Justin L. Huff, 23. In exchange for his guilty plea, prosecutors agreed to spare him a possible death sentence. Federal agents had testified at his Article 32 hearing, the... My Way http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1724616/posts#comment Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:09:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1721834/posts EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Eight soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division will be court-martialed on murder charges stemming from their service in Iraq, including two who face a death sentence for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl and killing her and her family, the military ordered Wednesday. The Fort Campbell soldiers facing the death penalty are Sgt. Paul E. Cortez and Pfc. Jesse V. Spielman. Both are accused of raping Abeer Qassim al-Janabi in her family's home in Mahmoudiya, about 20 miles south of Baghdad, then killing her along with her parents and younger sister. Spc. James P. Barker and Pfc. Bryan... http://www.comcast.net/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1721834/posts#comment Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:54:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1686103/posts The Military The average age of the military man is 19 years.  He is a short haired, tight-muscled kid who, under normal circumstances is considered by society as half man, half boy  Not yet dry behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old enough to die for his country.  He never really cared much for work and he would rather wax his own car than wash his father's; but he has never collected unemployment either.   He's a recent High School graduate; he was probably an average student, pursued some form of sport activities, drives a... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1686103/posts#comment Fri, 18 Aug 2006 21:02:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1681664/posts Inquiry - Jared Guinther's parents call the Army's actions fair, saying they just wanted to "get our son out"The U.S. Army has disciplined two recruiters who were involved in signing up a Portland teenager with autism, military and congressional officials confirmed Wednesday. S. Douglas Smith, a civilian spokesman for the U.S. Army Recruiting Command in Fort Knox, Ky., said a military investigation found that one of the two recruiters improperly concealed 19-year-old Jared Guinther's disability, which should have made him ineligible for service. That recruiter, Cpl. Ronan Ansley, has been relieved from recruiting duties and will be reassigned. Military officials... Oregonlive http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1681664/posts#comment Fri, 11 Aug 2006 06:00:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1671781/posts Violates Military Uniform Code by wearing uniform while campaigning, Wears officer's uniform that does not match rank at which he retired HARRISBURG - Republican State Committee Executive Director Scott Migli today questioned Joe Sestak, Democratic candidate in Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District, for his repeated violations of federal law and U.S. Navy regulations as it relates to appropriate conduct for the wearing of military uniforms. Those violations include wearing his uniform while engaged in campaign activities and wearing a uniform that displays a rank above what the grade at which he retired from service. "Joe Sestak's improper use of the military... http://www.pagop.org/News/Read.aspx?ID=1511 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1671781/posts#comment Tue, 25 Jul 2006 12:20:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1661832/posts I didn’t grow up with dreams of spreading democracy. I was an all-American kid from a small southern town who went to college on a baseball scholarship and joined the National Guard to earn some extra money. During graduate school, recruiters persuaded me to join the Army through ROTC so that after graduation I would enter as an officer. I bought their pitch and believed our newly elected president when he promised no more nation building. My dad told me, “It’s a great time to join the military. It has done an excellent job of repairing itself after Vietnam.” I... The American Conservative http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1661832/posts#comment Fri, 7 Jul 2006 14:44:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1660939/posts BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, July 5, 2006 – Twenty-seven U.S. soldiers serving on the front lines of the war on terror in Afghanistan became the newest American citizens here yesterday during a special Independence Day overseas military naturalization ceremony here. Army Pvt. 1st Class Joyce Nanquil (front row, second from right), recites the oath of allegiance during a special July 4 naturalization ceremony at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Nanquil, assigned to Company E, 310th Aviation Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, and a native of the Philippines, was one of 27 U.S. soldiers serving on the front lines of the war... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1660939/posts#comment Wed, 5 Jul 2006 23:49:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1660531/posts A former National Guard captain whose military service was supposed to end seven years ago was sent to Iraq for a year by mistake because of an incorrect discharge date in his records. SNIP "They were still carrying me on the books as a captain," Dillinger, now 45, told the Cincinnati Enquirer. "And nobody caught it. Including me." Dillinger was told he had not been discharged because of the military's "stop-loss" program, which kept thousands of soldiers from ending their tours or retiring. "That explanation didn't make complete sense to me, but I accepted it," he said. "I'd been in... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1660531/posts#comment Wed, 5 Jul 2006 08:17:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1660221/posts "By his outstanding display of decisive leadership, unlimited courage in the face of heavy enemy fire, and utmost devotion to duty, 1st Lt. Chontosh reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service." That's what the citation says. And that's what nobody will hear. That's what doesn't seem to be making the evening news. National Morality. Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1660221/posts#comment Tue, 4 Jul 2006 16:01:43 GMT