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RUN FOR THE WARRIORS™
Sunday, November 8, 2009 - 9:30am
New Location: Town Hall
Town of Babylon
200 East Sunrise Highway
Lindenhurst, NY 11757
Please join us on November 8th at 9:30 a.m. for the 2nd Annual Long Island Run for the Warriors™ sponsored by Local 338. The 1st annual run was such a success that this year it has been expanded, shutting down streets and doubling the distance. With the help of the Town of Babylon, there are three race venues this year: 10k, 5k, and 1 mi fun run/walk. Come run through the street of Babylon (literally!) and support your wounded service members, their families, and the families of the fallen!
Another new feature this year is the First Responders Challenge!
FIRST RESPONDERS CHALLENGE:
We are calling on all fire, police, and other first responders to compete. Prizes will be given to the team that has raised the most donations and also, the team that recruits the highest number of participants. Start your team today… receive a $5 race registration discount for participating as part of a team.
First Responders! Race to support the cause!
TEAM CHALLENGE:
Team Challenge: Friends, co-workers, family members—want to start a competition to see who can get the most participants and raise the most money for Hope For The Warriors™ Sign up and create a team here
If you would to learn about sponsorship opportunities or need more information about this year's event, please contact: Jack Caffey, Jr. - (516) 852-2955
The mission of Hope for the Warriors™ is to enhance quality of life for US Service Members and their families nationwide who have been adversely affected by injuries or death in the line of duty. Hope for the Warriors™ actively seeks to ensure that the sacrifices of wounded and fallen warriors and their families are never forgotten nor their needs unmet, particularly with regard to the short and long-term care of the severely injured.
On their own, our service members and their families are awe inspiring in the face of their disabilities and hardships - courageous and resolute. However, it is with the support of a grateful nation that they remain unfaltering in their determination and find hope and purpose beyond recovery. As a united support network, all individuals, whether of great or small means, can find an opportunity to honor those who have willingly sacrificed to defend and protect our freedom. We invite you to take part in the inspirational lives of these young men and women and make it known that they never stand alone.
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It was the first time I felt whole since I’d woken up wounded in Landstuhl.
–Major Charles "Chuck" Ziegenfuss, on using a voice-controlled laptop
You can make a donation to Valour-IT through Paypal here.
Soldiers' Angels has been designated a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity by the IRS. Donations are tax-deductible and may be eligible for matching funds from donors' employers (ask your employer).Please include your name, address, phone number and email address with donations by mail. Send your donation by mail to: Soldiers' Angels
Project Valour-IT Fund, 1792 E. Washington Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91104. Donors may choose to sponsor a wounded soldier currently on the laptop waiting list. All funds received go directly to our wounded troops; 100% of your donation to Project Valour-IT will be used to purchase laptops and other technology that will support recovery and provide independence and freedom to wounded Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines.
Project Valour-IT, in memory of SFC William V. Ziegenfuss, helps provide voice-controlled/adaptive laptop computers and other technology to support Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines recovering from hand wounds and other severe injuries. Technology supplied includes:
The experience of Major Chuck Ziegenfuss, a partner in the project who suffered serious hand wounds while serving in Iraq, illustrates how important these laptops and other technologies can be to a wounded service member's recovery.
Blackfive is once again leading the ARMY team in a friendly competition among the military branches/milbloggers to raise funds for Project Valour IT -http://www.blackfive.net/main/2009/10/valourit-fundraiser-on-the-way.html#comments
I have joined the Army team...
Team Leaders
Air Force - Mudville Gazette
"...It is comforting to know there are people who care so much. After a year of surgeries, treatment and therapy, it can be discouraging. Although I am a trained attorney, due to TBI, it is unclear what my future will be. The computer will help with my therapy and my transition back to civilian work." – Captain V, U.S. Army Reserves
I work at the Men's and Women's Trauma Recovery Program at The Menlo Park VA. Our program's mission is to serve military men and women who are suffering from the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. On behalf of our entire program, I want to personally thank you for donating the WII Fit. The Wii gaming system offers opportunities for our patients to actively interact with one another, which is different from other gaming systems. For example four people can actually play tennis or baseball, which helps them engage with one another, and reduce isolation. The Wii fit will allow our patients to actively exercise with others and gives them another avenue to engage in healthy habits. With your donation, you are working with us to help support each person's recovery and building the foundation for a better quality of life for our veterans and active duty service members. - Melissa Puckett, Recreation Therapist/Supervisor, January 2009
January 18th, 2006
Dear Mrs. Smith,
It was brought to my attention that your organization, Soldier's Angels, did something very special for the Marines of our Injured Support Battalion. I want to take this time and thank you so much for your contribution to make special memories for those who sacrifice so much.
Your contribution of laptops is quite above and beyond. I am grateful that you have taken time to honor our injured heroes.
[Partial funding for this project was provided by the Texas Resources for Iraq-Afghanistan Deployment (TRIAD) fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation. For more than 40 years, the San Antonio Area Foundation, a publicly supported philanthropic institution, has been administering donors’ funds and granting gifts from those funds to worthy charitable causes that significantly enhance the quality of life in the communities they serve.]
Project Valour-IT began when Captain Charles "Chuck" Ziegenfuss was wounded by an IED while serving as commander of a tank company in Iraq in June 2005.
During his deployment he kept a blog (an online personal diary, opinion forum, or news analysis site-called a milblog or military weblog when written by a servicemember or about military subjects). Captivating writing, insightful stories of his experiences, and his self-deprecating humor won him many loyal readers. After he was wounded, his wife continued his blog, keeping his readers informed of his condition.
As he began to recover, CPT Ziegenfuss wanted to return to writing his blog, but serious hand injuries hampered his typing. When a loyal and generous reader gave him a copy of the Dragon Naturally Speaking Preferred software, other readers began to realize how important such software could be to CPT Ziegenfuss' fellow wounded soldiers and started cast about for a way to get it to them.
A fellow blogger (blog author) who writes under the pseudonym FbL contacted Captain Ziegenfuss and the two realized they shared a vision of providing laptops with voice-controlled software to wounded soldiers whose injuries prevented them from operating a standard computer. FbL contacted Soldiers Angels, who offered to help develop the project, and Project Valour-IT was born.
In sharing their thoughts, CPT Ziegenfuss (now a Major) and FbL found that memories of their respective fathers were a motivating factor in their work with the project. Both continue their association with this project in memory of the great men in their lives whose fine examples taught them lasting lessons of courage and generosity.
In the years since its founding in 2005, the project has acted to meet emerging needs and its mission of supporting the the severely wounded has expanded. In addition to voice-controlled laptops, Valour-IT now helps provide active and whole-body video games such as Wii Sports, which is used to great effect in physical therapy, and personal GPS systems that help compensate for short-term memory loss and organizational/spacial challenges common in those with brain injuries.
Currently there is such a large need for the laptops Project Valour-IT provides that many wounded heroes requesting laptops are put on a waiting list. But for $800 you can sponsor someone on the waiting list and pay for his or her voice-activated laptop, which will make these heroes' wait much shorter.
If you are unable to sponsor a wounded soldier and fund the full cost of a laptop but would still like to help, we welcome you to donate what you can here. Or, consider coordinating a group of people such as co-workers or a community organization to raise the funds to sponsor one or two soldiers.
Thank you for your generosity and support for those to whom we all owe so much...
If you have any questions regarding our Valour-IT or Adopt a Wounded Soldier program, please email us. Thank you.
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Please open the youtube link in a seperate window and listen to the song as you read about Sgt John Penich~Forever Young, Always Missed, Never Forgotten.....
One Blood
Where the hills forever burn
At the feet of our heroes
We try hard to learn
But the lesson is lost there
In the smoke and the mud
That we are one flesh, one breath, one life, one blood
Then I fell to the ground
Tasted ashes on my tongue
Thinking that only the dead
Are forever young
There was peace in the twilight
And for a moment among
It was a world without danger
A world without war
And I will take all your suffering
It will do any good
Cause we are one flesh, one breath, one life, one blood
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Sgt. John M Penich, U.S. Army, was killed on October 16, 2008 while serving our country in Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan. Sgt. Penich was assigned to Viper Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, as a light infantry rifleman. John had enlisted in the Army in March 2006 and was promoted to Sergeant in March 2008.
Sgt. Penich's awards include the Silver Star Medal, Bronze Star Medal with Valor, Bronze Star (Posthumous), Purple Heart Medal (Posthumous), the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal (third award), Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with Bronze Service Star, the NATO-ISAF Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the Army Service Ribbon, the Army Parachutist Badge, the Expert Infantry Badge, and the Combat Infantry Badge. Sgt. Penich was also awarded the Brigade Soldier of the Year award in 2007.
He will be greatly missed by all those whose lives he enriched!! He was a devoted son, brother, uncle, friend, and soldier.
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Richard Engel visits Sgt John Penich's mother on Dec 16 2008-
Report after Viper Co returns home, and the Memorial Poker Run to honor Sgt John M. Penich-
After witnessing the 2001 terror attacks, John M. Penich told his family he wanted to serve his country. But his career took a detour managing a hotel, a banquet hall and then a nightclub before enlisting.
"He kind of ignored his calling and bounced around," said his older brother Jeff Penich. "But he had no regrets of joining the Army. It was a calling to him in 2001, and it didn't catch up with him until later."
Penich, 25, of Beach Park, Ill., died Oct. 16 in Karangol Village of wounds suffered from indirect fire. He was a 2001 high school graduate and was assigned to Fort Hood.
Penich enjoyed the outdoors, especially hunting, mountain biking, riding four-wheelers and Harleys, and playing paintball.
When sending care packages to him in Afghanistan, Jeff said his brother used to ask for things for his fellow soldiers.
"It was never 'I would like this.' Never, 'I want this.' It was always, 'What can I get for my guys?' He always put everyone before himself, including his country," Jeff said.
By Amanda Kim Stairrett Nov. 14, 2008
Killeen Daily Herald
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My sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Sgt Penich, may he Rest in Peace.
Sgt. John M. Penich, 25, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, TX, "Viper Company"of the United States Army, from Beach Park, IL, was killed in action on October 16, 2008, while defending his country in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. John was born January 6, 1983, in Waukegan, IL. He was a proud soldier and a loving and selfless man. John put everyone before himself. He was highly decorated, including Soldier of the Year 2007 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry, Bronze Star with Valor and Single Oak Leaf Cluster, Combat Infantryman Badge, and had been recommended for the Silver Star.
Sgt. Penich lived his life to the fullest. He enjoyed hunting, traveling overseas, and taking motorcycle trips. He graduated with honors from Zion-Benton Township High School in 2001.
John is survived by his mother, Kathy ("Dad" Mike) Garross; father, James (Diane) Penich; brothers, Jimmy (Michelle) Penich and Jeff (Nicole) Penich; sister, Crystal (Pete) Barrett; grandparents, Donald (Pat) Weidner and Roger (Barbara) Garross; great-grandmother, Mary Hall; nieces and nephews, Autumn Long, Bryce and Eva Barrett, and Hailey and Hunter Penich; and the love of his life, Sarah Kelley; also surviving are other family, including, Jill Garross, Kim Zabresky, Kim (Chris) Van Beek, Clarissa Van Beek, Dan (Denise) Garross, Cassie and Chloe Garross, Denise (Dave) Balmes, Allie Balmes, Ray Caddell, Michael (Mary) Penich, Michael (Abbey) Penich, Tim Penich; dear friend, Mikey Kitch; and countless other friends and comrades.
He was preceded in death by grandparents, Elaine Weidner, Michael Penich Sr. and Jennie Penich; and great-grandparents, Katherine Garross and Ned Hall; and great-great-grandmother, Eva Gallup.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, at 10:00 a.m., at Our Lady of Humility Church, 10655 Wadsworth Rd., Beach Park. Interment with military honors will follow at Mt. Olivet Memorial Park, Zion. Visitation will be Monday, October 27, from 3:00-9:00 p.m. at Congdon Funeral Home, 3012 Sheridan Rd., Zion, IL 60099.
Memorial donations are suggested to the Sgt. John M. Penich Memorial Fund: (for the college education of John's nieces and nephews c/o First Midwest Bank, 3303 Sheridan Rd., Zion, IL 60099. Please sign the online guest book at www.congdonfuneralhome.com.
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God in Heaven protect our warriors from the Washington, DC arm chair generals as You alone are the Hope we can trust.
Members of Congress and civilian bureaucrats that can't balance a budget, spending America into eternal debt, participate in all sorts of immoral behavior, fully corrupt, can't drive themselves from point A to point B, speak at the level of 8 year olds, are only focused on a personal self serving agenda, totally devoid of courage, integrity, personal responsibility...in short are greedy cowards...with no credible experience in national security and less than zero military service, now want to second guess a seasoned military chain of command in devising strategy and tactics in the Afghanistan war.
The political apparatus in Washington, DC has abandoned our troops in harms way, indecision is allowing the enemy to refit their forces and costing American lives, has sent a message of American political weakness and surrender to the Islamic butchers, while giving scant attention that our warriors are giving their lives and blood while indecison reigns.
If Afghanistan is a "war of necessity" as the Commander In Chief says, how can any level of leadership allow our men and women to be without the resources to win??
Nothing is more despicable than sending men and women into war and then betraying them while in battle...it would be entirely appropriate for the military chain of command to withdraw all troops to safe areas, expect a victory position within 72 hours from the Commander in Chief with credible proof of resources to win, otherwise, the military chain of command resigns.
Not one more drop of American blood spilled while Washington D.C. leadership cowers in surrender.
Harry Riley, COL, USA, Ret
]]>“This is just something that happened to me,” Job said. “I can’t change it. What are you going to do, stop living? It just made me take a different approach. I had goals and plans that had to change.”
"He didn't back down from any challenge," said a friend, Tyler Lein, of Scottsdale, Ariz.
Ryan Job, who grew up in Issaquah, Washington died Thursday morning, Sept. 24th after major reconstructive surgery at Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix. He was 28.
Mr. Job's younger brother, Aaron, served three tours of duty in Iraq with the Marines. The Seattle Times profiled the Job family during Aaron Job's deployments in 2003 and 2004.
A story on Ryan Job, a former (medically retired) Navy SEAL, reaching the summit of Mount Rainier appeared in July 2008. Three combat injured veterans - two blind, one missing his right leg - we are talking about superior performance! All three veterans: Ryan Job, Chad Jukes and Joey Martinez III summited Mt. Rainier. Less than 50% of all climbers make it to the summit of Mt. Rainier. Due to the extraordinary makeup of these vets and their climbing team, the group made the 8-hour grueling climb getting to the summit (14,410 feet). They spent about an hour at the summit, then started their descent about 9 am. and arrived back in Camp Muir at 2:55 pm, for a total climb time of around 12 hours.
His mother, Debbie Job, of Issaquah, said her son had taken on the challenge of blindness with the same strength with which he confronted other challenges in his life.
"He was determined not to be a disabled guy," his mother said Friday by phone from Arizona.
Ryan Job prefered to focus on what he could do. The Issaquah native returned to Washington state this past July on a new mission - help his fellow war wounded conquer Mount Rainier. Photos are on flickr. See the July 2009 interview video clip -http://www.king5.com/video/index.html?nvid=377438
Ryan graduated from Jones International University with a 4.0 after he was wounded and was working for General Dynamics in Arizona.
Ryan Job underwent an eight-hour surgery Monday to rebuild his face and repair his eye socket. The recovery seemed to be proceeding smoothly, his mother said, though her son reported some discomfort Wednesday night. A nurse checked on him at 3:30 a.m. Thursday. He was found unresponsive at 5 a.m. She said the hospital had not determined the cause of death.
"It wasn't supposed to happen like this," said Debbie Job. "It's a total shock."
Neighbors of the Job family on the Sammamish Plateau recalled Ryan Job as a strong, physically active young man who had been determined to join the elite Navy special-operations force, despite the grueling training regimen. Mr. Job regularly swam across Beaver Lake a few miles from his home and ran for hours before dawn, said Neil Iovino, a neighbor who watched the Job boys grow up.
"His goal was to be a Navy SEAL and it didn't matter how hard it was," Iovino said.
Ryan Job was born in 1981, the eldest of three children. He graduated from Sammamish High School in 1999 and joined the Navy in 2002. Mutual friends in San Diego, where he trained for the SEALs, introduced him to his future wife, Kelly. The couple married in 2007.
Ryan Job was on patrol in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006 when a sniper's bullet struck his rifle. Pieces of the shattered weapon tore through his face, destroying one eye and severing the optic nerves of the other. [Ryan Job was wounded on the same mission as Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class (SEAL) Marc Lee, who later died and was posthumously awarded the Silver Star-Read more in the book SEALs: The U.S. Navy's Elite Fighting Force (pg 202) by Mir Bahmanyar, Chris Osmani]
After his injury, Mr. Job spent time in military hospitals in Maryland, Florida and finally Palo Alto, Calif.
He and Kelly moved to Arizona in 2007 with the help of the Sentinels of Freedom Scholarship Foundation. The California-based organization assists armed-forces veterans severely injured in the line of duty on or after Sept. 11, 2001.
The foundation found a condo for the couple to live in, arranged for furniture and helped Mr. Job enroll in an online college program to complete the business degree he'd begun at the University of Washington.
"He was a great spokesman for the organization," said Lein, whose father, Howard Lein, founded the Arizona chapter of the Sentinels.
A 2007 story in The Arizona Republic quoted Mr. Job as saying he and his wife wanted to return the generosity others had shown them.
"Once I'm back on my feet, we'd like to help the next group of guys make the same transition."
Debbie Job said her daughter-in-law is pregnant with the couple's first child. She is due in May.
His brother, Aaron Job works with the Orange County Sheriff's Department and hopes to find a job in the Seattle area, his mother said.
In addition to his mother, wife and brother, Mr. Job is survived by his father, Eric Job, his sister, Kelsie, and his grandmother Barbara McCormick of Sammamish.
Funeral Services will be on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 11:00 AM. Scottsdale Bible Church 7601 E Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, AZ. A celebration of life will be held from 6:00 PM to 8:00PM (1800 hrs to 2000 hrs)
Marriott Hotel 16770 North Perimeter Drive
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
(480) 502-3836
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to either Camp Patriot, www.camppatriot.org; Sentinels of Freedom, www.sentinelsoffreedom.org; or the Naval Special Warfare Foundation, www.nswfoundation.org.
From Robert Vera, Co-Founder, Iron90.com:
What are the odds?
I believe that there are no coincidences in life. There are people and events that shape our lives and things are as they should be for a reason. Perhaps this is our destiny. There are people who come into our lives that change them forever. Their presence is powerful, it sends a ripple through us and all who we meet. Their names alone are enough to motivate us to set worthy goals and to press on to finish difficult tasks. Ryan Job is this person in my life. Ryan and I met this past summer, the meeting was totally "by coincidence". In June a friend was in town visiting me from Boston. What are the odds that anyone would come visit me in Phoenix in the summer?
He had never been to Phoenix before and he came to work with me to train a group of clients at 5:30 one morning. One of my clients later emailed to tell me that her friend trains with a former Navy SEAL named Ryan Job and wanted to know if my friend knew him. I asked Steve and he smiled wide and said yes, he and Ryan were good friends. This was in June 2008, my friend Steven had not seen Ryan since BUDS training back in 2003. What are the odds?
Ryan and I met and began training together to prepare him for his goal; the ascent of the 14, 411 foot Mount Rainier. What are the odds that a blind guy would be able to climb a mountain?
Early each Saturday morning we put on our Heart Rate Monitors and hiked together on the various peaks that surround Phoenix. He would lead, I would call out directions from behind with my hand on his shoulder. We would pass young able bodied people all the way to the top where we would turn around to descend now facing the people that we had passed.
On the way up many were curious why I had my hand on his shoulder telling him where and how to step, now seeing Ryan they realized from his scare and closed eyes that he is blind. What are the odds that blind guy would pass you hiking?
On one occasion the people that we passed stood aside to let us come down and then without any warning or a single word, they broke out into spontaneous applause. Ryan asked me what was going on. I did not want a Navy SEAL to know that I was crying so I muttered, "keep going, I will tell you later". Tears streamed down my face as I walked behind him thinking; who is leading who?
My favorite book in the Bible is the Book of Job. It's about a man who has lost everything and finds the courage to walk by faith not by sight. What are the odds that now a blind man named Job was walking in front of me leading me by his faith not by sight?
Many who pray, including me, often request a sign or a clue that they are doing in life what they should be doing. Apparently, God knows that I sometimes miss his subtle suggestions, so he found a blind guy named Job to lead me early one morning on a desert trail then gathered a group of total strangers together to clap loudly as we passed by so that I would not miss his clue. (Thanks for tip, I got it).
On July 10, 2008, a little less than two years after Navy SEAL Ryan Job cheated death on a rooftop in Iraq, he stood atop the roof of Mount Rainier (See Seattle Times Story). As he did two F-15 jets flew over him to salute his achievement. What are the odds?
Ryan has gone on to challenge himself in other areas of life, he creates his own opportunities because he works hard at everything he does. We are all very grateful for Ryan's and for his fellow veterans service to our country. We are also grateful to all the organizations that support them especially Camp Patriot.
What are the odds that Ryan Job will continue to inspire more people and go on to conquer more summits? Very good!
September 24, 2009-I hope you are soaring among the clouds, able to watch over your loved ones from above. Rest in Peace.-LIG
Today's Wounded Warrior Project's Soldier Ride in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday September 26th is dedicated to the memory of father, husband and soldier, James "Tre" Ponder
Tre made the ultimate sacrifice for his brothers in arms on a rescue mission in eastern Afghanistan. The date was June 28, 2005. He was killed when his MH-47D helicopter was shot down by enemy fire on it's way to rescue a Navy SEAL team that had run in to trouble. He was a member of the Army 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR).
From his wife, Leslie Ponder:
Tre was in Afghanistan only to train his fellow soldiers, not to fly. But flying was him and when the opportunity arose for him to be on an aircraft and the QRF (the quick reactionary force), he jumped at the chance. His aircraft dropped off a SEAL team on the mountain and as always, promised those men that if they needed him, he would be there. And so when on June 28, 2005 there was a call for help Tre and his men quickly and without hesitation answered the call. That would be his last earthly mission....his helicopter was shot down by a RPG and all on board were killed. The hero that called for help was Lt. Mike Murphy...a soldier that was honored in the Empire State Challenge.
"Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends."
John 15:13
Tre was born in Alabama on June 24, 1969 and he grew up in Franklin, TN. He graduated from Battle Ground Academy in 1987 and attended Auburn University. He married Leslie Miller in 1994, they were married in Franklin. Tre was a CH-47 Chinook crew chief and was accepted into 160 Special Operation Aviation Regiment in 1992, and stationed at Ft. Campbell, KY. He held various positions within the Regiment.
Tre was the proud father of Samantha (born 1997) and Elizabeth (born 1999)...Tre worshipped his girls. He called them and his wife "his three crazy girlz". His face would light up at the sight of Samantha and Elizabeth...his family was his everything.
His awards and decorations include: the Air Medal with Valorous device, the Air Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Joint Service Achievement Medal, the Valorous Unit Award, the Army Superior Unit Award, the Good Conduct Medal, the Korean Defense Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Overseas Service Ribbon. He was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star Medal and an Air Medal with Valor device.
A Hunter Army Airfield hangar has a new name honoring the memory of an eight-person Night Stalker crew [including MSG James "Tre" Ponder] who died in combat on June 28, 2005. The 3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) hangar, formerly known as Building 7902, is now named 'Turbine 33' after the aircraft crew's call sign. It was formally dedicated in a ceremony at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga., on June 7
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Known as the Night Stalkers, the 160th is an elite aviation unit deployed in nearly every conflict since Grenada in 1983 to transport Special Forces units around the world by night in specially modified helicopters. It specializes in flying over water and developed many flying techniques now standard to Army aviators.
The secretive unit was formed in 1981 following the botched rescue attempt of hostages in Iran. It was not until a decade later that the military acknowledged the unit existed.
Keep reading about Tre here.
Donations to Soldier Ride can be made by sponsoring TEAM TRE
To learn more about Soldier Ride and it's mission, click here.
]]>Эротические частные фото русских девушек имел шансы провести у себя самые первые Голые прекрасные девушки . Однако на первой сессии Порно картинки голых баб (МОК) предпочтение было отдано Красивая девушка раздевается фото , так как было решено, что первые Игры должны пройти в Знакомства в удмуртии .
На 6-й Фото альбом красивой девушки , которая прошла в Платные знакомства для секса с 20 по 22 июня Фотографии обнаженных девушек (во время Сайт эротических знакомств в Балаково секс знакомства) решался вопрос о проведении IV Олимпийских игр. На принятие соревнований претендовали три города — Голые девушки на снегу (Секс знакомства в сочи ), Голые пухлые девки и Тайные интим знакомства (оба — Missing heart знакомства ), и выбор пал на столицу Италии.
Президента МОК, барона Эротические фото playboy , в вопросе о проведении соревнований поддержали Интим знакомства в гомеле Голые девушки на отдыхе, Секс знакомства в пензе Фото голых развратных девок и мэр Рима, однако против выступил Сайт знакомств для интима секса Голые девушки студентки. Под давлением Форум голые девочки и Эротические фото мамаш он объявил о необходимости решения многих других государственных проблем и отсутствии средств на подготовку Игр. Кроме того, в Голые девушки 18 лет произошло извержение вулкана Частный фото разврат , от которого сильно пострадал город Знакомства для секса в обнинске, что вызвало ещё большие бюджетные расходы. В итоге Джолитти объявил об отказе от организации соревнований.
За два года МОК должен был срочно найти подходящий город. Представители Комитета встретились с Сайт знакомств понравиться, первым председателем Лучший сайт знакомств казахстан, и с Красивая девушка лет голая на Реальный сайт секс знакомств в Сайт знакомств для занятия сексом . Им было предложено провести соревнования в Голые девушки 19 лет, на что они согласились. Гренфелл предложил эту идею Британскому Олимпийскому совету, который её принял, и Ростов секс знакомства Частное секс порно фото он отправил письмо Международному Олимпийском комитету с согласием на проведение Секса.
Из-за небольшого количества времени на подготовку Игр (меньше двух лет) организаторы во главе с Секреты уличных знакомств приняли решение провести соревнования параллельно с Девушки голые вконтакте, несмотря на то, что Знакомства для секса рыбинск был против проведения Олимпиад одновременно с другими международными мероприятиями.
Организаторам необходимо было срочно построить подходящий для Игр стадион. Организационный комитет предложил дирекции Выставки заняться строительством в обмен на 75 % доходов от билетов, и соглашение было подписано Знакомства для секса печора Разрисованные голые девушки. Общая стоимость строительства стадиона Сладкие девочки голые на 66 000 мест составила 220 000 Интим фото веры брежневой .
К июню Голые девушки оренбурга возникла новая проблема — за несколько недель до начала основных соревнований организационному комитету не хватало 10 000 Иностранные знакомства . Ему пришлось объявить о необходимости пожертвований. На призыв откликнулись Фото голых эмо тёлок Саит секс знакомств , владельцы газеты «Сайт знакомств камчатка», семья Очень красивые голые девки миллионера Эротические фото на улице и даже Знакомства для секса калининград правительство. В итоге, за две недели было собрано 16 000 Голые девушки в душе видео.
В планах организаторов было участие около 2666 спортсменов, однако приехали только 2008 человек. Предлагалось провести соревнования по Взлом аккаунта на сайте знакомств, Сайт знакомств выкса, Фото частных девиц и Фото полных голых девок, но они не были включены в программу. Бокс первоначально не подразумевался как ещё один олимпийский вид спорта, но турниры по нему всё же прошли. Организационный комитет также рассматривал идею о включении соревнований по Фото частного полового члена — Ретро интим фото , Секс знакомств open ru , Коллекция интим фото , Кортинки голых девушек и Голые стройные девочки, но эта идея была воплощена лишь на Голые девки купаются фото в Воронежский сайт знакомств.
В этот период прошли соревнования по четырём видам спорта — Интим знакомства xxx, Голые девушки из пензы, Секс знакомства г курск и Сексуальные фото звезд в помещении. Первыми прошли состязания в одиночном и парном разряде по рэкетсу с Голые девушки в латексе по Секс знакомства сергиев посад , в которых участвовали всего семь Крупные фото голые девушки. В индивидуальном турнире лучшим стал Эван Ноэл, а в парном золотые медали выиграли Фото голых черных девушек и Эро фото армянки . На последующих Играх соревнования по этому виду спорта не проводились.
С Частное эротическое фото школьниц по Найти сайт секс знакомств прошли три из шести турниров по теннису — среди мужчин (одиночный и парный разряд) и женщин в закрытых кортах. Лучшим спортсменом стал британец Сайт знакомств new york, выигравший обе дисциплины (парную вместе с Голые девочки девушки ). В женском турнире победила Голые девушки с большой грудью.
Следующим был разыгран индивидуальный комплект медалей по жё-де-пому. Секс знакомства в казахстане Эро фото в сауне выиграл золотую награду, а серебряная и бронзовая достались британцам Эротическое фото в школе и Интимные фото в чулках соответственно.
В июне прошли два матча по поло. В турнире участвовали три команды Великобритании. Одна из них стала чемпионкой, а две другие получили серебряные медали, так как матча за второе и третье места не было.
В лёгкой атлетике соревнования проходили в 27 видах (Фото сексуальных мулаток ,
входившее в легкоатлетическую программу, в настоящее время является
отдельным видом спорта). Были добавлены стайерский бег (5 миль) и Знакомства молодые (3500 м и 10 миль); единственный раз в истории Игр была проведена смешанная эстафета (200+200+400+800 м), соревнования в Фото голых девушек кавказа и Зрелые дамы интим фото греческим стилем
В гладком спринте не удалось победить ни одному представителю США: в беге на Интим фото веры брежневой победил южноафриканец Обмен интим фото по аське , на 200 м — канадец Кировский сайт знакомств. В финале на 400 м произошёл скандал — финишировавший первым американец Бои голых девок был дисквалифицирован за то, что толкал британца Сексуальные трусики фото . Был назначен повторный забег, на который два других американца не вышли из солидарности, и чемпионом стал Холсуэлл, пробежавший дистанцию в одиночестве. Один из отказавшихся, Шадринск знакомства секс , выиграв в составе сборной эстафету, стал первым олимпийским чемпионом — афроамериканцем.
В беге на средние дистанции — 800 и 1500 м — лучшим стал американец Частное порно фото обмен. Стайерские дистанции выиграли представители Великобритании: Фото красивых девушек в мини (5 миль), Частные фото в бане ню (3200 м с препятствиями) и сборная (командный бег на 3 мили).
Дистанция Любительские фото нимфеток была запланирована в 25 миль (40,23 км). Старт давался в Самый крутой сайт знакомств, и по просьбе королевской семьи он был перенесён к балкону Очень красивые девушки фото , что увеличило дистанцию до 42,195 км. Несмотря на то, что на Олимпиадах 1912 и 1920 длина марафона была другая, начиная с Приватное фото бесплатно именно 42 км 195 м стало классической длиной марафона.
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