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http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2008/12/ssgt-jeremiah-workman-navy-cross-usmc-iraq-marion-oh.html and links to prior articles.
28 June 2010 #MoS Moments of Silence on #MilitaryMon #HonorTheFallen 1PM EDT - 1:35PM EDT
1 PM Eastern is Kabul 22:30/10:30PM, Baghdad 20:00/8PM, London 18:00/6PM, San Diego 10AM
"He which hath no stomach to this fight let him depart. But we in it shall be remembered. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers!! For he today, that sheds his blood with me, shall always be my brother”. Rest in peace my Brothers, you have not been forgotten. (W.Shakespeare)
REQUEST that all afford my Brothers a Moment of Silence each on Monday beginning 1:00 PM, Eastern Time. REQUEST that each Moment of Silence be dedicated each Monday to my Fallen Brothers in order of notification since prior Monday.1 PM Eastern is Kabul 22:30/10:30PM, Baghdad 20:00/8PM, London 18:00/6PM, San Diego 10AM. This time accomodates those in London, Baghdad & Kabul, as well as Congress.
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1PM to 1:02 EDT: PFC #Bowe Bergdahl, Kidnapped by Taliban, Two Minutes until he comes home #MIA #SOT #MoS
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:02-1:03 EDT: 1SG Robert N. Barton, Roxie MS 06/07/10 Konar AFG 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne (Air Assault)
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:03-1:04 EDT: SPC Joseph D. Johnson, Flint MI 06/16/10 North Kunduz AFG 161st Engineer Support Company
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:04-1:05 EDT: PFC Gunnar R. Hotchkin, Naperville IL 06/16/10 North Kunduz AFG 161st Engineer Support Company
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:05-1:06 EDT: SPC Nathan W. Cox, Fremont CA 06/16/10 Germany (Near FOB, Khogyani AFG) 101st Airborne (Air Assault)
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:06-1:07 EDT: PFC Benjamin J. Park, Fairfax Station VA 06/18/10 Kandahar AFG 502nd Infantry Regiment
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:07-1:08 EDT: SSG James P. Hunter, South Amherst OH 06/18/10 Kandahar AFG 502nd Infantry Regiment
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:08-1:09 EDT: Marine Richard Hollington, Petersfield GB 06/20/10 Great Britain (AFG) 40 Commando Royal Marines
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:09-1:10 EDT: PTE Timothy J. Aplin, Australia 06/21/10 Southern AFG 2nd Commando Regiment
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:10-1:11 EDT: PTE Benjamin A. Chuck, Atherton, QLD 06/21/10 Southern AFG 2nd Commando Regiment
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:11-1:12 EDT: PTE Scott T. Palmer, Australia 06/21/10 Southern AFG 2nd Commando Regiment
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:12-1:13 EDT: SPC Scott A. Andrews, Fall River MA 06/21/10 FOB Lagman, Zabul AFG 618th Engineer Support Company
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:13-1:14 EDT: SPC Jacob P. Dohrenwend, Milford OH 06/21/10 Balad Iraq 28th InfantryRegiment 4th InfantryBrigadeCombatTeam
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:14-1:15 EDT: LCpl Timothy G. Serwinowski, North Tonawanda NY 06/21/10 Helmand AFG 3/6, 2D MarDiv II MEF
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:15-1:16 EDT: Marine Paul Warren, Leyland Lancashire GB 06/21/10 AFG Charlie Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:16-1:17 EDT: PFC David T. Miller, Wilton NY 06/21/10 Lar Sholtan Village AFG 327th Infantry Regiment
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:17-1:18 EDT: SPC Andrew R. Looney, Owasso OK 06/21/10 Lar Sholtan Village AFG 327th Infantry Regiment
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:18-1:19 EDT: Sergeant James P. MacNeil, Canada 06/21/10 AFG 2 Combat Engineer Regiment
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:19-1:20 EDT: Lance Corporal Michael Taylor, Rhyl GB 06/22/10 AFG Charlie Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:20-1:21 EDT: 1SG Eddie Turner, Fort Belvoir VA 06/22/10 Camp Clark AFG 626th Brigade Support Battalion
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:21-1:22 EDT: Cpl Kevin A. Cueto, San Jose CA 06/22/10 Helmand AFG 3/7, 1 MarDiv, I MEF
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:22-1:23 EDT: Cpl Claudio Patino IV, Yorba Linda CA 06/22/10 Helmand AFG 3/7, 1 MarDiv, I MEF
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:23-1:24 EDT: Cpl Joshua R. Dumaw, Spokane Valley WA 06/22/10 Nimruz AFG 2D MAW, II MEF
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:24-1:25 EDT: Sergentul major Dan Ciobotaru, Pinu Muntenia, Buzau RO 06/23/10 Zabul AFG Romanian Army
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:25-1:26 EDT: Caporalul Paul Caracuda, Brasov Transylvania RO 06/23/10 Zabul AFG Romanian Army
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:26-1:27 EDT: PFC Anthony T. Justesen, Wilsonville OR 06/23/10 Ganjkin Village, Farah AFG 73rd Cavalry Regiment
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:27-1:28 EDT: PFC Russell E. Madden, Dayton KY 06/23/10 Konar AFG 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173 Airborne Brigade Combat Team
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:28-1:29 EDT: Sergeant Steven W. Darbyshire, Wigan GB 06/23/10 Helmand AFG 40 Commando Royal Marines
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:30-1:31 EDT: Lance Corporal David Ramsden, Leeds GB 06/23/10 Helmand AFG 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:31-1:32 EDT: Private Douglas Halliday, Wallasey Merseyside GB 06/23/10 Helmand AFG 1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:32-1:33 EDT: Private Alex Isaac, Wirral GB 06/23/10 Helmand AFG 1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:33-1:34 EDT: Private Andrew Miller, Canada 06/26/10 Panjwa'i District AFG 2 Field Ambulance
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:34-1:35 EDT: Master Corporal Kristal Giesebrecht, Canada 06/26/10 Panjwa'i AFG 1 Canadian Field Hospital
Please Remember, the Moments of Silence are in Honor of Our Fallen. It is a collaborative effort in recognition of their sacrifice and the families effected by it. It is encouraged to tweet only the above during their INDIVIDUAL moments.
A special thanks to @US_Fallen of www.USFallen.org who puts together the video in honor of those that have sacrificed all in defense of Freedom each week in an Honorable, Dignified manner without political or financial gain as motivation.
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28 June 2010 #MoS Moments of Silence on #MilitaryMon #HonorTheFallen 1PM EDT - 1:35PM EDT
1 PM Eastern is Kabul 22:30/10:30PM, Baghdad 20:00/8PM, London 18:00/6PM, San Diego 10AM
"He which hath no stomach to this fight let him depart. But we in it shall be remembered. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers!! For he today, that sheds his blood with me, shall always be my brother”. Rest in peace my Brothers, you have not been forgotten. (W.Shakespeare)
REQUEST that all afford my Brothers a Moment of Silence each on Monday beginning 1:00 PM, Eastern Time. REQUEST that each Moment of Silence be dedicated each Monday to my Fallen Brothers in order of notification since prior Monday.1 PM Eastern is Kabul 22:30/10:30PM, Baghdad 20:00/8PM, London 18:00/6PM, San Diego 10AM. This time accomodates those in London, Baghdad & Kabul, as well as Congress.
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1PM to 1:02 EDT: PFC #Bowe Bergdahl, Kidnapped by Taliban, Two Minutes until he comes home #MIA #SOT #MoS
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:02-1:03 EDT: 1SG Robert N. Barton, Roxie MS 06/07/10 Konar AFG 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne (Air Assault)
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:03-1:04 EDT: SPC Joseph D. Johnson, Flint MI 06/16/10 North Kunduz AFG 161st Engineer Support Company
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:04-1:05 EDT: PFC Gunnar R. Hotchkin, Naperville IL 06/16/10 North Kunduz AFG 161st Engineer Support Company
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:05-1:06 EDT: SPC Nathan W. Cox, Fremont CA 06/16/10 Germany (Near FOB, Khogyani AFG) 101st Airborne (Air Assault)
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:06-1:07 EDT: PFC Benjamin J. Park, Fairfax Station VA 06/18/10 Kandahar AFG 502nd Infantry Regiment
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:07-1:08 EDT: SSG James P. Hunter, South Amherst OH 06/18/10 Kandahar AFG 502nd Infantry Regiment
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:08-1:09 EDT: Marine Richard Hollington, Petersfield GB 06/20/10 Great Britain (AFG) 40 Commando Royal Marines
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:09-1:10 EDT: PTE Timothy J. Aplin, Australia 06/21/10 Southern AFG 2nd Commando Regiment
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:10-1:11 EDT: PTE Benjamin A. Chuck, Atherton, QLD 06/21/10 Southern AFG 2nd Commando Regiment
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:11-1:12 EDT: PTE Scott T. Palmer, Australia 06/21/10 Southern AFG 2nd Commando Regiment
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:12-1:13 EDT: SPC Scott A. Andrews, Fall River MA 06/21/10 FOB Lagman, Zabul AFG 618th Engineer Support Company
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:13-1:14 EDT: SPC Jacob P. Dohrenwend, Milford OH 06/21/10 Balad Iraq 28th InfantryRegiment 4th InfantryBrigadeCombatTeam
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:14-1:15 EDT: LCpl Timothy G. Serwinowski, North Tonawanda NY 06/21/10 Helmand AFG 3/6, 2D MarDiv II MEF
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:15-1:16 EDT: Marine Paul Warren, Leyland Lancashire GB 06/21/10 AFG Charlie Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:16-1:17 EDT: PFC David T. Miller, Wilton NY 06/21/10 Lar Sholtan Village AFG 327th Infantry Regiment
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:17-1:18 EDT: SPC Andrew R. Looney, Owasso OK 06/21/10 Lar Sholtan Village AFG 327th Infantry Regiment
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:18-1:19 EDT: Sergeant James P. MacNeil, Canada 06/21/10 AFG 2 Combat Engineer Regiment
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:19-1:20 EDT: Lance Corporal Michael Taylor, Rhyl GB 06/22/10 AFG Charlie Company, 40 Commando Royal Marines
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:20-1:21 EDT: 1SG Eddie Turner, Fort Belvoir VA 06/22/10 Camp Clark AFG 626th Brigade Support Battalion
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:21-1:22 EDT: Cpl Kevin A. Cueto, San Jose CA 06/22/10 Helmand AFG 3/7, 1 MarDiv, I MEF
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:22-1:23 EDT: Cpl Claudio Patino IV, Yorba Linda CA 06/22/10 Helmand AFG 3/7, 1 MarDiv, I MEF
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:23-1:24 EDT: Cpl Joshua R. Dumaw, Spokane Valley WA 06/22/10 Nimruz AFG 2D MAW, II MEF
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:24-1:25 EDT: Sergentul major Dan Ciobotaru, Pinu Muntenia, Buzau RO 06/23/10 Zabul AFG Romanian Army
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:25-1:26 EDT: Caporalul Paul Caracuda, Brasov Transylvania RO 06/23/10 Zabul AFG Romanian Army
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:26-1:27 EDT: PFC Anthony T. Justesen, Wilsonville OR 06/23/10 Ganjkin Village, Farah AFG 73rd Cavalry Regiment
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:27-1:28 EDT: PFC Russell E. Madden, Dayton KY 06/23/10 Konar AFG 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173 Airborne Brigade Combat Team
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:28-1:29 EDT: Sergeant Steven W. Darbyshire, Wigan GB 06/23/10 Helmand AFG 40 Commando Royal Marines
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:30-1:31 EDT: Lance Corporal David Ramsden, Leeds GB 06/23/10 Helmand AFG 1st Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:31-1:32 EDT: Private Douglas Halliday, Wallasey Merseyside GB 06/23/10 Helmand AFG 1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:32-1:33 EDT: Private Alex Isaac, Wirral GB 06/23/10 Helmand AFG 1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:33-1:34 EDT: Private Andrew Miller, Canada 06/26/10 Panjwa'i District AFG 2 Field Ambulance
#MoS #MilitaryMon 1:34-1:35 EDT: Master Corporal Kristal Giesebrecht, Canada 06/26/10 Panjwa'i AFG 1 Canadian Field Hospital
Please Remember, the Moments of Silence are in Honor of Our Fallen. It is a collaborative effort in recognition of their sacrifice and the families effected by it. It is encouraged to tweet only the above during their INDIVIDUAL moments.
A special thanks to @US_Fallen of www.USFallen.org who puts together the video in honor of those that have sacrificed all in defense of Freedom each week in an Honorable, Dignified manner without political or financial gain as motivation.
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Go to War against the Nazis with SSG Smith of the 94th Infantry Division. Review: http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2010/04/everymans-war-vet.html.html
Ace Of Spades: Why Language Matters In this article, Ace of Spades demonstrates how the writing style of "journalists" and other writers is purposely used to influence the electorate. He explains this far better than I have been able to do, but this is the foundation of why I could no longer be silent.