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Condolences to the Family, Friends, and Comrades of the following Americans who lost their lives while in the pursuit of gaining freedom for others.

May God hold them in his hands and may their families carry them forever in their hearts.

“Death comes to all. But great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.” — George Fabricius

July 17, 2008
The Department of Defense announced the following deaths:

US Army — DoD Release #608-08: —Iraqi Freedom
Staff Sgt. David W. Textor, 27, of Roanoke, Va., died Jul 15 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries suffered from a vehicle incident. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Lewis, Wash.

The incident is under investigation.

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To see the whole amazing story, buy the full dvd at http://www.bornfree.org.uk/shop/acata… and help The Born Free Foundation save more wildlife.

Christian left the Kora Reserve in 1973. He made his new territory along the Tana river, but when the Wakamba herdsmen kept bringing their livestock to his hunting ground, he moved on. George Adamson said in his autobiography, “I used to count the days on which we hadn’t seen Christian, but when they reached 97, I gave up recording them in my diary.” Because a lion can live from 12 to 15 years in the wild, Adamson believed that Christian ended his days in the Meru National Reserve only a few miles up river.

Category: Pets & Animals
Tags: Christian Lion Africa Ace Rendall Born Free

Check out the video at YouTube:

Thanks, Chrys, for sharing this. I’m a sucker for a happy ending.

Condolences to the Family, Friends, and Comrades of the following Americans who lost their lives while in the pursuit of gaining freedom for others.

May God hold them in his hands and may their families carry them forever in their hearts.

“Death comes to all. But great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.” — George Fabricius

July 16, 2008
The Department of Defense announced the following deaths:

US Army — DoD Release #603-08: —Enduring Freedom
1st Lt. Jonathan P. Brostrom, 24, of Hawaii, Sgt. Israel Garcia, 24, of Long Beach, Calif, Cpl. Jonathan R. Ayers, 24, of Snellville, Ga, Cpl. Jason M. Bogar, 25, of Seattle, Wash, Cpl. Jason D. Hovater, 24, of Clinton, Tenn, Cpl. Matthew B. Phillips, 27, of Jasper, Ga, Cpl. Pruitt A. Rainey, 22, of Haw River, N.C, Cpl. Gunnar W. Zwilling, 20, of Florissant, Mo, and Pfc. Sergio S. Abad, 21, of Morganfield, Ky died of wounds suffered when their outpost was attacked by small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades from enemy forces in Wanat, Afghanistan, on July 13. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy.

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Emily, Bradley and Grandpa.

7.6.2008

Via You Tube and Improve Everywhere…

Just a few pictures from around the house and elsewhere…

An Iris that we don’t remember planting…

A couple of industrious ants hard at work…

Buffy alert as always with her Goal Post ears…

and finally, Samantha…

Today is the First Day of Summer. I know this, because Google tells me it is…

Today is Flag Day.

Display yours with pride…

Condolences to the Family, Friends, and Comrades of the following Americans who lost their lives while in the pursuit of gaining freedom for others.

May God hold them in his hands and may their families carry them forever in their hearts.

“Death comes to all. But great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.” — George Fabricius

June 11, 2008
The Department of Defense announced the following death:
Operation Iraqi Freedom:
US army — DoD Release #470-08:
Pfc. Thomas F. Duncan, III, 21, of Rowlett, Texas, died June 9 in Sinjar, Iraq, of wounds suffered during combat operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash. The incident is under investigation.

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What a bunch of pompous asses we have in Washington. Especially Maxine Waters. Check out this video…

Link: sevenload.com

I haven’t seen it in the news print. I haven’t heard anyone talk about Ms Waters stumbling over the word “socializing.” The great people of California need to fire her, SOON!!

Here is Rush Limbaugh on the subject…

Condolences to the Family, Friends, and Comrades of the following Americans who lost their lives while in the pursuit of gaining freedom for others.

May God hold them in his hands and may their families carry them forever in their hearts.

“Death comes to all. But great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.” — George Fabricius

June 2, 2008
The Department of Defense announced the following deaths:
Operation Enduring Freedom:
US army — DoD Release #470-08:
Spc. Christopher Gathercole, 21, of Santa Rosa, Calif., and Pvt Andrew J. Shields, 19, of Battleground, Wash died May 31 in Jalalabad City, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when their vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 173rd Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Bamberg, Germany.

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Condolences to the Family, Friends, and Comrades of the following Americans who lost their lives while in the pursuit of gaining freedom for others.

May God hold them in his hands and may their families carry them forever in their hearts.

“Death comes to all. But great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.” — George Fabricius

May 28, 2008
The Department of Defense announced the following death:
Operation Enduring Freedom:
US army — DoD Release #458-08:
Spc. Christopher Gathercole, 21, of Santa Rosa, Calif., died May 26 in Ghazni, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from small arms fire during combat operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.

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Condolences to the Family, Friends, and Comrades of the following Americans who lost their lives while in the pursuit of gaining freedom for others.

May God hold them in his hands and may their families carry them forever in their hearts.

“Death comes to all. But great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.” — George Fabricius

May 23, 2008
The Department of Defense announced the following death:
Operation Enduring Freedom:
US Navy — DoD Release #443-08:
Lt. Jeffrey A. Ammon, 37, of Orem, Utah, died May 20, as a result of injuries suffered from an improvised explosive device in the Aband District, Afghanistan. The sailor was attached to Commander Navy Region Northwest, Bangor, Wash., and serving in Afghanistan as a member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni.

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Diamond Rio in Las Vegas… Great song… Video. Great Video… Great group…

Uploaded to YouTube by eden512. His comment…

This is an awesome song, and I thought it was worth forwarding on. It was recently performed at a Diamond Rio concert in Las Vegas. Although Diamond Rio had never previously recorded a “statement” song, they felt compelled to record “In God We Still Trust.”, and guess what, sadly, the major radio stations wouldn’t play it because it was considered politically incorrect. Consequently, the song has never been released to the public.

Thanks, Chrys

I have heard the National anthem sung so many different ways. I have heard it butchered. I have heard it on electric guitar. I have never heard it like this.

Watch. Listen. Share. These girls are AWESOME!!!!!!

Condolences to the Family, Friends, and Comrades of the following Americans who lost their lives while in the pursuit of gaining freedom for others.

May God hold them in his hands and may their families carry them forever in their hearts.

“Death comes to all. But great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.” — George Fabricius

May 9, 2008
The Department of Defense announced the following death:
Operation Iraqi Freedom:
US Army — DoD Release #398-08:
Pfc. Aaron J. Ward, 19, of San Jacinto, Calif., died May 6 in Al Anbar, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came under small arms fire while conducting cordon and search operations. He was assigned to the 170th Military Police Company, 504th Military Police Battalion, 42nd Military Police Brigade, Fort Lewis, Wash.

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Condolences to the Family, Friends, and Comrades of the following Americans who lost their lives while in the pursuit of gaining freedom for others.

May God hold them in his hands and may their families carry them forever in their hearts.

“Death comes to all. But great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.” — George Fabricius

May 3, 2008
The Department of Defense announced the following death:
Operation Iraqi Freedom:
US Army — DoD Release #376-08:
Staff Sgt. Chad A. Caldwell, 24, of Spokane, Wash., died April 30 in Mosul, Iraq, of injuries sustained while conducting dismounted combat operations. He was assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.

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Wine or Water

To my friends who enjoy a glass of wine.. . and those who don’t.

As Ben Franklin said: ‘In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.’

In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 liter of water each day, at the end of the year we would have absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli, (E. coli) - bacteria found in feces.

In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of poop. However, we do NOT run that risk when drinking wine & beer (or tequila, rum, whiskey or other liquor) because alcohol has to go through a purification process of boiling, filtering and/or fermenting.

Remember: Water = Poop, Wine = Health .

Therefore, it’s better to drink wine and talk stupid, than to drink water and be full of Crap!

There is no need to thank me for this valuable information , I’m doing it as a public service .

Condolences to the Family, Friends, and Comrades of the following Americans who lost their lives while in the pursuit of gaining freedom for others.

May God hold them in his hands and may their families carry them forever in their hearts.

“Death comes to all. But great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.” — George Fabricius

April 30, 2008
The Department of Defense announced the following death:
Operation Enduring Freedom:
US Army — DoD Release #363-08:
Sgt. 1st Class David L. McDowell, 30, of Ramona, Calif., died April 29 in Bastion, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked using small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Lewis, Wash.

April 30, 2008
The Department of Defense announced the following death:
Operation Iraqi Freedom:
US Army — DoD Release #364-08:
Pfc. William T. Dix, 32, of Culver City, Calif., died April 27 at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, I Corps, Fort Lewis, Wash.

The incident is under investigation.

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Condolences to the Family, Friends, and Comrades of the following Americans who lost their lives while in the pursuit of gaining freedom for others.

May God hold them in his hands and may their families carry them forever in their hearts.

“Death comes to all. But great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.” — George Fabricius

March 26, 2008
The Department of Defense announced the following death:
Operation Enduring Freedom:
US Marine Corps — DoD Release #239-08:
Lance Cpl. Dustin L. Canham, 21, of Lake Stevens, Wash., died March 23 from a non-hostile incident in Djibouti. He was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve’s 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Portland, Ore.
The incident is under investigation.

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