Our Precious Gift

If you have not seen The Hurt Locker yet you need too.  This movie is amazing and emotional and scary and thoughtful and painful…..it is just so many things.  I had so many different emotions when I saw it.  I was not interested in it at first but so many people were talking about it [...]

I just added new names to the list of the Korean War, WWII and Vietnam.

Portland Man Stole Money In Iraq, Mailed It Home
PORTLAND, Ore. — An Army captain from Oregon pleaded guilty Monday to stealing $690,000 from the government while he was on deployment in Iraq. Capt. Michael Nguyen is stationed at Fort Lewis, Wash. He gained access to the stolen money while working as the project purchasing [...]

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
KILLEEN, Texas, Nov. 10, 2009 – Waiting at the airport last night for the last families to arrive for today’s ceremony honoring victims of the fatal shooting rampage at nearby Fort Hood, several soldiers were dealing with their own pain and confusion by reaching out to families of the fallen [...]

Find the CNN article here:
Fort Hood, Texas (CNN) — The sound of taps echoed across the Texas plains Tuesday after President Obama pledged that the work of those killed in last week’s Fort Hood massacre will go on despite their “incomprehensible” slayings.
Speaking to an estimated 15,000 people at a memorial service at the post, Obama [...]

Find the article on CNN here:
(CNN) — Darren Manzella saw two tours of duty in Iraq, first as a combat medic and later as a liaison officer. He earned three promotions in his six years as a U.S. Army sergeant. Despite his professional success, Manzella says he began to question his personal life. [...]

Although I can not verify if SSGT Deering actually received his purple heart he deserved one thus deserving a spot on Our Precious Gift

GALE EDWARD DEERING
is honored on Panel 48W, Row 53 of
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Full Name:
GALE EDWARD DEERING

Wall Name:
GALE E DEERING

Date of Birth:
8/12/1945

Date of Casualty:
8/19/1968

Home of Record:
GRAND RAPIDS

State:
MI

Branch of Service:
ARMY

Rank:
SSGT

Casualty Country:
SOUTH VIETNAM

Casualty Province:
BINH LONG

Lcpl Eric Shick, Al Haqlaniyah — August 3rd 2007, Shot by A Sniper Through the Right Shoulder, USMC  Thank you Eric for sharing with us.

I have actual written an 8,000 word summary with photos of my experiences in Vietnam in 1966 and the combat wound I received.    I have it posted on my web site and ncourage you to see and read it.  The link to it is provided below.  When the link is opened, one needs to scroll to the [...]

Hi, my name Robert C Sargent Jr. Time of service was 1964 thru 1968. USMC E-4 corp. Date of Purple Heart was On March the 4th of 1966. We were up in the Quang NGAI Area On a operation called UTAH We met NVA Hostile Forces, We were out numbered and the Battle went on [...]