I stumbled on this video this weekend. It’s a good way to get fired up for the week ahead. The credits list Cisco Miranda as the author.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=674&v=vR3c6QTtwqo These few days in June represent two great battles in WWII – the Battle of Midway and the Normandy Invasion, better known as D-Day. It is special for my family because my father joined the Navy on June 6, and a few years later married my mother on the same date. This week gets me thinking about the sacrifices so many have made in serving our country, including the latest generation of warriors, some of whom are finding new purpose through the Wyakin Foundation. I enjoy watching the organization’s short videos from time to time to remind me that…
It is more effective when you listen to it being read:
Check out this powerful short video about a veteran who continues to serve. Sent to me by my veteran buddy Rick. (Click on the image.)
This is the Oscar winning animation by Kobe Bryant, with animation by Glen Keane. Glen is the brother of Jeff Keane, who draws The Family Circus. Glen and Jeff are sons of Bil Keane, one of the icons in cartooning. Bil and Jeff have traveled to war zones with the USO to support the troops. What an amazing family. Click on the image to see the beautiful animation.
I Am a Veteran by Andrea Christensen Brett [Sent to me by Cliff – Army helo pilot, Vietnam Veteran, Purple Heart recipient]
Too many veteran programs concentrate on sad stories, personal tragedies and breathtaking heroism. The vast majority of veterans fall somewhere in between. The challenge they all face during transition is in finding new purpose, because in the military they had it. The goal for all of us should be to help them discover and attain a new, equally satisfying purpose in the private sector. This excellent and emotional video (8 min) describes the Wyakin program through the eyes of three wounded veterans. Anyone who reads this blog knows that I support this foundation because it empowers wounded and injured veterans…
My father was a World War II veteran, an experience that he credited for changing his life for the better. A high school dropout and part time troublemaker, he joined the Navy two days before his 18th birthday, on June 6, 1944. D-Day. He loved the Navy until the day he died, marrying his beautiful bride on the same day ten years later in Emporia, Kansas, the town where Veterans Day was first created, and where my mother and brother (and family) still live. One of my father’s favorite songs was Amazing Grace. It was played during his memorial service…
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(If you haven’t seen the video at the top of the page, take five minutes and watch it.) “On November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress approved the resolution to establish two battalions of Marines able to fight for independence at sea and on shore. This date marks the official formation of the Continental Marines.” 1st Commandant: Major Samuel Nicholas (1775-1783) From its founding days before the Revolution to today’s ongoing operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and other deadly places around the world, the Marine Corps has unblinkingly answered the clarion call whenever the nation needed protectors. More than those serving in…
This is a great video about carrier operations. Link sent by Ben.
