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Wednesday Hero

Lance Cpl. Andrew Koenig
Marines of Company B, 1st Battalion, 6th Regiment.


It is hard to know whether Monday was a very bad day or a very good day for Lance Cpl. Andrew Koenig.

On the one hand, he was shot in the head. On the other, the bullet bounced off him.

In one of those rare battlefield miracles, an insurgent sniper hit Lance Cpl. Koenig dead on in the front of his helmet, and he walked away from it with a smile on his face.

"I don't think I could be any luckier than this," Lance Cpl. Koenig said two hours after the shooting.

You can read the rest of Lance Cpl. Koenig's story here.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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Kitty Wigs!

I saw an adorable video at Cat Lovers Site which led me to Kitty Wigs.  Who knew they made wigs for cats?  Check out these beautiful felines.

 

  

I have a great fondness for gray cats, but that’s not the reason they’re my favorites.  The gray kitty with the pink wig looks so sophisticated.  But the blue wig and guitar just screams beatnik to me.  She’s just gorgeous!  They’re all beautiful.  They even have their own book.  The top left picture is the cover of the book that was published last October.  Check out the link above to Kitty Wigs for more info.

For those of you who are too young to know what a beatnik is, Google it. 

Did you notice they’re all smiling?  All the cats I found in wigs were smiling.  Hmmm…. I wonder if they’re laughing at us and how silly we are to put wigs on kitties?

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From My Inbox

This came to me from my friend S.

I am a CAT  and will sleep where I like.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope this made you smile.

Wednesday Hero

Capt. Ferris W. Butler


Capt. Ferris W. Butler, former platoon leader with D Company, 214th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain, 2nd Brigade Combat Team out of Fort Drum, N.Y., talks to the Soldiers at Morale, Welfare and Recreation east Feb. 5 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Butler, a Port Tobacco, Mass., native, participated in Operation Proper Exit, which brings Veterans who were injured in Iraq back to the country to revisit the area and share their stories.

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I Love lol Cats

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Roaming in Michigan

A friend sent me a link to this video.  It was made in 1947.  That was before I was born.  (But not before Secondary Roads – my brother Chuck – was born.)  The Mackinac Bridge was not built yet.  Nor did the interstate highway system extend all the way to Sault Ste. Marie.  I don’t think it had even been started yet.  It’s a fun video of some of the Michigan’s attractions.  I hope you enjoy it.

Flag Friday - Estonia

The Estonia flag was officially adopted on May 8, 1990.

The color blue represents loyalty, and the country's beautiful blue skies, seas and lakes; black is symbolic of past oppression and the fertile soil, and white represents virtue, winter snows, and Estonia's long struggle for freedom and independence.

The above information is from this site.

The following information comes from the Flag Counter widget in my sidebar.  There is much more to be found there about geography, government, population, economy, and military.

After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with Western Europe. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004.

Population:

1,299,371 (July 2009 est.)

Languages:

Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% (2000 census)

Government type:

parliamentary republic

Capital:

Tallinn

Independence:

20 August 1991 (from the Soviet Union)

Currency (code):

krooni (EEK)

 
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Wednesday Hero

This Week's Post Was Written By Mark In Honor Of His Wife's Grandfather

Marvin Glenn & His Wife, Christina


Marvin Glenn was born in Oklahoma, joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1939, and married his wife of over 60 years. Marvin enlisted in the Navy in 1944, becoming a member of the Greatest Generation. He chose to serve, despite being exempt due to a heart murmur. He went on to serve on the Escort Carrier USS Copahee. After his discharge Marvin became a brick layer, a job he continued to perform until he was 82 despite only having one eye. Along with being a brick layer, Marvin maintained a garden which he and his wife used to provide for themselves, and those in need. The life Marvin lived, in service to others, inspired his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and anyone who came to know him. Marvin was laid to rest in Henryetta, Oklahoma on January 16, 2010, at the age of 92, with full military honors.

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We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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