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Archive for May, 2012

So that they are never forgotten

Sunday, May 27th, 2012 Posted in Military, The SandGram v1.0 | 4 Comments »

I have a great friend, a former Sgt in the Marine Corps named Marcus Penn, who asked if I could write something about Memorial Day for him over at YouServed. Frankly, I am honored to be able to contribute a ...

Memorial Day, One speech that sums it up for me

Thursday, May 24th, 2012 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 11 Comments »

http://mmanetcom.marineclub.com/Kelly2012 Folks forget why they get to grill out and have a day off. LtGen John Kelly really makes it clear. To all those friends/family who have paid the ultimate price in service of our country past-present.  I have to say ...

Google scares the Crap out of the Military and Me…

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 Posted in Military | No Comments »

Guys, I came across this website that has some great stuff on it http://www.informationdissemination.net/ and I encourage you to put this in your weekly roundup of important reads... One of the pieces I watched was a video with Michael Jones, Chief Technology Advocate ...

The Mental Health of Military Children by Emily Isenberger

Thursday, May 17th, 2012 Posted in The SandGram v1.0 | 3 Comments »

The Mental Health of Military ChildrenChildren of active duty service members often face unique problems when a parent deploys, particularly when it comes to mental and emotional well-being. While mental health issues certainly do not affect all military children, recent ...

Bobby Thompson, Fake Navy Poser caught!!

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012 Posted in Military | 3 Comments »

Guys, What a great day this turned out to be!!  I opened my news to see that “BobbyThompson_AdditionalInformation” a fake Navy LtCmdr who has ripped off lots of folks out there pretending to operate a sort of Navy Relief Nonprofit.   This ...