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Veterans Day

To Our Veterans - Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

http://www.military.com/VeteransDay/VeteransDayTribute.html

MEMORIAL DAY

On Memorial Day we salute and thank all those who gave their lives, making the ultimate sacrifice, so that we might enjoy our freedom.  May they rest in peace.

A Day of Mourning

Today we mourn the lose of 22 of our 'Silent Warriors' killed in Afghanistan. We pray for them and their families. May God rest their souls.

Navy SEAL Medal of Honor Recipients

 U.S. Navy SEALs, who received our country's highest award for bravery: Lt. Thomas Norris - Rescued 2 downed pilots in
Quang Tri Province, Vietnam, 1972 - The movie
  Bat*21 told the story of the rescue.  Lt.(j.g.) Joseph Robert Kerrey - Valiantly led his men
to capture important members of the enemy's
 political cadre near Nha Trang Bay,
Vietnam, 1969 Lt. Michael P. Murphy- bravely put himself in the line
of enemy fire and called in support for his team,
Afghanistan, 2005 Lt. Michae...

U.S. Navy Medal of Honor Recipients

This is the Military Times website.  Read the complete citation for each Medal of Honor Recipient.  Type in "Navy Medal of Honor Recipients" in the Search box.

http://www.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/search.php

Tom Norris and Mike Thornton

The Story of Tom Norris and Mike Thornton.  Great site with more than just their story.

http://homeofheroes.com/brotherhood/seals2.html

Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy

What Lieutenant Murphy’s Medal of Honor Means to All SEALsSubmitted by Administrator on Mon, 10/15/2007 - 16:26.in
NavySEALs.com EditorialsSource: NavySEALs.comby Mark Divine, Founder/CEO, NavySEALs.comSEALs often take for granted the heroics of their own deeds. It’s part of the culture.
“Above and beyond the call of duty” is simply the standard by which Naval Special Warfare operators measure their every-day tasks. It is inherent to that part of the SEAL Ethos that demands we “earn our Tr...

Michael Monsoor

Michael Monsoor, 2nd Navy SEAL who was killed in Iraq. This photo was taken during an extraction after a firefight and the smoke was used to conceal their movements to the enemy.


Photo:  Wikipedia

Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy

Class 236
Michael P. Murphy  (Top Row, Left)

http://www.navy.mil/search/photolist.asp



USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112), and the final ship
of the original 62-ship procurement of the DDG 51 class shipbuilding
program, on its way to New York for commissioning ceremony on October 6, 2012.
(Navy photo released.)
NEW YORK (Oct. 6, 2012) Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 1st Class Thomas Kinn, assigned to the U.S. Navy Parachute Demonstration Team, The Leap Frogs, flies an American flag over the commission...

Michael Monsoor - the story

Follow the link below for the story:


I Will Defend - The Michael Monsoor Story