The Pink Flamingo

Wednesday's Hero - Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Davila

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:26:43 -0600

WEDNESDAY'S HERO
Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Davila

Petty Officer 2nd Class
Chris Davila
From Sierra Vista, Arizona

Wednesday's Heroes CSM Robert Posser & LTC Erik Kurilla

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:27:39 -0600

WEDNESDAY'S HEROES
CSM Robert Prosser
LTC Erik Kurilla
1st Battalion,
24th Infantry Regiment (Deuce Four)
LTC. Erik Kurilla and CSM. Robert Prosser's story is an amazing one. One that Michael Yon has told far better than I ever could. Warning. The site contains very graphic images. Some may want to turn off images before viewing.

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 ...

Wednesday's Hero - Lance Corporal Matt Croucher

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:05:41 -0600

WEDNESDAY'S HERO
Lance Corporal Matt Croucher

24 years old

Wednesday's Hero - Cpl. Markbradley Vincze

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:39:26 -0600

WEDNESDAY'S HERO
Cpl. Markbradley Vincze

Wednesday's Hero - Maj. Mark E. Rosenberg

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:48:38 -0600

WEDNESDAY'S HERO
Maj. Mark E. Rosenberg

Wednesday's Hero - Michael T. Williams

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:24:11 -0600

WEDNESDAY'S HERO
Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael T. Williams
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael T. Williams, a kennel master with Task Force Military Police, 1st Battalion, 10th Marines, and his dog "Kitt", search for ordnance and firearms during a route reconnaissance operation through the western Anbar province of Iraq April 1.

The dog handlers conduct operations in support of 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion to bring peace and stability to Iraq and its people.

Wednesday's Hero - Jeffery Jamaleldine

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:41:27 -0600

WEDNESDAY'S HERO
Spc. Jeffrey Jamaleldine

Wednesday's Hero - Soldier's Angels

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:10:28 -0600

WEDNESDAY'S HERO
SOLDIER'S ANGELS
Soldiers' Angels Living Legends Team
May No Soldier Go Unloved

Living Legends began in May 2005 with a very small team of seven dedicated angels.

The team's mission was to let the families and friends of fallen heroes know that we were here to support them and to honor their loved one.

At the same time, they had to make sure that they were sensitive to what the family was going through. While this team has grown tremendously, they have worked very hard to maintain that same level of dedication and sensitivity.

This team is staffed ...

Wednesday's Hero - Spc. Monica Lin Brown

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:16:00 -0600

WEDNESDAY'S HERO
Spc. Monica Lin Brown
19 years old
from Lake Jackson,
Texas4th Squadron,
73rd Cavalry Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat Team
Army Spc. Monica Lin Brown has done something only a very few female soldiers in American history have ever done. She's been awarded the Silver Star.

Brown saved the lives of fellow soldiers after a roadside bomb tore through a convoy of Humvees in the eastern Paktia province of Afghanistan in April 2007. "I did not really think about anything except for getting the guys to a safer location and getting them taken care of and getting them out ...

Wednesday's Hero - Sgt. Steve Morin, Jr.

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:31:39 -0600
WEDNESDAY'S HERO
Sgt. Steve Morin Jr.

34 years old
from Arlington, Texas
111th Engineer Battalion, 36th Infantry Division,
Texas Army National Guard
September 28, 2005
From the time he finished high school, Sgt. Steve Morin Jr. made serving in the military his career."He always stood up for what he thought was right," Gwendolyn Michelle Morin, his wife, said.

"He was a fighter. He would never give up." "He had called me to let me know what he was going to do that day," she said.

He expected to be able to call her more often because of the missions he ...

Wednesday's Heroes -O'Steen, Gibbons, Kisling, Frampton

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:05:31 -0700

WEDNESDAY'S HEROES
MARK O'STEEN, THOMAS GIBBONS,
DANIEL KISLING, GREGORY FRAMPTON

Pictured Left to Right
Chief Warrant Officer Mark O'Steen,
43 years old from Ozark, Alabama
Chief Warrant Officer Thomas Gibbons,
31 years old from Prince Frederick, Maryland
Staff Sgt. Daniel L. Kisling Jr.,
31 years old from Neosho, Missouri
SSgt. Gregory M. Frampton,
37 years old from Fresno, California1st Battalion,
160th Special Operations Aviation Regimen
January 30, 2003
"They succeeded where lesser men failed," said Chaplain Robert Glazener. "They proved themselves in ways that men out there who never served, never volunteered, never sacrificed, would never understand. They sought neither ...

Wednesday's Hero - Michael E. Koch

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:32:22 -0700

WEDNESDAY'S HERO
Michael E. Koch
Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL)
Michael E. Koch
29 years old
from State College, Pennsylvania
East Coast-based SEAL team
February 4, 2008

Wednesday's Hero - Nathan H. Hardy

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:42:09 -0700

WEDNESDAY'S HERO
Nathan H. Hardy
Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL)
Nathan H. Hardy
29 years old

Wednesday's Hero - Cp. Ryan J Buckley

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:37:40 -0700

WEDNESDAY'S HERO
Cpl. Ryan J. Buckley
Cpl. Ryan J. Buckley
21 years old
from Nokomis, Illinois
2nd Battalion,
506th Infantry Regiment,
4th Brigade Combat Team,
101st Airborne (Air Assault)
June 26, 2006
"His platoon leaders described him as the type of soldier every leader wants: A very talented, dedicated soldier, who did everything that was asked of him." That's what Lt. Col. Greg Butts, commander of the Army's 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, said about Cpl. Ryan J. Buckley at his memorial service.

"I'm glad I could come here. It was an opportunity to recognize one of ...

Wednesday's Hero - Robert S. Cone

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:15:55 -0700

WEDNESDAY'S HERO
ROBERT S. CONE
Robert Cone is the second Cousin of Wednesday Hero's partner in crime, Greta.
Robert S. Cone
85 years old
from Delray Beach, Florida
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Surrounded by family, feted by a U.S. congressman and a Veterans of Foreign Wars color guard, one of the few surviving members of the "Filthy Thirteen" was honored on October 8, 2006 in a backyard on Massapoag Avenue.

Robert S. Cone, 85, now of Delray Beach, Fla., finally received the 13 military medals he was due for his service on D-Day during World ...

Wednesday's Hero SSgt. Justin R. Witing

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:44:34 -0700

WEDNESDAY'S HERO
SSgt. Justin R. Whiting
SSgt. Justin R. Whiting
27 years old
from Hancock, New York
3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group
(Airborne)
January 19, 2008
Staff Sgt. Justin R. Whiting, a Special Forces medical sergeant sustained fatal wounds when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive devise 16 kilometers south of Mosul, Iraq.

He is survived by his mother, Estelline, of Colorado Springs, Colo., father, Randall, of Hancock, N.Y., sister, Amanda, of DuPont, Wash., and brother Nathan of Dover, Tenn.

For more information on SSgt. Justin Whiting, you can download this PDF file.

These brave men ...

Wednesday's Heroes - The 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:05:25 -0700

WEDNESDAY'S HEROES
816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron
Airmen from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadro at an air base in Southwest Asia ...

Wednesday's Hero - Cpl. Phillip E. Baucus

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:13:56 -0700

WEDNESDAY'S HERO
Cpl. Phillip E. Baucus
28 years old
from Wolf Creek, Montana
3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion,
1st Marine ...

Wednesday's Hero Sgt. Frank T. Carville

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:44:37 -0700

WEDNESDAY'S HERO
Sgt. Frank T. Carvill
Sgt. Frank T. Carvill
51 years old
from Carlstadt, New Jersey
3rd Battalion,
112th ...

Wednesday's Hero - 1st Sgt. Eric Crayton

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:31:41 -0700

WEDNESDAY'S HERO
1st Sgt. Eric Crayton
From Sparta, Georgia

Sgt. Eric Crayton, the first sergeant for the Extension Detachment, Company ...

Monday's Hero - Worchester Wreath Company

SJ Reidhead — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 14:16:28 -0700

MONDAY'S HERO
WORCHESTER WREATH COMPANY
This week's hero was suggested by Cindy & Kathi

Each year, around this time, since ...

Wednesday's Hero - SSgt. Mike Mills

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:27:05 -0700

WEDNESDAY'S HERO
SSgt. Mike Mills
This Weeks Hero Was Suggested By Leo
SSgt. Mike Mills

On June 14, ...

Wednesday's Hero - Bill Juneau

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:01:25 -0700

WEDNESDAY'S HERO
This Week's Hero Was Suggested By Louie

Bill Juneau
36 years old
from Rush City, Minnesota
November 27, ...

Wednesday's Hero - Marty & Sue Horn

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:49:09 -0700

WEDNESDAY'S HERO
MARTY & SUE HORN
This Week's Hero Was Suggested By Mark Bell
Marty and Sue Horn
Born in ...

Wednesday's Hero - Sgt. Antwan L. Walker

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:42:57 -0700

WEDNESDAY'S HERO
Sgt. Antwan Walker
Sgt. Antwan L. Walker
22 years old from Tampa,
Florida2nd Forward Support Battalion,
2nd Infantry ...

Wednesday's Hero - Spc. Roger G. Ling

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:03:09 -0700

WEDNESDAY'S HERO
Spc. Roger G. Ling
20 years old
Douglaston, New York
Company C, 1st Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st ...

Wednesday's Hero - Cpl. Jordan M. Moehnle

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 01:17:32 -0700

WEDNESDAY'S HERO
Cpl. Jordan M. Moehnle,
21 years old from Los Angeles, California
Company L, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment...

Wednesday's Hero - Amy Spc. Eric S. McKinley

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 01:20:41 -0700

WEDNESDAY'S HERO

Army Spc. Eric S. McKinley
24 years old from Corvallis, Oregon
Company B, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, ...

Wednesday's Hero - Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas R. Anderson

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:06:58 -0600

WEDNESDAY'S HERO
Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas R. Anderson
21 years old from Sauk City, Wisconsin
1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, ...

Wednesday's Hero - Lt. Michael Murphy - Medal of Honor

SJ Reidhead — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:45:48 -0600

This Week's Hero Was Suggested By Cindy
Lt. Michael P. Murphy
29 years old
from Patchogue,New York
SEAL Delivery ...