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SSgt. Robert J. Miller
24 years old from Wheaton, Illinois
Company A, Third Battalion, Third Special Forces Group
January 25, 2008


Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously in a Pentagon ceremony on Wednesday, October 6, 2010. He died in Afghanistan saving his fellow soldiers in an act of heroism that is honored as courage above and beyond the call of duty.

You can read the rest of SSgt. Miller'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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Music Czar Monday

Jackyl have been mistaken for AC/DC a number of times because their singer, Jesse James Dupree, sounds a bit like Brian Johnson. So what do they do? They bring Johnson in and record a song with him. And it's \\m// AWESOME \\m//


Locked And Loaded by Jackyl w/ Brian Johnson

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First Lieutenant Gregory F. Ambrosia
28 years old from Knoxville, Tennessee
2d Battalion (Airborne), 503d Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173d Airborne Brigade

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The Wednesday Hero facebook page is up in case anyone is interested. It'll mainly be where I post the WH posts but it'll also have military stories that I find around the net. And if you have stories or pictures or anything you'd like to share about your time in the service or a loved one or any story pertaining to the military feel free to share them.

Music Czar Monday

What a great party song. And he's right, today's music ain't got the same soul. And I do like that old time Rock & Roll.


Old Time Rock & Roll(Live) by Bob Seger

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Sgt. 1st Class Brandon McGuire


The early morning April sky dawned clear over Forward Operating Base Iskandaryia, Iraq. Sgt. 1st Class Brandon McGuire, a platoon sergeant with 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, whose home base was Fort Richardson, Alaska, and his spotter settled in for their third day of looking for insurgents.

"We were observing a stretch of road that had recently been cleared of IEDs (improvised explosive devices)," said McGuire, now first sergeant of Fort Polk's Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment.

"The area had also seen a lot of mortar activity. We had several Soldiers killed and severely wounded along that stretch of road by IEDs and mortars."

As the two Soldiers gazed across the expanse between their hiding place - an abandoned shed - and their target area, they noticed a man in local garb sauntering up and down through a series of canals. When he dug into a canal bank and uncovered a mortar tube, McGuire said he knew this was a target.

You can read the rest of Sgt. 1st Class Brandon McGuire's story here.

Photo Courtesy Army.mil

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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Music Czar Monday

This is the first time Led Zeppelin has been on MCM and I apologize for that oversight. Ask most people what their favorite Zeppelin song is and chances are they'll say "Stairway To Heaven". I blame radio. Don't get me wrong, I love Stairway. It's an amazing song but, in my opinion, they have songs that much better. "Kashmir", for instance, is miles better. It's on a whole nother level. The lyrics, the sound, the imagery. It's almost spiritual. I know, just go with it. When Robert Plant belts out "Tryin' to find where I've beeeeeeen...." Chills. You lucky SOB's get a twofer today. The original studio cut and the live Page & Plant Unleadded version which is simply amazing. And if I find out anyone likes that Sean Combs abomination I will disown you.

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