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This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Toni

LTC Tim Karcher


Lieutenant Colonel Tim Karcher was shot in the shoulder in Iraq back in 2006. After just 5 months of healing at home that included 7 surgeries, he chose to go back to war.

"My unit was over there, they were taking casualties. It felt terrible to be here, it felt wrong," he said.

Reunited with his troops, Karcher was in Baghdad last summer for the historic transfer of power from the U.S. to the Iraqis.

But 10 days after that historic day, Karcher's vehicle was bombed and he lost both of his legs in the explosion.

"I'm very proud of him, he's fought for his life, he fought the whole summer to stay alive and he's taking it and running with it, he's so positive," said Alesia Karcher, Tim's wife.

Karcher says the tragedy of losing his legs made him realize what he still had including a wife and three children who need him.

"I could sit around and have a pity party everyday, but it's not going to grow my legs back," he said. "Life kicks you in the teeth every now and again, you get to decide how you react to it."

You can read more about LTC Karcher here and here.

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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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Life Lesson #12

Me and Muenster cheese do not get along. Oh boy.

It's About To Blow

Federal authorities have arrested a Philadelphia man and charged him with threatening to kill House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and his family.

And then there's this. Nine members of a militia group, including a northwest Indiana resident, have been indicted for allegedly planning to kill a law enforcement officer, then attack other officers attending the funeral with "weapons of mass destruction." Now what gets me about this militia story is there were people on Twitter this morning incensed that they were "going after Christian groups while ignoring Muslims". WTF? These nuts were planning on killing a cop then attacking more at his funeral and they're mad because they went after them instead of a Muslim group?

5 Years Is A Long Time

When President Bush appointed John Bolton as ambassador to the U.N. while Congress was in recess, then Sen. Obama said

To some degree, he’s damaged goods. I think that means we’ll have less credibility and, ironically, be less equipped to reform the United Nations in the way that it needs to be reformed.

I guess he doesn't feel that way today.

Music Czar Monday

Danko Jones is a cross between Airbourne and The Ramones. Awesome band full of attitude. Now, I've never seen this video so I don't know what's in it. Some of their songs are sexually charged so anything could be in it. Just a warning.


Baby Hates Me by Danko Jones

Don't Destroy It

If you watched Glenn Beck's show yesterday then you saw his opening monologue in which he talked about how he feels that things are starting to boil over and how someone could do something that could totally destroy everything the Tea Party and 912 protesters have fought for. Some people may even want some dope to commit some act of violence so that and media and the government will in turn latch onto and make seem as if it's indicative of the entire movement. We see it all the time whenever there's a real or imagined act of racism stemming from one person. It's made to seem like we all think the same. That the whole movement is based on racism. All it will take is one act of ignorance to bring it all down. And I'm afraid it's coming. There are nuts out there and I just feel that one of them will do something stupid that's going to ruin everything. If you know someone who's saying stupid things or if you attend a rally and you see or hear someone, do something for the love of God. Remind them to be more like MLK and less like Bill Ayers & SEIU.

:UPDATE:
Exactly what I was talking about above. Some like Rep. Clyburn continue to poke and prod people to cause them to lash out in anger so the media and government can have their "I told you so moment".

Wednesday Hero

This Weeks Post Was Suggested & Written By Debbie In Honor Of Her Great Uncle.

Sgt. William Robert Cain
August 1, 1922 - July 4, 1944


William Robert Cain (August 1, 1922 - July 4, 1944) was a husband to Genevieve (Anderson) and the only son of Cleveland and Margaret Cain. He was the baby brother to three sisters, Lena Mae, Anna Phyllis (who died in 1932) and Lora Genevieve.

He was born in the town named after his ancestors called Cainsville, Missouri. He grew up, went to school and played baseball there until he decided to join the U.S. Army. He made the decision to join the Army after graduating high school earlier in the year of 1940 but he would not be turning eighteen until August so he waited and enlisted right after his 18th birthday.

The letter his parents received was dated August 27, 1940 asking them to fill out before a Notary Public, Postmaster or Justice of Peace an Age Verification and Consent Papers and sign BOTH PAPERS in PEN or INK. They were asked to kindly give this their immediate attention as this young man cannot be enlisted till the papers were returned.

Sgt. Robert Cain, (lovingly called Billy Bob by his family and Doc by the Army men), enlisted in August, 1940 and ranked as Sergeant in the medical corps. in charge of hospital on shipboard. His last duty was at Letterman Hospital, Presidio, California. In all he had been assigned to four different ships and made 34 trips over the ocean, the last one a supply ship called SS Jean Nicolet. Sgt. Cain was serving aboard the SS Jean Nicolet when it was attacked by the Japanese on July 2, 1944. The Jean Nicolet was sunk and Sgt. Cain was one of many men taken hostage. He was also one of many men who were tortured for two days before he was killed or died in the Indian Ocean.

From Debbie: I have heard family stories about him, one of which of course if how he died in WWII and that he received the Purple Heart of which I am very proud of. More stories where about how he loved his family. I personally, as his Great Niece, have the love of medicine and caring for others as he did. I am a nurse. This is why it means so much to me that he is remembered as well as the others who were on the Liberty Ship Jean Nicolet that fatal day!

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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