Wednesday Hero

1st. Lt. Thomas M. Marti
27 years old from Ward, Arkansas
C Troop, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division
October 14, 2007


An Eagle Scout, Thomas M. Martin took on cleaning up an old red train caboose as a service project. "He remodeled it to make it where people could go inside. If you saw it before and looked in it after he was through - it was daylight and dark", said his former principal, Robert Martin, who is no relation. "Tom was involved in Key Club, German Club and band, making All-Region Band his sophomore year", said Robert Martin. "He was a wonderful young man. Those that knew him knew he was funny and outgoing."

Lt. Martin died in Al Busayifi, Iraq of wounds sustained from small-arms fire when insurgents attacked his unit during combat operations. He enlisted in the Army in 1998 after graduating high school and served in Korea before accepting an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, graduating in 2005.

"He was very polite and respectful. I can't think of him ever overreacting; he had a wonderful, good-natured personality", said Pat Hagge, a family friend. "It's a terrible tragedy; he was a great young man."

Lt. Thomas Martin is survived by his parents, Edmund and Candis.

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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Wise Sage Of The Day

I have come to the conclusion, that one useless man is a Shame, two are a law firm, and three or more are called a Congress.
John Adams

Did Orwell Say Anything About Trans-Fat In His Book?

"Citizens of California, worry no more. We here to look after and take care of you. We know you're unable to make your own decisions, so we will make them for you."

You have to read that in Schwarzenegger's accent.

I don't know, but if I want to eat foods saturated in trans-fat isn't that my choice? If I want to eat a salad, I'll eat a salad. If I want to eat a Big Mac and large fries, I'll eat a Big Mac and large fries. I don't want, or need, the government telling me what I can and can't eat.

And He Fell To His Knees In Awe

Hallelujah, Hallelujah.
Follow me and I shall bring forth a New World Order across the land..

Read Between The Lines

As Barack Obama continues his campaign as President of The World I wanted to take the time to point out a few things that you may have missed. First is his campaign plastering the holiest site in Jerusalem with campaign posters. The next two come form Glenn Beck. In Obama's speech to the people of Germany he said a couple of things that need to be looked at a little more carefully.

This is the moment when we must build on the wealth that opens markets to free agents and share its benefits more equitably. Trade has been a cornerstone of our growth and global development.

Share the wealth more equitably?

Now is the time to join together through constant cooperation and strong institutions and shared sacrifice and a global commitment to progress to meet the challenges of the 21st century

Kind of sounds like a World Government he's talking about. Who's running for president? Barack Obama or Karl Marx?

I Hate Summer

Wednesday Hero

This Weeks Hero Was Suggested By Toni

1st LT. Frank B. Walkup, IV
23 years old from Woodbury, Tennessee
2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
June 16, 2007


Toni already has a great post up on her site, so I'll just link to it.

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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