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Project Valour-IT

I don't know if these are the totals raised so far or just yesterday but I think these are what was raised on October 29:

Army $7521
Navy $1000
USAF $1405
USMC $1615

For a grand total of $12,042

Nothing To See Here Folks

FTC Drops Investigation of Google Less Than a Week After Company Exec Hosts Obama Fundraiser.

Tis The Season Of Giving

It's Project Valour-IT time again. Don't know what that is? Then you haven't been paying attention the past few years. It's an awesome fund raising drive to help our wounded heroes. I know times are kinda tight right now, but if you're able to give a little something-something do so. It's good Karma.

Wednesday Hero

GySgt. Carlos Hathcock
May 20, 1942 – February 23, 1999


Carlos Hathcock was a United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills. Hathcock's record and the extraordinary details of the missions he undertook made him a legend in the Marine Corps. His fame as a sniper and his dedication to long distance shooting led him to become a major developer of the United States Marine Corps Sniper training program. He was honored by having a rifle named after him: a variant of the M21 dubbed the Springfield Armory M25 White Feather.

You Can Read More About GySgt. Hathcock Here

You can watch an interview with Gunny Hathcock
Here
Here
and Here

I have to say that it's kind of sad that the best source of info I could find on Gunny Hathcock was on Wikipedia. There should be a lot more sites honoring this man.

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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Attention Military Families

If you or a loved one are getting set to deploy soon then this is something that may interest you. Hallmark has these things for children called Recordable Storybooks. They let you record your voice and add it into the story. So while you're overseas your child will still be able to have that connection to you when they read the book. If you would like a chance to receive one head over to Hooah Wife & Friends to find out how. I'm not sure when this contest ends but I know it's soon so let them know ASAP.

Music Czar Monday

Pink Floyd's magnum opus. It's one of the most amazing pieces of music I've ever heard. This was done just before DSOTM so they were still one cohesive unit and were creating some of the best songs ever. This was actually recorded at Pompeii with no audience or anything. Just the band alone and they managed to capture something spectacular.

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