Remember on this July 4th - Freedom isn’t Free.

Today there is a family in Clarksville, TN who will be burying their son, SPC Joshua L. Plocica.
SPC Joshua L. Plocica, 20, of Clarksville, TN, died June 25, 2008 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. […]

From the Military Motivator Blog
Technorati Tags: Motivational photo, USMC Logic, Support the Troops

Sen. Webb (D-VA) is using the politics of extortion to get his way. It’s called a politicians’ temper tantrum.
He’s holding up Pentagon nominations for a free ride to Vietnam for his 3rd wife and child, his excuse for the hold is Blackwater. Because as you know, Blackwater is the root of all evil […]

According to this story from Pat Dollard, President Clinton called in Gen. Wesley Clark from Fort Hood to attack US CITIZENS! And yes that would be a violation of Posse Comitatus Act.
I didn’t know this, did you know about this? How could the drive bye media be so negligent in their […]

Click Image For Full SizeLance Cpl. Julie Martinez

Lance Cpl. Julie Martinez, a radio operator with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, checks the communication capabilities during a backload of Marines from Combat Logistics Regiment 3 to the USS Essex June 9.
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy […]

This may not be a story you’ve read about.
IBD - He Covered For His Fellow Troops

The Air Force’s Covel gave fighter
pilots the right targets, leading to
the killing of 100 terrorists and to
his Silver Star for bravery in battle.
Realizing his team was vastly outnumbered, he climbed to a nearby exposed roof and directed air […]

It’s been a very long time since we’ve heard from milblogger Thunder6. In preparing a speech for a civics event he wrote about why he joined the Army, what the Army teaches you, deployments, the strength needed to pull yourself through these deployments and the loss of a close mentor and friend. […]

This Weeks Hero Was Suggested by Mary Ann
Staff Sgt. Jude Voss
1st Battalion, 3d Special Forces Group (Airborne)

His courage illustrates a combat truth to these veterans of World War II, Korea and Vietnam: Soldiers aren’t thinking about glory or ideals in the midst of a battle. They fight for the men to the left and […]

IBD

For more information and details on the Haditha Marines go to Flopping Aces.
Go help Lt. Col. Bill Russell boot Murtha. It looks like the Tribune Democrat (Johnstown, PA) is sliming Lt. Col. Russell to help Murtha’s campaign claiming Lt. Col. Russell was AWOL on his campaign when in FACT Lt. Col Russell was called […]

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Capt. Jamie Riddle(Left) and an Iraqi Flight Instructor School student walk to the flightline before a recent mission at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. The Iraqi air force recently established the school for Iraqi pilots. Captain Riddle is an instructor pilot with the 52nd Flying Training Squadron
These brave men and women […]

Amen and thank you to the Army/Marine Mom who created this video.

If you really support the troops, you support their mission!
Technorati Tags: Iraq, Media bias, anti-military Democrats, Support the Troops, Support the Mission

Flag Day June 14th

Fly the Flag with Pride this Summer - VFW
Flag Etiquette
The federal flag code says the universal custom is to display the U.S. flag from sunrise to sunset on buildings and stationary flagstaffs in the open, but when a patriotic effect is desired the flag may be displayed 24-hours a day if […]

The SCOTUS decision yesterday was exactly that, a power grab. Ginsburg, Kennedy, Stevens, Souter and Breyer have sided with the enemy but then we all shouldn’t be too surprised by this since they’ve been grabbing power through judicial fiat for many years now.
It is quite clear that our troops no longer should […]

Oh, sorry, you thought that was the War Supplemental Funding Bill for the US Military? No no no……this was the Merida Initiative which is funding MEXICO’s military!
The House can’t get a US Military funding bill approved, nor can they get funding through to build a protective border fence but they can fund […]

Army Spc. Jeffrey A. Williams
20 years old from Warrenville, Illinois
Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
September 5, 2005

SPC. Jeffery A. Williams was killed in action when an IED was detonated near his combat patrol in Tal Afar, Iraq.
Your time with us was far too short
Dealing with your loss will be hard,
When I think about what this […]

Last week Patriot Guard did a rather harrowing escort for the Wounded Warriors Project in downtown Nashville. It was the start of the CMA Music Festival so there was just a little bit of traffic for afternoon rush and with 30 or so motorcycles, 3 cages and a bus making stops at hotels without a […]

Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam F. Kenney
Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam F. Kinney, a Navy Corpsman with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, gives an Iraqi Child a shot during a routine patrol. Kinney is assigned to Echo Co. for their seven-month deployment and will return to his parent command, […]

Technorati Tags: Wednesday Hero, General Benjamin S Griffin, Support the TroopsGen. Benjamin S. Griffin

General Benjamin S. Griffin, commanding general, U.S. Army Materiel Command, talks with Brig. Gen. Shallal Abdul Rasool Habeeb
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For […]

As you are celebrating your Memorial Day, remember

“Freedom isn’t Free”
TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER
Interesting facts about the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Sentinels of the Third United States Infantry Regiment “Old Guard”
Q: How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the tomb of the Unknowns and why?
A: 21 steps. It […]

Patriot Guard was invited to participate in the unveiling ceremony today for the statue bust of Staff Sgt. Marcus A. Golczynski, USMC. When Heather Golczynski (widow of SSG Golczynski) asked her son, Christian, what she should say about his Dad today he told her “Daddy was a great Marine”. SSG Golczynski’s family focused […]

Sgt. John F. Thomas(Right) & Sgt. Ronnie L. Shelley, Sr.(Left)33 & 34 years old from Valdosta, Georgia2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National GuardJuly 24, 2005 & July 30, 2005
Sgt. Ronnie “Rod” Shelley and Sgt. John F. Thomas became best friends in the Georgia Army National Guard.
They both were ex-Marines, both […]

Marcus Luttrell in a speech at the NRA Convention last weekend told the story of his arrest in NYC. He was in the hotel bar drinking a beer, minding his own business when a Euroweanie Metrosexual decided to bash the USA. Um, not a real good idea. Because Marcus was wearing a […]

From Dhimmi Watch
A TOP Taliban commander in Afghanistan with links to the killers of several British Army soldiers has escaped from German special forces because they were not authorised to kill him.
The fiasco highlights the absurd role played by the German military, which is known to other combat nations as “the bridge builders”, because Berlin […]

President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country.
On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy, Marine Corps and […]

This Weeks Hero Was Suggested By Cindy
Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris DavilaFrom Sierra Vista, Arizona
On the sixth anniversary of the terrorist attack on the United States, Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Davila raised an American flag over Camp Korean Village, Iraq, he brought with him from Arizona.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008, Sierra Vista firefighter and emergency […]