Wednesday's Hero

Spc. Joseph A. Graves
21 years old from Discovery Bay, California
110th Military Police Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade
July 26, 2006


Spc. Joseph Graves's dream was to work for the FBI and he saw that joining the Military was a way to help me do that. Joseph Graves enlisted in the Army at 17 and surprised his family when he went to jump school soon afterwards. "This was a kid I could hardly get to ski down a ski slope, because it was too intimidating," said his father, Kevin. "And now he's jumping out of airplanes." Spc. Graves was the lone casualty when his convoy was attacked by insurgents near Baghdad on July 26, 2006.

You can read more about Spc. Graves here

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives just so others may get to enjoy freedom. For that I am proud to call them Hero.
Those Who Say That We're In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don't Know Where To Look

This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Walter Reuther


Today's Quote:
"Habit is either the best of servants or the worst of masters."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Lucille Ball


Today's Quote:
"If you are not big enough to lose, you are not big enough to win."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Wayne Dyer


Today's Quote:
"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Michael Jordan

Congratulations to Brian Baine who was the first to answer correctly!


Today's Quote:
"Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul."

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Hoorah!

This one if filed in either the "Watch Where You Are Walking" file, or "Why Not To Mess With A Marine In Front Of His Friends" file. I am leaning toward the later myself. (Click on the image if you need to make it larger to read it.)

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: J. R. R. Tolkien


Today's Quote:
"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed."

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Friday Funny

I was having trouble with my computer, so I called Eric, the 11 year old next door, whose bedroom looks like Mission Control, and asked him to come over. Eric clicked a couple of buttons and solved the problem.

As he was walking away, I called after him, "So, what was wrong?"

He replied, "It was an ID ten T error."

I didn't want to appear stupid, but nonetheless inquired, "An, ID ten T error? What's that? In case I need to fix it again."

Eric grinned, "Haven't you ever heard of an ID ten T error before?"

"No," I replied.

"Write it down," he said, "and I think you'll figure it out."

So I wrote down: I D 1 0 T

I used to like Eric, the little brat.




I will probably offend everyone of you at least once, although I never intend to. Please take these for what they are. They are jokes. The world needs a bit more laughter.

I would love to hear your jokes as well. Feel free to email them to me, or leave them in the comments below. If I feature yours, I will ask for your website, so I can link back to you. :)

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Thomas Fuller


Today's Quote:
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Paulo Coelho


Today's Quote:
"He that will not sail till all danger are over must never put to sea."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Dave Matthews


Today's Quote:
"You are not defeated when you lose. You are defeated when you quit."

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Wednesday's Hero

This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Kathi

Wreaths Across America has been profiled before and it will probably be profiled again because they are a great organization. For 20 years they have have laid Christmas wreaths on the headstones of our fallen heroes at Arlington National Cemetery. And this year, for their 20th year, their goal is to lay a wreath on every headstone, all 220,000, and they need our help. Head over to Help Wreaths Across America Cover Arlington and there you can find information on how you can do that. Whether it's via a donation or just getting the word out, anything we can do helps.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives just so others may get to enjoy freedom. For that I am proud to call them Hero.
Those Who Say That We're In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don't Know Where To Look

This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Aldous Huxley


Today's Quote:
"The future is no place to place your better days."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Dr. Seuss


Today's Quote:
"Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Anatole France


Today's Quote:
"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Bertolt Brecht


Today's Quote:
"If a million people say a foolish thing, is it still a foolish thing."

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Friday Funny

THE GYNECOLOGIST

GRACE seemed sheepish as she visited her gynecologist.

'Come now,' coaxed the doctor, 'you've been seeing me for years! There's nothing you can't tell me.'

'This one's kind of strange....'

'Let me be the judge of that,' The doctor replied.

'Well,' she said, 'yesterday I went to the bathroom in the morning and heard a plink-plink-plink in the toilet and when I looked down, the water was full of pennies.'

'I see.'

'That afternoon I went to the bathroom again and, plink-plink-plink, there were nickels in the bowl.' 'That night,' she went on, 'I went again, plink-plink-plink, and there were dimes and this morning there were quarters! You've got to tell me what's wrong with me!,' she implored, 'I'm scared out of my wits!'

The gynaecologist put a comforting hand on her shoulder. 'There, there, it's nothing to be scared about.'

'You're simply going through the change!

I will probably offend everyone of you at least once, although I never intend to. Please take these for what they are. They are jokes. The world needs a bit more laughter.

I would love to hear your jokes as well. Feel free to email them to me, or leave them in the comments below. If I feature yours, I will ask for your website, so I can link back to you. :)

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Henry Thoreau


Today's Quote:
"Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Lee Iacocca


Today's Quote:
"Say what you have to say, not what you ought. Any truth is better than make-Believe."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Charles Buxton


Today's Quote:
"We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems"

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Wednesday's Hero

Sgt. Kevin Stewart(Left) & Spc. David Duque(Right)


Sgt. Kevin Stewart, left, congratulates Spc. David Duque on his becoming a U.S. citizen in a ceremony at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Nov. 9. Duque is a native of Cuba. Both soldiers are members of Company E, Forward Support Element, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Photo Courtesy U.S. Army Taken By Capt. Christopher Larsen

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives just so others may get to enjoy freedom. For that I am proud to call them Hero.
Those Who Say That We're In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don't Know Where To Look

This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Phyllis Diller


Today's Quote:
"You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Martina Navratilova


Today's Quote:
"Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Alan Alda


Today's Quote:
"Just go out there and do what you have to do."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Eleanor Roosevelt


Today's Quote:
"Be as smart as you can, but remember that it is always better to be wise than to be smart."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Henrik Ibsen


Today's Quote:
"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face."

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Friday Funny

The Tiny Cabin

A government worker from a big City in Massachusetts was recently transferred to the Mountains of North Carolina and was on the first tour of her new territory when she came upon the tiniest cabin she had ever seen in her life.

Intrigued, she went up and knocked on the door . . . "Anybody home?" she asked.

"Yep," came a kid's voice through the door.

"Is your father there?" asked the social worker.

"Pa? Nope, he left afore Ma came in," said the kid.

"Well, is your mother there?" persisted the social worker.

"Ma? Nope, she left just afore I got here," said the kid.

"But," protested the social worker, "are you never together as a family?"

"Sure, but not here," said the kid through the door. "This is the outhouse."


I will probably offend everyone of you at least once, although I never intend to. Please take these for what they are. They are jokes. The world needs a bit more laughter.

I would love to hear your jokes as well. Feel free to email them to me, or leave them in the comments below. If I feature yours, I will ask for your website, so I can link back to you. :)

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Mother Teresa


Today's Quote:
"You should never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth."

Submissions are welcome, but it means you can't guess on the quote you submitted. If you have a submission, please email it to mrsxoke@gmail.com. Be sure to include your name as you wish it to appear with your submission, a link to your web page or blog, and the name of the person who said or wrote your quote.

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: John Adams


Today's Quote:
"If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one."

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Wednesday's Hero

Senior Airmen Kristian Robles Cruz (Far Left) and Amber Boyd (Right)


Senior Airmen Kristian Robles Cruz and Amber Boyd from the 633rd Security Forces Squadron, which is at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., are greeted at the Newport News, Va., airport by family and coworkers Nov. 2, 2011 . The two were part of a group of Airmen that deployed to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, in June, but returned a couple of months early after President Obama announced the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of the year.

Photo Courtesy United States Air Force Taken By Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives just so others may get to enjoy freedom. For that I am proud to call them Hero.
Those Who Say That We're In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don't Know Where To Look

This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Thomas Carlyle


Today's Quote:
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Sydney J. Harris


Today's Quote:
"Popular opinion is the greatest lie in the world."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Helen Keller


Today's Quote:
"When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?"

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Shaquille O'Neal


Today's Quote:
"The highest result of education is tolerance."

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Friday Funny

This information is for Catholics only. It must not be divulged to non-Catholics. The less they know about our rituals and code words, the better off they are.

AMEN
The only part of a prayer that everyone knows.

BULLETIN
Your receipt for attending Mass.

CHOIR
A group of people whose singing allows the rest of the Parish to lip-sync.

HOLY WATER
A liquid whose chemical formula is H2OLY.

HYMN
A song of praise usually sung in a key three octaves higher than that of the congregation's range.

RECESSIONAL HYMN
The last song at Mass often sung a little more quietly, since most of the people have already left.

INCENSE
Holy Smoke!

JESUITS
An order of priests known for their ability to find colleges with good basketball teams.

JONAH
The original 'Jaws' story.

JUSTICE
When kids have kids of their own.

KYRIE ELEISON
The only Greek words that most Catholics can recognize besides gyros and baklava.
(For you non-Catholics it means "Lord have mercy".)

MAGI
The most famous trio to attend a baby shower.

MANGER
Where Mary placed Jesus because Joseph forgot the crib when packing the donkey.

PEW
A medieval torture device still found in Catholic churches.

PROCESSION
The ceremonial formation at the beginning of Mass consisting of altar servers, the celebrant, and late parishioners looking for seats.

RECESSIONAL
The ceremonial procession at the conclusion of Mass led by parishioners trying to beat the crowd to the parking lot.

RELICS
People who have been going to Mass for so long, they actually know when to sit, kneel, and stand.

STABLE
Where Mary gave birth to Jesus because Joseph wasn't covered by an HMO. (The Bible's way of showing us that holiday travel has always been rough)

TEN COMMANDMENTS
The most important Top Ten list not given by David Letterman.

USHERS
The only people in the parish who don't know the seating capacity of a pew.



I will probably offend everyone of you at least once, although I never intend to. Please take these for what they are. They are jokes. The world needs a bit more laughter.

I would love to hear your jokes as well. Feel free to email them to me, or leave them in the comments below. If I feature yours, I will ask for your website, so I can link back to you. :)

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Jean Antoine Petit-Senn


Today's Quote:
"Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do."

Submissions are welcome, but it means you can't guess on the quote you submitted. If you have a submission, please email it to mrsxoke@gmail.com. Be sure to include your name as you wish it to appear with your submission, a link to your web page or blog, and the name of the person who said or wrote your quote.

Wednesday's Hero

This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Beth & Cindy

1st Lt. Ashley White, Sgt. First Class Kristoffer B. Domeij & Pfc. Christopher Horns
October 22, 2011


On Saturday, October 22, 2011, three United States Soldiers were killed in Kandahar, Afghanistan. They were 1st Lt. Ashley White, 24, 230th Brigade Support Battalion, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina National Guard; Sgt. First Class Kristoffer B. Domeij, 29; and Pfc. Christopher Horns, 20, both with 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives just so others may get to enjoy freedom. For that I am proud to call them Hero.
Those Who Say That We're In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don't Know Where To Look

This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Rosalynn Carter


Today's Quote:
"It requires less character to discover the faults of others than it does to tolerate them."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Stephen Wright


Today's Quote:
"A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be."

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