Wednesday's Hero

This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Michael

1st Battalion, 9th Marines


This weeks post is a little different. Rather than an individual service member, or a group, Wednesday Hero is profiling an entire battalion. 1st Battalion, 9th Marines (1/9) aka "The Walking Dead". Activated on March 1, 1942, 1/9 has had a long and distinguished service history. Seeing deployments in WWII, Vietnam, Somalia and Iraq. During the Vietnam War they earned the nickname "The Walking Dead" because of their extremely high casualty rate. 1/9 was deactivated in September 1994 but were once again called back into service in 2005. There has also been four Medal Of Honor recipients from 1/9; Pfc. Frank Witek, 2nd Lt. John Leims, Sgt. Walter Singleton & Cpt. Wesley Fox.

You can read more about 1st Battalion, 9th Marines here and 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

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Elbert Hubbard


Today's Quote:
"“It is never too late to be what you might have been."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Dr. Seuss


Today's Quote:
"One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: John Locke


Today's Quote:
"Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple."

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Ask Captain Dramatic

Homework is a difficult task in our house. Captain Dramatic hates it, thinks it is a waste of his time, and makes it a lot more difficult than it has to be. I am sure he isn't the only child who feels this way, or makes the task harder than it has to be. Tuesday night was not an exception.

Me: Do you homework.
CD: I am.

His pencil hasn't moved in minutes. I leave the dishes and join him at the kitchen table, and prepare for another battle of wills. He has one sheet of paper in front of him. It has one algebra word problem on it. It requires a written explanation of what the problem is asking the student to solve for, and then the student must solve the problem, showing their work.

Me: You haven't written anything.
CD: I don't get it.
Me: Yes you do. You just don't want to do it. That is different.
CD: **Big sigh**Eyeroll**
Me: Just get it over with and do the homework.
CD: Fine.

He begins to write. I can't ever read what he is writing he is scribbling so fast.

Me: OK. Now you can erase it all and write it again, so that I can read it.
CD: God mom! You can read that!
Me: No. I can't. Do it again and this time do it right.
CD: Fine!

And he begins to erase one word at a time.

Me: Seriously?

He starts laughing.

CD: I have to make sure I erase completely.

I raise an eyebrow and stare. He keeps laughing, and begins erasing one letter at a time.

CD: See one letter at a time works better. It is more thorough. See?
Me: I see no difference.
CD: Let me try one molecule at a time.

He laughs even harder, as he erases the smallest amount he can, brushes the page, and erases a tiny bit more. I am pretty fed up at this point. There was still a teaspoon on the table from dinner, and I picked it up.

CD: OK! OK! I will do it right!

He finally gets the page erased, and starts to rewrite his explanation. Of course, he has to read it one word at a time as he writes it.

CD: The prob-lem is ask-ing me to fig-ure out how much mon-ey the fish-ies...
Me: The plural for fish, is fish, not fishies.
CD: I know, but I like fishies.
Me: Erase fishies, and write it correctly.
CD: No I like fishies, and this is math. He isn't going to care if I don't use the right plural for fish.
Me: Right now, it isn't him you have to worry about pleasing. Change it.
CD: I don't see what the big deal is.
Me: **Big sigh**Eyeroll** (yes, I know where he gets it from)
CD: Fish-ies cost.

He stops, looks at the page.

CD: Nevermind. I don't like how that looks.
Me: Really? You can write so sloppy that I can't read it, and that didn't bother you. You can argue about fishies, and that is OK, but now that you wrote it, you think it looks funny?

He simply stared at me. I put my head in my hands. I was so ready to scream. He continues.

CD: How much the FISH cost-ed
Me: COST! NOT COST-ED!

I threw the spoon down on the table. CD immediately starts laughing hysterically. He has moved about as far away from me as he can through fits of laughter strangled breaths, and he manages to utter:

CD: I didn't write costed! I didn't write costed! You so should have seen your face though! So wroth it!

At this point, I couldn't keep a straight face any longer. I burst out laughing too. I then proceeded to call in Dad-E. I needed back-up.


To learn how you can submit your questions to Captain Dramatic, click here. Don't be shy!

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Muhammad Ali


Today's Quote:
"The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Lucille Ball


Today's Quote:
"Impossible is not a fact. Its an opinion."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Mark Twain


Today's Quote:
"One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged."

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Friday Funny

A little girl asked her mother, "How did the human race appear?"

The mother answered, "God made Adam and Eve and they had children, and so all mankind was made."

Two days later the girl asked her father the same question. The father answered, "Many years ago there were monkeys from which the human race evolved."

The confused girl returned to her mother and said, "Mom, how is it possible that you told me the human race was created by God, and Dad said they developed from monkeys?"

The mother answered, "Well, dear, it's very simple. I told you about my side of the family and your father told you about his."




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: Clement Stone


Today's Quote:
"A person who won't read has no advantage over one who cannot read."

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Wednesday's Hero

This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Cindy

Col. John Glenn
90 years old from Cambridge, Ohio


We all know John Glenn the astronaut. Monday marked the 50th anniversary of his historic flight where he became the third American in space and the first to orbit the Earth. And John Glenn the U.S. Senator from Ohio. But what many may not know is that before that he had a distinguished career in the United States Marine Corps during which time he saw action in WWII and Korea and was the recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, US Navy Presidential Unit Citation, China Service Medal and many other awards.

You can read more about John Glenn's time in the military and NASA Here, Here and 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 Wednesday Hero. 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: Janis Joplin


Today's Quote:
"When thinking won't cure fear, action will."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Margaret Thatcher


Today's Quote:
"Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Salvador Dali


Today's Quote:
"You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Jane Goodall


Today's Quote:
"Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Groucho Marx


Today's Quote:
"Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Mahatma Gandhi


Today's Quote:
"I`ve had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn`t it."

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Friday Funny

BAR JAR

A fellow walks into a bar, notices a very large jar on the counter, and sees that it's filled to the brim with $10 bills. He guesses there must be more than ten thousand dollars in it. He approaches the bartender and asks, "What's with the money in the jar?"

"Well...you pay $10 and if you pass only three tests, you get all the money and
the keys to a brand new Lexus."

The man certainly isn't going to pass this up, so he asks, "What are the three tests?"

"You must pay first. Those are the rules." says the bartender. After thinking it over a while, the man gives the bartender the $10 and the bartender drops it into the jar.

"Okay," the bartender says, "Here's what you need to do. First, you have to drink a whole quart of tequila, in a minute or less, and you can't make a face while doing it. Second, there's a pit bull chained in the back with a bad tooth. You have to remove that tooth with your bare hands. Third there's a 90-year old lady upstairs who has never had sex. You have to take care of that problem!"

The man is stunned. "I know I paid my $10, but I'm not an idiot! I won't do it!
You'd have to be nuts to drink a quart of tequila, and then do all those other things."

"Your call," says the bartender, "But, your money stays where it is."

As time goes on, and the man has a few more drinks, he finally says,"Where's the damn tequila?" He grabs the bottle with both hands and drinks it as fast as he can. Tears stream down both cheeks, but he doesn't make a face, and he does it in fifty-eight seconds!

Next, he staggers out of the back door, where he sees the pit bull chained to a pole.
Soon the people inside the bar hear growling, biting, and screaming sounds. Then nothing but silence! Just when they think that the man surely must be dead, he staggers back into the bar, with his shirt ripped open and there are scratches and
he's bleeding all over his body.

He says, "Now where's that old woman with the bad tooth?"



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: Voltaire


Today's Quote:
"Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth."

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Wednesday's Hero

Sgt. John Batemon
B-Company 304th Military Intelligence Battalion, 111th Military Intelligence Brigade


Sgt. John Batemon, B-Company 304th Military Intelligence Battalion, 111th Military Intelligence Brigade removes his shoes and shows off his injuries after the 12-mile march and range portions of the Best Warrior Competition.

Photo Courtesy U.S. Army Taken By Natalie Lakosil

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 Wednesday Hero. 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: Pablo Picasso


Today's Quote:
"It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Jon Bon Jovi


Today's Quote:
"All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Albert Einstein


Today's Quote:
"Don't get too comfortable with who you are at any given time - you may miss the opportunity to become who you want to be."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: William Wallace


Today's Quote:
"Many of the things you can count, don't count. Many of the things you can't count, really count."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Helen Keller


Today's Quote:
"Everyone dies. Not everyone really lives."

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Friday Funny

LITTLE JOHNNY STRIKES AGAIN

The teacher asked the class to use the word "fascinate" in a sentence. Molly put up her hand and said, "My family went to my granddad's farm, and we all saw his pet sheep It was fascinating."

The teacher said, "That was good, but I wanted you to use the word fascinate, not fascinating".

Sally raised her hand. She said, "My family went to see Rock City and I was fascinated."

The teacher said, "Well, that was good Sally, but I wanted you to use the word fascinate." Little Johnny raised his hand. The teacher hesitated because she had
been burned by Little Johnny before. She finally decided there was no way he could damage the word "fascinate", so she called on him.

Johnny said, "My aunt Gina has a sweater with ten buttons, but her
tits are so big she can only fasten eight." The teacher sat down and cried.




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: Billie Holiday


Today's Quote:
"The world is full of suffering but it is also full of people overcoming it."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: James Dean


Today's Quote:
"Sometimes it's worse to win a fight than to lose."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: David Sarnoff


Today's Quote:
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today."

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Wednesday's Hero

This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Cindy

Sgt. Jimmie Begay
86 years old from Sawmill, Arizona
1st Marine Division, 2nd Battalion
February 1, 2012


The Navajo Nation has lost another code talker. Sgt. Jimmie Begay passed away Wednesday night at Tsehootsoi Medical Center in Fort Defiance at the age of 88 from a head injury he sustained after a fall. Sgt. Begay enlisted in the Marines in 1942 when he was 17 years old.

Sadly there isn't much information on Sgt. Begay, but you can read more about him 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 Wednesday Hero. 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: General George S. Patton


Today's Quote:
"Competition brings out the best in products and the worst in people."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Walt Disney


Today's Quote:
"Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Woodrow T. Wilson


Today's Quote:
"It's kind of fun to do the impossible."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Abraham Lincoln


Today's Quote:
"We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers."

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Friday Funny

His request approved, the CNN News photographer quickly used a cell phone to call the local airport to charter a flight. He was told a twin-engine plane would be waiting for him at the airport. Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane warming up outside a hanger. He jumped in with his bag, slammed the door shut, and shouted, "Let's go".

The pilot taxied out, swung the plane into the wind and took off. Once in the air, the photographer instructed the pilot, "Fly over the valley and make low passes so I can take pictures of the fires on the hillsides."

"Why?" asked the pilot.

"Because I'm a photographer for CNN' , he responded, 'and I need to get some close up shots."

The pilot was strangely silent for a moment, finally he stammered, "So, what you're telling me, is you're NOT my flight instructor?"



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: Billy Crystal


Today's Quote:
"Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle."

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Phyllis Diller


Today's Quote:
"By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he's too old to go anywhere."

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Wednesday's Hero

This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Cindy

Pfc. Donny Eslinger & Smoke
20 years old from Jemison, Alabama
1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Bravo Company


It was a mission just as important as any other they had encountered during their time in Afghanistan.

This time the 1-24 Infantry Battalion of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team were determined to reunite soldier Donny Eslinger - who was seriously injured in a mortar attack in September - with a puppy he rescued during his deployment called Smoke.

And now it is Smoke's turn to rescue Donny, says his father Seminole County sheriff Don Eslinger Sr, who reunited the puppy with his owner today.

When Donny, who was serving in Afghanistan, encountered the pup in August he fell in love with him and stashed him in his backpack to hike back to camp.

You can read more about Pfc. Eslinger here and 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 Wednesday Hero. 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: Winston Churchill


Today's Quote:
"Maybe it's true that life begins at fifty, but everything else starts to wear out, fall out, or spread out."

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