RSSNovember 11, 2009 - VETERANS DAY … Thank You for Your Service to Protect our Freedoms … Real American Hero’s
On this day we would like to say a special thanks to some true American Hero’s. Thank you to our Veterans!
THANK YOU & GOD BLESS
Thank you to the men and woman who have served in the Armed Forces and the sacrifices that both you and your families have made to protect out freedoms. Thank you to those that are presently fighting abroad. There are never enough things that can be said for the appreciation that we can bestow upon all of your for your sacrifice and duty to the United States.
So often we take the past and present service of our brave men and women of the Armed Forces for granted. Know, that these individuals fight for peace, fight for freedom and fight for the very liberties that you an I enjoy every day.
The next time you see a Veteran, please than them. Thanks for their service should never be relegated to just one day out of the year.
Michelle Malkin has a nice write up and we would be remiss if we did not provide links to the must read Veterans Day tributes from Milbloggers on this day.
Also a fantastic article from Black Five … It’s About the Living. Part I here.
Truly Special: Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Founder of the Special Olympics is Dead at the Age of 88
This Kennedy truly was “Special” and it had nothing to do with politics.
A real winner in life in so many respects has passed.
“Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.”
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the Founder of Special Olympics and the sister of the late JFK has passed away at the age of 88. She had been hospitalized since last week in critical condition. Sadly, one of the true champions of special needs and the mentally disabled has died. With family members at her side at the Cape Cod hospital in Barnstable, Massachusetts, Eunice Kennedy Shriver passed away.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver is survived by two siblings, her husband, Robert Sargent Shriver Jr., five children, including NBC reporter and California first lady Maria Shriver, and 19 grandchildren. The is also survived by the millions of Special Olympians that have taken part in Special Olympics and the present 3.1 million people with mental disabilities who participate in 228 programs in 170 countries.
Rest in Peace and Thank you!
“I love to be with my special friends, and I like to learn from them and their persistence, and their guts, and their courage,” Shriver said of her work with athletes with disabilities. “This is the future.”
Listen to some inspirational words from Eunice Kennedy Shriver,
There was no greater champion for those with disabilities. Shriver was inspired by her older 
sister, Rosemary Kennedy, who was mentally handicapped when she helped form and was the spirit behind the Special Olympics.
In her book about Special Olympics, “Hearts of Gold,” author Sheila Dinn writes: “In the summer of 1962, 100 young people with mental retardation came to Mrs. Shriver’s camp to run, swim, play soccer, and ride horses. They enjoyed the camp and loved the sports they learned, and by the end of the summer they were ‘faster and stronger’ than ever before. The doctors and experts had been wrong!”
The first Special Olympics took place in 1968. In a comment from that first event Eunice Kennedy Shriver said the following, “Special Olympics teaches that all human beings are created equal, in the sense that each has the capacity and a hunger for moral excellence, for courage, for friendship and for love.” Some thing that many of us need to remember.
“If I (had) never met Rosemary, never known anything about handicapped children, how would I have ever found out? Because nobody accepted them anyplace,” she told National Public Radio in 2007
Statement from Special Olympics:
“We are tremendously grateful for the extreme outpouring of support and prayer from the public as we honor our beloved founder,” Special Olympics President and Chief Operation Officer Brady Lum said Tuesday in a statement.
“Today we celebrate the life of a woman who had the vision to create our movement. It is an enormous loss, but I know we can rest assured that her legacy will live on through her family, friends, and the millions of people around the world who she touched and transformed.”
Posted August 11, 2009 by Scared Monkeys Celebrity, Child Welfare, Deceased, Obituary, Olympics, heroes | 10 comments |
Special Olympics Founder, Eunice Kennedy Shriver in Critical Condition Cape Cod Hospital
The champion of special needs individuals hospitalized in critical condition.
“Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.”
88 year old Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the sister of the late President John F. Kennedy and founder of the Special Olympics, was hospitalized on Friday in critical condition. Family members, including her daughter Maria Shriver and husband California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, flew into Cape Cod, Mass to be at Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s bedside. She is reported to be in critical but stable condition at a Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Massachusetts.
“Every person, regardless of whatever different abilities they may have, can contribute, can be a source of joy, can beam with pride and love.” –Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Eunice Kennedy Shriver is the founder and honorary chairwoman of the Special Olympics. All politics aside, Eunice Kennedy Shriver is a personal hero of mine. Her tireless work with special needs children and individuals with intellectual disabilities is to be applauded. Any one who has ever taken part in Special Olympics in any capacity knows just what an amazing and reward life altering experience it is. To be a volunteer for Special Olympics one would never look at the Olympics in the same manner ever again
Shriver is renowned in her own right as the founder and honorary chairwoman of the Special Olympics, which helps 3 million people with intellectual disabilities in nearly 200 countries around the world.
Go to Special Olympics.org and learn more about this truly great organization
From the Cape Cod Times:
The entire Shriver family has gathered around the ailing matriarch, including her Alzheimer’s stricken husband Sargent Shriver, her grandchildren and all her children, including Maria Shriver and her husband California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
“The family is grateful for the prayers of her many friends,” said Kirsten Suto Seckler, spokeswoman for the Special Olympics in Washington, D.C. “We are with the family at this time in our hearts,” she said by phone.
Shriver has been in the Hyannis hospital for about a week, said Cape Cod Hospital spokeswoman Robin Lord.
Byrd and Melanie Billings Funeral: Couple Laid to Rest as Double Murder Investigation Continues … Rest in Peace
Byrd and Melanie Billings, the Florida couple known for their compassion for adopting 13 special needs children will be laid to rest today. The couple was murdered last Thursday in a double homicide, home invasion robbery. Let us not forget in all of the news dominated by the horrific crime against Byrd and Melanie Billings, which these people were inspirations and heroes. The compassion and caring that these two showed in opening their home and hearts to special needs children is never to be forgotten.
Byrd and Melanie Billings, Rest in Peace
Family and friends gathered Thursday night for a visitation for the couple at Liberty Church west of Pensacola. A funeral was set for Friday at the church.
Posted July 17, 2009 by Scared Monkeys Byrd and Melanie Billings, Crime, Deceased, heroes | 11 comments |
Daily Commentary - Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 - A Salute to Dispatchers
- Dana sends a shout-out to emergency dispatchers.
Daily Commentary - Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 - A Salute to Dispatchers [1:18m]: | Download
Where was the Media and White House Outrage for the Murder of Private William Long? God Bless this Hero & his Family
Pray for the family of Private William Long who was killed by Carlos Bledsoe aka Abdul Hakim Mujahid Muhammad. God Bless Pvt. William Andrew Long, may you Rest in Peace.
Vanderbilt – ‘09
Private Long was murdered by a
fanatical Muslim Convert Terrorist.
Appearing as a brainwashed zombie,
Abdul Hakim Mujahid Muhammad (aka:
Carlos Bledsoe) acted out his handler’s
teachings and murdered an innocent/
unarmed American and wounded another.
Late and restrained comments by our
POTUS failed to underscore the
seriousness of this heinous act.
The father of murdered Army recruiter William Long speaks
Pvt. William Long
Please Watch the video at Black Five. This is so symblamatic of the salt of the earth that defends the USA and their fine supportive families. God Bless.
This is difficult to watch, but you should listen to Daris Long, former Marine and father of Private William Long who was killed taking a break outside of a Little Rock recruiting center. It’s important.
A tale of two statements from Barack Hussein Obama, one for a military member that he is supposed to be the Commander & Chief for, the other late term abortion doctor, Tiller the baby killer. Let us make no mistake who is the HERO, who is the baby killer and who is the terrorist.
6/3/09 - Underwhelming statement finally from Hussein Obama and the White House.
“I am deeply saddened by this senseless act of violence against two brave young soldiers who were doing their part to strengthen our armed forces and keep our country safe. I would like to wish Quinton Ezeagwula a speedy recovery, and to offer my condolences and prayers to William Long’s family as they mourn the loss of their son.”
compare that weak statement to the OUTRAGE Obama mentioned about the Tiller Killer:
I am shocked and outraged by the murder of Dr. George Tiller as he attended church services this morning. However profound our differences as Americans over difficult issues such as abortion, they cannot be resolved by heinous acts of violence.
Arkansas soldier killed outside recruiting center is mourned
Posted June 12, 2009 by Scared Monkeys Barack Obama, Deceased, Media, Military, Murder, War on Terror, heroes | 13 comments |
65th Anniversary of D-Day Invasion … Thank you to the Greatest Generation on The Longest Day
GOD BLESS OUR GREATEST GENERATION … THANK YOU FOR YOUR SACRIFICE
Today marks the date of the 65th anniversary of the D-Day invasion (must watch video) that took place on June 6, 1944. Thank you to the men who took part in this Longest Day who took part in the Normandy invasion as they attempted to gain a foothold on Utah Beach, Omaha Beach, Gold Beach, Juno Beach and Sword Beach . The Allies who fought tyranny … the heroes who helped win the war.
If you ever wanted to look and find heroes, look no further. They are the men and woman that made up “Our Greatest Generation”. They are our Armed Forced who sacrifice for us.
American troops landing at Utah Beach, Normandy invasion
June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which “we will accept nothing less than full victory.” More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion, and by day’s end on June 6, the Allies gained a foot- hold in Normandy. The D-Day cost was high -more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded — but more than 100,000 Soldiers began the march across Europe to defeat Hitler.
Watch the slide show and see what it was like to be there 65 years ago as our “Greatest Generation” sacrificed all for the freedom of others.
Memorial Day 2009 … Remember & Honor Our Brave who Have Served and Sacrificed for Your Freedoms
Memorial Day 2009 – THANK YOU!
On this Memorial Day please remember to give thanks and honor those who have laid down their lives in the ultimate sacrifice to protect our liberty and freedom. This is a special thank you to the men and woman of our Armed Forces who have paved the way to freedom with their lives. We thank you and your families for your service, sacrifice, honor and dedication to this country. We will never forget your brave acts of courage and sacrifice, God Bless All.
America has never lacked for heroes, men and women who exemplify patriotism, honor, duty, and sacrifice.
To often in the United States we look for heroes in the wrong places or we use the term hero when it should never be. These individuals who have died to protect our way of life are and always will be true, American Heroes.
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Freedom is never free. There is a grave cost for freedom and it should never be forgotten the sacrifices that were made. Brave sons, daughters, husbands, wives and friends who answered the call to protect your freedoms and American liberty.
Watch “Remember Me”
Posted May 25, 2009 by Scared Monkeys Bloggers, Holidays, Military, You Tube Video, heroes | 14 comments |
Amanda Jo Stott-Smith, Mother Accused of Drowning 4 Year Old Son Eldon Jay Rebhan Smith in Portland, OR
The story was first reported yesterday as a search for two children, a 4 year old boy and his 7 year old sister who were feared to have fallen into the Williamette River in Portland, OR. The search began as individuals had heard screaming near the Sellwood Bridge early Saturday morning. One would first think that maybe the two children were playing too close to the river’s edge and fell in, until you realize that the incident took place at 1:00 am pt. However, the incident turned into a homicide investigation when the 3 year old boy died after he and his sister were pulled from the water.
May 23: Portland Police search on a dock near the Sellwood Bridge in Portland, Ore.
“Homicide detectives investigate suspicious deaths. Children in the water in the middle of the night is not common, that’s unusual. There’s a child who’s deceased and so that’s why homicide detectives are investigating,” Pashley said.
It is now being reported that the mother of the two children, 31 year old Amanda Jo Stott-Smith, has been arrested and charged with the aggravated murder and attempted aggravated murder of her children. The 4 year old boy, Eldon Jay Rebhan Smith, and his 7 year old sister were eventually recovered from the river; however, sadly the boy died when he could not be revived. Detective Sgt. Rich Austria of the Portland Police Bureau stated that the 7 year old girl was okay, “She’s doing well.”
Amanda Jo Stott-Smith was booked into Multnomah County Jail on the charges earlier in the afternoon, police said.
Posted May 24, 2009 by Scared Monkeys Arrest, Bizarre, Child Welfare, Crime, Murder, Search and Recovery, heroes | 9 comments |
Barack Obama’s War of Privacy … Barry, What About the Pirates?
”We are resolved to halt the rise of privacy in that region.”
SNL, Barack Obama just threw you a softball. It is now your job to hit it out of the park. Barack Obama holds a presser to discuss Somoli pirates and captain Richard Phillips’ heroic rescue. In the process Obama talks about his war on privacy. In perfect like Emily Litella fashion, ala the late Gilda Ratner, Barack Obama would say, “Oh, never mind.”
All that was needed was Jane Curtain to raise his hand from the gallery and say, Mr. President… it’s piracy, piracy, not privacy.
Looks like Brack Obama has an Emily Litella foreign policy.
However, Barack Obama did call Captain Richard Phillips brave and a hero. Something that the LEFT seems to dispute.
