Taking a Moment to Honor our Fallen Heroes

Taking a Moment to Honor our Fallen Heroes

Since that tragic day on 9-11-2001… many of our bravest have given their all while fighting for this great country of ours. Please take a moment to thank them, in your own way, for all they have done and were willing to do for you -- me and this great country of ours. May God bless each and every one of these fallen Heroes, all of those who have been wounded, all of their families, friends, loved ones and their comrades in arms who were at their side.
AubreyJ.........

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

No. 774-08 September 15, 2008
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Spc. Marques I. Knight, 24, of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., died Septemer 6th in Aliabad, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when he received small arms fire while on dismounted patrol. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
For further information media may contact the Fort Hood public affairs office at (254) 287-9993; after hours (254) 291-2591.


No. 775-08 September 15, 2008
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Sgt. 1st Class Daniel R. Sexton, 53, of Wentzville, Mo., died September 10th at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 164th Military Police Company, Fort Richardson, Alaska. The incident is under investigation.
For more information related to this release, the media may contact the U.S. Army Alaska public affairs office at (907) 382-6518.


No. 776-08 September 15, 2008
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Chief Warrant Officer Michael Slebodnik, 39, of Gibsonia, Pa., died September 11th at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered near Forward Operating Base Nagil, Afghanistan, when the aircraft he was piloting received enemy fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.
For more information media may contact the Fort Campbell public affairs office at (270) 798-9966.


No. 777-08 September 15, 2008
DoD Identifies Army Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Pvt. Michael W. Murdock, 22, of Chocowinity, N.C., died September 11th at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered at Combat Outpost Lybert, Afghanistan, when he was struck by enemy fire. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
For further information media may contact the Fort Hood public affairs office at (254) 287-9993; after hours (254) 291-2591.

Photo for the Day - September 14, 2008

* Photo for the Day * A building in the storm surge that overtook the Bolivar Peninsula Bridge near Galveston, TX, September 12, 2008.
Following link goes to the Department of Homeland Security website...
Hurricane Ike Information and Resources
Above info/photo courtesy of DHS - USAF photo by Bacio

DoD Identifies Navy Casualties

No. 768-08 September 13, 2008
DoD Identifies Navy Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Senior Chief Petty Officer John Wayne Marcum, 34, of Flushing, Mich., died September 12th from injuries sustained while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan September 11th. Marcum was temporarily forward deployed from his assignment at Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Dam Neck, Va.
For further information related to this release, contact Naval Special Warfare Command Public Affairs at 619-522-2824.


No. 769-08 September 13, 2008
DoD Identifies Navy Casualty

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Chief Petty Officer (select) Jason Richard Friewald, 30, of Armada, Mich., died September 12th from injuries sustained while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan September 11th. Friewald was temporarily forward deployed from his assignment at Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Dam Neck, Va.
For further information related to this release, contact Naval Special Warfare Command Public Affairs at 619-522-2824.

4- HURRICANE IKE - Post Date: September 12-13, 2008

* Hurricane Ike *
Special Note: Just before 1:00am CDT Saturday morning, the Eye of Hurricane Ike finally started passing over Galveston Island. At this time Ike was still a very dangerous Category Two Hurricane with winds of 110 mph with higher gust. (Ike would be a Cat 3 Hurricane if it had winds of 111 mph or better.)

Post last updated:
Saturday, September 13, 2008
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Now that IKE has already landed this early morning... and is now MOVING towards my part of the woods, (Shreveport, LA) ... I’ll start posting some useful links and info for my family, friends and fellow neighbors in and around the ark-la-tex area.

Our prayers go out to all of those that have been... or will soon be... in the path of IKE’s destructive force.
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* (NOAA) National Weather Service...
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(Click on area of map that you wish weather info on)
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* Shreveport, LA Long Range Radar...
HERE
(Left Click on area of image to Zoom In / Right Click to Zoom Out)
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* KTBS Channel 3 News has a great LIVE NEWS Web Cam posted up on their website today, full of up-to-date news on IKE as it impacts the ark-la-tex and surrounding areas...
- Click it out HERE -
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* KTBS TV - Channel 3 News Homepage
* KSLA TV - Channel 12 News Homepage
* KTAL TV - Channel 6 News Homepage
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Above Image is Hurricane Ike taken from the International Space Station - Image Courtesy of NASA
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Latest Public Advisories and other
Up-To-Date Info on
HURRICANE IKE at...

NOAA’s Official Website - HERE

. Latest Satellite Loop Imagery at links below...
- Visible (night infrared) Satellite Loop HERE
- Gulf of Mexico Infrared Satellite Loop HERE
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- Houston/Galveston, TX Long Range Radar
HERE

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* Click2Houston.com keeps us up to date with all these reports, videos, photos, links and more HERE
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* Click link below for Live Video Stream from
Galveston's Flagship Hotel Camera...
Galveston Camera: Watch Ike Come Ashore
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* Galveston.com/webcam...
Click HERE for Gulf Cam at 37th & Seawall
(Photo updates every few minutes)
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I’ll be updating this Post over the next couple of days, so check back
AubreyJ.........

Info, Map & Satellite Imagery by NWS TPC... National Hurricane Center, Miami FL/SSD

Photo for the Day - September 11, 2008

* Photo for the Day * Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Gioia, of Buffalo, N.Y., and the senior enlisted leader of Multinational Division Baghdad and the 4th Infantry Division, places a flag that was flown at Ground Zero in front of a photograph depicting the tragic events at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, during the Patriot Day Observance at Camp Liberty, Iraq, Sept. 11, 2008. The flag was presented to the 4th Infantry Division by the New York City Fire Department.
Read the story at link below...
Soldiers in Baghdad Render Honors to Nation, Fallen Brethren
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brock Jones, Multinational Division Baghdad

9-11... Seven Years Ago Today

9-11... Seven years ago today

No matter what your political views might be...
one thing is for certain.
In these days of fast news and even faster life styles,
we all seem to have forgotten those moments in history
that so abruptly and tragically changed
this beloved Country of ours.

9-11... How soon we forget.

Seven years ago today-
In memory of...

By AubreyJ..........
9-11-08
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NEVER...
About Photo: This above expression was included among the flags, ribbons, candles and other expressions left at a spontaneous memorial created near the Pentagon to honor those killed in the terrorist attack there September 11, 2001.
DoD photo by Rudi Williams-Taken in September, 2006
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HURRICANE IKE - Post Dates: September 09-10-11, 2008

* Hurricane Ike *
NO CHANGE IN STRENGTH YET...
BUT IKE STILL REMAINS A VERY LARGE CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE THAT POSES A SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE HAZARD

Post last updated:
Thursday, September 11, 2008

AS OF 10:00pm CDT: MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS OR SO AND IKE COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE BEFORE REACHING THE COAST.

IKE REMAINS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE... HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 265 MILES...
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ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 956 MB... 28.23 INCHES...
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More Up-To-Date Info on...
HURRICANE IKE at...
NOAA’s Official Website - HERE

. Latest Satellite Loop Imagery at links below...
- Visible (night infrared) Satellite Loop HERE
- Caribbean Infrared Satellite Loop HERE
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- Houston/Galveston, TX Long Range Radar
HERE

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* Click2Houston.com keeps us up to date with all these reports, videos, photos, links and more HERE
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* Galveston.com/webcam...
Click HERE for Gulf Cam at 37th & Seawall
(Photo updates every few minutes)

Info, Map & Satellite Imagery by NWS TPC... National Hurricane Center, Miami FL/SSD