thanks

THANK A SOLDIER!

from moe haagensen:

T For Training in case of battle H For Helping ones who are wounded with both sides included A For Assisting our brothers and sisters beside us N For Not knowing the situation we will be inside of K Means what we may have to do so our people retain choices S Means it Stinks for what we so proudly have to do G Means Giving to others if we are allowed to come home I Means leaving our egos to ourselves V Stands for Valor I Stands for keeping I in place N Stands for the Needy we try to protect G Stands for Giving back as all soldiers must do

from pirate

There is so much to give thanks for - despite all that’s been lost this year, including my good friend and ally, Fred Siedentopf - Sied or Bat Rastard. I think old Bat’s been looking out for Milspeak this year. We got the royalty statement this week, Bat, and God knows NINE BUCKS don’t go far. That’s THREE BUCKS for the Chaplains Fund and SIX BUCKS for Milspeak! Always did have a thing for THREE’s. AIN’T THAT RICH? A wiser woman would have quit by now. LOL!!! Bat, you always did think my Big Picture plan was insane, but you know I don’t give up easy. It’s a good thing someone pre-ordered three copies of the anthology in June, or we would’a had a big egg to cover expenses of running a foundation for the next few months. As it is, those six bucks get carried over to the next royalty statement. Well, I promised transparency and transparency you’ll get. Here’s the good news. Before Christmas, Milspeak Books will launch with three eBook titles. One of these, an abridged version of the anthology, will be made available as a free download to the troops. It’s an abridged version because I took most of my own and the workshop story out - too many people have said my story is too ugly. Okay - ugly, but true and inspiring. I owe everything I am to good old fashioned Marine Corps discipline combined with a heavy dose of “I Believe.” Plus, two of Dick Reynold’s novels will be published as ebooks in the Milspeak Books list. Best news yet - and Bat, you will really like this - next week while I’m in DC, I’m going to carry a few copies of the anthology to the patients at Walter Reed, and I’m going to find out if they want to write with me. Ain’t life grand? I swear, what else could I ask for? I am so grateful to be able to carry Milspeak wherever it is wanted and to write with warriors, their families and their friends wherever they might be. More good news - Spartanburg Community College is bringing a Milspeak Creative Writing Seminar to their Campus early next year, and I think we’re going to get to have a workshop with Wounded Warrior Battalion East. How much better can it get? Who gives a rat’s a$% (sorry Bat) if we don’t have any funding? Isn’t it amazing what we’ve been able to accomplish without funding? I’d say faith and a good dose of “I Believe” has gone a long way toward keeping this show on the road. So Bat, if you have the Old Man’s ear (and I know you do because I’m pretty sure you’re counting them as they come through the gate), tell him I said, “Thank you for all you’ve given, all you’ve taken, and all you’ve left.” Happy Thanksgiving!

Forces in Afghanistan Kill Militant, Detain Suspects Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs
Courtesy Story 11.24.2009

FROM DICK REYNOLDS
T = Thanks H = Happiness A = Afghanistan - looks like the president is going to send a lot more troops to that godforesaken place. N = Neighbors (?) K = Kin & Kindred S = Sacrifice – of military people and their military families G = Gratitude I = Iraq - a good place to be “from” V = Volunteer Forces - where would we be without them? I = Illuminating - one of the fine aspects of Milspeak Memo N = Nation Building - another new mission for the modern military G = Giving

FROM CARISSA J. MARINE
This Thanksgiving, enjoy new and old Traditions with Honor and Appreciation for the history of our Nation and diversity of our Kin. May the Sacrifices made be received with Gratitude and Inspire our country. Maintain your Vision and Integrity. Don't forget to give some thought to your Nutrition, and Give back to those in need.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all and God Bless John “Pappy” Subert, mgysgt usmc, retired (5000 plus dogfights. taught pirate to control. Howdy, Pappy - and HAPPY BACK AT YOU! )