West Waldoboro Community Church ordains minister
Oct 30, 2011
WALDOBORO — The West Waldoboro Community Church of Waldoboro ordained its minister Wayne Wesley Woodman of Round Pond on Oct. 22.
The church had a full attendance for the ceremony, with David Fields, president of the church, leading the service. Speakers and ministers who conducted the laying on of hands were, Rev. Michael Murphy, Rev. Owen Bundy, Rev. Wesley Woodman.
Woodman grew up in Warren and graduated from Rockland District High School in 1966. He is a decorated war veteran of the 101st Airborne, and served in VietNam in 1968-1969.
read more here
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Suicide bomber kills 13 Americans in Afghanistan
UPDATE
NATO: Afghan Bombing Kills 5 Troops, 8 Contractors
October 29, 2011
Associated Press|by Amir Shah
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a vehicle into an armored NATO bus Saturday, killing 17 people, including 12 Americans and a Canadian in the deadliest attack on the U.S.-led coalition in Kabul since the war began. It was a major setback for the alliance as it begins to draw down combat troops.
The explosion sparked a fireball and littered the street with shrapnel and twisted metal hulks. Heavy black smoke poured from burning wreckage at the site along the four-lane highway frequently used by foreign military trainers in the southwestern section of the city.
Underscoring the difficulties ahead, the brazen assault occurred on the same day that top NATO and Afghan officials were meeting elsewhere in Kabul to discuss the second phase of shifting security responsibilities to Afghan forces in all or part of 17 of the country's 34 provinces.
read more here
NATO: Afghan Bombing Kills 5 Troops, 8 Contractors
October 29, 2011
Associated Press|by Amir Shah
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a vehicle into an armored NATO bus Saturday, killing 17 people, including 12 Americans and a Canadian in the deadliest attack on the U.S.-led coalition in Kabul since the war began. It was a major setback for the alliance as it begins to draw down combat troops.
The explosion sparked a fireball and littered the street with shrapnel and twisted metal hulks. Heavy black smoke poured from burning wreckage at the site along the four-lane highway frequently used by foreign military trainers in the southwestern section of the city.
Underscoring the difficulties ahead, the brazen assault occurred on the same day that top NATO and Afghan officials were meeting elsewhere in Kabul to discuss the second phase of shifting security responsibilities to Afghan forces in all or part of 17 of the country's 34 provinces.
read more here
Suicide bomber kills 13 Americans in Afghanistan
By AMIR SHAH - Associated Press | AP – Sat, Oct 29, 2011
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban suicide bomber rammed a van into an armored NATO bus Saturday, killing 13 American troops and four Afghans in the deadliest attack on coalition forces in Kabul since the war began — a major setback for the U.S.-led coalition as it begins to draw down combat troops.
The explosion sparked a fireball and littered the street with shrapnel and twisted metal hulks. Heavy black smoke poured from burning wreckage at the site along the four-lane highway frequently used by foreign military trainers in the southwestern section of the city.
read more here
Miracle waiting to happen for hungry in Orlando
I am asking you for help for a change
If you belong to one of the groups I've helped over the years, you know it has been a labor of love from me. It is what I have been called to do, no matter how small or large. I wouldn't have it any other way. All the good work being done, especially in the Orlando area matters and should receive more attention than all of your hard work gets.
One of the groups holding onto my heart needs your help. As you can see by the screen grab below, they have been supporting the work I do.
First Unidted Church of Christ Orlando
Today in church Pastor Joel announced the food pantry was running out of food and the church has had to buy what they lack. This is a small church but they feed on average 200 people a week. Please watch this video and then you'll understand what I have to say next.
Pastor Joel met Staff Sgt. Wright because of the food pantry. His son had searched for him for most of his life but didn't find him until he read a blog post I wrote about his Dad's funeral. His son, a Marine, also a Staff Sgt. named Andrew, was serving in Iraq at the time. Imagine being so far away from home and seeing the words homeless veterans funeral linked to your father's name. What came after was that the son came to the church, was given the flag from his Dad's funeral and so much more. See, his son never knew the story about how he ended up without his family, but above that, he never knew how much his father loved him or the fact he had never given up on finding him.
Young Andrew ended up finding the rest of his family because of a blog post but that is only what some claim. See, I take very little credit for this because it had more to do with God's hand at work and the love of this church for total strangers.
First United Church of Christ needs your help to feed the hungry, like the homeless Vietnam veteran they loved. They need simple things like peanut butter and anything with protein in it. They are expecting more hungry senior citizens during the winter because of the cost of their prescription medications.
We always seem to pray for miracles wanting to be reassured God still pays attention to us yet when He sends someone to help, we fail to see it was His hand at work. When we feel we don't matter all it takes is someone to spend some time talking to us, smile or just say hello. When they show up to help, it makes a world of difference. Please show up to help this church feed people in need. You never know when your tiny contribution will end up causing a miracle for another family like Andrew's or how far your help will go.
If you belong to one of the groups I've helped over the years, you know it has been a labor of love from me. It is what I have been called to do, no matter how small or large. I wouldn't have it any other way. All the good work being done, especially in the Orlando area matters and should receive more attention than all of your hard work gets.
One of the groups holding onto my heart needs your help. As you can see by the screen grab below, they have been supporting the work I do.
First Unidted Church of Christ Orlando
Today in church Pastor Joel announced the food pantry was running out of food and the church has had to buy what they lack. This is a small church but they feed on average 200 people a week. Please watch this video and then you'll understand what I have to say next.
Pastor Joel met Staff Sgt. Wright because of the food pantry. His son had searched for him for most of his life but didn't find him until he read a blog post I wrote about his Dad's funeral. His son, a Marine, also a Staff Sgt. named Andrew, was serving in Iraq at the time. Imagine being so far away from home and seeing the words homeless veterans funeral linked to your father's name. What came after was that the son came to the church, was given the flag from his Dad's funeral and so much more. See, his son never knew the story about how he ended up without his family, but above that, he never knew how much his father loved him or the fact he had never given up on finding him.
Young Andrew ended up finding the rest of his family because of a blog post but that is only what some claim. See, I take very little credit for this because it had more to do with God's hand at work and the love of this church for total strangers.
First United Church of Christ needs your help to feed the hungry, like the homeless Vietnam veteran they loved. They need simple things like peanut butter and anything with protein in it. They are expecting more hungry senior citizens during the winter because of the cost of their prescription medications.
We always seem to pray for miracles wanting to be reassured God still pays attention to us yet when He sends someone to help, we fail to see it was His hand at work. When we feel we don't matter all it takes is someone to spend some time talking to us, smile or just say hello. When they show up to help, it makes a world of difference. Please show up to help this church feed people in need. You never know when your tiny contribution will end up causing a miracle for another family like Andrew's or how far your help will go.
U.S. Planning Troop Buildup in Gulf After Exit From Iraq
U.S. Planning Troop Buildup in Gulf After Exit From Iraq
By THOM SHANKER and STEVEN LEE MYERS
Published: October 29, 2011
MacDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The Obama administration plans to bolster the American military presence in the Persian Gulf after it withdraws the remaining troops from Iraq this year, according to officials and diplomats. That repositioning could include new combat forces in Kuwait able to respond to a collapse of security in Iraq or a military confrontation with Iran.
The plans, under discussion for months, gained new urgency after President Obama’s announcement this month that the last American soldiers would be brought home from Iraq by the end of December. Ending the eight-year war was a central pledge of his presidential campaign, but American military officers and diplomats, as well as officials of several countries in the region, worry that the withdrawal could leave instability or worse in its wake.
After unsuccessfully pressing both the Obama administration and the Iraqi government to permit as many as 20,000 American troops to remain in Iraq beyond 2011, the Pentagon is now drawing up an alternative.
read more here
By THOM SHANKER and STEVEN LEE MYERS
Published: October 29, 2011
MacDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The Obama administration plans to bolster the American military presence in the Persian Gulf after it withdraws the remaining troops from Iraq this year, according to officials and diplomats. That repositioning could include new combat forces in Kuwait able to respond to a collapse of security in Iraq or a military confrontation with Iran.
The plans, under discussion for months, gained new urgency after President Obama’s announcement this month that the last American soldiers would be brought home from Iraq by the end of December. Ending the eight-year war was a central pledge of his presidential campaign, but American military officers and diplomats, as well as officials of several countries in the region, worry that the withdrawal could leave instability or worse in its wake.
After unsuccessfully pressing both the Obama administration and the Iraqi government to permit as many as 20,000 American troops to remain in Iraq beyond 2011, the Pentagon is now drawing up an alternative.
read more here
A bank robber, a hero and a tale of healing
A bank robber, a hero and a tale of healing
OCTOBER 28, 2011
BY DAVID WILLBERG
Cecile Wehrman Krimm wants to know how and why two brothers could become completely different people.
One brother, Jimmy Krimm, became a notorious serial bank robber who stole from at least 35 banks in a 14-year span. He committed suicide near Fortuna, N.D., just hours after he robbed a bank in Williston.
The other brother, H. Rob Krimm, served his country for 20 years through the U.S. Marines and the U.S. Air Force.
Cecile Wehrman Krimm and Rob Krimm were at the Estevan Public Library on October 22 to promote her true crime novel "The Brothers Krimm: The bank robber and the hero." Wehrman Krimm wrote the book; Rob Krimm and his mother, Charlene, contributed to the story.
Wehrman Krimm first learned of the Krimm family on September 14, 2009. A couple hours after she arrived home from work at the Crosby Journal – where she is the editor – she was told by her mother-in-law that a fugitive bank robber was on the run near Wehrman Krimm's farm after the theft in Williston.
read more here
OCTOBER 28, 2011
BY DAVID WILLBERG
Cecile Wehrman Krimm wants to know how and why two brothers could become completely different people.
One brother, Jimmy Krimm, became a notorious serial bank robber who stole from at least 35 banks in a 14-year span. He committed suicide near Fortuna, N.D., just hours after he robbed a bank in Williston.
The other brother, H. Rob Krimm, served his country for 20 years through the U.S. Marines and the U.S. Air Force.
Cecile Wehrman Krimm and Rob Krimm were at the Estevan Public Library on October 22 to promote her true crime novel "The Brothers Krimm: The bank robber and the hero." Wehrman Krimm wrote the book; Rob Krimm and his mother, Charlene, contributed to the story.
Wehrman Krimm first learned of the Krimm family on September 14, 2009. A couple hours after she arrived home from work at the Crosby Journal – where she is the editor – she was told by her mother-in-law that a fugitive bank robber was on the run near Wehrman Krimm's farm after the theft in Williston.
read more here
Disabled veteran gets first look at volunteers’ work on Duluth home
Disabled veteran gets first look at volunteers’ work on Duluth home (with video)
Sitting in his new motorized scooter Saturday, Warren Scott St. John rolled outside onto his home’s new access ramp and for the first time was able to see the work dozens of volunteers have done on his behalf the past few days.
By: News Tribune staff,
Sitting in his new motorized scooter Saturday, Warren Scott St. John rolled outside onto his home’s new access ramp and for the first time was able to see the work dozens of volunteers have done on his behalf the past few days.
The ramp wasn’t quite finished, and St. John still was getting used to operating his new ride, but there was no doubt that the improvements will be life-changing for the disabled Vietnam War veteran and his family.
read more here
Sitting in his new motorized scooter Saturday, Warren Scott St. John rolled outside onto his home’s new access ramp and for the first time was able to see the work dozens of volunteers have done on his behalf the past few days.
By: News Tribune staff,
Sitting in his new motorized scooter Saturday, Warren Scott St. John rolled outside onto his home’s new access ramp and for the first time was able to see the work dozens of volunteers have done on his behalf the past few days.
The ramp wasn’t quite finished, and St. John still was getting used to operating his new ride, but there was no doubt that the improvements will be life-changing for the disabled Vietnam War veteran and his family.
read more here
Severely injured Idaho soldier feels blessed
When something life changing happens to any of us, we can focus on what we lost. Or we can focus on what is important. I've met several amputees from Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. In the beginning it is horrible for them to think about what is left of their lives. Then, the rest of their lives becomes all that matters.
Spc. Luis Puertas lost both legs in an explosion in Iraq in 2006. Homes For Our Troops is finishing off his house. In May the Nam Knights held a fundraiser for him. He is interviewed in this video. Notice the smiles and the love he has for his future wife Amber.
At about 3 minutes into this video, Joshua Cope, also an amputee, talks about his life. Two other survivors of IED's speak about their lives and what they are doing.
Meeting men like them leaves me feeling like a complete whiner when my life isn't going so good. When problems make day to day tough. They have the same problems the rest of us do in our "normal" lives. What is amazing about them is how they rise above all of it.
Severely injured Idaho soldier feels blessed
A military rehabilitation center in Texas has lent Idaho National Guard Staff Sgt. Jason Rzepa some perspective.
By Daniel Person
The Spokesman-Review
A military rehabilitation center in Texas has lent Staff Sgt. Jason Rzepa some perspective.
As he continues to recover from injuries he sustained in a roadside bomb attack in Iraq last July, Rzepa, of Coeur d'Alene, said he sees fellow soldiers missing entire legs and arms. Soldiers scarred by severe burns. Soldiers who go home to an empty apartment and spend evenings alone watching television.
"I'm blessed, really," Rzepa said Friday afternoon. "I have both knees and a wife and son with me down there. ... That in itself makes all the difference."
red more here
Spc. Luis Puertas lost both legs in an explosion in Iraq in 2006. Homes For Our Troops is finishing off his house. In May the Nam Knights held a fundraiser for him. He is interviewed in this video. Notice the smiles and the love he has for his future wife Amber.
At about 3 minutes into this video, Joshua Cope, also an amputee, talks about his life. Two other survivors of IED's speak about their lives and what they are doing.
Meeting men like them leaves me feeling like a complete whiner when my life isn't going so good. When problems make day to day tough. They have the same problems the rest of us do in our "normal" lives. What is amazing about them is how they rise above all of it.
Spc. Jesse Snow received the Silver Star posthumously
Fairborn native died in Afghanistan as he saved lives of his fellow soldiers.
By Kelli Wynn, Staff Writer
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — On Nov. 14, 2010, while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom in northeast Afghanistan, U.S. Army Spc. Jesse Snow crawled past enemy fire, dragged two wounded soldiers to safety, used his body as a human shield and became a hero.
On Friday, more than 1,000 people gathered at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force to see Snow, 25, posthumously receive the Silver Star medal for valor.
Army Maj. Gen. James C. McConville, commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) in Fort Campbell, Ky., presented the medal to Snow’s parents.
“It’s going to show everybody that this guy was a true American soldier and he was brave and he’s being recognized and we’re so proud of him,” said Snow’s father, retired Air Force Chief Master Sgt. John Snow Sr., prior to the hour-long ceremony.
“(Snow) has a big crown on his head right now in paradise,” Gov. John Kasich said during the ceremony. “He is going to be honored for eternity because he laid down his life for his friends.”
read more here
By Kelli Wynn, Staff Writer
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO U.S. Army Spc. Jesse Adam Snow, 25, a Fairborn native, was killed Nov. 14 while serving during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. He received the Silver Star posthumously.Updated 1:03 AM Saturday, October 29, 2011
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — On Nov. 14, 2010, while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom in northeast Afghanistan, U.S. Army Spc. Jesse Snow crawled past enemy fire, dragged two wounded soldiers to safety, used his body as a human shield and became a hero.
On Friday, more than 1,000 people gathered at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force to see Snow, 25, posthumously receive the Silver Star medal for valor.
Army Maj. Gen. James C. McConville, commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) in Fort Campbell, Ky., presented the medal to Snow’s parents.
“It’s going to show everybody that this guy was a true American soldier and he was brave and he’s being recognized and we’re so proud of him,” said Snow’s father, retired Air Force Chief Master Sgt. John Snow Sr., prior to the hour-long ceremony.
“(Snow) has a big crown on his head right now in paradise,” Gov. John Kasich said during the ceremony. “He is going to be honored for eternity because he laid down his life for his friends.”
read more here
Bicycle trek helps veterans down road to recovery
Bicycle trek helps veterans down road to recovery
By EloÃsa Ruano González, Orlando Sentinel
7:11 p.m. EDT, October 29, 2011
The group stopped this weekend in Orlando. They had dinner at the American Legion Post 286 on Friday and rode 44 miles to Winter Haven on Saturday. They plan to end their trek today in Tampa.
"Yes, we're injured and gave up part of our life. But we're still living our lives to the fullest," said Army Sgt. Nathan Hunt before setting off Saturday from the Sheraton Safari Hotel near Walt Disney World.
read more here
By EloÃsa Ruano González, Orlando Sentinel
7:11 p.m. EDT, October 29, 2011
Photo: Veterans' bicycle rideMore than 200 cyclists, mostly injured military veterans, set out to cross Florida coast to coast in seven days. They took part in the 350-mile Ride 2 Recovery Florida Challenge from Jacksonville to Tampa to raise money for veteran rehabilitation programs across the country.
( TIFFINI JONES VANDERWYST, RIDE 2 / October 29, 2011 )
Cyclists make their way to Winter Haven from Orlando during the Ride 2 Recovery Florida Challenge. More than 200 cyclists, mostly injured veterans from across the country, took part in the 350-mile seven-day trip from Jacksonville to Tampa.
The group stopped this weekend in Orlando. They had dinner at the American Legion Post 286 on Friday and rode 44 miles to Winter Haven on Saturday. They plan to end their trek today in Tampa.
"Yes, we're injured and gave up part of our life. But we're still living our lives to the fullest," said Army Sgt. Nathan Hunt before setting off Saturday from the Sheraton Safari Hotel near Walt Disney World.
read more here
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Navy commander gets prison in rape of 2 female officers
Navy commander gets prison in rape of 2 female officers
Published: October 29, 2011
A Navy ship commander pleaded guilty Friday to sexual assault and rape of two female sailors, and a military judge ordered his dismissal and sentenced him to more than three years in prison, The Associated Press reported.
Cmdr. Jay Wylie was given a 10-year term but will serve 42 months as part of a plea agreement, said Sheila Murray, Navy spokeswoman. He also forfeits all future benefits.
read more here
Published: October 29, 2011
A Navy ship commander pleaded guilty Friday to sexual assault and rape of two female sailors, and a military judge ordered his dismissal and sentenced him to more than three years in prison, The Associated Press reported.
Cmdr. Jay Wylie was given a 10-year term but will serve 42 months as part of a plea agreement, said Sheila Murray, Navy spokeswoman. He also forfeits all future benefits.
read more here
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)