Tag: Soldier
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The Story Of Medal Of Honor Recipient Sal Giunta
Incredible story, I can’t even imagine how scary that would have been… What a humble guy Sal Giunta is. Couldn’t ask for a nicer guy to receive the honor, I’m not surprised at his reaction to receiving the medal considering the friends he lost. I can hardly wait to see the movie Restrepo … It comes out on November…
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2010 Veterans Day Photos
See some more 2010 Veterans Day pictures at the following websites: The Frame – HERE The Big Picture – HERE
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A Journey From Home To War Told Through Rap
“Goodbye 09” is the story of rapper/soldier M.I.L.O. and his journey from Denmark to the war in Afghanistan: The guy’s flow on this song is great, but the translation doesn’t flow at all. For that reason, foreign music has always fascinated me, especially rap. I really like the video too… very artistic. It does a great job of…
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PostSecret – Soldiers’ Secrets
If you haven’t heard of PostSecret, it’s a ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard. I had the privilege of seeing an exhibit at an art gallery a few years ago. The postcards range from funny, to downright disturbing. These military ones seem like no exception. It really gives…
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Animals In War
Butch, a sentry dog, stands guard over Pfc. Rez P. Hester of the Marine Corps’ 7th War Dog Platoon on Iwo Jima in this undated photograph from the National Archives. View the rest of the photoset – HERE Amazing pictures. You can feel the sadness in #68 (except from the apathetic lady in pink).