United We Roll at Stardust Radio

If you were having lunch with some friends or coworkers, do you think any would remember?

If you asked a young adult, would he or she know?

If you visited a classroom and asked, would they know?

If you visited a Veteran group, I bet they could tell you!

Monday, July 27th, was the anniversary of the end of the Korean War - July 27, 1953.

Today, Tuesday July 28th, is the anniversary of the day that world War I began - 95 years ago - July 28, 1914.

Some may say what is so important about a couple of old dates. How about the thousands upon thousands of American lives that were lost, wounded and the troops who disappeared, labeled as MIA's, or suffered in the camps as POW's? How about the young men and women who gave their lives for the same reasons that many do today - for liberty, for freedom and for the American way of life they wish to pass on to their children and their children's children and so on.

And what of those aging Veterans who were the kids in these two wars of so long ago? Who checks on them? Who listens to their stories? How many of our school children have met a real hero? Why not?

We have only three living Veterans from WWI:
Three Veterans of WWI who are still living:
*Frank Buckles of the USA who is 108 years young
*John Babcock of Canada who is 109 yrs young
*Claude Stanley Choules of the UK, who joined the Royal Navy at 15 years of age, eventually transferred to the Australian Navy and resides in Australia– also 108 years young.

Let's take the time to acknowledge our Veterans from the Korean War and all wars since, before time flies and they are no longer here to share their wisdom with us and accept our gratitude.

Let's take time to mark our calendars and acknowledge every one of these dates that took so many young Americans away from their families in order for freedom to survive. Let us make sure that history stays alive so it can fuel the gratitude we should feel for all that we have.

May God Bless & Watch Over All Who Protect Us and Our Families, Our Homes and Our Country. May God Protect the Families of Those Who Serve To Protect Us.

United We Roll Show Schedule
Stardust Radio - www.stardustradio.com
Tuesday, July 28, 2009 – 2pm to 4pm Central
Repeats Wednesday 6:30pm Central

We have four great visits to get to today…and the timing will be very tight – we will probably go over our two hours by just a couple of minutes. But you will not want to miss any of our visits.

Joining us during our first visit today will be Army 1LT Richard Shawger, who is in his 8th month of deployment with the Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad. 1LT Shawger is in the Combat Security Escort, where his unit provides escort to other troops with whom they serve, most recently escorting missions with the road clearance teams.

Our next visit is with three members from the 376th ELRS (Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron) – POL Unit. Joining us are SSgt Mike Van Damm, SMSgt Jeff Hancock and TSgt Darrel Stockton who will tell us about this unit that controls and provides fuels of all types to the base from aircraft to air conditioners. This is a very interesting visit and with a saying like “Without fuel pilots would be pedestrians”, you can be sure we will have some good chuckles, too.

The first part of our next visit will be with three young men who are deployed with the 532nd ESFS (Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron). This security team had a tough situation just a couple of weeks ago, but – thanks to their training and instincts – this has had a much better than expected ending. While A1C Tony Gross, A1C John Henry and A1C Donovan Blount were on duty, a little girl was terribly injured by an IED blast and they were the ones who were there to apply her first medical aid, and arrange to get her to the hospital. Also, a Major who witnessed this incredibly fine tuned team at work and heard that we were doing this interview, stopped by to see if he could say a few words. Major Haigh will join us as he wanted to be sure that all of us were aware of just how amazing these airmen were as they worked on this child. This is an incredible visit.

Our fourth and final visit for today is with a KC-10 refueling tanker flight crew who will tell us what it is like to fly on this converted DC-10 aircraft while fueling other aircraft in mid-air. Joining us from deployment with the 380th AEW (Air Expeditionary Wing) are Capt Michael Dougherty, Capt Omar Rashid, SSgt Douglas Jurgens and SSgt Casanova Geary as they give us an educational and enjoyable visit during some of their down time.

As always, we are extremely honored to bring you these visits with our Heroes of Freedom. We thank you for your support of our troops and of Stardust Radio.

Please remember the effort to help a Marine unit to bring Miranda home - www.bringmirandahome.blogspot.com

Have you "coined" a Hero yet? What a fantastic feeling! www.gratefulamericancoin.org

May God Bless You All & May God Bless America!

Seldom do we receive a request for anything from our troops, other than for support and prayers. But there is a way you can help one of our Marine units now.

There is a Special Ops Marine unit that has been on some tough duty in Afghanistan and they are about to come home, but they may have to leave a special 4 legged member behind. Her name is Miranda. She is a dog that adopted this unit and they adopted her – this unit who has not had many comforts of home or very little else. Anyone who has ever had a dog for a companion is well aware of the void that four paws, a cold nose and a wagging tale can fill. Always there, no questions or demands and always ready to comfort.

If the Marines come home and have to leave Miranda behind, she could face a terrible fate – so they are trying to bring her home where her new family with one of the unit members is waiting for her. You can see more about Miranda’s story at her website – http://bringmirandahome.blogspot.com. There is a Donate button that you can click to make a donation with Paypal or a major credit card.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

United We Roll Show Schedule
Stardust Radio – www.stardustradio.com
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 2pm – 4pm Central
Repeats Wednesday 6:30pm – 8:30pm Central

Joining us during our first visit today will be CPL Nathan Painter who is currently deployed with the HHT- 1/150th ARS/HBCT (Hq Brigade Combat Team). CPL Painter was able to step in when another soldier who was scheduled to join us had to attend to duties instead. We really appreciate the way this young soldier was willing to make time to visit with us and talk about his deployment in an area south of Baghdad where he has been on patrols with the Iraqi Army for the past five months. He gives some great information on this area and more.

Our next visit is with two members on the staff of the dining facility at Manas Air Base where numbers of diners can fluctuate daily by hundreds due to the numbers of people who transition through this base on their way in and out of Afghanistan. Joining us are SrA Irprime Postrero and A1C Robert Whitefield who will not only talk about how they manage these large numbers of people, but also about how important their role is in providing comfort to these transferring troops and how they enjoy working with the local people of Kyrzgstan, who fill so many of the jobs at the facility. Despite the very long hours, these Airmen still find time to volunteer – stay tuned to be inspired.

Our third visit today will be with 1stLT Ryan Davis who is currently deployed with the 386th AEW (Air Expeditionary Wing). Lt Davis serves in the Protocol office where you have to be on your toes 24/7. All VIP’s – Very Important Persons – whether military or civilian have their arrangements handled by this office when they come to this area. Lt Davis and his staff make arrangements for travel, lodging, meals, meetings, tours and more. They have to know everything about each guest as you will hear.

Our fourth and final visit for today is with Chase Weiland, who is currently deployed with the OMT 44, 1-111th Infantry Division. Chase has a very unusual story – it is something that happens occasionally, but certainly was not expected. Though he is on his fourth deployment, he had left the service after his third combat tour and had gone back to college to complete his education and go on with his civilian life. Chase’s story will certainly touch your hearts and should again remind us of the many types of sacrifices our military members make as they protect us and our freedom.

Please folks, let’s do our part and show our support by being there when those who protect us need us – when the legislative process is making laws that will effect our military members, families, Veterans and our first responders. Let’s be there at every opportunity that our voices can be heard, loud and clear. And let’s keep those prayers going. Start a support prayer group at your church or synagogue. If you belong to a community club, adopt a unit or an individual military member – or join one of the many fantastic organizations that help in so many ways for our active duty, wounded, families, children of Fallen Heroes, Veterans and First Responders.

Don’t forget in addition to listening to our live show on www.stardustradio.com , you can go to our archive site and download tapes of our shows in MP3 format at www.stardustradio.info and you can check our blog through the United We Roll page at www.stardustradio.com .

May God Bless You All and May God Bless America!

P.S. Don't forget to pick up your coins to show our troops how much you appreciate them at www.gratefulamericancoin.org

Info Source: http://veterans.house.gov

House Approves Filner Amendment to Support Paralympic Program for Injured Vets

Washington, D.C. – Bob Filner (D-CA), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, announced that the House of Representatives approved a critical funding increase for a paralympic program for veterans and members of the Armed Services. Hundreds of injured veterans now actively participate in paralympic sports and training programs that enhance their rehabilitation and promote healing from the wounds of war.

Last year, Congress authorized $10 million to fund the Office of National Veterans’ Sports Programs and Special Events to oversee rehabilitative adaptive sports programs for severely injured service members and veterans. The severely injured service members and veterans tend to be traumatic brain injury veterans, amputees, paraplegic, and quadriplegic veterans. Today, the House voted to approve Chairman Filner’s amendment to provide full funding for the program in H.R. 3028, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act of 2010.

“When severely injured military began returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States Olympic Committee began offering Paralympic Military Sports Camps at its training facilities, including the USOC training facility in my district in Chula Vista, California,” said Filner. “I strongly believe that providing this dynamic program the needed funding to assist our injured service members and veterans will enrich the quality of life of our severely injured service members and veterans as they explore new limits.”