United We Roll at Stardust Radio

I am sure that many of you are familiar with Soldiers' Angels and know that this group provides a variety of support for our military members and families. You may not be aware that there is a chapter of Soldiers' Angels in Germany with volunteers who actually live there. They work very hard in conjunction with the US Angels to help wounded and ill members who are receiving treatment at Landsthul and will either return to the USA or go back to their unit.

In order to get wounded members to treatment as quickly as possible, they are transported in exactly what they are wearing at the time they are injured. There is no time to pack a bag for them, so it is extremely helpful to provide them with items that will help their stay and/or the rest of their journey to be more comfortable. At this time, the German chapter of the Soldiers' Angels is in need of help to add to their supplies so they can continue to help our Heroes.

Below is a link to the Soldiers Angels of Germany Blog where you can read much more information and, for a quick reference, I have copied the list of items that are needed as well as instructions and address. NOTE THE STATEMENT BELOW: Please do not send items not on this list. If you have any questions, please refer to the blog for more information and an address to send your questions.

Thank you from your Stardust Family for reaching out to help the Angels and to bring comfort to our wounded/ill troops. God Bless You!
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http://soldiersangelsgermany.blogspot.com/2005/07/donations-needed-for-landstuhl.html

MOST-NEEDED ITEMS FOR JUNE 2010
- Deoderant, small size preferred but not necessary
- Sweatpants and Zippered Hoodie Sweatjackets, size MEDIUM, need more pants than tops (grey, black, dark blue)
- Sweatpants and Zippered Hoodie Sweatjackets, size LARGE, need more pants than tops (grey, black, dark blue)
- Sweatpants and Zippered Hoodie Sweatjackets, size EXTRA LARGE, need more more pants than tops (grey, black, dark blue)
- Calling cards (click for details)
- Female underwear, various styles (high-leg, bikini, etc.), sizes M, L, XL
- Men's Boxerbriefs (M, L, XL, 2XL) 2nd choice boxers. Please do not send "tightie whities".
- Shorts, baggy basketball-type (M, L, XL - any color)
- Good disposable razors, individually wrapped or 2-packs (we would rather have 1 Fusion or similar than 100 of the cheaper kind that tear guys' faces up)
- Shaving cream, aerosol cans, travel size preferred
- Nail Clippers (large & small)
- Undershirts and plain T-shirts, size MEDIUM (crew neck, any color)

COMPLETE LIST OF ITEMS REQUESTED BY SOLDIERS' ANGELS
Please do not send items not on this list.

- Sweatpants and Zippered Hoodie Sweatjackets (M, L, XL - grey, black, dark blue)
- Lounge/sleep pants/pj bottoms (M, L, XL - any color or pattern)
- Undershirts and plain T-shirts (M, L, XL - crew neck, any color)
- Shorts, baggy basketball-type (M, L, XL - any color)
- Socks (white ankle or crew length preferred.)
- FlipFlops to wear while showering (men's large sizes)

- Female underwear, various styles (high-leg, bikini, etc.), sizes M, L, XL

- Toothbrushes (individually wrapped)
- Toothpaste (any size)
- Bar Soap, Shower Gel & Shampoo (any size)
- Dental floss
- Deoderant, small size preferred but not necessary
- Gold Bond or similar Foot Powder and Body Powder
- Body lotion (any size)
- Lip balm
- Nail Clippers (large & small)
- Good disposable razors, individually wrapped or 2-packs (we would rather have 1 Fusion or similar than 100 of the cheaper kind that tear guys' faces up)
- Shaving cream (aerosol cans, travel size preferred)

- Calling cards - see info at http://soldiersangelsgermany.blogspot.com/2005/07/operation-phone-home-donate-phone.html
- Blankets of Hope - see instructions at http://soldiersangelsgermany.blogspot.com/2005/07/blankets-of-hope.html
- Travel pillows
- Ipods & iTunes gift cards - see instructions at http://soldiersangelsgermany.blogspot.com/2008/04/itunes-gift-cards-and-ipod-shuffles.html

- Please do not send clothing sizes Small or 3X.
- Please do not send books or magazines.
- Please do not send cards or letters.
- All items received by medical facilities must be new and unused.
- Please do not wash before sending.

Please send items to:
MTD
Attn: Soldiers' Angels
CMR 402
APO AE 09180

Important:
- Please notify us when items are shipped.
- Include a note with your name, Email address, and brief description of items sent in your packages. Without this information, we will be unable to confirm their receipt.
- Please allow 6 - 8 weeks for receipt confirmation.

Please help support our wounded and ill Heroes! Thank you.

SSG Tim Chambers has stood in the heat and weather for 3-4 hours without a break or even an opportunity to relax his salute during the last 8 years at Rolling Thunder in Wash DC. This he does out of love, honor and respect for those who have fallen while protecting our freedom. You can see a video from this year's event - and I can't imagine any true American being able to view this without being deeply touched. I have found myself watching this several times -each time, turning off the TV and any other noisemakers, so I can focus totally on the sound from the video - the engines, the muted voices, the cheer of the crowd and the ever so gentle strain of music that was perfectly selected for this piece. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gfnmDGk0KM Rolling Thunder 2010 – A Marine’s Vigil

SSG Chambers is tremendously dedicated to programs that will educate our children about their gift of freedom, keeping our living Veterans also in our hearts and remembered with cards and activities and so much more.

SSG Tim Chambers is not only an exemplary Marine, he is also an exemplary American from whom we all can learn. If we gave 1% of the effort that this Marine does, we would be making our country better, acknowledging those who protect us and our families and reaping the magnificent rewards of being involved in the preservation of the American Way of Life.

Semper Fi, SSG Chambers. Thank You and God Bless You!!!

Note: We will be bringing a visit with SSG Chambers to United We Roll in the immediate future

Our Fallen Heroes make their final journey home from the foreign land where they gave their ultimate sacrifice to their home soil and to their loved ones under the cover and protection of Old Glory - our country's flag who flew with them, and now holds them close. At each point of the journey home, brothers and sisters in uniform are there to pay honor. The uniformed members stand at attention and salute the Fallen Heroes, as their own thoughts, prayers and feelings go on in their hearts and minds behind the sharp posture - with only their tears to hint at their feelings. This article was written by one such sister in uniform as a Marine made his journey home. You do not have to be there to shed a tear for this young Hero of Freedom.

Devil dog makes his last flight home
http://www.manas.afcent.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123210358

by Staff Sgt. Carolyn Viss (Commentary)
376th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

6/22/2010 - TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan -- From the moment I looked into the yawning mouth of the back of the C-17, I felt a lump in my throat begin to form.

It was a yellow flag heat condition day in humid Kyrgyzstan, and 50 Airmen and I were lined up on the tarmac, waiting to greet a young Marine who was coming home.

If only he was coming home the right way, I thought, as I heard the troop commander call the group to parade rest.

I'd picked the sunny side of the plane. With combined heat and humidity well into the 90s, at 3 p.m. the sun's rays were at their strongest. I'd picked the sunny side on purpose.

It's the least I can do to stand in the sun for just a few minutes, in order to greet this Marine the right way, I thought.

It was the very least I could do. If this Marine were alive, he'd probably have picked the sunny side, too.

He was an E-3, that Devil Dog. 29 years old. I was trying to wrap my mind around the reality of death ... yet again.

I shut my eyes briefly. In my mind's eye, I could picture his lifeless body, in a uniform that was probably still crusty with dirt, lying peacefully in the flag-draped coffin. I knew once they got him to Dover they would make sure every piece of his uniform and body were pristine, but for now I was betting his eyes were closed and he just looked like a battle-weary boy. I wondered how he died.

But before I could imagine too much farther, I opened my eyes and flicked an eyelid, trying to scare off a pesky bug without moving too much.

Group, tench-HUT!

We all snapped to attention as the mortuary affairs detail appeared with the box and began to descend the ramp. The lump in my throat rose.

Present-ARMS!

50 Airmen rendered honors to our fallen brother with a slow, respectful salute, and held it while the pallbearers marched in step.

It took six of them to carry his body.

As the casket passed, the field of blue with 50 stars draped over his head and his heart, I thought of his mother. I thought of his brothers, maybe his sisters. A bead of sweat trickled down my back.

Military bearing, Carolyn - remember your military bearing.

I tried so hard to hold back the tears, and I almost did. But one tear fell. One tear made a track down my cheek, and dripped off my chin, as I stood at attention to honor my comrade.

I don't really know exactly why I cried. Maybe it was because his short life was well lived. Maybe it was because his good life was cut short. All I know is, bearing or no bearing, this Marine deserved my tear.

That tear was for his mother. For his brothers. Maybe his sisters. That tear was for the men and women of Afghanistan who he died trying to help. For the Marines in his unit who would carry on without him. And for the Americans whose freedom he defended. Maybe it was a tear he never even shed as he shed the very last of his own blood, in service of his country and in the name of freedom.

Order-ARMS!

The Marine was ready for his last flight home.

Goodbye, my brother, I said in my mind. You served well.

Dis-missed.

May you rest as well as you lived.

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This Marine's dignified transfer occurred on the flight line of the Manas International Airport by Airmen of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing, Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan.

United We Roll World Tour Show
Stardust Radio www.stardustradio.com
Tuesday 6/29/10 2:00pm – 4:00pm Central (Live)
Wednesday 6/30/10 6:30pm – 8:30pm Central (Repeat)

Welcome Stardust Listeners and thank you for joining us on United We Roll this Tuesday, the 29th day of June, 2010 as we take time to honor those who serve our country and who protect our freedom!!

For more articles on current happenings and news, please visit our United We Roll blog located at http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/blog1.php and our United We Roll Facebook page located at http://www.facebook.com/UnitedWeRoll. You can follow us on Twitter at www.twitter/JudiBUSA.

For today's show, we have two very in depth and interesting visits with 3 of our special guests who are currently serving in Iraq. The show will actually end around 3:30pm Central, which puts us about 30 minutes short of the usual two hour period today. This is so we can move into a special project that overlaps just a bit with our normal show broadcast period. Remember, if you are not able to stay with us through the show this afternoon, it will repeat again tomorrow evening, Wednesday, June 30th at 6:30pm Central. In addition, an MP3 copy will be placed on our show archive site for listening and downloading. You can reach our archive site at www.stardustradio.info or on the United We Roll page at www.stardustradio.com.

(2:06pm) During our first visit today, we will be talking with two deployed Air force members who are serving with the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing/Finance Management. SSG Eduardo Martin works in the Customer Service area where he helps fellow members with a wide variety of financial services and MSG Keith Monroe is in the Budget area, where he works with purchases from supply offices around the base, flight arrangements and payment for members going home on emergency and vacation leaves and a whole lot more. It is very interesting to learn how much accounting, banking and purchasing goes on in a deployed area. It surprised me to hear how involved the operation there is as well as the fact that they work pretty much 6-7 days per week, not like their stateside counterparts who have weekends off.

(2:44pm) Our next visit is with Army Chaplain/Major Barton Herndon who is currently deployed with the 1st HBCT, 3rd ID. This is not Chaplain Herndon's first deployment as he was also deployed in 2003-2004 in the Sadir City area which was a tough time and place to be. Chaplain Bart brings us a tremendous visit as he shares so many experiences of his own and those that impact the men and women who he supports in so many ways. This visit will be inspirational and tug at your heartstrings at the same time. You will not want to miss a minute of this visit and you may hear some things that will stay with you long after this show is over.

Ladies & Gentlemen, we wish to thank all of you for joining us today and we hope that you will be with us again next week when we will have more great visits from our Heroes of Freedom.

We would like to thank some folks without whom these visits would not be possible. Of course, this includes our very special guests. And our deepest appreciation goes to Mr Tom Conning and MSgt Mike Hamill. We again wish a wonderful homecoming for SSG Viss and a welcome to the Stardust Radio family for TSgt Jennifer Buzanowski.

With July 4th coming up this next weekend and so many events to celebrate Independence Day, let us not forget that our freedom was won with the blood of our forefathers and all generations since - including our brothers, sisters, moms & dads, sons and daughters of today. Let us find time to thank all who have continued to pass the gift of freedom down through the generations to us through their sacrifices - and let us remember that we must continue to protect this precious gift and pass it on to our children, so they can pass it on to theirs and so this great land of America will continue to be a land of freedom and liberty.

As always, our hearts and prayers go out to all of our military members, families, Veterans and to all of our first responders & their families - everyone who puts their lives on hold and on the line for us and our families.

We would like to remind our Veterans, active duty members, family members and anyone who is interested in health and legislative issues that affect those who protect our freedom to tune in to our other broadcasts – OFFE with Gene Simes and Jere Berry at 8pm Central on Tuesday nights and also with Rick Townsend and Firebase Network Sundays at 6:00pm Central.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL & MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA!

United We Roll World Tour Show
Stardust Radio www.stardustradio.com
Tuesday 6/22/10 2:00pm – 4:00pm Central (Live)
Wednesday 6/23/10 6:30pm – 8:30pm Central (Repeat)

Welcome Stardust Listeners and thank you for joining us on United We Roll this Tuesday, the 22nd day of June, 2010 as we take time to honor those who serve our country and who protect our freedom!!

We have three very interesting visits with 6 of our special guests who are currently serving in Iraq and Kyrgzystan to share with you all. The show will stay within our normal 2 hour period, ending at 4:00pm. Remember, if you are not able to stay with us through the show this afternoon, it will repeat again tomorrow evening, Wednesday, June 23rd at 6:30pm Central. In addition, an MP3 copy will be placed on our show archive site for listening and downloading. You can reach our archive site at www.stardustradio.info or on the United We Roll page at www.stardustradio.com.

(2:11pm) During our first visit today, we will be talking with three members of a unit that becomes a household name wherever they are based, as they are always active in communities and wherever needed. I am speaking of Red Horse, and the 557th ERHS (Expeditionary Red Horse Squadron) which was one of the first units to arrive at JBB (Joint Base Balad) to help build the base and our guests today will be among the last Red horse members there as they prepare for the changes in association with the drawdown. Joining us are SMSgt Rondall Burkhart, MSgt Joseph Simkanin and TSgt Jason Benson, all three of whom have been on other deployments and between the three of them have 54 years of service. These three airmen bring a wealth of information and experiences to share with us. You will hear about the incredible accomplishments that the members of this Red Horse unit have made and still are making, the incredible pace they are able to keep up no matter what the weather and much more. This is a great visit and we truly appreciate the time that SMSgt Rondall Burkhart, MSgt Joseph Simkanin and TSgt Jason Benson were able to spend with us.

(2:46pm) Our next visit is with Army 1Lt. Anthony M Drella, who is currently deployed with C Co, 2-7 IN, 3rd ID (that is the 2-7 Infantry of the 3rd Infantry Division). 1LT Drella is right about half way through his deployment which is scheduled last for one year and this Platoon Leader comments that it has been interesting to go from the role of combat to one of assistance as the draw down has been proceeding with the Iraqi forces taking the lead in most operations. There is a lot more going on than holding back and watching the action. 1Lt Drella brings us a lot of information and we will understand the draw down much better after his visit. We wish both 1Lt Drella and his brother who is serving in Afghanistan safe deployments and wonderful homecomings. We will also see if we can catch up with 1Lt Drella again before he heads home.

(3:20pm) Our final visit for today is with two members of the 376th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and are deployed to Transit Center Manas in Kyrgyrzstan. A1C "Manny" (Emmanuel) Jacoby is a crew chief on the C-17 and SSgt Stephanie Masterson is an engine specialist for the same aircraft. From the time that A1C Jacoby directs a plane to its parking place, it is up to the maintenance team to make sure any problems are taken corrected and that the plane is ready to take off again on schedule to its next destination. This could take 1 1/2 to 3 hours and another plane may be arriving as the first plane departs, year round. This is a great visit with two very dedicated Heroes of Freedom who share how important it is that every plane reaches its destination on time.

We would like to thank some folks without whom these visits would not be possible. Our deepest appreciation goes to Capt Schultheiss, Mr Conning, SSG Viss and MSgt Hamill.

Ladies & Gentlemen, we wish to thank all of you for joining us today and we hope that you will be with us again next week when we will have more great visits from our Heroes of Freedom.

Our hearts and prayers go out to all of our military members, families, Veterans and to all of our first responders & their families - everyone who puts their lives on hold and on the line for us and our families.

We would like to remind anyone who is interested in health and legislative issues that affect those who protect our freedom to tune in to our other broadcasts – OFFE with Gene Simes and Jere Berry at 8pm Central on Tuesday nights and also with Rick Townsend and Firebase Network Sundays at 6:00pm Central.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL & MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA!