United We Roll at Stardust Radio

United We Roll World Tour Show
Stardust Radio www.stardustradio.com
Tuesday 5/15/12 2:00pm- 4:00pm Central (Live)
Wednesday 5/16/12 8:00pm- 10:00pm Central (Repeat)

Welcome Stardust Listeners -
We thank you for joining us on Tuesday, May 15th of 2012.

We have so many interviews with so much information, that we are actually going to broadcast two shows under United We Roll this week. The first show is live Tuesday at 2pm CDT and will repeat at 8pm CDT on Wednesday, May 16th. The second live show will air on Wednesday, May 16th at 6pm CDT with a repeat to be broadcast at 6pm CDT Thursday, May 17th.

Special Show Schedule
Stardust Radio Network Inc
Two United We Roll World Tour Shows
Tuesday, May 15 - Thursday May 17, 2012

UNITED WE ROLL SHOW #1
Live on Tuesday, May 15th starting at 2pm-4pm Central with a
(Repeat on Wednesday May 16th at 8pm-10pm Central)

Live Show Schedule:
Interview #1 (appr 2:10pm) - Maj Jim Bono with JSC-A
Interview #2 (appr 2:39pm) - CPT Benjamin Dalton with CTF Tomahawks, 3-2 SBCT
Interview #3 (appr 3:16pm) - Capt Tanya Dubiel, Lt Joshua Elmshaeusur and
SrA Cameron Bilyeu with 22nd EARS
Just Completed Record Setting 25,000th Mission to AOR
Show Ends appr 4:00pm CDT

*show copy scheduled to be moved to Archive site after repeat show
broadcast ends on Wednesday, May 16th

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UNITED WE ROLL SHOW #2
Live on Wednesday, May 16th starting at 6pm Central with a
(Repeat on Thursday May 17th at 6pm Central)

Live Show Schedule:
All three interviews coming from
Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa
Interview #1 (appr 6:10pm) - SrA Jarrid Wrege, 726 EABS Security, CJTF-HOA
Interview #2 (appr 6:40pm) - A1C Jessica Chapa, 726 EABS Security, CJTF-HOA
Interview #3 (appr 7:02pm) - 2LT Steven Wesolowski, C TRP, 3-124 CAV, CJTF-HOA
Show Ends appr 8:00pm CDT

*show copy scheduled to be moved to Archive site after repeat show
broadcast ends on Thursday, May 17th

Join us next week as we speak with CSM Karl Roberts of the JSC-A as they continue to settle in and take over their mission for this new deployment. We will also hear more from our units who are on the ground in Afghanistan and in the Horn of Africa. And we will have a visit with SSG Tim Chambers, the well known Saluting Marine from Rolling Thunder.

As always, our hearts and our prayers go out to all of our military members and Veterans, our first responders and to all their families, who also serve.

Of course, we thank all of you, our Stardust Listeners, for tuning in to United We Roll and to all of our programs here at Stardust Radio today and over the past ten years.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL & MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA!

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TRANSIT CENTER MANAS
BRINGING YOU WEEKLY VISITS FROM DEPLOYED MEMBERS
WHO SUPPORT A CRITICAL MISSION AND STILL FIND
TIME TO REACH OUT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS, ORPHANAGES, ELDERLY AND MORE.

"SUSTAINING THE LINE!"
JSC-A
JOINT SUSTAINMENT COMMAND - AFGHANISTAN
JOIN US FOR INTERVIEWS WITH THE
US ARMY JSC-A (PREVIOUSLY 3RD ESC)
NOW ON DEPLOYMENT IN AFGHANISTAN

"ARROWHEAD BRIGADE"
HHC, 3rd STRYKER BRIGADE, 2nd ID
(3-2 SBCT)
ON DEPLOYMENT IN AFGHANISTAN

Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa
CJTF - HOA
CAMP LEMMONIER
DJIBOUTI, AFRICA

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MAY IS MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH! - see www.nmam.org

The week of May 15th is National Police Week: In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. For more information, you can go to www.policeweek.org

The week of May 15th is also Emergency Medical Services Week

Memorial Day - To be celebrated on Monday, May 28th
There are many other things going on this month of May, such as National Pet Month, Older Americans Month, Foster Care Month and many more. You can find out much more about these and other dates at http://holidayinsights.com

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For more news & articles on current happenings, please visit our United We Roll sites at:
Stardust Radio – www.stardustradio.com
United We Roll Blog – click World Tour blog button on United We Roll page at www.stardustradio.com
Stardust Archive Site for MP3 Copies of Shows - www.stardustradio.info
United We Roll Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/UnitedWeRoll
Twitter – www.tweeter.com/JudiBUSA

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Release No: 122
May 14, 2012

‘You are not forgotten’

by Jon Hanson
Air Force Personnel, Services and Manpower Public Affairs

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – Four simple words for years have defined the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action mission. “You are not forgotten” symbolizes the Department of Defense intention to bring home service members who are unaccounted for from past wars and conflicts.

The members of the Air Force Missing Persons Branch at the Air Force Personnel Center serve as the liaison between government agencies and families of Air Force service members who are still unaccounted for from the Korean War to present day.

“One of my goals is to stay involved with our families,” said Sandra Kolb, Air Force Missing Persons Branch chief. “I remind them we are committed to looking for their family member and bringing them home. Every December I send out an annual letter letting them know about the family member updates planned for the calendar year and update them on any new accountability efforts.”

The DOD POW/Missing Personnel Office, or DPMO, annually conducts as many as eight regional family member updates at different locations around the country to reach out to unaccounted-for service members’ families without forcing them to incur travel costs, explained Vincent Fonner, AFPC Casualty Matters Division Chief. During the meetings, the Air Force Missing Persons Branch and DPMO analysts meet one-on-one with Air Force family members to discuss the details of each case.

The update meetings are crucial to helping the service casualty offices establish a strong relationship with the families, Fonner said.

“One of the key components of our mission is to foster trust and transparency so family members know what is being done to bring unaccounted for Airmen home. Open, viable, continuous interaction with the families is how we develop that relationship,” he explained.

Daily contact
The Air Force Missing Persons Branch interacts daily with family members answering case questions. They also frequently gain new information from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, or JPAC, and DPMO and provide the updates and information to the family.

When not interacting with family members, the three person staff continues to work on cases to stay current on requests for data. The branch also coordinates with Air Force Mortuary Affairs on memorial services and burials when remains are identified.

Properly recognizing those service members
“Our office works closely with the AFPC Awards and Decorations office to ensure all earned awards and decorations are presented to the primary next of kin during a ceremony,” said Staff Sgt. Danielle Harris, an AFPC Missing Persons Branch liaison. “Our office also works with the Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records and congressional inquiries related to POW/MIA status, and we are the point of contact for requests to add Airmen to the Vietnam Veteran Memorial.”

Recently, during a family member update in Dallas, Harris presented the National Defense Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal and Air Force Longevity Service Award to the daughter and primary next of kin of one missing service member.

“It was very touching and hit the heart hard,” Harris said. “I had been working with her and other offices for several months to obtain these decorations so she could honor her dad. All of us in the Air Force Missing Persons branch were able to put the biggest smile -- and happy tears -- on the family’s faces.”

POW/MIA bracelets
“We also receive requests from private citizens who have POW/MIA bracelets they want to pass on to family members of those still missing, or give them to the returned POW to let them know they have not forgotten,” Harris said. “These letters to the families and former POWs are very touching.”

This mission can be a very humbling experience.

“When you go to these meetings and talk to the families it’s reinvigorating,” Kolb said. “You are reminded that a family at the end of the case file is still waiting, still hoping for resolution for their case. It is a great way to remind us why we are here and why this mission goes on.”

These feelings are shared by other branch members.

“This is the best job I have worked in my 10 years in the Air Force and definitely the most rewarding and heartfelt job,” Harris said. “Every day we touch lives and hearts of our family members and honor the service of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.”

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Release No: 123
May 14, 2012

Intel field accepting squadron command applications

by Debbie Gildea
Air Force Personnel, Services and Manpower Public Affairs

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO - RANDOLPH, Texas – Nomination packages for officers interested in intelligence squadron command opportunities are due to the Air Force Personnel Center by June 1, center officials said.

Candidates selected will fill projected calendar year 2013 vacancies, said Maj. Nicole Francis, intelligence career field assignments officer.

To be considered for command, candidates must be lieutenant colonels with a July 1, 2008 or later date of rank, or lieutenant colonel-selects from the calendar year 2011 promotion board, said Francis.

Core intelligence, space and missile, weather, cyber, scientist, engineer and acquisition officers are eligible, but non-intelligence officers must be released by their assignment team before they apply, she said. In addition, non-intelligence officers must have served in at least one intelligence-related assignment since May 31, 2006.

“Squadron commanders play a significant role in the success of an organization as mission leaders, advisors and mentors, so only those officers who are ready for the scope of responsibility that command entails should be nominated,” said Francis.

Selection for a command opportunity is very competitive, she said.

“The number of candidates typically exceeds projected or known vacancies, but that helps ensure enough candidates are available for unexpected requirements," said Francis. "All officers on the command candidate list are considered volunteers for worldwide command opportunities,” she added.

To be considered, officers must submit their statement of intent online via their Airman Development Plan.

Nominating authorities (wing commander or equivalent or director) can nominate as many candidates as they choose, but should only nominate those who have the desired qualities for successful command, Francis said.

“Nominees should be exceptional leaders, have unimpeachable integrity, exhibit professional competence, and be able to motivate others, among other qualities,” she added.

For eligibility requirements and nomination procedures, as well as information about other personnel issues, visit the Air Force Personnel Services website at https://gum-crm.csd.disa.mil.

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It was a bright day and the sun shone on Lady Liberty,
but large wet drops were falling all around.
With not a cloud in the sky the drops still fell
leaving heart shaped stains on the ground.

The wind was still and all was very quiet
except for a voice gentle like a whisper on the ear.
Looking up, one could see it was the Lady herself,
speaking softly and shedding heart shaped tears.

"I have stood in this harbor for decades gone by,
And I have welcomed millions to this great country.
People who left so much behind including their fears
As they dreamt of a home with work, peace and family

Though some periods have been hard over these years,
this country has stayed true to its foundation of liberty.
Through times of war and through times of peace,
I have stood with such pride as a symbol of the free.

Then came the attack on our very own shores and
not only the beginning of a long and terrible war,
but also a change I never thought I would see...
apologies for earned American pride and threats to Liberty.

My heart breaks as I watch what is happening these days.
Where is the indivisible, one nation this country used to be?
Clearly the Pledge of Allegiance needs to be said every day
and American traditions allowed to stand with the majority.

Proudly I stand with arm held high as a beacon of the free
and honor the Americans who have given the ultimate sacrifice.
I salute those who respect and protect the Constitution,
and cherish Freedom, Liberty and the American way of Life."

As the voice came to an end, a breeze began to gently blow,
a single cloud passing over put a shadow across her crown.
When it cleared, the Lady's face had dried and her lips were still
but the heart shaped tears remained on the ground.

Just then, came the sound of another whisper.
Was it the breeze or was it the Lady that one had heard?
The breeze stood still and she clearly said it again
"Under God - do not forget those words!"

Judi Burns / May 2012 /(c)