Drum Hike - Mission Complete

 Mission Complete!

 

 

UPDATE 1/28/2011 -- It is with sincere concern for the health and continued well being of Troy Yokum, that Soldiers' Angels must withdraw its current sponsorship and support of Hike for our Heroes.

While on his journey Troy has suffered from kidney stones as well as injuries to his feet which have demonstrated potential medical danger and that without a full medical clearance from a Medical Professional its in his best interests to not continue his mission at this time.

Soldiers' Angels will continue the previous and ongoing mission of supporting our nation's returning heroes and veterans that Troy Yokum's efforts contributed to in support of veterans and their families.

We at Soldiers' Angels applaud his efforts to date, as it is truly a remarkable feat, and pledge that we will assist him as he transitions into the next phase or chapter of his life with his wife.

 http://soldiersangels.org/drumhike.html
 
 
 
 
 
 

Shelle Michaels 
ShelleMichaels@SoldiersAngels.org

Soldiers' Angels National Communication Officer
Vet Tix Board of Directors
Interservice Family Assistance Committee Communication Conduit
Bismarck Mandan Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Chairperson
North Dakota National Guard Family Advisory Council Member
ND Employee Support for the Guard and Reserve Committee Member

"Ask for what you want, or take what you get!"
~ Shelle Michaels
 

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Welcome home Korean War Airman

 

Airman Missing in Action from Korean War is Identified

            The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, has been identified and returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
 
            Air Force 1st Lt. Robert F. Dees, 23, of Moultrie, Ga., will be buried Jan. 22 at the Longstreet Historical Cemetery in Ozark, Ala.  On Oct. 9, 1952, he was flying an F-84 Thunderjet, attacking several targets in North Korea.  After he and three aircraft from the 430th Fighter-Bomber Squadron completed their attack on their primary target, they began their bombing run against enemy boxcars on the railroad near Sinyang.  Other members of his flight reported seeing an explosion near the target they were attacking.  They believed it to be the crash of Dees' aircraft and could not raise any radio contact with him.  Airborne searches over the battlefield failed to locate him or his aircraft.
 
            Following the armistice in 1953, the North Koreans repatriated 4,219 remains of U.S. and allied soldiers during Operation Glory.  In November 1954, they turned over remains which they reported were recovered from Sinyang.  Accompanying the remains were portions of a pilot's flight suit and a pneumatic life preserver.  But after two attempts, the Army's mortuary at Kokura, Japan, was unable to identify the remains.  They were buried in 1956 as "unknown" at the Punch Bowl Cemetery in Hawaii.
 
            Beginning in the late 1990s, analysts from DPMO and the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) undertook a concentrated review of Korean War air losses, as well as a review of the Kokura mortuary files.  They made a tentative association to Dees, based on U.S. wartime records as well as the information provided by the North Koreans.  These remains were disinterred from the Punch Bowl Cemetery in June 2010.
 
            Dees' remains were identified by making extensive dental comparisons with his medical records.

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WARNING from the VA about VAS

 

Forwarded by Kevin Secor, VSO Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

 

An organization called Veterans Affairs Services (VAS) is providing benefit and general information on VA and gathering personal information on veterans. This organization is not affiliated with VA in any way

 

[Websites with the name "vaservices" immediately after the "www" ARE NOT part of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the US Government agency. D o not go to them or if approached or called, do not offer them any information concerning yourself or data on other veterans.

Keep in mind that the real VA website ends in .gov. Also, be aware that the Department of Veterans Affairs does not randomly call veterans, nor does it ask veterans for information which it does not already have--like Social Security Numbers. In particular, if you have not dealt with the VA previously--and in person--and all of a sudden, you receive a call from someone saying they are with the VA or something similar sounding, hang up the phone. Also, do not respond to emails which suggest that they are from the VA. The VA never conducts official business nor asks for personal information by email. Mike]

 

VAS may be gaining access to military personnel through their close resemblance to the VA name and seal. Our Legal Counsel has request ed that we coordinate with DoD to inform military installations, particularly mobilization sites, of this group and their lack of affiliation or endorsement by VA to provide any services.

 

In addition, GC requests that if you have any examples of VAS acts that violate chapter 59 of Title 38 United States Code, such as VAS employees assisting veterans in the preparation and presentation of claims for benefits, please pass any additional information to Mr.Daugherty at the address below.

 

Michael G. Daugherty

Staff Attorney

Department of Veterans Affairs

Office of General Counsel (022G2)

810 Vermont Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20420

Living Legends: Why We Do What We Do......

An article about Soldiers' Angels support via our Living Legends team. What is Living Legends?
 
The Living Legends team conducts one of the most delicate and demanding missions of Soldiers' Angels: comforting the loved ones left behind when a warrior falls on the battlefield. Our goal is to make sure families and friends of America's fallen heroes know that they are supported and that their loved ones' sacrifices are honored and respected.
 
 
JOIN THE TEAM: http://soldiersangels.org/living-legends.html


 

Within days after Army Spc. Shane (Hasan) Ahmed was killed in war in Afghanistan, Bedford North Lawrence High School Director of Guidance Becky Sprinkle was surprised by the mail she began receiving. Sprinkle had been quoted in the Times-Mail in November as part of a story reporting on Ahmad's death just a few days earlier.

 

"After the article came out, I started to receive these cards and letters from all over the United States," Becky told me, explaining she had received about a dozen pieces of mail.

 

"Because I was quoted as a friend of the family, I started to receive these. ... I knew it had to be an Internet or a Facebook kind of situation."

 

The cards and letters have come from an organization called Soldiers' Angels.

 

"According to what I found on their website, they send packages to active military (members)," Becky said. "A small part of what they do is send letters and cards to families of fallen soldiers. ... They were sent to me, and I'm hoping they were also sent to his family."

 

But, Becky hasn't been able to talk to Ahmed's family and is hoping to reach them.

 

Ahmed graduated from BNL in 1997 and then went to Purdue University. He joined the Army in April 2007. But, along the way, the family had moved to Michigan.

Becky and many others who knew the family lost contact.

 

Becky's interest in talking to Ahmed's family isn't limited to wanting to make sure they see the Soldiers' Angels correspondence. She also wants to let them know of her hopes to see a local tribute established, not only for Ahmed, but also for U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Brian Lane, the other former BNL student killed in active duty.

Becky said she hopes to create a wall of fame at the high school to honor Ahmed and Lane.

 

Her effort coincides with the approaching 20th anniversary of Lane's death in Iraq. He was killed in the ground war on Feb. 25, 1991. His parents didn't learn of his death until the night of Feb. 27, which was the same night President George Bush announced a cease fire.

 

On March 8, Day & Carter Mortuary was filled to overflowing with more than 400 people who came to pay their respects and say farewell to Brian Lane. Marines in full dress uniform — white caps, brass-buttoned black jackets and blue trousers — stood at parade rest along one wall of the mortuary as did 150 mourners who could not find seats. A Bedford city street later was named for him.

 

"I knew both soldiers personally through school," Becky said. "I just felt like there needed to be a tribute of some kind."

 

As Sprinkle works toward establishing that tribute, she also hopes to communicate with Ahmed's family to pass along the Soldiers' Angels cards and letters. "I have been holding on to these and I plan to forward them to the family as soon as they get in touch with me," Becky said. She has approached the funeral home that served the Ahmed family about helping her connect with his parents or his widow, Eva Vasquez of Lebanon, Tenn.

 

The cards Becky are intended to comfort the family.

 

One Soldier's Angel, Dr. Chris Knowles, wrote, "Know (that) Spc. Ahmed will always be remembered as an American hero for his sacrifice while serving his nation."

 

Casey Cloud wrote, "I cannot imagine what you must be experiencing at this time. What I do know is that Hasan was a wonderful, strong, honorable person. He used those strengths to become the brave soldier that he was."

 

Margaret Gore wrote, "We spread our wings to comfort your community in the loss of Shane Ahmed. This world is a lesser place because he is not among us.

 

Reading his life story, he was a true hero who gave his life for our freedom."


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Nick says THANKS!!!

Hello everyone. 
 
Thank you for the packages.  I really appreciate everything you all are doing.  I am a Combat Photographer, which is a job I really enjoy doing.  Basically I take pictures of anything and everything that goes on out here.  I also spend a lot of time drawing, so I've become the go-to guy for anything art related. 
 
I am attaching a few photos of myself.  I don't have a whole lot from out here, as I'm usually behind the camera, not in front of it.  The internet is pretty hit and miss, but I will try to stay in touch as much as possible.  Thanks again for everything.
 
-Nick
 

 
Be watching for Nick's photography as we share his work in the Helmland...
 

Soldiers' Angels Morning Coffee

Good morning Angels and friends---
 
Enjoy a morning cup of coffee and settle in to read a few internet clips: Today's spotlight stories are below.

Soldiers' Angels Germany: Go, Joe! By MaryAnn Joe Gonzales, a wounded Marine who is now a Soldiers' Angels employee, and Soldiers' Angels Executive Director Toby Nunn. The pair have been invitedf to attend a special NFC Conference Championship football viewing party at Fort Meyers ... Soldiers' Angels Germany - http://soldiersangelsgermany.blogspot.com/

Soldiers' Angels Announces Special Wheelchair Covers for Veterans By admin Soldiers' Angels is once again stepping up to assist America's veterans, helping ensure they have the best support and equipment to meet their needs. With the assistance of RxBlendables, an innovative American textile company, ... armcor fedewa - http://renewcredits.com/list/v2545515093i/

 Now that you have learned a little more about the good work we do on a daily basis, why don't you join us in our mission. You can adopt a hero www.SoldiersAngels.org. You can join one of over 30 teams www.SoldiersAngels.org or if you don't have the time, but you have the financial resources to help us help our troops, you can do that too on www.SoldiersAngels.org.
 

Thank you for your support and have an Angelic Day.
 
 
Patti and Shelle
 
 

OPSEC: ‘Loose Lips Sink Ships’

OPSEC: OPERATIONS SECURITY

  
Within the Navy, the odds of making it through boot camp without hearing 'Loose Lips Sink Ships' are improbable. Though the slogan is old, it still embodies the basic principle of Operational Security, or OPSEC.

What Is OPSEC?

Operations Security, or OPSEC, is keeping potential adversaries from discovering the critical information of our military. As the name suggests, it protects our operations – planned, in progress, and those completed. Success depends on secrecy and surprise, so the military can accomplish the mission faster and with less risk. Our adversaries want our information, and they don't concentrate on only soldiers to get it. They want to connect with the family member, the supporter or the friend.

 
 

There are many countries and organizations that would like to harm Americans and degrade our influence in the world. It's possible, and not unprecedented, for spouses, family members and those supporting U.S. military personnel to be targeted for intelligence collection. This is true in the United States and especially true overseas! What can you do?

 

Be Alert

Foreign governments and organizations collect significant amounts of useful information by using spies. A foreign agent may use a variety of approaches to befriend someone (Facebook even) and get sensitive information. This sensitive information can be critical to the success of a terrorist or spy, and consequently deadly to Americans.

 

Be Careful

There may be times when our troops cannot talk about the specifics of his or her job. It's very important to conceal and protect certain information such as flight schedules, ship movements, temporary duty (TDY) locations to include APO addresses and installation activities, for example. Something as simple as a phone discussion or email about where they are deploying, or going TDY, can be very useful to our enemies.

 

Protecting Critical Information

 

Even though information may not be secret, it can be what we call "critical information." Critical information deals with specific facts about military intentions, capabilities, operations or activities. If an adversary knew this detailed information, our warrior's mission accomplishment and personnel safety could be jeopardized. It must be protected to ensure an adversary doesn't gain a significant advantage.

 

By being a member of Soldiers' Angels in supporting our warriors, you may often know some bits of critical information. Do not discuss them outside of Soldiers' Angels via email, Facebook, texts, tweets or over the telephone. We have secure means as registered angels to disseminate information and these methods need to be followed to assure we are doing our part to provide a secure support net for our warriors and their families.

 

Examples Of Critical Information

• Detailed information about the mission of assigned units.

• Details on locations and times of unit deployments to include APO addresses.

• References to trends in unit morale or personnel problems.

• Details concerning security procedures
 

These bits of information may seem insignificant. However, to a trained adversary, they are small pieces of a puzzle that highlight what our troops doing and planning. Remember, the elements of security and surprise are vital to the accomplishment of the goals of the military and their collective personnel protection. It is your duty as an Angel to assure that protection.The bottom line is to use common sense and keep our troops safe on the front lines!

 
 
 

 

"OPSEC is a vital element in protecting the troops and missions, and I want to stress how vital a role every member of the team

plays in ensuring that we deny our adversaries potentially useful information.

 

"Whether we are on duty or off duty, we cannot afford to let our guard down. Your diligence in OPSEC

is key to ensuring our effectiveness in operations and our collective safety.

 

Together, we will succeed."

 

Maj. Gen. Keith B. Alexander

Commanding General

U.S. Army Intelligence and

Security Command

 

 

William Hutton, MOPH National Senior Vice Commander, Interview with Roger Hedgecock on Radio America!

 

William Hutton, MOPH National Senior Vice Commander, Interview with Roger Hedgecock on Radio America!

 

We are proud to announce William Hutton, National Sr. Vice Commander will be interviewed by legendary talk host, Roger Hedgecock, Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 5:20 p.m. PT.  

 

The interview will be featured on the Rodger Hedgecock Show which airs on nearly 100 stations across the country in 27 states.  In addition, the Hedgecock Program Airs on Sirius/ XM Satellite Radio Channel 158, as well as streaming live on Radio America's website at www.radioamerica.org.

 

To listen to the live streaming  interview on the web - click the link below at 5:20 pm PT.

 

http://www.radioamerica.org/streaming.htm

* click on the link "Radio America Live Stream"

 

The Roger Hedgecock Show airs 6p-9p ET, and 3p-6p PT, the interview will air at approximately 5:20 p.m.PT.

 

Other stations include:

ABC Starguide III. AMC-8 (Transponder 23)

Channel ID (for Live, M-F Show):
RADIOA/SBN (tune to the left channel) Service ID 42.

Channel ID (for Weekends only):
19 L/R, (tune to the left channel) Service ID 57.

XDS Label: Radio America

If you do not see Radio America on your XDS receiver please call Citadel at 212-456-5000 to get authorized. Please call affiliates at 703-302-1000 ext. 250 for more details. ny questions.

Radio America:  The Roger Hedgecock Show has been giving listeners the power to help themselves for over 20 years. His political experience, including Mayor of San Diego, has provided listeners with first-hand accounts from inside government; his engaging personality and straight talk turns passive listeners into activists. Roger is also a columnist and an author of the recently published three book series: The 2008 Conservative Field Guide to: The War, Immigration and Healthcare. For over 20 years The Roger Hedgecock Show has dominated talk radio ratings on KSDO-AM and KOGO-AM in San Diego. He's been named one of the Top 100 talkers in America by Talker's Magazine-for 10 years in a row. Roger is a frequent guest on Hannity & Colmes, The O'Reilly Factor and other Fox News Channel Shows, on CNN's Lou Dobb's Show and on MSNBC.

Airmen Missing From Vietnam War Identified

WELCOME HOME AIRMEN!!!
 

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 032-10 January 12, 2011

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

2nd Annual Support the Red, White and Blue; Give Love, Give Blood

 During the week surrounding February 11th, 2011 Soldiers' Angels encourages Angels and friends across the entire country to honor those that have shed their BLOOD for us by heading to a local blood bank and donating a pint.
 
Send your photos of your giving experience to ShelleMichaels@SoldiersAngels.org or pixt them to 218-779-7271 for automatic posting to our Facebook fan page.
 
 
 

 
 
 
Shelle Michaels 
ShelleMichaels@SoldiersAngels.org

Soldiers' Angels National Communication Officer
Vet Tix Board of Directors
Interservice Family Assistance Committee Communication Conduit
Bismarck Mandan Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Chairperson
North Dakota National Guard Family Advisory Council Member
ND Employee Support for the Guard and Reserve Committee Member

"Ask for what you want, or take what you get!"
~ Shelle Michaels
 

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Monday, January 03, 2011

VA Set to Verify Veteran Small Businesses

 
http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel <http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel> 
 
 
VA Set to Verify Veteran Small Businesses
 
Washington (Jan. 3, 2010)- To further advocate for Veterans, VA
 announced that companies identifying themselves as small businesses or
 Veteran-owned businesses to gain priority for some Department of
 Veterans Affairs (VA) contracts must now provide documentation verifying
 their status within 90 days of receiving notice from the agency.
> "VA is committed to doing business with as well as supporting and
 protecting Veteran-owned small businesses," said Secretary of Veterans
 Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. "Although the verification process may
 initially be a challenge to some small business owners and to VA, it's a
 necessary step to eliminate misrepresentation by firms trying to receive
 contracts that should go to service-disabled and other Veteran-owned
 vendors."
 
The Veterans Benefits Act of 2010, signed by the President Oct. 13,
 expanded VA's requirement to verify the status of businesses claiming
 Veterans preference to compete for VA contracts by being listed in VA's
 VetBiz.gov "Vendor Information Pages" (VIP) database. Companies will
 have to submit an application to substantiate their status as owned and
 controlled by Veterans, service-disabled Veterans or eligible surviving
 spouses. Only companies that submit the information will be listed in
 the VIP database.
 
The law requires VA to notify currently listed businesses that within 90
 days of the Veteran-owned business receiving the notice they must submit
 certain business documents. VA sent notices to more than 13,000 listed
 businesses by email and mail Dec. 10-11. Other companies, wanting to
 be listed in the database and considered for future set-aside VA
 contracts, also have to submit application packages. VA will work on
 those verifications after the existing listings are verified. 
 
The department plans to post additional information at www.VetBiz.gov in
 early February informing applicants how to submit their documents
 electronically. In the meantime, VA's notice to currently listed
 businesses encourages them to submit their information on CD-ROM.
 
Priority processing will be given to those Veteran-owned firms that are
 in line to receive a set-aside contract from VA, those that already
 conduct business with VA, and those that have already filed an
 application for verification. 
 
For more information, visit the Office of Small and Disadvantaged
 Business Utilization's website at
 www.va.gov/OSDBU/veteran/verification.asp or the main page at
 www.va.gov/osdbu/.
 
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Airmen Missing From Vietnam War Identified              The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of two servicemen, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and returned to their families for burial with full military honors.              Air Force Col. James E. Dennany, 34, of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Maj. Robert L. Tucci, 27, of Detroit, will be buried as a group Jan. 14, in the Dallas-Ft. Worth National Cemetery.              On Nov. 12, 1969, Dennany and Tucci were flying the number three aircraft of three F-4Ds escorting an AC-130 gunship on a night strike mission over Laos.  After the gunship attacked six trucks and set two of them on fire, the AC-130 crew's night vision equipment was impacted by the glow from the fires.  They requested that Tucci attack the remaining trucks.  During the attack, gunship crew members observed anti-aircraft artillery gunfire directed at Tucci's plane followed by a large explosion.  No radio transmissions were heard from the F-4D following the attack and no parachutes were seen in the area.  An immediate electronic search revealed nothing and no formal search was initiated due to heavy anti-aircraft fire in the area.              Beginning in the mid-1990s analysts at DPMO and the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) developed case leads they collected from wartime reporting and archival research.                In 1994, a joint U.S.-Lao People's Democratic Republic (L.P.D.R.) team led by JPAC analyzed leads, interviewed villagers, and surveyed five reported crash sites near the record loss location with negative results.                In 1999, during another joint survey, officials in Ban Soppeng, Laos, turned over remains later determined to be human, two .38 caliber pistols and other crew-related equipment that villagers had recovered from a nearby crash site.  Between 1999 and 2009, other joint U.S.-L.P.D.R. teams pursued leads, interviewed villagers, and conducted three excavations.  They recovered aircraft wreckage, human remains, crew-related equipment and personal effects.              JPAC scientists used forensic tools and circumstantial evidence in the identification of the remains.               With the accounting of these airmen, 1,702 service members still remain missing from the conflict.                   For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO website at http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/ or call 703-699-1169.

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