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Aon and Wounded Warrior Project Salute America’s Wounded Warriors

By on April 2, 2012 in Current Events, Economy, Honoring our Military

The state of the economy is a well-known story these days and the unemployment rate is just one indicator of the trouble.  Unemployment rates linger around 8.3 percent (as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics [BLS] on March 9 for February 2012).  The number of long-term unemployed (classified as those unemployed for 27 weeks or more) remained unchanged in February, hovering at 5.4 million people (approximately 43 percent of the total unemployed).  The statistics related to unemployment among America’s veterans, however, are especially troubling. … Read the rest

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Veterans Day 2011

By on November 11, 2011 in Current Events, Honoring our Military, Veterans Day

Today is Veterans Day, a day designed to celebrate our nation’s armed forces, their commitment, and their ultimate sacrifices.  Though this day comes only once each year, the special individuals to whom it is dedicated deserve our thanks every day.  The last year has been a tumultuous one for the entire world and the men and women of the American military have been engaged in various theaters of operations beyond Iraq and Afghanistan.  At home and abroad, US military forces continue to provide proof of General Douglas MacArthur’s statement that, “Americans never quit.” 

Our military responded to a series of natural disasters this year. … Read the rest

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Commemorating the Ten Year Anniversary of 9/11

By on September 9, 2011 in American History, Current Events, Honoring our Military, This Day in History

It has been a decade since the unprecedented terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.  Despite the time that has passed, our memories of that day remain fresh and raw.  More than 3,000 lives were lost in the attacks at New York City and the Pentagon as terrorist hijackers flew two planes into the World Trade Center and one into the Pentagon.  More than 400 firefighters, police officers, and other first responders lost their lives responding to the tragedies in New York and Washington. … Read the rest

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An Online Memorial to an American Hero

By on July 29, 2009 in Honoring our Military

shiftypowersI recently received an email that was quite touching and I thought worth sharing here (see below).  SSgt Darrell “Shifty” Powers served with the 101st Airborne Infantry Easy Company.  Anyone who has read Stephen Ambrose’s Band of Brothers or seen the HBO hit series by the same name will recognize Shifty’s name.  Actor Peter Youngblood Hills portrays Shifty’s character on the HBO series.

SSgt Powers died at his home in Dickenson County, Virginia on June 17 at the age of 86 after losing a prolonged battle with cancer. … Read the rest

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