tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376953322009-10-14T07:26:57.027-07:00Are you out there on the homefront? We invite you to be part of this space based on the book: Bombshells: War Stories and Poems by Women on the Homefront. The book is available from our distributor spdbooks.org and from online bookstores such as barnesandnoble.com and amazon.comJeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925jloren4322@yahoo.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-21276797651126031032009-04-15T20:19:00.000-07:002009-04-15T20:22:23.876-07:00

This is horrible news for my friends in Green. YOU MUST READ this. This is old news, but new news , because it was suppressed news. http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/2004/08/31_bollyn_pentagon-brass-suppresses.htm

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925jloren4322@yahoo.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-35920157037726243722008-12-27T15:21:00.000-08:002008-12-27T15:22:50.166-08:00

This was forwarded to me from the Patriotic Pillow Project:Supporters of our Military Community, Please I implore you to watch this informative series of segments dealing with and teaching us about TBI *Traumatic Brain Injury!! This is a signature injury sustained by possibly 25% of our young Service Men & Women that are in the field overseas. We must improve the knowledge base of the general

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925jloren4322@yahoo.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-29815228265318264842008-12-09T20:35:00.000-08:002008-12-09T20:36:26.623-08:00

This is the season to reflect, and in reflection, let’s talk of love, gratitude, and some basic pronouns. Who are you? Well, you are the sum of all your experiences and in relation to your family, a daughter, son, wife, mother, father, brother, or something. (Joe’s friend, the youngest daughter, mother of three, her this, his that, your, my, our...) When you apply the pronouns, you start to

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925jloren4322@yahoo.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-17711997207475568792008-12-06T21:20:00.000-08:002008-12-06T21:21:49.910-08:00

From the Huffington PostPRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA: Tomorrow, you had mentioned earlier, is when we commemorate Pearl Harbor, and so I'm going to be making announcement tomorrow about the head of our Veterans Administration, General Eric Shinseki, who was a commander and has fought in Vietnam, Bosnia, is somebody who has achieved the highest level of military service. He has agreed that he is willing

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925jloren4322@yahoo.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-27410231411972426472008-11-07T17:32:00.000-08:002008-11-07T17:48:54.399-08:00

Well, I might not have been kind to Sarah Palin, but it seems I made the right call. I hope that John McCain is a part of the new direction of America and I salute his service. Also, I respect Obama as the new Commander in Chief. Soon, more veterans will be home from war and we will be there for them on the homefront. I hope we can help.I feel a little badly for being so mad at McCain's pick of

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925jloren4322@yahoo.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-56856862075227572462008-09-16T22:34:00.000-07:002008-09-16T22:35:24.097-07:00

Beware the Ides of November In act II of Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar,Brutus considers the preemptive strike of killing Caesar before he is crowned and compares the strike to smashing an egg: And therefore think him as a serpent's egg 
 Which, hatch'd,would, as his kind, grow mischievous, And kill him in the shell.Brutus has never seen Caesar swayed, but still, if he is crowned, he could

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925jloren4322@yahoo.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-78072245101047486202008-09-10T21:18:00.001-07:002008-09-10T21:18:38.545-07:00

Lipstick on PygmalionMcCain and Palin don’t have track records of change, they have track records of a bridge to nowhere, pork barrel waste, irresponsible spending and same ol same ol politics of the rich. As a leader, McCain can’t boast anything new, except maybe hooking up with an ex beauty queen… Even that truly isn’t new, his beer heiress wife was one too. No, as a leader, McCain has

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925jloren4322@yahoo.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-82733935208150097942008-08-29T17:30:00.000-07:002008-09-02T20:42:23.702-07:00

(This is a personal, political rant and does not reflect Bombshells or anything I have edited or written. It doesn't mean I am not deeply involved with people who have served, moreover, it is my American point of view August 30th, 2008) It is just me, little ol me, as a woman after the homefront wait, a woman interested in the future of my country. Desperate men do desperate acts. McCain picked

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925jloren4322@yahoo.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-74578965973850745682008-03-08T14:37:00.000-08:002008-03-08T14:40:19.567-08:00

By KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press Writer Sat Mar 8, 12:44 PM ETLaura Youngblood clutched her husband's photo as she drove alone to the hospital. She'd become pregnant nearly nine months earlier, the day he'd left for training for Iraq. Hours later, after the baby was born, she placed the photo in the bassinet next to the infant he'd named Emma in his last letter home. He would never hold her.

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925jloren4322@yahoo.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-13102468255559068762008-01-31T05:50:00.000-08:002008-01-31T05:51:01.741-08:00

Hi Everyone!Everywhere I go I hear people say, "I don't support the war, but I do support the troops." Well, now is the time to stand by that! Our veterans need us--let's not let them down like we did during and long after Vietnam. It is possible to affect change--but only if we actually begin taking action!I signed IAVA's Petition to Secretary Nicholson, head of the VA, calling for increased

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925jloren4322@yahoo.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-70742694858799911492008-01-24T16:55:00.000-08:002008-01-31T05:58:02.743-08:00

From Charles Sheehan Miles Good sttuffCharles Thursday, 17 January 2008Times Under Fire for Vets articlePosted By Charles at 9:59 AM On Sunday, the New York Times ran a lengthy article chronicling a series of homicides committed by Iraq and Afghanistan veterans over the last several years—more than 120 killings here in the United States. Now, the Times is under fire, according to some

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925jloren4322@yahoo.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-88019891840179300022008-01-20T21:23:00.000-08:002008-01-20T21:29:15.636-08:00

"I read 2 Below. My first instinct was to state what every jacked up combat vet thinks, but am afraid of how bad it will be attacked by others.Killing is like virginity and sex. The first time is awkward. You've heard your buddies talk about it, you've seen it on tv. and it can be addicting.But every situation is different. The mother ****er who ran a road block with a family inside actually

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925jloren4322@yahoo.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-86507928903924035582008-01-20T12:26:00.000-08:002008-01-20T12:39:39.342-08:00

A friend who has served both as a Marine, then again as Army Infantry and now back as a marine posted this, with permission to repost. These are not my words at all, nor are they meant to persuade anyone to anything, just one voice among many..." Jan 17, 2008 12:01 AMSubject: Aaaaahhhh!!!!Body: GRUNTS- Body: Underwear is entirely optional at all times -You go on missions with your fly undone

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925jloren4322@yahoo.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-43083026875083693362008-01-19T21:46:00.000-08:002008-01-19T21:48:27.437-08:00

From the link above... click link for entire story....TOOELE, Utah — Not long after Lance Cpl. Walter Rollo Smith returned from Iraq, the Marines dispatched him to Quantico, Va., for a marksmanship instructor course.Mr. Smith, then a 21-year-old Marine Corps reservist from Utah, had been shaken to the core by the intensity of his experience during the invasion of Iraq. Once a squeaky-clean Mormon

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925jloren4322@yahoo.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-76222865554194644822008-01-18T22:17:00.000-08:002008-01-19T10:12:17.335-08:00

There are two articles below this one. One is about the violence perpetrated by rogue veterans after serving in Iraq and Afganistan. One is a strong reaction agains that kind of reporting. Both are valid arguments. Is it responsible journalism to sensationalize the few killers who have returned from battle in foreign lands, only to unleash that fury on Americans? Is it responsible journalism

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925jloren4322@yahoo.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-67735193640612899532008-01-18T22:16:00.001-08:002008-01-19T11:14:20.417-08:00

THE NEW 'LEPERS'THE TIMES' TROUBLE WITH VETSDefending America: That's why the Times insists he's a freak.January 18, 2008 -- I'VE had a huge response to Tuesday's column about The New York Times' obscene bid to smear veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan as mad killers. Countless readers seem to be wondering: Why did the paper do it?Well, in the Middle Ages, lepers had to carry bells on pain of death

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925jloren4322@yahoo.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-61154285515920000352008-01-14T19:45:00.000-08:002008-01-14T19:47:26.227-08:00

The Associated PressPosted : Monday Jan 14, 2008 12:56:22 ESTNEW YORK — At least 121 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans have committed a killing or been charged in one in the U.S. after returning from combat, The New York Times reported Sunday.The newspaper said it also logged 349 homicides involving all active-duty military personnel and new veterans in the six years since military action began

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925jloren4322@yahoo.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-86603642620330522692008-01-03T09:12:00.000-08:002008-01-03T09:14:30.086-08:00

Moms in Service to Their WoundedAssociated Press | January 02, 2008SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Rose Lage swears it is true:Suddenly, in the midst of a fitful night of sleep lastJune, she knew that her son had been injured in Iraq."I heard my son's voice," she recalls. "It might soundweird, but I heard him holler 'Mama!'"It turned out U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Lage wasthe only survivor of a blast

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925jloren4322@yahoo.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-79178759345375629112007-12-03T21:17:00.000-08:002007-12-03T21:20:05.697-08:00

I missed Halloween with my kids this year because I was sick in bed. I missed the whole shebang – sprinkling glitter on my princess’ hair, tightening my pirate’s sash and tying a bandana around my cowboy’s neck. I missed the chicken shish kabobs grilled in a friend’s driveway, and the Tecate offered to the parents congregated in lawn chairs. And obviously I missed trick-or-treating. Before

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925jloren4322@yahoo.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-81835315239352423212007-12-03T21:16:00.000-08:002007-12-03T21:17:22.437-08:00

The shame is little is done. What can be done? JL

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925jloren4322@yahoo.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-10663670442950229232007-09-27T23:07:00.001-07:002007-09-27T23:09:18.105-07:00

I guess letting you all know I started a little blog would be better if I actually added the link! Sorry about that! http://lettersjapan.blogspot.com

Casey Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858336364485178883noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-28394343801320950562007-09-26T16:41:00.001-07:002007-09-26T16:44:01.837-07:00

Well I am finally in Japan with my husband once more. We are only together for 30 days before he leaves again, but we are making the best of it, waiting for housing and trying to keep our spirits up!I have started a blog as kind of an uplifting thing to keep my family and friends updated on our progress here in Japan. Its a new and scary road for us but we are making the best of it. Feel free

Casey Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07858336364485178883noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-23628342343581096572007-09-11T19:19:00.001-07:002007-09-11T19:26:20.212-07:00

Mike at War is a new blog to follow Mike, Missy's brother, through the sandbox. I feel privilaged to know men and women who have served, men and women who have returned, young men that have lost their lives, and brave families who understand the concept of "Serving Their Country." Although I haven't served formally, I pay honor to the families who have served and who are serving. Also, I

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925jloren4322@yahoo.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-47104453132195619392007-09-05T20:42:00.000-07:002007-09-05T20:47:36.009-07:00

"Bombshell contributor Ann Iverson has released a new collection of war poems called "Definite Space" available from Holy Cow Press! Please support this book! Click the title to go to Holy Cow Press!Congratulations Ann!

Jeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13919136822179905925jloren4322@yahoo.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695332.post-54746298699094745012007-08-11T07:52:00.000-07:002007-08-11T07:56:02.965-07:00

August 9, 2007 - 12:17PMHOME FRONT: Wireless ConnectionCommentary by Missy MartinI’m on my cell phone, wearing one of those posh white bathrobes I found hanging in the closet, at noon, leaning over the third floor balcony of my room in a New Hampshire hotel trying to get good reception, talking to my brother Mike who is calling from “Mortaritaville” in Iraq. Spread out below me is a sea of green,

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