Credo
"Sign on, young man, and sail with me. The stature of our homeland is no more than the measure of ourselves. Our job is to keep her free. Our will is to keep the torch of freedom burning for all. To this solemn purpose we call on the young, the brave, the strong, and the free. Heed my call, Come to the sea. Come Sail with me." -- John Paul Jones
"Pardon him, Theodotus; he is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature" --George Bernard Shaw, "Caesar and Cleopatra"
"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."--Friedrich Nietzsche
"A kind Providence has placed in our breasts a hatred of the unjust and cruel, in order that we may preserve ourselves from cruelty and injustice. They who bear cruelty, are accomplices in it. The pretended gentleness which excludes that charitable rancour, produces an indifference which is half an approbation. They never will love where they ought to love, who do not hate where they ought to hate."--Edmund Burke
"Μολὼν λαβέ" -- Leonidas
"Blogito Ergo Sum" -- Neptunus Lex
Done it again for the Dogs. Best
Crap, even the Chair Force is ahead of us. This can not stand.
Woo-hoo! Marines in the lead! ‘Course, didja expect anything less?
Heh. I had told SA to watch those darn Marines.
With the Corps birthday only a few days away, but it would be nice to have that accomplishment among the many others. I’d prefer USAF be in the lead, but…
Regards,
Come on Navy!! We are the Global Force For Good! Let’s do some good at home too.
To think, this is the team that won the whole thing just two years ago…
What has happened to my Navy team?
On behalf of Soldiers Angels, I’d just like to thank all of the members of each of the teams for supporting the cause. As a member of the Board of Trustees, I honestly can’t thank all of you enough for donating to this cause, and providing our wounded heroes with the equipment that they need.
A special thanks to FbL for coming up with the idea in the first place, and taking the ball and running with it.
So, let’s get a move on, Navy, and get those donations rolling in!
I am torn; torn, I tell you! Of two minds! What would the FuzzyBear have me do? Stick with my oldest, weirdest milblogger friend, The Donovan, a fellow ailurophile, or incline toward the Naval Aviator, just because I wanted to be one when I was a kid? I dunno, I think FBL’s loyalty might have been seduced by that ultimate bribe, a Distinguished Visitor carrier visit; she can not possibly be unbiased now.
Donation made thru Team Navy. My company also does matching donations so I’m going to try that avenue – it’s so close to the end of the year there may not be time.
But I’m going to try.
Ah – good news! My employer will be sending a matching donation to Valour-IT in the next week or 2! It may not make it in time for this particular fundraising period – but it will get there. Records show they have matched my Valour-IT donations for the past 3 years.
If you have an employer that does this I strongly suggest you approach them. Soldiers Angels meets all the government criteria for a charitable organization so this is really a no-brainer.
Think about it – double your donation to this incredible cause…
I give to the Valour-IT project via our Combined Fund Drive at work — makes it painless to give all year long. I was surprised to see Soldiers Angels on the list, but I specify my money to the Valour-IT project, just because it all goes to the program and tech is dear to my heart as I’m an IT techy-type person, after all.
Might could scrape up a few extra for the Navy team, though…