31 Heroes

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We Remember You, Your Sacrifices and Your Families!

May the Lord be with your families today, comfort them, gives them hope and strength.
Rest In Peace Warriors!
Rest In God's Arms..Forever!

I wrote about them in this post a year ago, please click here to read.

Always in our hearts and prayers,

xoxo

Lindsay

Operation Red Wings

I dedicated this blog especially for those who died with honor protecting my freedom seven years ago in "Operation Red Wings" June 28TH 2005.

We will NEVER FORGET!

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Michael P. Murphy

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OPERATION REDWING KIAs- On June 28, 2005, three of four SEALS on the ground (Murphy, Dietz, Axelson) were killed during combat operations in support of Operation Red Wing. ON the same say, a QRF of eight Navy SEALs and 8 Army Night Stalkers were also killed when the MH-47 helicopter that they were aboard was shot down by enemy fire in the vicinity of Asadabad, Afghanistan in Kumar Province. 

Navy SEALs

SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Lt. (SEAL) Michael P. Murphy, 29, of Patchogue, N.Y. 

Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson, 29, of Cupertino, Calif.

Machinist Mate 2nd Class (SEAL) Eric S. Patton, 22, of Boulder City, Nev.

Senior Chief Information Systems Technician (SEAL) Daniel R. Healy, 36, of Exeter, N.H. 

Quartermaster 2nd Class (SEAL) James Suh, 28, of Deerfield Beach, Fla. 

SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 2, Virginia Beach, Va.

Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class (SEAL) Danny P. Dietz, 25, of Littleton, Colo. 

SEAL Team 10, Virginia Beach, Va.

Chief Fire Controlman (SEAL) Jacques J. Fontan, 36, of New Orleans, La. 

Lt. Cmdr. (SEAL) Erik S. Kristensen, 33, of San Diego, Calif. 

Electronics Technician 1st Class (SEAL) Jeffery A. Lucas, 33, of Corbett, Ore. 

Lt. (SEAL) Michael M. McGreevy Jr., 30, of Portville, N.Y. 

Hospital Corpsman 1st Class (SEAL) Jeffrey S. Taylor, 30, of Midway, W.Va. 

Army Night Stalkers

3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Air Field, Ga.

Staff Sgt. Shamus O. Goare, 29, of Danville, Ohio. 

Chief Warrant Officer Corey J. Goodnature, 35, of Clarks Grove, Minn. 

Sgt. Kip A. Jacoby, 21, of Pompano Beach, Fla. 

Sgt. 1st Class Marcus V. Muralles, 33, of Shelbyville, Ind. 

Maj. Stephen C. Reich, 34, of Washington Depot, Conn. 

Sgt. 1st Class Michael L. Russell, 31, of Stafford, Va. 

Chief Warrant Officer Chris J. Scherkenbach, 40, of Jacksonville, Fla. 

HQ Company, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Master Sgt. James W. Ponder III, 36, of Franklin, Tenn.

(Source : http://www.navy.mil/moh/mpmurphy/soa.html)

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"A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself."
Joseph Campbell

We remember and we honor your sacrifices. 

Rest In God's Everlasting Arms, Heroes!

xoxo,

Lindsay

"The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday"

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Everyday has its own challenge to face,

Everyday has its own lesson to learn,

Everyday has its own wisdom to embrace,

Everyday has its own knowledge to share,

Everyday has its own lost to give,

Everyday has its own victory to gain.

Though we will never go back to yesterday,

We learned from it.

Though we will never know what tomorrow holds,

Or what might happen today,

We could only hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

As one of the US NAVY SEALS famous motto says,

"The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday"

Roger That!

:)

xoxo,

Lindsay

So That Others May Live

I dedicated my blog today for those who died protecting my freedom,

Serving their country,

Saving many lives,
Lost their own life,

So that others may live.

MICHAEL A MONSOOR

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Thank You Michael Monsoor for your ultimate sacrifice.

You are forever loved and not forgotten.

Your family and friends are in our prayers, always.

..We remember you..

Rest In God's Arms!

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"Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends."

John 15:13

Hooyah!

Lindsay

Loyalty

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They say that a dog is a man's best friend, and for slain Navy SEAL Jon Tumilson, 35, and his beloved and loyal dog Hawkeye, not even death could break this powerful bond. At his funeral in Rockford on August 19, his beloved canine lay at the foot of Tumilson's casket throughout the ceremony. (For more of this story. please click here)

It is amazing what your dog will show you throughout your lifetime and theirs. I have been an animal lover ever since I was a kid. I always rescue stray cats and have a lot of dogs. My first loyal dog that I mourned when he died was RINGO, a German Shepherd. When he died he laid on the grass by our yard and give me the look of "farewell kid, I'll see you on the other side. I am too sick, but I love you"

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Hawkeye, the dog, is one of many dogs who will show us the true meaning of loyalty, friendship, partnership and love. Most of us, human, forget about loyalty. It is an amazing bond between a human and their beloved dog.

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RIP J.T, you are forever loved!
HOOYAH!

xoxo,

Lindsay

A Sad Day For The Navy SEALs

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Aug. 6, 2011

A helicopter was shot down today by Afghan insurgents as it was rushing to aid troops in a firefight, killing 30 Americans, including 22 Navy SEALs, most of whom belonged to Team 6, the unit whose members were involved in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, U.S. officials said.

The Chinook helicopter was carrying a quick-reaction force to provide back-up to the troops on the ground in the eastern Afghan province of Wardak, a U.S. official said. After the crash, the forces that were involved in the firefight "broke contact" with the enemy so they could go provide perimeter security for the crash site, the official said. click here for a complete story

That was the news I read and heard yesterday morning. It was a sad week for me, personally, because the day before I just read the news about 10 people killed in a helicopter crashed in my hometown in Manado, North Sulawesi. There were 2 Australian, 2 South Africans, 6 Indonesian and one of them is a Manadonese. The complete story, click here.

I am a proud Navy wife and the news about the death of the 22 Navy Seals, seven members of the Afghan National Army, one dog handler, a military working dog, an interpreter and an unknown number of crew were also on board the downed helicopter, was a hard and sad news. But, there are things that is out of our control as a human. Its hard for us, human, with our limitation, to understand the "why or what" certain things happened in our lives. No matter how smart, rich, powerful we are. We are just a human being and we are limited.

What we can do is to pray for the families and friends who lost their loved ones in these incidents. We can also support the Navy Seal Foundation, click here for more information http://www.nswfoundation.org/

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Rest In Peace my heroes! Rest in God's loving arms forever. Please pray for their families as they face the hardest day of their lives. May God gives you all strength, comfort and hope to face tomorrow. One step at a time. God will never forsaken you, family! Words will never be enough to express our love and gratitude for your ultimate sacrifice.

This is one video of one of the Seal who died. Aaron Vaughn, your life and death has blessed me beyond words. Rest In God's arms and embrace His love :)

These are the complete names of those who died. Please do not forget the Afghan's special forces and their families who died alongside with our troops.

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"A nation is revealed not only by the men it produces, 

but by the men it honors, 

the men it remembers"

(President John F. Kennedy)

♥ Rest in God's arms ♥

"Fair winds and following seas"

xoxo,

Lindsay