Tag Archives: tragedy

Stress And Suicide In The Corps

Posted on September 4, 2012 by jtozer

After Barbara Christianson got off work on Jan. 24, she picked up her 4-year-old grandson Nate, ran by the grocery store and McDonald’s, and headed home. Christianson’s neighbor hated when anyone parked in the street in front of her house, …
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Mom Copes With the Loss of Marine Son

Posted on March 30, 2012 by jtozer

By Phyllis McGeath as told to Lance Cpl. Chelsea Flowers From www.marines.dodlive.mil I know what it means to be a Marine mom. I’ve been one since 2008 when my oldest son, Philip, enlisted. Since then, two more of my seven …
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Posted in DoD News, Family Focus Friday | Tagged 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Afghanistan, assistance, coping, death, dying, families, family, Fighting, focus, Friday, future, learning, loss, Marine, mom, parent, patriotism, sadness, suicide bomber, tragedy, troops, USMC | 1 Comment

African American Gave Ultimate Sacrifice During Space Shuttle Mission

Posted on February 21, 2012 by jtozer

From www.af.mil FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) - Lt. Col. Michael P. Anderson was one of only a handful of African-American astronauts and was one of the seven crewmembers aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia when it exploded on re-entry just 16 …
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Posted in African American History Month, DoD News | Tagged Aerospace, African-American, Columbine, crew members, Defense, explosion, History, military, NASA, science, ship, shuttle, space, tragedy | Leave a comment

101st Airborne Remembers Soldiers of Gander Crash

Posted on December 17, 2011 by jtozer

Story provided by the Army News Service From www.army.mil FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – “Love is never wasted, love is never lost, love lives on and sees us through sorrow,” said President Ronald Reagan during the Dec. 16, 1985 Fort Campbell …
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9/11 Teen Remembers Fallen Father With Pride

Posted on September 11, 2011 by jtozer

By Elaine Sanchez, American Forces Press Service From www.defense.gov WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2011 – Nine-year-old Zachary Laychak walked into his house after school one day to a house full of family and friends. A fire had broken out at the Pentagon, …
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Posted in 9/11, DoD News | Tagged 2001, 9/11, America, attacks, child, children, death, Defense, emotion, family, father, healing, kids, killed, later, Pentagon, September 11th, survivors, ten, terrorist, tragedy, years | 1 Comment