Marine Corporals Brett Sobaski and Christopher Lawrence First, let us thank you for what you created with the VAC and all the time and effort you invest in what you do. This program provided the most amazing weekend for Roger, me and dozens of others in our Big Bear City, CA airport community. As you …
Here’s an email we received today: Jim, Bob, and Jen, Attached please find pictures of my son and I upon his return from Iraq. Words can never say thank you for the assistance of seeing my son home. I only hope in the future I can help in any way I can with any of …
The sleek Lear 25 rocketed out of Modesto California and turned eastward into a crisp spring dawn, climbing four thousand feet a minute. Within minutes it caught the jet stream dead on the tail and boosted its already legendary speed. The crew grinned as the GPS ratcheted upward, soon indicating 565 knots ground speed at …
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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates warmly welcomed the Veterans Airlift Command and other members of the Dept of Defense “America Supports You” network to the Pentagon last week with an update on our progress on the War on Terror. While good news about the effects of the troop surge in Iraq was the general tone, …
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Written by Mandy Anderson On December 21, 2007, the ladies in the Family Readiness Group (FRG) of 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division received the news they dread hearing every time the phone rings. A soldier in their husbands’ battalion had paid the ultimate sacrifice. Private First Class George Howell …
This SEAL suffered two gunshot wounds to his arm and mouth. This is just one more reason we love to serve these wounded warriors.
Photo by Raul R. Rubiera By Kevin Maurer Staff writer – The Sandspur When Pfc. Jason Bates left his buddies in Baghdad, he was fighting for his life. A roadside bomb had taken his left leg.Six months later, Bates returned in style.Bates arrived Thursday in a small silver turbo prop plane with leather seats. He …
America Supports You: Ceremony Recognizes Extraordinary Troop Support By Samantha L. QuigleyAmerican Forces Press Service NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2007 – Americans who offer extraordinary support to the nation’s servicemembers got the red-carpet treatment yesterday during a luncheon held in their honor at the famous Rainbow Room restaurant here. Microsoft Corp., in partnership with the …
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Sunday, October 7, 2007 BY KEN KOSKY [email protected] 219.548.4354 VALPARAISO Wounded soldier Edward “E.J.” Trautner, of Valparaiso, has endured so many surgeries that he’s lost count.But every time he and his family have to fly from Valparaiso to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., the one thing they don’t have to worry about …
Veterans Airlift Command to Receive NBAA Al Ueltschi Award for Humanitarian Leadership Award to Be Presented at NBAA’s 60th Annual Meeting & Convention Contact: Dan Hubbard at (202) 783-9360 or [email protected] WASHINGTON, DC, September 14, 2007 – The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today announced that the Veterans Airlift Command will be presented with the …
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