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Introduction

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Kit| Leave a comment

Greetings!  It’s an honor to be writing for You Served, and while I make no promises about the stellar quality of my writing, I can promise a healthy dose of sarcasm, sprinkled with fun rants that you can still read at work.  Awesome, right? ;)

I’m a former Air Force C-130 mechanic-turned-commercial-jet-mechanic-turned-aircraft-maintenance-controller.  (Say THAT five times fast!)  In short, I went from being covered in aircraft fluids to running a desk.  The good thing about my relatively new-found laziness is that I have plenty of time to blog.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR Presents Exclusive Limited Edition Nina Berman Print

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Marcus the Redshirt| Leave a comment

Photographs have infinite lives, once released to the public, they float around and if chance takes hold, they land in welcoming hands, and the conversation continues.

In 2004, writer/director LORREL MANNING, wandered through a local Barnes and Nobles and came upon a small, newly released book, called Purple Hearts by award-winning photographer NINA BERMAN. He bought it and his life took a new course.

Until that moment, he hadn’t paid much attention to the war in Iraq, or the condition of returning war veterans, but the book touched something in him and he wrote a play about two servicemen, called “Happy New Year,” starring actor MICHAEL CUOMO as “Sgt. Cole Lewis,” a gravely wounded marine also suffering from PTSD. The play had a successful Off-Broadway run, and Lorrel and Michael turned the play into a short film.

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Interested in Guest Blogging?

Posted on February 21, 2012 by You Served Editorial Staff| 1 Comment

You Served is currently seeking guest bloggers to help provide fresh, new content on a regular basis. We’re looking for current service members from all components and branches, veterans, family members, and troop supporters. Suggested topics include telling your military story, providing commentary on military related news, or anything else our audience would find interesting.

Contact Marcus by email (mpenn@vu.com) with the following information if you are interested.

  • Full Name (required when applying, but you do not have to be identified when writing)
  • Pen name (if applicable)
  • Branch and dates of service (service members and vets only) or military connection (family members and troop supporters only)
  • 200-300 word writing sample

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What is the Future of Iran?

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Marcus the Redshirt| Leave a comment

No country in the world posses a greater threat to global stability than Iran. Their nuclear program has lead to intense sanctions on the country with many still considering the military option. Recent developments especially show how fragile the situation really is. Continue reading →

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Long Road Home

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Marcus the Redshirt| Leave a comment

Many people over the last 10 years the nation has been at war have made a decision to support service members and veterans by riding bicycles and motorcyles, hiking, or driving across the nation. A new project has begun as three gentlemen start to plan the Long Road Home from Seattle to Washington, DC. Continue reading →

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AKO Issues ID Theft Warning

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Troy| Leave a comment

Stars and Stripes reports that Army Knowledge Online (AKO) is recommending that users monitor their credit card statements and change online passwords, especially if they used their Stratfor password with other accounts. Hackers recently published hundreds of thousands of registered email addresses and Stratfor usernames online, along with thousands of credit card numbers. If users find fraudulent activity on their credit cards, AKO recommended contacting one of the three main credit bureaus and submitting a fraud alert.  Stratfor is providing 12 months of identity theft coverage to all of its paid customers.  For more tips on avoiding financial and computer scams, visit: http://mnstr.me/A2m9Bk

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Free Call Day for Troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Marcus the Redshirt| Leave a comment

The VFW is sponsoring free calls for troops overseas back home. Details were posted as a Facebook event.

VFW salutes the Armed Forces with an Operation Uplink Free Call Day! Troops and hospitalized veterans in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait can call the U.S. for free for a full 24 hours on Sunday January 22, 2012.

The Free Call Day will begin at 12:01AM on January 22, and end at 11:59PM January 22 (EST).

Free Call Days are offered at more than 800 MWR internet cafes using SPAWAR located at various military installations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait.

To place a call:
Use regular dialing procedures using your SPAWAR prepaid PIN number. If you do not have a PIN, you can obtain one from the café manager. Upon dialing, you will hear a sponsor announcement informing you that your call is free of charge.

Take advantage of this Free Call Day and call your loved ones in the Unites States!

Feedback is welcomed and encouraged!
uplink@vfw.org

Don’t worry if operational commitments would prevent your loved one from calling home tomorrow for free. The VFW and others are sponsoring additional dates, two a month in fact, for the rest of the year! Let your deployed loved one know so they can get in line early!

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Oscar Mike: Apparel With a Mission

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Marcus the Redshirt| 2 Comments


Noah Currier served on the front lines of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom and returned home safe and sound. He never expected to be confined to a wheel chair for the rest of his life, but that is exactly what happen after he was in an accident 3 days after returning from Iraq. Now he and three other disabled veterans are on a mission to bring the best all-American made military apparel to your closet. They are Oscar Mike.

They have a goal to raise $20,000 to grow their product line, offer better service, and ultimately hire additional veterans. They’re raising money on Kickstarter and have raised $6,928 of their goal. That’s just over a third of the way, but they only have six days to raise the remaining $13,072. Check out their video from Kickstarter and then pledge to support their project. Pledges of $25 or more will receive some special stuff from the guys which you can see on their project page. If you like what these guys are doing, show them some support.

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Troy to Appear on BBC’s World Have Your Say

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Marcus the Redshirt| Leave a comment

You Served contributor and You Served Radio host Troy Steward will be appearing via telephone on BBC’s World Have Your Say today at 1 PM EST to discuss the video that has recently surfaced of US Marines purportedly urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters. He will be joined by John Lilyea of This Ain’t Hell and a few others. This is sure to be a great segment.

Troy has already given a brief snippet of his thoughts on the situation and you can listen to that after the break. He has also posted his reaction on his personal blog.

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In Memoriam: Jim “Seamus” Garrahy

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Marcus the Redshirt| 18 Comments

It is with great sadness that I post the obituary of Jim “Seamus” Garrahy. He was a Marine’s Marine and never lost the spirit of Semper Fidelis, even after spending many days and nights fighting bone cancer. I remember reading one of his longer “All Hands” emails that he wrote (he didn’t write many long entries of his own since he wasn’t what we would call tech inclined) about possibly ending All Hands. At the end of the email, he fired off a “One more thing!” like Steve Jobs would have at an Apple keynote and announced he had cancer. It seemed to be such an after thought because he knew that the disease would not take him without a fight. His motivation to beat cancer was very easy to see. Two days later, he wrote the following. Continue reading →

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