America in Uniform: The Sal Giunta Story

Heroes Military Heroes, U.S. Army Col. James R. McCall Col. Jim McCall heads the National Guard’s Youth Challenge Program. This is a residential program for a group of 203 students per class (two classes per year) between the ages of 16 and 18 who dropped out of school or were expelled. The young people work to earn their GED during the 22-week residential phase. They then develop a Post Residential Action Plan (PRAP), which involves continuing work with assigned case managers and case mentors. For more... click here Provided courtesy of Neighbors (http://www.neighborsmag.com) Humor MY HUSBAND, an Army drill sergeant, was on a training exercise in the California desert. "The nights are cold and lonely," he wrote to me. "All I can think about is how much I miss you and how cold my feet are. Could you please send me something to make the nights more tolerable?" Determined to boost his morale, I sent him a picture of myself posing in a revealing negligee. Two weeks later, I received this note: "Honey, you look great! Now can you send me some wool socks?" --Contributed to "Humor In Uniform" by Genny Conley Provided Courtesy of Reader's Digest. Click here for more "Military Jokes. Heart Loyal Subscribers!  We need some help.  The purpose of our "Heart" section is to publish stories of the experiences, contributions and sacrifices of our military (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard) and public service personnel (police officers, fire fighters, EMS, merchant marines and others in the public sector) as well as stories of their families.  Please search your memory and computer for a few and send them to Bill (CPT Otis) O'Quin at boquin@ix.netcom.com for possible publication.  Thanks! The Sal Giunta Story Salvatore Augustine Giunta ( born January 21, 1985) is a staff sergeant in the United States Army. He is the first living person to receive the United States Armed Forces' highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for actions that occurred since the Vietnam War.  Giunta was cited for saving the lives of members of his squad on October 25, 2007 during the War in Afghanistan.  He was our featured hero in December of 2010 but this video is too good not to let our subscribers have the opportunity to watch it. Click here for the video. (http://www.burnpit.us/2011/02/medal-honor)   Courtesy of The American Legion's Burn Pit (http://www.burnpit.us/) Important links for updated military/defense information: The Daily News Briefing: Today's News for the U.S. Military, their families and friends. The Military Trivia Challenge: Register and test your knowledge about military history. U.S. Department of Defense: Military Defense News. Have you signed up for these newsletters? Daily Inspiration | Your Peace of Mind | Daily Horoscope Today's Daily Inspiration  Today's Horoscope Today's Health & Healing Unsubscribe Online: Click here to unsubscribe from this newsletter Unsubscribe by Mail: Beliefnet, Beliefnet, P.O. Box 3882, Norfolk, VA 23514-3882 Change your email address: http://www.beliefnet.com/Newsletter/Update-Email.aspx Privacy Statement: http://www.beliefnet.com/About-Us/Privacy-Policy.aspx Copyright 2011 Beliefnet, Inc. All rights reserved.