America in Uniform: Lieutenant Commander Bobbi Hovis PLUS: Delivering One Last Gift

Follow us on Twitter        Become a fan on Facebook Heroes Lieutenant Commander Bobbi Hovis USN (Ret.) Hovis was the first Navy nurse to volunteer to go to Vietnam in 1963. Her mission, to build a hospital in Saigon. She describes in detail what it was like when the coup d'etat started on the streets as the city around her was being bombarded by shells and small-arms fire. Hovis narrowly escapes injury as a bullet smashes into the balcony she was on just a mere three inches from her chest. Click here for the video. military humor Army Special Forces Vs. Marines A marine recon platoon was on patrol when the lt. noticed a lone special forces soldier standing on a hill top in their area. The lt. told two of his men to go take out that man. Click here to find out what happened to the marines. Heart Delivering One Last Gift Today's feature was submitted by a subscriber who comments, I hope the man who took that hero's money and then fled has been found and prosecuted. How low can you go? Click here for this moving video. 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, firefighters, 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 (CPTOtis) O'Quin at boquin@ix.netcom.com for possible publication. Thanks! Have you signed up for these newsletters? Daily Inspiration | Your Peace of Mind | Daily Bible Reading   Today's Daily Inspiration  Today's Horoscope  Today's Health & Healing  Unsubscribe Online: Click here to unsubscribe from this newsletter Mailing Address: 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.