America in Uniform: France Honors War Veteran PLUS: First Woman to Pilot a Space Shuttle Mission

Follow us on Twitter        Become a fan on Facebook Heroes First Woman to Pilot a Space Shuttle Mission In 1990, Eileen Collins was only the second woman to graduate as a test pilot and be selected as a NASA astronaut. Click here to read her full story. military humor Benefits of Being a Service Husband My friend's wife returned from a tour of duty in the Middle East. To celebrate, he decided to take her out for a night on the town. Click here to find out about their night. Heart France Honors War Veteran Todays feature is from The Baton Rouge Advocate newspaper about a young man, Leon Standifer, going to war in 1942. As Professor Standifer states, Everybody in the community expected men to go and fight, because we were in a war we could lose. I dont know whether I wanted to go or not. I didnt have any choice. Young men who were physically able went in to fight. Times have certainly changed. Do read the article to the end where Standifer outlines his instruction and how he dealt with the fact that killing is a part of war. Click here for more. 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.