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Final Push!!!

Thursday is Veterans Day and the final day of the Valour-IT fund raiser for 2010.  Once again, YOU, the generous donors, have blown past our original goals – Here are the totals as of 11/08

TEAM ARMY $19,478

TEAM NAVY $7,877

TEAM AIR FORCE $4,565

TEAM MARINE $31,220

No Branch Specified $7,096  Total $70,236

Today’s change:

No Branch Specified $425

TEAM ARMY $595

TEAM NAVY $1,735

TEAM AIR FORCE $145

TEAM MARINE $3,615

We still have three days left – let’s set our goals higher – the need has never been greater. Why not make a donation to Valour-IT in a loved one’s honor for a Christmas gift? That’s what I do every year and everyone really likes it. Especially since the alternative might be FRUITCAKE!!!!!

Marines – America’s 911


From Mike the Marine

10 Things That Make Me Happy

  1. Giving and receiving a bear hug from one of “my” Marines. (Thank You Justine – I really needed that hug!!)
  2. Seeing a smile on a formerly grumpy face when I say “Thank You for Your Service”.
  3. Getting a letter back from someone I don’t even know in response to a note I wrote them.  I know military personnel that are deployed are BUSY, and it means a lot to hear from them.
  4. Having a whole houseful of people I don’t know show up to pack boxes to send overseas.
  5. Getting offers of help from people I meet while standing in line at the Post Office.
  6. People that, when I ask for one small thing for the troops, go over and above, not only giving what I ask, but more.
  7. The community of bloggers that work so hard to promote the Valour-IT fundraiser and let me participate, even though I am nowhere near the caliber of writer that they are.
  8. The great support from our whole community for our troops.
  9. Knowing that the little things we do will have a positive affect on the morale and well-being of our deployed troops and their families.
  10. Seeing the fund raising thermometer go UPPPPP!!!! Go Marine Team!!!!

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Unconditional Love

The bond that forms between men whose lives depend on one another, is something that is mostly alien to us civilians. Would you give your life for your co-workers? Now, right now, without thinking about it, just doing it. No second thoughts, no maybe, just act without thinking of yourself… Could you do it? Would you do it?

Well, many of our Military Men and Women are  called upon each day to do just that. And they do. And some of them pay the price – some are killed, some are maimed for life.  For those who die protecting their buddies, the most and best we can do is to remember them, their sacrifices and the reasons we enjoy the freedoms we do.

For the ones who survive, we must do more. We must not only remember their sacrifice but we must do all in our power to see that they get the help they need to recover as much as possible of their lives. And that is why Valour-IT exists.

Through the magic of technology, we have the power to give back a little bit of what has been taken. To do that requires money. So, I am asking you – can you make a donation of a few dollars to help out? If you can’t give a lot, so what? Times are hard all around. Every dollar counts. If that is all you can give, then do it. It’s our chance to give back to those who have given so much.

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Rules….

Reasons why Marines win….

US Marine Corps Rules for Gunfighting

1. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.
2. Decide to be aggressive ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH.
3. Have a plan.
4. Have a back-up plan, because the first one probably won’t work.
5. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
6. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun whose caliber does not start with a “4.”
7. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive.
8. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral & diagonal preferred.)
9. Use cover or concealment as much as possible.
10. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.
11. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.
12. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived.
13. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating your intention to shoot.

Marines Rock!!


learn moreWe as a society have a responsibility to take care of the people who make our freedom possible. Valour-IT helps our Wounded Warriors take back a part of what was taken from them.