Posted to Great Americans by Go USMC on November 09, 2009
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Showing posts with label Great Americans. Show all posts
Monday, May 10, 2010
Blue Angels Video
Great Americans has a lot of great videos most people don't know about but it is growing because of videos like this.
I'm on Great Americans. If you make videos and love the men and women in military service, veterans, police officers, firefighters or emergency responders, you can put your's there too.
I'm on Great Americans. If you make videos and love the men and women in military service, veterans, police officers, firefighters or emergency responders, you can put your's there too.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Vietnam:Taking of Dong-Ha Bridge
Submitted By: LeatherNecker on April 29, 2009
Col. John W. Ripley, USMC (Ret.) 1:34 Ripley relates his heroic feat of singlehandedly stopping the enemy during a major offensive on Easter Sunday in 1972. His "tiny force" of South Vietnamese marines was poised on one side of the Dong-Ha Bridge to take on the "enormous force" of North Vietnamese troops ready to attack from the other side. Undaunted, the determined Captain Ripley decided to take the situation in his own hands to bring down the bridge. Lugging explosives on his back and under heavy enemy fire, he precariously crawled under the bridge, set the explosives and blew up the massive structure. Submitted by: LeatherNecker Three Keywords: John Ripley USMC Marines Vietnam
Col. John W. Ripley, USMC (Ret.) 1:34 Ripley relates his heroic feat of singlehandedly stopping the enemy during a major offensive on Easter Sunday in 1972. His "tiny force" of South Vietnamese marines was poised on one side of the Dong-Ha Bridge to take on the "enormous force" of North Vietnamese troops ready to attack from the other side. Undaunted, the determined Captain Ripley decided to take the situation in his own hands to bring down the bridge. Lugging explosives on his back and under heavy enemy fire, he precariously crawled under the bridge, set the explosives and blew up the massive structure. Submitted by: LeatherNecker Three Keywords: John Ripley USMC Marines Vietnam
Posted to Great Americans by LeatherNecker on April 29, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Navy Seals videos from Great Americans
Soul of a Seal
Navy Seal David Goggins runs 450 miles a month to find out the limits of his soul. Goggins exemplifies the extraordinary character and spirit of the men who wear the famed Trident of the Seals. In his words, Goggins has chosen to serve in the special forces because “my life doesn't have a finish line”.
Seals in Training:
“Hell Week” is the test that all Navy personnel endure in order to qualify for Seal training. Seals like Goggins talk about Hell week as a “purifying ritual” designed to test the spirit and guarantee that future Seals are ready for what their nation may demand of them.
Seals in Combat:
Navy Seals are playing a special role in the hunt for Taliban leaders in Afghanistan. A 60 Minutes news crew was given an opportunity to follow one unit on a hunt for a top Taliban leader. This is a rare glimpse into one of dozens of dangerous missions that Seal units carry out during a typical tour in country.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Videos Notice to viewers
Great Americans had a redesign issue and all of my videos are gone. I have to reload all of them. This will take some time. They will back up as soon as possible. This also means that if you linked to my videos, any of the over 25 of them, you will have to re-embed them as well. I am so sorry about this and really appreciate your patience in this. We need to get the information about PTSD out to the people who need it the most.
To say this totally sucks is putting it mildly, but I'm sure you know I'm thinking something much harsher right now,.,,,,,,it will take me at least most of the day to get them all reloaded. There won't be much posting done today because of this.
Chaplain Kathie
UPDATE
About 20 more to go. The other problem is that Great Americans changed their player and I cannot embed all the videos on this blog at the same time. Hero After War starts to play when the blog is opened. I'll keep changing which one plays when opened as time permits.
Check back later for links to the rest of the videos. I'll put the links in here and on the side bar.
To say this totally sucks is putting it mildly, but I'm sure you know I'm thinking something much harsher right now,.,,,,,,it will take me at least most of the day to get them all reloaded. There won't be much posting done today because of this.
Chaplain Kathie
UPDATE
So far I have seven of them back up.
Posted Hero After War
When it comes to the wound of war that leaves a scar on the soul, Vietnam veterans have been there fighting to make sure it is treated and helping to heal all generations of veterans. Brothers taking care of brothers and...
Posted Women at War
First part in series of women at war. They have been going to where they have been needed since this nation began. They are heroes most forget and they suffer from PTSD at higher rates.
Posted The Voice, Women at War
Part of a series on women at war. This video has part of a rich history of women during combat, usually forgotten by most Americans. It also show how they too end up wounded by PTSD
Posted Women at War, Sisters After War
Part of a series of videos on women at war. This one is a tribute to my friend Capt. Agnes "Irish" Breneahan, a Vietnam era veteran from Fort McClellan. She suffered from PTSD and Agent Orange, but never stopped fighting...
Posted Women at War, Hardest Times
Part of a series of videos on wmen at war. Hardest Times You Could Imagine, are forgotten by most when we think about women in combat and what they go through. This video uses Wildflower by Skylark with the help and...
Posted Coming Out of the Dark of PTSD
Having PTSD and not knowing what it is, is like living in darkness. Nothing seems the same. When you know what it is, you can begin to heal the wounds you brought back home with you.
Posted PTSD Final Battle After War
When the boots come off, when the uniform is put away, sometimes the last battle to fight is healing from all you went through. With the knowledge you need to understand it, you can heal. It is never too late to begin to...
About 20 more to go. The other problem is that Great Americans changed their player and I cannot embed all the videos on this blog at the same time. Hero After War starts to play when the blog is opened. I'll keep changing which one plays when opened as time permits.
Check back later for links to the rest of the videos. I'll put the links in here and on the side bar.
Monday, August 17, 2009
When Courage Meets Circumstance - Firefighting Heroes
When Courage Meets Circumstance - Firefighting Heroes
Off duty fire fighter Ray Caballero rescues his neighbor while his skin physically melts off his body. Ray says in the hospital when they had to scrub off the dead skin 2 to 3 times a day that he'd rather have died in the fire than go through that pain
Off duty fire fighter Ray Caballero rescues his neighbor while his skin physically melts off his body. Ray says in the hospital when they had to scrub off the dead skin 2 to 3 times a day that he'd rather have died in the fire than go through that pain
Thursday, August 6, 2009
When they can ask no more of us
by
Chaplain Kathie
When they can ask no more of us, why is it that we seem to suddenly be able to find the time to show up? Do we track ICasualties.org to find the latest news? How many of us even know how many have laid down their lives in service doing what we asked of them? Anyone? 4,330 in Iraq and 768 in Afghanistan as of today according to ICasualties. Naturally this is not counting the suicides or the wounded, or those who succumbed to wounds after. We don't keep count of the families that have fallen apart either.
We may never know the true numbers of wounded because PTSD is not reported by every veteran or solider suffering. Some of them get on motorcycles and crash them either speeding and they go out of control, or on purpose to end their pain. Some do it with cars. No one can ever tell for sure if an accident is an accident or a suicide cover-up to spare their families.
The DOD has one count of suicides, but their figures are never accurate simply because so many of them remain "under investigation" so the numbers are easy to hide, but easier because the media really doesn't seem to be able to find the time to demand answers, at least for the sake of the family left to wonder why a son or daughter, husband, wife or parent is not going to be home anymore. The VA has another count on their own, but once again, they don't really work too hard to find out what the numbers are, but even if they did, they simply wouldn't know all the numbers. The frightening thing is, many families do not report it to the VA or the media as a suicide connected to service in combat.
Too many never think of any of this. People living in the same town or city never even try to know what the veterans need, how many homeless veterans live there or how many families are suffering.
These same people may hear of a soldier being laid to rest on a certain day, think about traffic being blocked with a military funeral procession and make sure they avoid the area. Others show up to line the roads, take off their hats, maybe even wave a flag. Then some will go about their own business, never bothering to check to see if anyone else died after that. They will wait until their local media prints a notice in the paper or a friend calls to tell them about it.
How is this happening? How is it that we've come to this point where no one seems to really care on a daily basis? Is it the media's fault people have to bother to look on a site like ICasualties.org to find out? No! It's our own fault. If more people went into this site on a daily basis, the broadcast media would notice and begin to report on Iraq and Afghanistan along with everything else going on. They wouldn't be able to spend weeks covering the death of a celebrity no matter how important they are because the American people would have shown the important issue to them is the men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the veterans all across the country.
What good does it do to acknowledge them when they can ask no more of us?
I received this from Matt Daniels at Great Americans. I'm asking you to read what he wrote and then watch the video. It will only take a few moments out of your day. If you're reading this blog, I know you care or you wouldn't be here. This is not a
lesson you need to learn but I'm sure you know people that need a wake up call to pay attention. Often people are good hearted and only need to be made aware of things. We're all very busy in our own lives, but when people know there is a crisis, they respond.
This is not a matter of politics, but just Americans in this one nation the men and women in the military are serving. It doesn't matter if your friends are Democrat or Republican. If they watch FOX, MSNBC or CNN. This is about the people we're supposed to care about needing us to prove it to them when they are alive and will know how much they mean to us.
Chaplain Kathie
When they can ask no more of us, why is it that we seem to suddenly be able to find the time to show up? Do we track ICasualties.org to find the latest news? How many of us even know how many have laid down their lives in service doing what we asked of them? Anyone? 4,330 in Iraq and 768 in Afghanistan as of today according to ICasualties. Naturally this is not counting the suicides or the wounded, or those who succumbed to wounds after. We don't keep count of the families that have fallen apart either.
We may never know the true numbers of wounded because PTSD is not reported by every veteran or solider suffering. Some of them get on motorcycles and crash them either speeding and they go out of control, or on purpose to end their pain. Some do it with cars. No one can ever tell for sure if an accident is an accident or a suicide cover-up to spare their families.
The DOD has one count of suicides, but their figures are never accurate simply because so many of them remain "under investigation" so the numbers are easy to hide, but easier because the media really doesn't seem to be able to find the time to demand answers, at least for the sake of the family left to wonder why a son or daughter, husband, wife or parent is not going to be home anymore. The VA has another count on their own, but once again, they don't really work too hard to find out what the numbers are, but even if they did, they simply wouldn't know all the numbers. The frightening thing is, many families do not report it to the VA or the media as a suicide connected to service in combat.
Too many never think of any of this. People living in the same town or city never even try to know what the veterans need, how many homeless veterans live there or how many families are suffering.
These same people may hear of a soldier being laid to rest on a certain day, think about traffic being blocked with a military funeral procession and make sure they avoid the area. Others show up to line the roads, take off their hats, maybe even wave a flag. Then some will go about their own business, never bothering to check to see if anyone else died after that. They will wait until their local media prints a notice in the paper or a friend calls to tell them about it.
How is this happening? How is it that we've come to this point where no one seems to really care on a daily basis? Is it the media's fault people have to bother to look on a site like ICasualties.org to find out? No! It's our own fault. If more people went into this site on a daily basis, the broadcast media would notice and begin to report on Iraq and Afghanistan along with everything else going on. They wouldn't be able to spend weeks covering the death of a celebrity no matter how important they are because the American people would have shown the important issue to them is the men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the veterans all across the country.
What good does it do to acknowledge them when they can ask no more of us?
I received this from Matt Daniels at Great Americans. I'm asking you to read what he wrote and then watch the video. It will only take a few moments out of your day. If you're reading this blog, I know you care or you wouldn't be here. This is not a
lesson you need to learn but I'm sure you know people that need a wake up call to pay attention. Often people are good hearted and only need to be made aware of things. We're all very busy in our own lives, but when people know there is a crisis, they respond.
This is not a matter of politics, but just Americans in this one nation the men and women in the military are serving. It doesn't matter if your friends are Democrat or Republican. If they watch FOX, MSNBC or CNN. This is about the people we're supposed to care about needing us to prove it to them when they are alive and will know how much they mean to us.
The Day Michael Jackson Died
Would you like to know why we’ve labored long and hard to create Great Americans? This video will tell you why.
The day Michael Jackson died was also the day that Brian Bradshaw died in combat in Afghanistan. Bradshaw was honored in his hometown. But the rest of America never noticed.
This video is hard to watch. But it’s worth watching. And CBS deserves a lot of credit for producing and airing it.
A culture that worships celebrities – fawning on every detail of their lives and deaths – implicitly devalues the greatness of the ordinary men and women who make real sacrifices to sustain our society. Some are in uniform. Some are the parents, spouses and family members who support those who protect us – both at home and abroad.
This is the story of the sacrifice of one 24 year old American soldier and his family. But it is also the story of many other families throughout our history. If we forget them, then we cannot survive as a nation. In fact, we don’t deserve to.
Matt Daniels
Creator & Executive Producer
A Day To Remember - watch more videos
Friday, July 24, 2009
New PTSD Video Turn the Page
Turn the Page of PTSD - watch more videos
Just finished a new video Turn the Page of PTSD. Vietnam veterans are still learning what came back with them. Flashbacks happen like flipping thru a photo album their mind holds. They can heal if they get help just as the newer veterans need help to heal. One message the Vietnam Vets need to hear is that it's not too late for them to turn the page and come out of the tunnel of darkness.
Friday, January 9, 2009
YouTube doesn't care about troops with PTSD
YouTube has been blocking my videos one by one for too long now. The latest one was Nam Nights of PTSD Still. I was going to wait until the end of the month to pull the videos but I'm totally fed up. My videos have been up on Google and YouTube for a couple of years now. Suddenly they are targeting my videos. They started with When War Comes Home Part Two, which has songs by Toby Keith. I complained and they allowed it but it was too late. Then one by one I get an email telling me that another video has been blocked but yet again they don't seem to care what these videos are or who they are for.
No matter how much I write or email or try to do anything else, nothing has reached as many veterans as these videos. What good would it do to spend hours searching for music to fit the message and spend more hours putting them together if they are not seen? I trusted YouTube to deliver these videos to help the troops and our veterans. Now they will be on my web site and blog but not linked to YouTube or Google. I'm pulling them all off. I really hope YouTube staff is happy with what they just did because a lot less veterans will be able to find these videos now. Let's face it. When it comes to videos YouTube and Google are the top places to find them. I do all of this for free but YouTube just doesn't care.
The videos will be on my web site at http://www.namguardianangel.com/, this blog and on http://www.greatamericans.com/. At least they appreciated the work done to help the veterans and the troops when they need all the help they can get.
No matter how much I write or email or try to do anything else, nothing has reached as many veterans as these videos. What good would it do to spend hours searching for music to fit the message and spend more hours putting them together if they are not seen? I trusted YouTube to deliver these videos to help the troops and our veterans. Now they will be on my web site and blog but not linked to YouTube or Google. I'm pulling them all off. I really hope YouTube staff is happy with what they just did because a lot less veterans will be able to find these videos now. Let's face it. When it comes to videos YouTube and Google are the top places to find them. I do all of this for free but YouTube just doesn't care.
The videos will be on my web site at http://www.namguardianangel.com/, this blog and on http://www.greatamericans.com/. At least they appreciated the work done to help the veterans and the troops when they need all the help they can get.
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