From the category archives:

Life

Guardsman takes first jump with prosthesis

August 12, 2010

Faced with a long recovery and the reality that he might never run, surf or return to his Special Forces team, Army Staff Sgt. Andre Murnane made the decision last year to have his right leg amputated below the knee after it was shattered by a roadside bomb that detonated in eastern Afghanistan.

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Memorial stone dedication for GHQ Raiders

July 6, 2010

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service) — Sixty years after its creation, the surviving members of the 1st Raider Company will dedicate a stone at the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Memorial Plaza at Fort Bragg, N.C., at 10 a.m., July 14, forever memorializing the unit’s service during the Korean War. From the Headquarters of [...]

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Disgust for the ‘health care’ system

July 1, 2010

Too many people occupy positions in the health care system that should not be there because they simply do not have the compassion, empathy, care, or understanding required.

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How 1-800-Flowers botched Mother’s Day

May 9, 2010

After seeing the president of 1-800-Flowers.com on an undercover boss reality show on TV a few weeks ago, I decided to give the company a try by placing an order for flowers and a box of premium chocolates for Mother’s Day.

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Today’s healthcare system vs. Obama’s

April 24, 2010

I have now spent more than 2-½ months in the hospital. Actually, I have been in two hospitals during that time, with two one-day surgery trips to a third hospital. All this because one hospital, as well as a few at-home healthcare agencies did not properly tend to a wound from a fall.

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Kathy Griffin really should be downsized

January 2, 2010

I can understand people having difficulty pronouncing a variety of words, especially those of Latin and Greek, but when it comes to a supposed American pronouncing an American-English word, there is no excuse. That’s doubly true when the word should be commonly understood by those of average intelligence, not to mention some talking head on TV.

It seems Kathy Griffin, a supposed comedienne and self-described “serious reporter”, as she so boldly classified herself in a January 2 statement to the Associated Press. I suppose warming CNN’s Larry King’s seat on occasion, as well as possibly serving as host of New Year festivities.

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