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For those we lost, We will not forget 09/11/2001

“I consistently believe that when it comes to whether it's Native Americans or African-American issues or reparations, the most important thing for the U.S. government to do is not just offer words, but offer deeds.”
— Barack Obama, July 27, 2008 (emphasis added)

“Barack Obama is an arrogant, racist, Marxist ass!”
— Perri Nelson, July 30, 2008

Wednesday Hero -- Spc. Jordan William Hess

Published Tue, Jan 9 2007 11:06 PM

This Weeks Hero Was Submitted by Beth

Spc. Jordan William Hess 27 years old from Marysville, Washington Company C, 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment December 5, 2006

"Specialist Hess died of wounds received on a battlefield upon which no markers or memorials exist, yet his name will be etched upon the small part of each of our hearts that has hardened to stone by the realization of his passing. I will take Specialist Jordan Hess’ name to my own grave, in the hope that I can somehow preserve the honorable life that he led,” said Capt. Ian Lauer, commander of Company C.

Spc. Hess was a study in contrasts who loved a challenge. He had a warrior's spirit and was thrilled at the chance to serve his county, his parents said from their home in Marysville. He also was content to look for his muse in various forms of art, including glass-blowing, photography and poetry. It was this balance that people will remember most about the 26-year-old who was critically injured Nov. 11 in Ta'Meem, Iraq, when an IED detonated near his combat patrol.

A three-year veteran in the U.S. Army, Hess spent more than a year in Korea as well as time in Germany, always looking for an overseas assignment, Bill and Tammy Hess said. They knew their son was on his way to Kuwait the last time they spoke with him in October, and they suspected he had been deployed to Iraq as part of a tank unit when they didn’t hear from him for several weeks. After his injury, Hess was flown back to the United States and treated for several weeks at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. His parents, as well as his six brothers and one sister, were flown there to be with him.

"None of us wanted to see him hurt like that," Bill Hess said. "But one of the greatest blessings in my life was that we were able to say goodbye."

Hess was an avid wrestler from the time he was young, and news of his death circulated at Lake Stevens High School, where he attended until 1999. "He was a strong-willed, independent young man with a unique sense of humor," the Lake Stevens wrestling coaches said in a statement. "The Lake Stevens wrestling community today feels a strong sense of loss."

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero. We Have Every Right To Dream Heroic Dreams. Those Who Say That We're In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don't Know Where To Look

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It's unfair... We don't want it.

Published Tue, Jan 9 2007 5:07 PM
Technorati Tags: News and Politics, Travel

The Seattle City Council is once again showing that they're a bunch of spoiled children that are simply unwilling to grow up. From the Seattle Post Intelligencer:

City Council President Nick Licata said Monday that he'll ask the state whether it will pay for a special election on replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct.
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But several council members are chafing at the estimated $1 million cost of an election when the state is demanding it. "It's unfair to us, to say the least," Councilman Peter Steinbrueck said Monday. "We don't want it. We've had a deliberative process (on the viaduct) that's gone on for years."

Boo-hoo, it's so unfair. We decided last year that we didn't want to listen to the Legislature when they told us to let the people decide. We couldn't trust the people to vote right and support our expensive boondoggle. Now the Governor wants us to have the people vote and it's so unfair.

I don't mind the idea of the state paying for the vote, but I think it would be even better if the vote were statewide. After all, we are talking about a state highway, not just a Seattle street.

Ah well... we'll probably be hearing about this until mid-March.

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Tuesday Open Trackback and Racecar Sale

Published Tue, Jan 9 2007 12:03 AM
Technorati Tags: Drag Racing, Open Trackbacks

1979 Drag Racing Corvette for Sale - For details contact perri [AT] nofemotorsports [dot] com.

Remember: "racecar" spelled backwards is "racecar".

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