Real Hero
Collection by Maxine Mansfield Romance Author
those who give so other's can sleep in peace
Out the front window
So there's a whole bunch of pretty cool stuff here I borrowed from some other bloggers... 😑 Me? I am just a man with a passion for creativity, eloquence, beauty, truth, patriotism, good food and Irish whiskey. Proud to be a Vietnam Veteran and a Colorado native. What you will find here is a very...
Wounded Marine reunited with his faithful dog
When Lance Cpl. Jeremy Vanhoose served over in Afghanistan with his German Shepherd Imi, the pair detected bombs. Vanhoose joined the Marines shortly after high school, leaving behind his childhood sweetheart and fiance Kacy and his family. He trained and worked with canines used for detecting IED bombs while on patrol. Ultimately, Jeremy was paired with Military War Dog (MWD) Imi, and the pair was deployed to Afghanistan in May 2011. "The first week of...
My name is SSgt John Makripodis. I am from Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina. My MWD Carlos (F337) was euthanized today due to cancer. MWD Carlos was 11 years old and had served 8 tours in Iraq, Afghanistan, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. He was a legend at Seymour-Johnson and to all who worked with him. He was a Dutch Shepherd. He prevented the loss of life many times. He was a true hero. MWD Carlos changed 6 handlers' lives in the past eleven years and he will never be…