“I hold this to be the highest task of a bond between two people: that each should stand guard over the solitude of the other.”
― Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet
One last time, WWII veterans take flight in restored B-17 bomber – U.S. – Stripes
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Published: April 15, 2014
OSHKOSH, Wis. — There were no bombs to drop, and the skies were not filled with German Messerschmitts intent on shooting them down.
A group of World War II veterans got a rare treat Monday in a short flight in a restored B-17 that transported them back seven decades to a time when they were young men and the world was at war.
Dogs of Honor: My Andy
My Andy by: Clayton G. Going
Seventy years ago this fall, Allied forces fought the battle of Guadalcanal. The months-long assault turned the tide for the allies in the Pacific, but it took three more years of brutal combat before the war was won. In that time, the Pacific conflict produced many stories of valor and heartbreak. None was more moving that the one contained in the following letter sent to the AKC Gazette in July 1945.
Dogs Of Honor
Kobuc
My name is Stephen Janke. I am a Baptist minister in N.J. In May of 1971 I was a Sentry Dog Handler in South Vietnam for the Air Force Security Police and twenty years old. I was assigned a German shepherd named Kobuc. 
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In Honor of a Patriot
The following was in my stream on Google Plus…Rest Easy warrior, you’re watch is over.
SGT Jonathan Walden was born December 12,1984 in Sulphur, Louisiana.
He entered the Army as an Infantryman in April 2005, completing One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Upon completion of OSUT, SGT Walden was assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, KS as an ICV Driver and M240B Machine Gunner.
While on assignment he deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom during the “surge” phase of operations. SGT. Walden then continued his exceptional service as a rifleman while assigned to 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY.
While stationed there he was injured and sent to the Warrior Transition Unit. He was then reassigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry Regiment, 316th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Benning, GA. where he served as an Anti-Armor Specialist.
SGT. Walden was then assigned to Charlie Company, 4th Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, TX where he served as a Team Leader and was an invaluable asset while deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
SGT. Walden’s awards and decorations include: The Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal (2OLC), Army Achievement Medal (1OLC), Army Good Conduct Medal (2nd Award), National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraqi Campaign Meal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, North Atlantic Treaty Organizational Medal and the Combat Infantry Badge. He is a graduate of the Combat Life Savers Course, Javelin Gunnery Course and Warrior Leader Course.
SGT Walden is survived by his wife Aurora, daughter Elizabeth, mother Bettie, father Randall and brother James.
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