We are asking everyone to say a prayer for "Darkhorse" 3rd Battalion 5th Marines and their families. They are fighting it out in Afghanistan and they have lost nine Marines in four days. Praying for all our soldiers.

From the Spouse of a 3/5 Marine.....

The Battalion has lost 15 Marines and 1 Corpsman to date. Approximately 50 have been seriously wounded

Any loss is to much and my thanks.From a wall at our local DAV

A veteran is someone who,at one point in his/her life,wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America" for an amount of "Up to and including there life".That is honor,and there are way to many people in this country who no longer understand it.

My brother in law. Kid use to help me during summers when he was in high school on a pea gravel pump. That hose use to kick his ass. When he got graduated and joined the ARMY I told him there was no way he could make it through boot camp. That kid turned into a man over night. He loved his country, family and everything about the ARMY. He signed that blank check and let us have our freedom. I know he is looking down on me laughing his butt off every time I am plugged up or dragging hose around, lol. It is because of him and all the other courageous soldiers out there that let us do what we love, pump concrete. Thanks bro.