This is the results of the hand writing analysis that I found on Pepple Pies page....

 

You fill every waking moment with activity.
You are a shy, idealistic person who does not find it easy to have relationships, especially intimate ones.
You are affectionate, passionate, expressive, and future-oriented.
You are a talkative person, maybe even a busybody!
You enjoy life in your own way and do not depend on the opinions of others.

 

Well, Mom?

 

Support VETMARCH2006 ! Help our veterans get shat was promised to them! Lets keep the disabled in mind and help them cope.

 

Cheers,

Tom

This is still the big issue here. No matter what your politics Vets deserve to have the promises made delivered! Take a carfull look around you today and decide if things would be different if nobody had answered the call to duty. Would you beable to do the things you do, or say the things you say?  I know the answer, I've been to a lot of places in the world. 

 

Please support the VETMARCH 2006  If you can not attend in DC or in your capital consider making a donation so Vets that want to come but can't afford to can get a chance to make it.

 

Cheers,

Tom

Support Your Troops

By Supporting Their  Benefits

 

"Operation Firing for Effect"

The Veterans March

  Washington, D.C. at 0800 on April 25th, 2006

 (Bring a poncho in case of inclement weather)

                                      We Need Your Support!

Find out how you can support this MISSION:

www.vetmarch2006.com

Click ALFA Links Below:

                                                                                            ALFA 1                 (Mission)

                              ALFA 2      (Driving Forces) 

                              ALFA 3      (Assemble Committee to Speak)

                              ALFA 4       (Donation Letter)

                              ALFA 1A    (Who is Gene Simes?)

                             Why a March?

                             2006 Press Release

 A March will demonstrate that the veterans... are

ORGANIZED AND

"SPEAKING WITH ONE VOICE".

 

Why conduct a march in this manner?

The veterans of this Nation are truly professional people.  We understand determination, commitment, tactics, organization and survival.  We understand what it means to follow orders without question or hesitation.  We understand what it means to place unquestionable trust in those with whom you serve.  We, above all others in the Nation, understand that you must “fight” for what you believe to be right, and once you have achieved that goal, you must “fight” twice as hard to maintain it.

 

Please note that the videos on this web page demonstrate how our troops must  fight to receive benefits that the government promised them when they joined the military.

 

I would like people to see that veterans do not have support from the lawmakers in Washington D.C. when it comes time to provide promised health care and other benefits.

 

As you will read, on links within this web site, every year the Veterans Department does not have enough money to properly budget for our military veterans and it’s always an issue in Congress, each and every year.  

Disabled veterans that become more disabled, i.e. 50% to 100% should receive the extra disability benefit within a few months because they can no longer work and support their families, but the government may take years to approve the funds for these individuals, some never get approved because they have died awaiting for a “piece of paper” and these benefits should have been approved within a few months but instead lawmakers save money by taking their time approving these disability claims because many of these veterans die in the meantime.

 

Additionally, the VA will not approve many of the claims even though they are legitimate claims with legitimate justifications.

 

I would like individuals to write, email or call their elected officials and asked that legislation for  “Mandatory Funding for VA Health Care”be enacted and that all benefits that are promised to our Troops are giving to them when the time comes for them to receive them.

  

Click here to: EMAIL YOUR CONGRESSMEN 

Click here to: EMAIL YOUR SENATORS 

 Thanks,

Jim North

Webmaster, Coordinator and Chairman

"The Veterans March 2006" 

Veterans@VetMarch2006.com  Cell:  586 909-5971

 

Gene D. Simes

• Veterans_March.MPG

"Operation Firing for Effect"

Coordinator and Chairman

"The Veterans March 2006"

Veterans for Veteran Connection (VFVC)

 Office:  315 986-7322  Cell:  585 329-4711                                              

http://www.vfvc.net

Gdsusa@rochester.rr.com 

Jere Beery

Operations Public Affairs & Morale Officer

Jerebeery@aol.com  (Bio)

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Bobby R. Price

Project Manager, "The Veterans March 2006"

Committe Members

             

Barb Cragnotti

"Operation Firing for Effect"

Telecom Manager - All State Coordinators, Guest Speakers and participants for "Operation Firing for Effect" please submit your cell/phone numbers to Barb: verpalegislativecoord@verpa.us  

"Make it Happen with Effective Communications"   

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Stay abreast of the latest news concerning "The Veterans March 2006" by sending us your email address to: Veterans@VetMarch2006.com  You will be added to our emailing list and you will receive updates as the information becomes available.

Support Your Troops by "Spreading the Word" across this Great Nation and help send emails all across this country to inform everyone about the information in this Web Site!

 Please mail-in a $10.00 donation to support this mission.

"Donate to Mission"

... Please make a donation as soon as you can ... Go to - DONATE TO MISSION - page on this website for the instructions on who to make check payable/mailing addr ...

 

 

See You in DC!

"Lets get this COUNTER Rolling!"   

  

This website was designed with the handicapped and technologically-challenged in mind.  We feel the simpler the format - the easier visually impaired visitors can navigate the site.  We have attempted to use colors, fonts and font sizes that are easy to read.  If you have comments to make this site better, please email us at:  www.vetmarch2006.com.

OK, heres is an organization that really needs our support.  VETMARCH2006 is listed on the left please visit. They need people in every state to help out and to participate.  People prepared to march in Washington DC and in thier state capitols.

 

Cheers,

Tom

I am sorry to say that MominAmerica2 has thrown in the towel on her MSN blog. I still hold out hope that she will be able to continue, but, maybe it is time for a new direction.  This blog has gotten her through a lot of healing. She started it when she was going through radiation treatment for Hypo-Thyroid and has been her refuge for the past several months. To all of you who were there with her I thank you.

 

She will leave the site up and I suppose comments will keep working.

 

Thankyou all for your support of her.

 

Cheers,

Tom

mominAmerica2 is having trouble accessing her blog. Seems she can not post an entry. If anyone knows what might be the problem please leave a message on her site.

 

Thanks.

 

 

Eddie Rayan is making progress, please visit his site and read the story as told by his father. 

 

For those in the NYC area, Tarten Day Parade will be on April 8th this year. Come on down and see some Scottish history and hear som music. Always a grand time! 

 

 

Cheers,

Tom

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAMPA -- An angry father who marched into a classroom and punched a teacher's assistant in the face said Wednesday he was protecting his 15-year-old daughter, who had accused the man of inappropriately touching her. Dave F. Swafford, 42, was charged with felony battery on a school employee after he hit the 35-year-old aide in front of a class full of students at Lakewood Ranch High School near Bradenton Tuesday morning, authorities said. He was also named ``Father of the Year'' by a local radio station for his actions. ``I'm not real proud of what I did,'' Swafford told The Associated Press Wednesday. ``You have to protect your children, and my daughter does not lie to me.'' Because of the allegation, the school placed the assistant on paid leave Tuesday, school district spokeswoman Margi Nanney said. He has not been charged, but Manatee County Sheriff's Office spokesman Dave Bristow said deputies are investigating. The man has been employed by the Manatee County school district since 1999 and has a clean personnel record, Nanney said. His primary job is ``time-out'' teacher, overseeing in-school suspension. His name is being withheld by the AP because he has not been charged. Swafford, the part owner of an air conditioning company, said he came to the school to meet with officials about allegations made by his daughter and other female students about the assistant's inappropriate touching and conduct. When he saw that the man was not in the meeting, he asked his daughter to take him to the classroom. ``I wanted to know why the guy was in a classroom teaching after my daughter came forward,'' he said. A verbal exchange became heated, and ``I lost control,'' he said. He spent about 10 hours in jail and got out later Tuesday after posting bond. The Tampa radio station that named him ``Father of the Year'' offered him and his family tickets for the Daytona 500 race. ``If some other parents would do this, maybe some of these pedophiles would crawl back under rocks where they belong,'' Swafford said.

 

     OK heres the link to help out Eddy Ryan  http://www.helpeddieryan.com . 

 Can't make that link work from here so go to the right last item and click on that!

 

 

Cheers,

 

Tom

Eddie Ryan is a Marien who got shot in the head in Iraq. He was not expected to live but has. He will be returning to his home in Ellenville NY from the rehab hospital soon. The family needs some help and they have certinly earned it! So head on over to MominAmerica2 (link on the right) and keep updated. As soon as we have contact information we will post that, meantime your prayers would be a good place to start.

 

 

CHeers,

Tom

 Today is mom in america2 birthday. So head on over and wish her well. She was rather close to leaving this world on her last but was treated for Graves last June and is now well on the road to recovery.  It is very nice to see the woman I married twenty-four years ago returning. I look forward to many many more birthdays with her.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes MEGABRAD I met 007. So did Pixi and Mom.  Very fun filled party and a wonderful New Year!

 

I few days a go I saw an article on how the bullet proof vests used by the Marines was killing Mariens!?! Well, it was a piss poor title to say the least. The gist of the article was that there maybe better armor available. As I read on the article continued on about how the procurment system in the Pentagon is broken and corrupt, and about good "ole boys buying  infireior equipment all because some one has a job with what ever company.....blah, blah, blah. This article then proceeded to push for a much more expensive ($7000.00 per vest) with basically the same leval of protection with added side plates (already in the system for our current issue vest). Turns out the writer was a "friend" of the owner of the recomended company.  Kind of a self defeating push for a friend, reeks of the "good 'ole boy" gang.   So, having used flak vests ranging from the korean war modle with fiber glass plates (great for riot control) through the carboard filled vietnam flak, the balistic good for not much of the late 80's and 90's right up to the early version of the current, really is bullet proof, vest I got really disgusted. The current issue vest is a lot better then any of the proceeding issued flak vest. I witnessed an AK-47 hit the front plate of one at under 10 meters and it did NOT penetrate the plate. No death or injury sustained. Can improvements be made? Yes. A system of side plates, leg and arm protectores are being fielded. But don't forget that it all adds pounds and limits movement, so if you get involved in any close (real close) contact you loose mobility, thats what happened to the knight knocked off his horse, could not move fast enough against a lightly armored infantryman.  But in our 6 o'clock news mentality we miss that.  Spending more on equipment that is not a signifacant improvement should be considered very carefully and not emotionally.  Having been in Iraq I was, with a few exceptions, pleased with the vest I was issued.   My sons will deploy with even better vests and will hopfully see improvements, based on real action, made that will allow them to survive on the modern battlefield.

 

The other area I see alot of interference in is training. To survive in combat there are a lot a things that come into play. The most important is training. That is not to say that good leaders, good equipment and a lot of other factors are unimportatnt.  A well trained "sheep" can not only survive but take the fight to the enemy with violence of action that will move even a detrmined enemy.  I am sick of these pantywaists complaing because poor little Johnny (or Jane) were yelled at, or had to make a 25 mile hump with a 50 lb pack. And why do they have to do the confidence course, or learn to fight hand to hand?  Well people, its all about defeating the enenmy who has sworn to eliminate you. You expect Uncle Sugar to protect you but not to make your little priss feel upset.   Well I, as an NCO for many years want to train your son or daughter to SURVIVE initital contact and press the enemy and kill HIM. So if your to squeemish to understand what is at stake then please stay home and let the "sheepdogs" keep you safe from the "wolfs" at your door. I don't understand you and you don't understand me or the wolf, but I do understand the wolf and he understands me. I have the best interest of these young men and woman at heart when I yell at them and make them do seemingly stupid things. They have my back in combat and I have thiers, thats a lot of motivation to have well trained and well diciplined soldiers.

 

 

Cheers,

Tom

 

 

 

Harry:

Quick with a smile or a joke.

Wanted to talk about the kids and wife, he loved them!

Many hours sitting and talking about home and plans, new addition to the house, vacations, food, always about family.

A good man!

Proud of what he had achieved and what he was going to achieve in life.

A good soldier!

"Hey, ‘Pelooloo!, How DO you say your first name?"

"Don’t worry, it means ‘Harry’."

So, I called him "Harry or "Pelooloo".

He was a friend.

He is missed.

 

July 14, 2003, OIF, Ad Diwanyia,  Iraq.    RIP

So its been a while since I posted. Thats because I am on vacation (unexpected, I forgot that I had put in for this week) and #2 Son has been home. We have been preparing for Christmas and generally relaxing. The bedroom is finnally finished and the furnature removed from the living room and returned to the bedroom.   The Missus is very pleased with the results. 

 

So I take this time to reflect on the past year and rejoyce in all that has been brought my way. I rejoyce in a wife who is now healthy and returning to "our" life. I give thanks for two sons who had the courage to join the military and serve and for a daughter who just plain brings me joy.

 

 

To one and all a Merry Christmas and may God bless you and yours as much as He has blessed me.

 

 

Cheers,

Tom

OK, this is the weather headline on MSN:

Major storm brings snow, misery to Northeast

‘Doozy of a snowstorm’ could bring up to a foot of snow to New England

 

What wimp decided that 8" to 12" of snow was a "Doozy"?  4 foot of snow is a "doozy" of a snow storm. Not an unusual "doozy" but still... NYC got 2 to 4 inches of snow...and??  The best part of the report(?) is that it talkes about the mid-west and south west, not the northeast. Apparently there were a few unfortunate accidents out that-a-way from this storm. I really wish that these news agencies would use more restraint in thier headlines and not sensationalistic BS. This was not a bad storm. Yes, as in all inclement weather caution is needed, but it was not the end of the world.

 

Enjoy the snow and have a Merry Christmas!

 

 

Cheers,

Tom

December 07

101st Airborne

I'm tired of spineless politicians, both Democrat and Republican who lack the courage, fortitude, and character to see these difficult tasks through. I'm tired of the hypocrisy of politicians who want to rewrite history when the going gets tough. I'm tired of the disingenuous clamor from those that claim they 'Support the Troops' by wanting them to 'Cut and Run' before victory is achieved. I'm tired of a mainstream media that can only focus on car bombs and casualty reports because they are too afraid to leave the safety of their hotels to report on the courage and success our brave men and women are having on the battlefield. I'm tired that so many American's think you can rebuild a dictatorship into a democracy over night. I'm tired that so many ignore the bravery of the Iraqi people to go to the voting booth and freely elect a Constitution and soon a permanent Parliament. I'm tired of the so called 'Elite Left' that prolongs this war by giving aid and comfort to our enemy, just as they did during the Vietnam War. I'm tired of anti-war protesters showing up at the funerals of our fallen soldiers. A family who's loved ones gave their life in a just and noble cause, only to be cruelly tormented on the funeral day by cowardly protesters is beyond shameful. I'm tired that my generation, the Baby Boom - Vietnam generation, who have such a weak backbone that they can't stomach seeing the difficult tasks through to victory. I'm tired that some are more concerned about the treatment of captives then they are the slaughter and beheading of our citizens and allies. I'm tired that when we find mass graves it is seldom reported by the press, but mistreat a prisoner and it is front page news. Mostly, I'm tired that the people of this great nation didn't learn from history that there is no substitute for Victory. Sincerely, Joe Repya Lieutenant Colonel U. S. Army 101st Airborne Division   Found on my daughters site....stolen with no shame. Please do the same and post it everywhere you can!   Cheers, Tom

Ok, someone has to explaine to me why the Liberals/Democrats hate the USA so much.  Now Dean is talking shit about we can't win in Iraq, comparing it to Vietnam. Well, there is one similarity, the Democratic Party is NOT trying to win this and bring freedom to another people, they are doing everything short of armed rebellion to make sure lots of American kids die for the DNC to win an election based on ...LIES.  Oh, yeah! Isn't that what they say Bush did? Gee it would not be that they are more interested in Political BS and "looks" then in truth could it?  Take all these politicians and flush 'em. Can't stand it.

 

Heres an idea. Get behind the effort and learn a little about what is happening in Iraq, Egypt, Afganastan, Syria and all over the Mid-East.  We can win this, we are winning this but your blathering gives aid and comfort to our enemies in this. Just like you did during Vietnam, the Democratic Party is supporting the people killing American Fighting men and woman. Makes ya wonder, doesn't it.

 

 

To all those who truly support the USA, get in there and clean up the mess. I know a lot of folks who call them selfs Democrats but have nothing in common with the DNC which has been taken over by the LLL.

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

 

Cheers,

Tom