As a member of SFTT and mother of a soldier deployed to Afghanistan, I am doubly aware of the need for safe equipment for our troops.
I have attached a photograph of my son 1LT Brad Vick (Army) taken when General David Petraeus, Ambassador Eikenberry and Senate Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry visited Camp Nathan Smith recently.
Theresa Henkelmann
Member of B.E.S.T (Best Equipment ...
Continue Reading →July 30, 2010
Honorable Senator Scott P. Brown
317 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
Honorable Senator Scott P. Brown:
I am writing to you today as a concerned and worried Father and Veteran, on the issue of the M-ATV vehicle doors. These concerns are not only mine, but of many other families in the Corps, as well as the other branches in our military. We are reaching out to you and your colleagues’ for HELP, on these issues listed in the letters (see ...
Continue Reading →I have been pondering for some time what more I could do to help promote Soldiers For The Truth’s Basic 5 Campaign. My latest effort has been to inform politicians running for congressional and statewide offices of our cause. Politicians are never more accessible than when running for office, so my plan is to take advantage of that situation and that is what I did!
Last Saturday I attended a private reception in Arkansas for several politicians running for ...
Continue Reading →Doc was the combat medic for 1st Platoon, 55th Engineer Company, 5th Engineer Battalion. He was a 23 year old, gentle giant from Alabama with an calm demeanor and a way of putting everyone around him at ease. I was his first platoon leader and I remember liking him from the day he showed up. No matter how long the mission had been, Doc was always ready to take care of his Soldiers’ needs. As fortune would have it, I ...
Continue Reading →Hack has said that his favorite book was “The Art of War” by Sun Tzu. It is one of my own as well. There was an other famous writer of that time named Lao Tzu. I am certain that Hack knew him as well.
Lao Tzu was the founder of Taoism. When he became old and infirm, he refused to write his “testiment”. So that others could not pervert his legacy, and use it to their benefit. Alas, before he left ...
Continue Reading →Five more American servicemen died in Afghanistan. We salute your bravery and courage.
Continue Reading →June 01, 2010
Brigadier General Michael M. Brogan
Commander
Marine Corps Systems Command
2200 Lester St.
Quantico, Virginia 22134-6050
Dear General,
I realize I’m the last person you wanted to hear from, yet again. But I felt it was essential after reading about the doors jamming on the M-ATV, that’s why I have reached out to you as the Commander of System Command with my thoughts. The issue at hand is the M-ATV doors, I’m well aware you know all about the issue at hand. I ask ...
Continue Reading →April 21, 2009
Commandant of the Marine Corps
General James T. Conway
Headquarters USMC
2 Navy Annex (CMC)
Washington, D.C. 20380-1775
Dear General,
I would like to thank for your response to my letter dated 03-28-08, as well, as the time you took out of your demanding schedule. I know you and I are the same in many ways as acknowledged in your letter, but yet very different. The Command you lead and the Stars you wear are one of great responsibilities. The tasks that are put ...
Continue Reading →April 29, 2010
President Barack H. Obama II
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
President Barack H. Obama II:
Dear Mr. President,
I know what you’re thinking, it’s him again! Well, I’d like to say it wasn’t, however. The issue is Body Armor Design or should I say the lack of its advancement of lighter and better ballistics.
I have reached out many times to two Administrations of, Presidents, Senators, Congressmen and Military etc. and continue to hit a brick wall on the creation ...
Continue Reading →On April 17, 2010 join over 20,000 runners and walkers as they come together at Sun Devil Stadium (Tempe, AZ) to celebrate the life and legacy of former ASU and Arizona Cardinals football star and Army Ranger, Pat Tillman.
Pat’s Run is the signature annual fundraising event for the Pat Tillman Foundation. Created in April 2004 following Pat’s death, the Foundation carries forward Pat’s legacy of leadership and civic action by supporting future generations of leaders through educational scholarships.
Inspired ...
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