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13BravoMom ~ WELCOME HOME 1/37 FA BOYS

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About Me

I am the proud mother of four daughters and one son. I have five grandchildren who I love very much. My only son is in the U.S. Army and I feel more than blessed to say that he made it home safe and sound from his tour in Iraq. I am very extremely happily married to a wonderful man. I am very extremely proud of them all!!! The past fifteen months have been the hardest of my life. Anyone who has had a loved one deployed into harm's way knows exactly what I am talking about. Through the grace of God we all made it through with our sanity and my son made it through with life, limbs and a deeper sense of who he is and the world around him. I am a member of a wonderful group of people called Patriot Guard Riders. This is a group who, at the family's invitation stands for our fallen soldiers to show our respect and to keep war protestors and the like from in any way bothering the grieving family and friends. It is a very sad and unfortunate thing that there are so many missions to attend. But it is comforting for me to know that there are so many willing to attend and stand for those who stood for us and our freedoms.
Green Beret electrocuted in shower on Iraq base
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/28/soldier.electrocu...

A highly decorated Green Beret, Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth died a painful death in Iraq this year. He died not on the battlefield. He died in what should have been one of the safest spots in Iraq: on a U.S. base, in his bathroom.

OUR SOLDIERS DESERVE SO MUCH BETTER THAN THIS. THEY SIGN UP FOR DANGER WHEN THEY JOIN THE MILITARY, MORE SHOULD BE DONE TO KEEP THEM SAFE FROM SUCH UNNECESSARY PERIL.

My Interests

My children and grandchildren, music, movies, etc.

THIS WAS MADE BY MY SON'S BUDDY DAN'S BROTHER IN LAW SO HE IS THE MAIN SOLDIER THAT YOU SEE HERE BUT AT THE END OF THIS VIDEO...TO THE MIDDLE/RIGHT SIDE(THE BLONDE WITH THE BUTT WIDER THAN SHE WOULD LIKE)...LOL...IS THE FIRST TIME I GOT TO HUG MY BOY WHEN HE WAS BACK ON US SOIL!!!

I'd like to meet:

The candle below burned for my son's safe return. He has thankfully come back home to the US safely. I will continue to let it burn until those who are dear to my heart make it back safely too... it is NOT the "peace candle" but rather a beacon to light the way home for my soldiers...Eddie and Mike.

The mothers and other family members of our brave military who are also trying to cope with their deployments.

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Music:

Everything from opera to acid rock and I especially love my country music.

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Movies:

HAIRSPRAY!!, My Favorite Year, While You Were Sleeping, Waiting, .... I could go on forever.

Television:

Lost is the shit!!!!!!!!!!! ER, My Name Is Earl.... I could go on forever.
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Books:

Little Women, Pride and Prejudice, anything by Sylvia Brown. Favorite author...My daughter T.

Heroes:

My husband David...for repairing my broken heart and showing me what true love, companionship, and partnership is.
My son Brandon...for his choice to serve his country proudly in a time of war with a quiet strength that so many lack.
All of my daughters...they each know the individual things that I love in them.
All of the men and women who serve in the US Armed Forces...for their dedication and sacrifice for this country. The firefighters and policemen...for doing a job that so few can or would want to.
ALL GAVE SOME...SOME GAVE ALL...
THE MEMORIAL FUND IN CPL ROBERT WEBER'S NAME HAS BEEN SET UP.
THIS FUND WILL BE USED TO BUY MUCH NEEDED SAFETY EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS NEEDED ITEMS FOR OUR SOLDIERS.
THERE WILL BE MUCH FOCUS ON THE ADVANCED ARMOUR THAT OUR SOLDIERS MUST BUY FOR THEMSELVES BECAUSE IT IS NOT PROVIDED FOR THEM.
THERE WILL ALSO BE EMPHASIS ON THINGS LIKE THE REVISION EYE PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND WARM SHOOTING GLOVES FOR THE WINTER.
ANY DONATION SMALL OR LARGE WILL BE MOST APPRECIATED AND WILL GO TO HELP OUR SOLDIERS WHO ARE RISKING THEIR LIVES FOR OUR FREEDOM.
FUND NAME: ROBERT WEBER MEMORIAL FUND
BANK: US BANK (ANY BRANCH)
R.I.P. ROBERT F. WEBER
R.I.P. MICHAEL M. ROJAS
R.I.P. WADE J. OGLESBY
R.I.P. SGT. JAMES C AKIN
R.I.P. SGT TYLER J KRITZ
R.I.P. SGT ROBERT A SURBER
R.I.P. STAFF SGT GREG P GAGARIN
R.I.P. Staff Sgt. Greg P. Gagarin, Sgt. James C. Akin, Sgt. Tyler J. Kritz, Sgt. Robert A. Surber, Sgt. Andrew J. Higgins, Sgt. Chadrick O. Domino, Cpl. Romel Catalan, Pvt. Scott A. Miller, Staff Sgt. Brian M. Long
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My Blog

MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER BLOWS MY MIND!!

THIS IS JUST A SHORT BLOG TO SAY THAT I AM SO PROUD OF MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER, TERESA.  (OF COURSE, I AM PROUD OF ALL MY KIDS!)  TERESA IS SUCH A LITTLE GO-GETTER.  SHE WAS SO DETERMINED...
Posted by 13BravoMom ~ WELCOME HOME 1/37 FA BOYS on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:22:00 PST

REFLEXTIONS: FOR THOSE YOUNGER THAN ME

You will see things so much more clearly when you are my age...you will probably still do the same thing as far as second guess everything that you did/didn't do that you think that you could have/sho...
Posted by 13BravoMom ~ WELCOME HOME 1/37 FA BOYS on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:57:00 PST

WWW.FREERICE.COM

..> WWW.FREERICE.COM I WAS AMAZED LAST NIGHT WHILE WATCHING THE CBS EVENING NEWS TO HEAR ABOUT A MAN WHO HAS LAUNCHED A WEBSITE THAT IS GEARED TO CHILDREN (BUT ALSO GREAT FOR ADULTS) IN WHICH YOU C...
Posted by 13BravoMom ~ WELCOME HOME 1/37 FA BOYS on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 04:24:00 PST

MOMENTS

THIS SONG MAKES ME SO SAD THINKING ABOUT ALL THE HOMELESS VETERANS THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE.  THIS HOLIDAY SEASON GIVE WHATEVER YOU CAN TO HELP A HOMELESS VET...EVEN IF IT IS JUST A MOMENT OF YOUR ...
Posted by 13BravoMom ~ WELCOME HOME 1/37 FA BOYS on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:35:00 PST

HES THE BOY NEXT DOOR...THE ONE WHO CARRIED YOUR BAGS AT THE GROCERY STORE

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Posted by 13BravoMom ~ WELCOME HOME 1/37 FA BOYS on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:45:00 PST

THE WAR AT HOME BY TERESA WISEMAN-MONTANO

THIS IS THE LATEST POEM FROM MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER TO BE PUBLISHED (THIS IS #6), WRITTEN SHORTLY AFTER BRANDON'S DEPLOYMENT TO IRAQ AND RIGHT BEFORE HIS 21ST BIRTHDAY.  SHE HAS BEEN KIND ENO...
Posted by 13BravoMom ~ WELCOME HOME 1/37 FA BOYS on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:13:00 PST

THE FOURTH OF JULY

I HAVE SPENT MUCH OF MY ADULT LIFE MAKING SURE THAT WE BARBEQUED AS A FAMILY ON HOLIDAYS.  THAT IS WHAT IT ESSENTIALLY MEANT TO ME...THAT THE FAMILY GOT TOGETHER AND HAD THAT RITUAL THAT MEANT WE...
Posted by 13BravoMom ~ WELCOME HOME 1/37 FA BOYS on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:02:00 PST

CSPAN HONORS SGT AKIN

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Posted by 13BravoMom ~ WELCOME HOME 1/37 FA BOYS on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:35:00 PST

THE PENTAGON ANNOUNCED TODAY

The Pentagon announced TODAY the formation of a new 500-man elite fighting unit called the United States Redneck Special Forces (USRSF) These CAROLINA boys will be dropped off into Iraq and have been ...
Posted by 13BravoMom ~ WELCOME HOME 1/37 FA BOYS on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 10:22:00 PST

THE PENTAGON ANNOUNCED TODAY

The Pentagon announced TODAY the formation of a new 500-man elite fighting unit called the United States Redneck Special Forces (USRSF) These CAROLINA boys will be dropped off into Iraq and have been ...
Posted by 13BravoMom ~ WELCOME HOME 1/37 FA BOYS on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 10:22:00 PST