04/13/2012 - AFGHANISTAN BOUND - Active-duty airmen and South Carolina Air National Guard airmen with the 169th Fighter Wing prepare to deploy to Afghanistan, April 12, 2012, on McEntire Joint National Guard Base in South Carolina. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Marvin Preston
04/13/2012 - SUPER RECOVERY - An F/A-18F Super Hornet recovers aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Indian Ocean, April 11, 2012. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are participating in the Malabar Exercise with ships and aircraft from the Indian navy. The Hornet is assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 22. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James Evans
04/11/2012 - JALALABAD RIDE - U.S. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Ray Chandler and International Security Assistance Force U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel depart from Combat Outpost Bari Alai on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, April 3, 2012. Chandler presented combat infantryman and action badges to soldiers assigned to the 4th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, for their successful suppression of an insurgent attack on their outpost. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christopher Harper
04/13/2012 - BLOSSOM BABY - U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Charmaine Bacon spends time with her daughter during her lunch hour at a park on base in Yokosuka, Japan, April 12, 2012. The park's cherry blossom trees are in full bloom, which is a symbol of spring in Japan and occurs only once a year. Bacon is an information systems technician assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Declan Barnes
Great post, Starwise! Thanks for all your hard work and your love for our troops! :)
Thank goodness for them & eternal gratitude for their service!
Ok...I just clicked on "Shirley Ellis ~~ The Clapping Song".
How much fun is this??? LOL
Hold your hands up Sister we're gonna do this thing!:)