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McClenney to be honored Friday Thursday, April 21, 2005 By CLINT CONFEHR Family and friends of Marine Pfc. Daniel B. McClenney, who was killed in combat last year near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, will be joined by veterans, officials, patriots and other Americans tomorrow morning on Shelbyville's Public Square to honor a home-grown hero. Ceremonies start at 10 a.m. In case of rain, the ceremony will be held in the second floor courtroom at the county courthouse. McClenney's family is to receive the Silver Star from Marine Lt. Col. Julian Alford, commanding officer of McClenney's battalion. The Silver Star is America's...

Over the last few days, __ Troop has flown a number of high profile reporters around Iraq. Of course they are looking for dramatic stories that will capture the public's attention. And in a very few locations throughout this country, they find the resistance and violence that they are looking for. After flying hundreds of hours in the northern half of the country, I'll tell you what we see as Pilots and Crew Chiefs. We see people from Baghdad to Dahuk to Mosul waving to us as we fly over their homes. With very few exceptions, we are not viewed...

Camp Lejeune Marines killed in Afghanistan June 28, 2004 Freedom ENC and wire reports AMP LEJEUNE - Two Camp Lejeune Marines killed Thursday in Afghanistan were deployed almost two months ago on a mission to provide security and humanitarian aid, military officials Sunday. The Department of Defense announced late Saturday that Pfc. Daniel B. McClenney, 19, of Shelbyville, Tenn. and Lance Cpl. Juston T. Thacker, 21, of Bluefield, W. Va. were the Lejeune troops killed by hostile fire near Bari Khout, Afghanistan. Both were assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, according to the DoD. The 3/6...

This may be posted elsewhere, if so forgive me. I received this from a friend who is a Marine veteran and a member of a local American Legion Marine Detachment. He asked that I pass on this information to the good people of Free Republic. "The Number 1 request at Walter Reed hospital is phone cards. The government doesn't pay for long distance phone charges and these guys, many of them amputees, are rationing their calls home. Many will be there throughout the holidays. Remember that most are from financially burdened families. Support the troops." Send phone cards of any...

I saw a post here that I had read before: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1250136/posts The faith and the true humanitarian personality of our President speaks volumes for the type of person he is and one that I can entrust my family and our country to. Here is another emailed story that I'd like to share: At Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington DC recently the sergeant Major of the Army, Jack Tilley, was with a group of people visiting the wounded soldiers. He saw a Special Forces soldier who had lost his right hand and suffered severe wounds of his face and side...