IT’S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I’VE DONE MILITARY MONDAY. DOESN’T MEAN I DON’T APPRECIATE OUR SOLDIERS ANYMORE. IT JUST MEANS THAT I HAVE BEEN SLACKING WITH SOMETHING THAT IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME.

I’VE BEEN HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF TROUBLE ON INSTAGRAM THE PAST FEW WEEKS. NOTHING I CAN’T HANDLE LOL. THERE WERE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE ABOUT MY SITE AND ABOUT THE STUFF I DO FOR THE SOLDIERS NOT MEANING ANYTHING TO THEM. I USUALLY DON’T TAKE THINGS PERSONAL ESPECIALLY COMING FROM PEOPLE WHO KNOW MY NAME BUT DON’T KNOW MY STORY. I ALSO DON’T DO THINGS FOR PUBLIC RECOGNITION OR EVEN APPRECIATION FROM THE SOLDIERS. IF THAT’S THE REASON I DID THINGS THEN I’D SIT HERE AND LIST EVERY SINGLE THING I DO.

I STARTED MILITARY MONDAY ON MY SITE 2 YEARS AGO. TO HONOR AND SHOW APPRECIATION FOR SOLDIERS THAT HAVE SACRIFICED THEIR LIFE FOR THIS COUNTRY. MY COUSIN AND GOOD FRIEND BOTH DIED IN IRAQ PROUDLY SERVING THIS COUNTRY. IT’S SO EASY TO FORGET PEOPLE AS THE YEARS GO ON. MILITARY MONDAY IS MY WAY OF KEEPING THE MEMORY OF THOSE SOLDIERS ALIVE. TO SHOW THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES THAT THERE IS SOMEBODY WHO CARES. I CAN RELATE TO THEM, I CAN UNDERSTAND AND FEEL THEIR PAIN BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN THERE, I AM STILL THERE. I STILL CRY ALL THE TIME LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY THAT I GOT THE NEWS. UNTIL YOU’VE BEEN THERE YOU WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND. SO BEFORE YOU JUDGE ME AND MY REASONS FOR HELPING OTHERS, FOR DOING WHAT OTHERS SHOULD BE DOING TOO. TAKE SOME TIME AND PUT TOGETHER A PACKAGE FOR A SOLDIER, MAKE THEM A BIRTHDAY CARD, WRITE THEM A LETTER OR SEND THEM SOME COFFEE AND IN TURN SEE HOW GRATEFUL THEY ARE TO YOU THAT YOU THOUHT OF THEM.

SO NO BRIDGE GIRL I AM NOT SPECIAL BECAUSE I LOST SOMEBODY IN IRAQ. I’M SPECIAL BECAUSE I CAN APPRECIATE OTHERS AND THEIR SACRIFICES. I CAN APPRECIATE ALL MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO.

THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO ANTONIO BUTCHER. PLEASE COME HOME SAFE.

THANKS FOR VISITING
HAVE A GREAT WEEK.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO ANTONIO!

WE SHOULD THANK OUR TROOPS DAILY AND EVEN MORE SO AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.

FOR AS LITTLE AS 2 DOLLARS YOU CAN SEND THE TROOPS SOME COFFEE.
NOT ONLY DO THEY GET TO TO ENJOY SOME COFFE BUT THEY KNOW SOMEBODY BACK HOME IS THINKING ABOUT THEM.

HAVE A GRET WEEK!

I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO ADOPT A SOLDIER FROM SOLDIERS ANGELS.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY 467 SOLDIERS WAITING TO BE ADOPTED
THERE IS NO REASON WHY THAT NUMBER SHOULD BE THAT HIGH.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK

GREETINGS FROM ARUBA!!!
PLEASE TAKE SOME TIME TODAY TO THINK ABOUT OUR FALLEN SOLDIERS.

Army 2nd Lt. Joe L. Cunningham August 13, 2011 27, of Kingston, Ok
Army 1st Lt. Damon T. Leehan August 14, 2011 30, of Edmond, Ok
Army Spc. Joseph A. VanDreumel August 14, 2011 32, of Grand Rapids, Mich.
Army Sgt. Matthew A. Harmon August 14, 2011 29, of Bagley, Minn.
Army Spc. Joshua M. Seals August 16, 2011 21, of Porter, Ok
Army Spc. Dennis G. Jensen August 16, 2011 21, of Vermillion, S.D.
Marine Lance Cpl. Travis M. Nelson August 18, 2011 19, of Pace, Fl
Army Pfc. Douglas L. Cordo August 19, 2011 20, of Kingston, N.Y.
Army 1st Lt. Timothy J. Steele August 23, 2011 25, of Duxbury, Mass.
Army Sgt. Andrew R. Tobin August 24, 2011 24, of Jacksonville, Ill.
Army Sgt. Colby L. Richmond August 25, 2011 28, of Providence, N.C.
Army Sgt. Devin J. Daniels August 25, 2011 22, of Kuna, Idaho
Army Pfc. Jesse W. DietrichAugust 25, 2011 20, of Venus, TX
Army Pfc. Brandon S. Mullins August 25, 2011 21, of Owensboro, Ky
Army Spc. Michael C. Roberts August 27, 2011 23, of Watauga, TX
Army Pfc. Alberto L. Obod Jr. August 28, 2011 26, of Orlando, Fl
Army Spc. Douglas J. Green August 28, 2011 Green, 23, of Sterling, Va
Army Spc. Kevin R. Shumaker August 31, 2011 24, of Livermore, Ca
Army Spc. Dennis James Jr. August 31, 2011 21, of Deltona, Fl
Army Spc. Christopher J. Scott September 3, 2011 21, of Tyrone, N.Y.
Army Pfc. Christophe J. Marquis September 4, 2011 40, of Tampa, Fl
Navy Cmdr. James K. Crawford September 7, 2011 50, of East Concord, N.Y.
Army Pfc. Douglas J. Jeffries Jr. September 8, 2011 20, of Springville, Ca
Army Spc. Koran P. Contreras September 8, 2011 21, of Lawndale, Ca

TOOK THIS FROM CARSON DALYS TWITTER LAST WEEK.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!

Navy Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer 1st Class (SEAL) Darrik C. Benson August 6, 2011 28, of Angwin, Ca
Navy Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Heath M. Robinson August 6, 2011 34, of Detroit
Navy Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Robert J. Reeves August 6, 2011 32, of Shreveport, La.
Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Chief Petty Officer (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist/Diver) Nicholas H. Null August 6, 2011 30, of Washington, W.Va.
Navy Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Stephen M. Mills August 6, 2011 35, of Fort Worth, TX
Navy Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Matthew D. Mason August 6, 2011 37, of Kansas City, Mo.
Navy Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Kevin A. Houston August 6, 2011 35, of West Hyannisport, Mass
Navy Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) John W. Faas August 6, 2011 31, of Minneapolis
Navy Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Brian R. Bill August 6, 2011 31, of Stamford, Conn.
Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Senior Chief Petty Officer (Expeditionary Warfare Specialist/Freefall Parachutist) Kraig M. Vickers August 6, 2011 36, of Kokomo, Hawaii
Navy Special Warfare Operator Senior Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Thomas A. Ratzlaff August 6, 2011 34, of Green Forest, Ark.
Navy Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis Langlais August 6, 2011 44, of Santa Barbara, Ca
Navy Lt. Cmdr. (SEAL) Jonas B. Kelsall August 6, 2011 32, of Shreveport, La.
Marine Sgt. Daniel J. Patron August 6, 2011 26, of Canton, Ohio
Marine Sgt. Adan Gonzales Jr. August 7, 2011 28, of Bakersfield, Ca
Marine Sgt. Joshua J. Robinson August 7, 2011 29, of Omaha, Neb.
Army Sgt. Alessandro L. Plutino August 8, 2011 28, of Pitman, N.J.
Marine Cpl. Nicholas S. Ott August 10, 2011 23, of Manchester, N.J.
Navy Hospitalman Ryley Gallinger-Long August 11, 2011 19, of Cornelius, Ore
Army Pfc. Rueben J. Lopez August 11, 2011 27, of Williams, Ca
Army Spc. Patrick L. Lay II August 11, 2011 21, of Fletcher, N.C.
Army Spc. Jordan M. Morris August 11, 2011 23, of Stillwater, Ok
Army Sgt. Jameel T. Freeman August 11, 2011 26, of Baltimore
Army Sgt. Edward J. Frank II August 11, 2011 26, of Yonkers, N.Y.
Army Master Sgt. Charles L. Price III August 12, 2011 40, of Milam, TX

PLEASE TAKE SOME TIME TODAY TO THINK ABOUT OUR FALLEN SOLDIERS.

Army Pfc. Tyler M. Springmann July 17, 2011 19, of Hartland, Maine
Army Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth B. Elwell July 17, 2011 33, of Holland, Pa.
Army Sgt. Omar A. Jones July 18, 2011 28, of Crook, Colo.
Army Sgt. Brian K. Mowery July 18, 2011 49, of Halifax, Pa.
Army Sgt. Edward W. Koehler July 18, 2011 47, of Lebanon, Pa.
Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth R. VanGiesen July 18, 2011 30, of Erie, Pa.
Army Sgt. Jacob Molina July 19, 2011 27, of Houston, TX
Army Staff Sgt. James M. Christen July 19, 2011 29, of Loomis, Ca
Army Master Sgt. Benjamin Stevenson July 21, 2011 36, of Canyon Lake, TX
Army Spc. Augustus J. Vicari July 29, 2011 22, of Broken Arrow, Okla.
Army 2nd Lt. Jered W. Ewy July 29, 2011 33, of Edmond, Okla
Marine Sgt. Christopher M. Wrinkle July 31, 2011 29, of Dallastown, Pa.
Marine Sgt. Dennis Kancler July 31, 2011 26, of Brecksville, Ohio
Marine Staff Sgt. Patrick R. Dolphin July 31, 2011 29, of Moscow, Pa.
Army Pfc. Brice M. Scott July 31, 2011 22, of Columbus, Ga.
Army Sgt. William B. GrossPaniagua July 31, 2011 28, of Daly City, Ca
Marine Staff Sgt. Leon H. Lucas Jr. August 1, 2011 32, of Wilson, N.C.
Army Staff Sgt. Kirk Owen August 2, 2011 37, of Sapulpa, Ok
Army Pfc. Gil I. Morales Del Valle August 3, 2011 21, of Jacksonville, Fl
Army Pfc. Cody A. Baker August 3, 2011 19, of Holton, KC
Army Spc. Barun Rai August 3, 2011 24, of Silver Spring, Md.
Army Sgt. Anthony Del Mar Peterson August 4, 2011 24, of Chelsea, Ok
Army Capt. Waid C. Ramsey August 4, 2011 41, of Red Bay, Al
Army Spc. Mark J. Downer August 5, 2011 23, of Warner Robins, Ga.
Army Spc. Jinsu Lee August 5, 2011 34, of Chatsworth, Ca

LIKE EVERY MONDAY I ASKED THAT YOU TAKE SOME TIME TODAY TO THINK ABOUT OUR FALLEN SOLDIERS. TO ALSO THINK ABOUT THE TROOPS AROUND THE WORLD.

Army Pfc. James A. Waters July 1, 2011 21, of Cloverdale, Ind.
Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Garcia July 4, 2011 27, of Bossier City, La.
Army Sgt. Nicanor Amper IV July 5, 2011 36, of San Jose, Ca
Army Spc. Preston J. Suter July 5, 2011 22, of Sandy, Utah
Army Staff Sgt. Joshua A. Throckmorton July 5, 2011 28, of Battle Creek Mich.
Army Spc. Jordan C. Schumann July 5, 2011 24, of Port St. Lucie, Fl
Army Spc. Nicholas W. Newby July 7, 2011 20, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Army Spc. Nathan R. Beyers July 7, 2011 24, of Littleton, Colo
Marine Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Dodds Dudley July 7, 2011 29, of Tega Cay, S.C.
Army Sgt. Christopher P. Soderlund July 9, 2011 23, of Pineville, La
Army Sgt. 1st Class Terry L. Pasker July 9, 2011 39, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Marine Lance Cpl. Norberto Mendez Hernandez July 10, 2011 22, of Logan, Utah
Army Sgt. Steven L. Talamantez July 10, 2011 34, of Laredo, TX
Army Spc. Rafael A. Nieves Jr. July 10, 2011 22, of Albany, N.Y.
Navy Hospitalman Aaron D. Ullom July 12, 2011 20, of Midland, Mich.
Marine Lance Cpl. Robert S. Greniger July 12, 2011 21, of Greenfield, Minn.
Marine Lance Cpl. Jabari N. Thompson July 13, 2011 22, of Brooklyn, N.Y.
Army Sgt. Jeremy R. Summers July 14, 2011 27, of Mount Olivet, Ky.
Marine Lance Cpl. Christopher L. Camero July 15, 2011 19, of Kailua Kona, Hawaii
Army Reserve Spc. Daniel L. Elliott July 15, 2011 21, of Youngsville, N.C.
Army Staff Sgt. Wyatt A. Goldsmith July 15, 2011 28, of Colville, Wash.
Army Sgt. Lex L. Lewis July 15, 2011 40, of Rapid City, S.D.
Army Cpl. Raphael R. Arruda July 16, 2011 21, of Ogden, Utah
Army Spc. Frank R. Gross July 16, 2011 25, of Oldsmar, Fl
Army Sgt. Mark A. CofieldJuly 17, 2011 25, of Colorado Springs, Colo

HAVE A GREAT WEEK.

PLEASE TAKE SOME TIME TODAY TO THINK ABOUT OUR FALLEN SOLDIERS.

Army Sgt. James W. Harvey II June 20, 2011 23, of Toms River, N.J.
Army Pfc. Gustavo A. Rios-Ordonez June 20, 2011 25, of Englewood, Ohio
Marine Lance Cpl. Jared C. Verbeek June 21, 2011 22, of Visalia, Ca
Marine Cpl. Gurpreet Singh June 22, 2011 21, of Antelope, Ca
Army Spc. Levi E. Nuncio June 22, 2011 24, of Harrisonburg, Va.
Army Spc. Nicholas C. D. Hensley June 24, 2011 28, of Prattville, Ala
Army Staff Sgt. Nigel D. Kelly June 25, 2011 26, of Menifee, Ca
Army Spc. Nicholas P. Bernier June 25, 2011 21, of East Kingston, N.H.
Army 1st Lt. Dimitri A. Del Castillo June 25, 2011 24, of Tampa, Fl
Marine Sgt. Marlon E. Myrie June 25, 2011 25, of Oakland Park, Fl
Army Staff Sgt. Russell J. Proctor June 26, 2011 25, of Oroville, Ca
Army Spc. Kevin J. Hilaman June 26, 2011 28, of Albany, Ca
Army Spc. Matthew R. Gallagher June 26, 2011 22, of North Falmouth, Ma
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel L. Douville June 26, 2011 33, of Harvey, La.
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Ralph E. Pate Jr. June 26, 2011 29, of Mullins, S.C.
Army Pfc. Dylan J. Johnson June 26, 2011 20, of Tulsa, Ok
Marine Cpl. Michael C. Nolen June 27, 2011 22, of Spring Valley, Wis.
Army Staff Sgt. Donald V. Stacy June 28, 2011 23, of Avondale, AZ
Marine Lance Cpl. Mark R. Goyet June 28, 2011 22, of Sinton, TX
Marine Lance Cpl. John F. Farias June 28, 2011 20, of New Braunfels, TX
Army Capt. Matthew G. Nielson June 29, 2011 27, of Jefferson, Iowa
Army Spc. Robert G. Tenney June 29, 2011 29, of Warner Robins, G
Army Capt. David E. Van Camp June 29, 2011 29, of Wheeling, W.Va
Marine Sgt. Chad D. Frokjer June 30, 2011 27, of Maplewood, Minn
Marine Cpl. Kyle R. Schneider June 30, 2011 23, of Phoenix, N.Y.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK.

PLEASE TAKE SOME TIME TODAY TO THINK ABOUT OUR FALLEN SOLDIERS.

Army Spc. Emilio J. Campo June 6, 2011 20, of Madelia, Minn
Marine Sgt. Joseph M. Garrison June 6, 2011 27, of New Bethlehem, Pa
Marine Cpl. William J. Woitowicz June 7, 2011 23, of Middlesex, Mass
Army Pfc. Matthew J. England June 8, 2011 22, of Gainesville, Mo
Marine Lance Cpl. Nicholas S. O’Brien June 9, 2011 21, of Stanley, N.C.
Marine Cpl. Matthew T. Richard June 9, 2011 21, of Acadia, La
Marine Lance Cpl. Jason D. Hill June 11, 2011 20, of Poway, Ca
Army Capt. Michael W. Newton June 11, 2011 30, of Newport News, Va.
Marine Lance Cpl. Sean M. N. O’Connor June 12, 2011 22, of Douglas, Wyo
Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua B. McDaniels June 12, 2011 21, of Dublin, Ohio
Army Sgt. Glenn Sewell June 13, 2011 23, of Live Oak, TX
Army Staff Sgt. Nicholas P. Bellard June 13, 2011 26, of El Paso, TX
Army Pfc. Eric D. Soufrine June 14, 2011 20, of Woodbridge, Conn.
Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy A. Katzenberger June 14, 2011 26, of Weatherby Lake, Mo
Army Pvt. Ryan L. Larson June 15, 2011 19, of Friendship, Wis
Army Spc. Marcos A. Cintron June 16, 2011 32, of Orlando, Fl
Marine Sgt. Mark A. Bradley June 16, 2011 25, of Cuba, N.Y.
Army Spc. Scott D. Smith June 17, 2011 36, of Indianapolis
Army Spc. Tyler R. Kreinz June 18, 2011 21, of Beloit, Wis
Army Staff Sgt. Alan L. Snyder June 18, 2011 28, of Blackstone, Mass.
Army Sgt. Edward F. Dixon III June 18, 2011 37, of Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo
Army Sgt. 1st Class Alvin A. Boatwright June 18, 2011 33, of Lodge, S.C.
Army Pfc. Brian J. Backus June 18, 2011 21, of Saginaw Township, Mich
Marine Pfc. Josue Ibarra June 19, 2011 21, of Midland, TX
Army Pfc. Joshua L. Jetton June 20, 2011 21, of Sebring, Fl

HAVE A GREAT WEEK.