nytimes.com October 2, 2009, 5:43 pm Dog From 9/11 Search-and-Rescue Unit Dies By Jennifer Lee Taz, a K-9 first-responder to the Sept. 11 World Trade Center attack, was 9 years old. via NYPD A German shepherd named Taz, who was almost 2 years old when he was assigned from the city police’s K-9 unit to […]
Washington Post Features Marine Sgt. James R. McIlvaine killed in Iraq
SEMPER FI! washingtonpost.com – Metro IRAQ WAR CASUALTY Marine From Montgomery Is Killed By Martin Weil Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, May 3, 2009 James R. McIlvaine, who was born in Montgomery County and met his future wife at a movie theater in Olney, went on to become a sergeant in the Marine Corps. “He […]
Taking Chance – Marine Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps
HBO cable network has released a film called Taking Chance. www.hbo.com/films/takingchance It is a movie everyone should watch and it brings home the message that these brave men and women are our friends, neighbors and family who should NEVER be forgotten. The movie documents the true life story of Marine Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps and […]