Amongst Vanity Fair’s competition for top journalism accounts of the decade, 2000-2009 is Christopher Hitchens’s “A Death in the Family” (November 2007).
Read the article (click above), or read the nomination article.
Albany, GA – MCLB in Albany, GA renamed it’s K-9 kennel after Cpl. Dustin Jerome Lee this past Friday, March 19th, 2010. Parent’s Rachel and Jerome were present for the unveiling ceremony, and have adopted Dustin’s K-9, Lex, after Lex was wounded in Iraq. This is the first time the Marine Corps has allowed this to happen. For more information, please visit the sites below.
There was a dedication ceremony on Friday, November 20th, renaming the Post Office in Charlottesville, VA in honor of Cpl Bradley T. Arms. Run for the Fallen had the opportunity to run alongside Bradley’s father, Bob, when we ran through Charlottesville last summer. I still have the picture of Bradley Bob handed to me as he left.
Watch the news story.
Here are a few words remembering the life of Bradley; the excerpt comes from his site on In Remembrance.
“Bradley Thomas Arms was happy to take a break from his studies at the University of Georgia to serve in Iraq. “He didn’t say it was going to ruin his college experience. He said, ‘This is what I signed up for, and I’m excited to have a chance to do it,’” said Ronald Sykes, headmaster of the Christian high school Arms attended. “He was the finest kid you could ever love.” Arms, 20, of Charlottesville, Va. was killed Nov. 19, 2004 by small arms fire. He was in a Marine reserve unit headquartered in Baltimore. Bradley played lacrosse and soccer in high school and participated in church service projects with his mother and father.”
Highlight on Sgt. Rob Brown in ESPN’s “OTL: Walter Reed.” The segment shows how kayaking and running helps disabled veterans on painful road to recovery.
Step off the track and into the game hall.
For those who live in and around the St. Louis, MO area, the 3rd Annual Lt Daniel P. Riordan Memorial Trivia Night will take place on Saturday November 7th at St. John Vianney High School. 100% of the proceeds from this event will benefit the scholarship established in Dan’s name. The scholarship is awarded annually to a Vianney student with financial need that exhibits the same qualities as Dan: Faith, Honor, & Service.
Registrations can be downloaded on Dan’s website: http://www.ltdanriordan.com/calendar.htm
The last two years there were over 700 participants packing Vianney’s Field House. Interest is growing, and it’s likely this event will sell-out.
If you have any questions or comments regarding either the trivia night or the scholarship, please feel free to contact Dan’s brother, Nick Riordan at: nmriordan [at] earthlink [dot] net