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Red Bull Rising: 07/01/2015 - 08/01/2015
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Summer Camp vs. Summer Camping, Revisited. The writer of the Red Bull Rising blog. Is currently on family vacation maneuvers at an undisclosed training area, somewhere in the Middle West. (Ironically, commo was the first thing that was lost on the trip.) This re-post from June 2012. May or not be applicable:. Soldiers often say "Summer Camp" when they mean "Annual Training.". Can't tell the difference between camping for pleasure, and Summer Camp for Uncle Sam? You're at Annual Training. If a guy wearing...
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Red Bull Rising: 08/01/2015 - 09/01/2015
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Veterans Writing Project Relaunches Mentor Network. US Army 1st Lt. Tyler Smith evaluates the shooting score of a German. At Kunduz province in Afghanistan, July 12, 2013, while. In support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo by Army 1st Lt. Charles Morgan. The Washington, D.C.-based non-profit Veterans Writing Project. Has recently relaunched a mentorship program aimed at helping military service members, veterans, and family members take their larger writing projects to the next level. ML Doyle, author.
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Red Bull Rising: 'Summer Camp' vs. Summer Camping
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Summer Camp vs. Summer Camping. Soldiers often say "Summer Camp" when they mean "Annual Training.". When I recently posted pictures of my kids' first backyard camping experience, a number of Facebook friends and Red Bull Rising blog-readers compared the new Sherpa-family "King-Dome" to a U.S. Army brigade's Tactical Operations Center ("TOC"). Can't tell the difference between camping for pleasure, and Summer Camp for Uncle Sam? Here are some rules of thumb to help you find your way:. If you're sleeping i...
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Red Bull Rising: 'Summer Camp' vs. 'Summer Camping,' Revisited
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Summer Camp vs. Summer Camping, Revisited. The writer of the Red Bull Rising blog. Is currently on family vacation maneuvers at an undisclosed training area, somewhere in the Middle West. (Ironically, commo was the first thing that was lost on the trip.) This re-post from June 2012. May or not be applicable:. Soldiers often say "Summer Camp" when they mean "Annual Training.". Can't tell the difference between camping for pleasure, and Summer Camp for Uncle Sam? You're at Annual Training. If a guy wearing...
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Red Bull Rising: 12/01/2014 - 01/01/2015
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The Annotated 25 Days of Sherpa Family Christmas. Earlier this month, I started a daily exercise using the following phrase as a writing prompt: "Day X of 25 Days of Sherpa Family Christmas." My intent was to generate (mostly) new material, inspired by actual holiday happenings around the Sherpa family FOBstead. It was like writing tactical fortune cookies. While channeling my inner Martha Stewart. 1 "This is our Christmas tree. There are many like it, but this one is ours. 4 First test of homemade MICLIC.
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Red Bull Rising: Fallen Soldiers
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Presented here in chronological order, the following Iowa National Guard soldiers were killed during the 2nd Brigade Combat Team (B.C.T.), 34th Infantry "Red Bull" Division. To Eastern Afghanistan from November 2010 to August 2011:. Spc Brent M. Maher. 31, of Honey Creek, Iowa. Member of 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment (1-168th Inf.), headquartered in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Killed April 11, 2011. Spc Donald L. Nichols. When an IED detonated under the vehicle in which he was traveling. Visit Our Zaz...
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Red Bull Rising: Sherpa's Four (or More) Freedoms
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Sherpas Four (or More) Freedoms. In his famous "Four Freedoms". Speech, U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Described in January 1941 the four principles at stake in World War II. The freedoms he described, later visualized in a series of popular paintings. In accepting the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1969, Duke Ellington. Noted that his artistic collaborator Billy Strayhorn. Lived by four freedoms. Freedom from self pity. This U.S. Independence Day. In the meantime, have a great weekend!
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Red Bull Rising: Get Writing
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Editor's note: The following expands on an August 1, 2012 post titled "Why We Write about Writing.". The long-standing missions of the Red Bull Rising blog. To explain in plain language the roles, responsibilities, and routines of the U.S. citizen-soldier, with particular focus on the U.S. 34th Infantry "Red Bull" Division. To illuminate ways in which citizen-soldiers past and present—as well as their families—can be remembered, supported, and celebrated. Here's your first assignment:. Of course, you may...
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Red Bull Rising: Veterans Writing Project Relaunches Mentor Network
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Veterans Writing Project Relaunches Mentor Network. US Army 1st Lt. Tyler Smith evaluates the shooting score of a German. At Kunduz province in Afghanistan, July 12, 2013, while. In support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo by Army 1st Lt. Charles Morgan. The Washington, D.C.-based non-profit Veterans Writing Project. Has recently relaunched a mentorship program aimed at helping military service members, veterans, and family members take their larger writing projects to the next level. Click for Our F...
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Red Bull Rising: Friends & Allies
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The following groups share similar objectives to that of the Red Bull Rising blog: To remember, support, and celebrate citizen-soldiers past and present, as well as their families. Please visit their respective websites for more information. Iowa Remembers, Inc. The next Remembrance Run will be held Sep. 29, 2013 at Raccoon River Park, West Des Moines, Iowa. In honor of the 34th Infantry "Red Bull" Division. Paws and Effect raises funds through donations and the conduct of agility dog trials. Perpetuates...
