Father Blogs About Sons

Back in June, I met the father of two soldiers at the deployment ceremony for Virginia Army National Guard troops. Ed Lovell's twin sons, Eli and Seth, were headed for Iraq with the 3rd Battalion, 116th Brigade, 29th Infantry Division.

Eli is a medic and was previously deployed in Afghanistan. Seth and Eli are together in Iraq. Their father has been blogging about American Soldiers since October of 2004. There are wonderful photos worth seeing and updates on his sons worth reading.



Did any of you happen to see The Army Times reports about the restitching of some Army uniforms? It seems the Army Combat Uniforms (ACU) are leaving some soldiers hanging out in the battlefield. The troops have reported problems with the pants splitting in the crotch. The Army is rushing to fix the problem in 1 million pairs of trousers.



Some good news was reported this month on CNN about a double amputee who is walking again. It is inspiring to read stories about people such as Marine Lance Corporal Joshua Bleill. It is hard to imagine going through what many of our wounded men and women have experience. It is impressive to read how they not only cope, but face the future with determination and courage.