Military families know their mission: Support

What does it mean? The troop surge?

For folks with a loved one serving in the military, it’s just another day at the office.

Well, of course there is the broader picture…the global reaction…and what does that mean for political relations with Pakistan, Yemen, Britain, the world?

Everyone seems to be second-guessing and putting in their two cents and opining their heads off…

But we know that every day is fraught with hazards and hardships for our loved ones. They serve in the cold; on rough seas; in the heat.

There are too many dangers to list, but we know what they are. For families, they are the crippling thoughts that we push from our heads every day to focus on the most important mission of all: support.

We will stand tall. Our troops serve with honor as they have done since the birth of our nation; we will put our heart and soul into supporting them, loving them and, one day, welcoming them home.

--Tiffany

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In support of those who've served our country and have passed away with no local family, attend the funeral of an American Veteran at the Sarasota National Cemetery:

Service for an SP4 US Army veteran at 11:30am, Wednesday, 12-2-09.
for info contact:
Deborah Correll, Program Asst.
Sarasota National Cemetery
Toll Free: 877-861-9840
Local: 941-922-7200
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MOTS volunteers, Carole Conte, Cindy Blackmere, Lisa Comkowycz and Pat Comkowycz busy at work supporting our local troops at the local headquarters in Lakewood Business Park in Bradenton. Thanks, ladies!

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Around the military
featuring the USMC's 11th MEU:

Tank crewmen with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, get the chance Nov. 21 to operate their vehicle for the first time since deploying to the Western Pacific and Middle East in September. While embarked on ship, the tanks are positioned inches from each other making movement and maintenance difficult.photo by Cpl. Jeffrey Belovarac

Tankers serving with Battalion Landing Team 2/4, the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s ground combat element, man an M1A1 Abrams driving through this uninhabited island Nov. 21. Tank commander Gunnery Sgt. Kian Adyani, left, from Anaheim, Calif., accompanied Lt. Col. Jim Hensien, Combat Logistics Battalion 11 commanding officer, right. In Adyani’s crew are Sgt. Kip Huhman of Taylor, Neb.; Cpl. R.V. Maggitt of Greenwood, Miss.; and Lance Cpl. Brandon Sharpe of Mobile, Ala. Ground and logistics combat elements of the 11th MEU landed Nov. 20 from the amphibious transport dock ship Cleveland and the amphibious dock landing ship Rushmore in the Persian Gulf. The tank detachment is from 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division. photo by Gunnery Sgt. Scott Dunn

Aviation, ground and logistics combat elements of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrive on this uninhabited island Nov. 20 to practice an amphibious landing. A Navy and Marine Corps team practiced the landing here from ships in the Persian Gulf while the MEU’s reconnaissance Marines trained with Kuwaiti commandos.photo Gunnery Sgt. Scott Dunn