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Subject: Fwd: Remember the Guy that Wouldn’t take the Flag down in his yard? On June 15, 1919, Van T. Barfoot was born in Edinburg — probably didn’t make much news back then. Twenty-five years later, on May 23, 1944, near Carano , Italy , Van T. Barfoot, who had enlisted in the Army in 1940, set out to flank German machine gun positions from which fire was coming down on his fellow soldiers. He advanced through a minefield, took out three enemy machine gun positions and returned... Read Full Story

When the Music Stopped…(For those who are unaware: At all military base theaters, the National Anthem is played before the movie begins.) This is written from a Chaplain in Iraq: I recently attended a showing of ‘Superman 3′ here atLSA Anaconda. We have a large auditorium we use for movies,as well as memorial services and other large gatherings. As is the custom at all military bases, we stood to attention when the National Anthem began before the main feature. All was going well... Read Full Story

It’s amazing to realize how time has flown by since we last posted! The last year almost seems a blur! First, I’d like to thank everyone for the many prayers, cards and good wishes we received while Don has been getting his heart patched up. For those who didn’t know, Don now has the RollsRoyce of defibrillators and TWO (count ‘em – TWO!) pacemakers. He has a powerfully strong heart, but the electrical system had gone wonky! Now, his ticker is ticking perfectly and he is even stronger... Read Full Story

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Wow! It’s already March 2010! The 2009-2010 school year will be FINISHED in a couple of months! And what kind of positive changes have happened so far? Well . . . One could argue that additional emphasis has been placed on education reform because of the administration’s “Race To The Top” and the Billions of dollars that go along with the administration’s determination to change public schools. Whether you agree with the agenda proposed by Education Secretary Arne Duncan or not – at... Read Full Story

I’ll be back to blogging fulltime in January. We are still prepping our BIG PROMOTION! Wish us luck!  In the meantime, here is another video about what we are doing. (Don’t worry – we will get better at videos as we keep going. You shoulda seen the first ones!) Here’s the video for December: http://www.TheKingslandPlan.com Retired master teacher challenges President Obama and Secretary Duncan to give him a budget and let him straighten out public schools across the country, QUICKLY... Read Full Story

Are you ready for the November video? Here it is, ready or not! My hubby is so funny and so talented! P.S. We are still working on our big push for January when I’ll be back posting every day or so! Tweet This Post Read Full Story

We’re preparing a BIG publicity push for January 2010. In the meantime, we are practicing making videos (and hoping to get better). Here’s the video for October: Tweet This Post Read Full Story

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