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Armed Forces Week Pt. 3 ( Air Force and National Guard)
Hello everyone! I hope that you have enjoyed this week as we’ve learned about Armed Forces Week/Day and a little about each of the Military Service Branches. This edition covers the United States Air Force and the United States National Guard. Enjoy the final installment of this 3 part series!!! Air Force Born: September 18th, 1947 Colors : Ultramarine Blue and Golden Yellow Motto: “Aim High … Fly-Fight-Win” Symbol(s): Wings and Star What do they do: From the airforce.com “The mission of the United States Air Force is to fly, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace.” The Air Force has 12…
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Armed Forces Week Charities Part 2
Hello all! I hope that you enjoyed the 2nd installment of the United States Military Service Branches, featuring the US Navy an the US Coast Guard. I hope that you learned something you that didn’t know! I apologize for the delay of postings this week, recently had some work and home life situations throw me some sneak attacks, but it’s all good now! This post (as I’m catching up on 3 final posts for this Armed Forces Week) features 2 more military charities and organizations that do the military proud. In this edition: Soldier’s Angels Active Heroes Solider’s Angels http://soldiersangels.org/ …
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Armed Forces Week Pt. 2 (Navy + Coast Guard)
Welcome back to our 2nd installment about Armed Forces Week. This edition covers the US Navy and the US Coast Guard! Navy Born: October 13th, 1775 Colors : Blue and Gold Motto: “Non sibi sed patriae ” — Latin for:“Not for self but for country“ Symbol(s): Eagle, Constitution, Anchor What do they do: From the Navy.mil “The mission of the Navy is to maintain, train and equip combat-ready Naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas” The Navy is a primarily water based defense and force,…
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Armed Forces Week Featured Charities Part 1
Hello! I hope that you enjoyed the 1st installment about what Armed Forces Week/Day was and a little about the Marines and the Army. In a followup, I would like to showcase a few military charities and organizations this week. In this edition: Wounded Warrior Project AnySoldiers.com https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/ You’ve probably seen this logo, heard about it on the news, seen a video or ad online or maybe even something in your mailbox. Wounded Warrior Project is a military charity that supports troops on the battlefield and off. It advocates physical and mental health of the troops, especially those who have been injured. As of May 1st,…
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Armed Forces Week Pt. 1 (Marines + Army)
Armed Forces Day is annually the 3rd Sat of the month. Armed Forces Week starts on the 2nd Saturday of May and lasts to the 3rd Sunday of May. Memorial Day follows soon after with being the last Monday of May. While May is usually the last push of school and college graduations (all to be celebrated!), don’t forget to remember our military and thank them when you see them! President Harry Truman was a pioneer in honoring our military. On July 26th, 1947, he signed the National Security Act, which joined all 4 service branches (at that time) all under one umbrella. Louis Johnson, Secretary of Defense at the time,…
