Category Archives: US Army

More Motivators

Posted on Sat, 27 January 2007 by Chris Penningroth

    Here are some more of those motivational posters, Army grunt style! More Motivators

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The Legacy

Posted on Sun, 14 January 2007 by Chris Penningroth

    I ran across this article in Stars & Stripes today.  It’s nice to see Travis Patriquin’s famous slideshow being vindicated in al Anbar.  (The link is to another page of this blog where you can click to view the … Continue reading →

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You Know You’re Truly Successful When. . .

Posted on Wed, 10 January 2007 by Chris Penningroth

    . . . your name is on the building.  It’s the last part of an old adage, you’re least successful when your name is on your shirt, moderately successful when your name is on a parking space, and truly … Continue reading →

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Honoring the Fallen

Posted on Fri, 05 January 2007 by Chris Penningroth

    Tomorrow (Sat, 6 Jan 2007), the State of Illinois will fly flags at half-staff in honor of Travis Patriquin.       Thanks!  *************** Click here for info on how to make a donation to Travis’ kids’ trust fund.   

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The Fabled PowerPoint Presentation

Posted on Sat, 30 December 2006 by Chris Penningroth

    Travis’ PowerPoint Presentation, for those of you who missed it at the more popular blogs. . . . How to Win in Anbar     Thanks again, Jim! 

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The Travis Patriquin Family Trust Fund

Posted on Sat, 30 December 2006 by Chris Penningroth

    I have a mailing address for the trust fund for Travis Patriquin’s family established by Travis’ father Gary Patriquin: Travis Patriquin Family Memorial Trust Fund Harris Bank 111 West Monroe-111/1C Chicago, IL 60603     Mr Patriquin is also trying … Continue reading →

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Jason M West, RIP

Posted on Tue, 19 December 2006 by Chris Penningroth

    I was passing along the bad news about Travis Patriquin to a mutual friend, and he told me another of our mutual friends, Capt Jason West, had also been killed in Ramadi.  This happened on 24 July this year.  … Continue reading →

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An Addition to the Memorial

Posted on Sat, 16 December 2006 by Chris Penningroth

    SPC Vincent Pomante was the driver of the HMMWV that was hit by the IED that killed Maj Megan McClung and CPT Travis Patriquin.  I caught the video memorial to Maj McClung on Hot Air, and when a picture … Continue reading →

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Continual Updates

Posted on Fri, 15 December 2006 by Chris Penningroth

    Most of my attention this past week has been dominated by the news of Travis Patriquin’s death, and more importantly, what many of us are doing about it.       I was contacted by one of Travis’ friends, Matthew, … Continue reading →

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A Short Memorial to Two Fallen Brothers

Posted on Fri, 08 December 2006 by Chris Penningroth

     This has been a rough couple of weeks.  A week ago Tuesday, we got word that an F-16CG had crashed in Iraq, and the pilot, Maj Troy Gilbert, was officially listed as "Duty Status – Whereabouts Unknown."  As I … Continue reading →

Posted in "Downrange", F-16 Operations, Military Affairs, US Army | 10 Comments