Saturday, November 6, 2010

Remembering the seasons and the Rescue--"He stood me up on a wide-open field; I stood there saved-Ps 18:19 -

Seneca Lake Vineyards in Fall
Great day to travel to Cloyne in Canada


Vincents's Bay at sunset in the North Country



Vincents's Bay in the North Country



Beaver Pond rescue 2009
 
Psalm 18:19
"He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me." (ESV)
 
Psalm 18:19
"He stood me up on a wide-open field; I stood there saved--surprised to be loved! "(The Message)


Sergeant First Class Todd M. Harris
"Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends."John 15:13:13
November 5, 2010
Fort Drum Public Affairs
10th Mountain Division Soldier killed in Afghanistan

Fort Drum, NY – A Soldier from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division was killed in Badghis province, Afghanistan, on Wednesday November 3rd , from wounds sustained in a small arms attack.
Killed is Sergeant First Class Todd M. Harris, age 37, of Tucson, Arizona. He was an indirect fire infantryman with the 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment. He deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom with the 1st Brigade Combat Team in March 2010.
Harris joined the Army in February 1998. His previous duty assignments include Fort Campbell and Fort Bragg. He arrived at Fort Drum in August 2009. Harris previously deployed to Afghanistan in 2002, Iraq in 2003 and 2006 and Suriname in 2008.
Harris’s awards and decorations include five Army Commendation Medals, four Army Achievement Medals, five Army Good Conduct Medals, the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the NATO Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, two Noncommissioned Officers Professional Development Ribbons, the Army Service Ribbon, the Special Forces Tab, Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, and the Air Assault Badge. He also completed the basic Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training, and again with the High Risk component, the Infantry Mortar Platoon Officer training, the Advance Leadership Course, the Warrior Leadership Course, the Airborne School, the Air Assault School and the Combat Lifesavers Course.
Harris is survived by his wife, two children, mother and father.



Friday, October 29, 2010

Drum soldier Remember - Killed in Northern Afghanistan
















Daily Record (Parsippany, N.J.) Posted : Thursday Oct 28, 2010 19:51:47 EDT
WASHINGTON — A 23-year-old man was killed while serving with the 10th Mountain Division in Afghanistan, according to the Defense Department.
Sgt. Michael D. Kirspel Jr., 23. of Hopatcong, N.J., died Wednesday near the village of Khwaja Kinti of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device, the Defense Department said.
Kirspel was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 6th Field Artillery, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, and had been stationed at Fort Drum, N.Y.
Kirspel joined the Army in July 2006 shortly after graduating from Hopatcong High School, according to a Fort Drum news release. He previously served in Iraq, according to the release.
He was a cannon crewmember and deployed to Afghanistan this past spring in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Kirspel previously had been stationed at Fort Campbell, Ky. He arrived at Fort Drum in September 2009.
Kirspel served in Iraq from October 2007 through November 2008.
His awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal with Valor, the National Defense Service Medal, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, the NATO Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, the Combat Action Badge, the Marksmanship Qualification Badge and the Driver Mechanic Badge.

http://freedomremembered.com/index.php/sgt-michael-d-kirspel-jr/

John 15:13:13"Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends."
We are thankful for the service of Sgt. Michael D. Kirspel Jr.

Service and resolve
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty". JFK

Monday, October 25, 2010

FENCE- One man auger

Great day was had by all-  Augered 24 holes. Tom and I were beat up fairly well..Glad we rented a  "one man auger".
Godly Stability
"And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brazen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD" (Jeremiah 15:20).



Jon- Happy Birthday

Jon
you are a gift to us.
“I chose you . . .” (John 15:16). Keep these words as a wonderful reminder in your theology. It is not that you have gotten God, but that He has gotten you. God is at work bending, breaking, molding, and doing exactly as He chooses. And why is He doing it? He is doing it for only one purpose— that He may be able to say, “This is My man, and this is My woman.” We have to be in God’s hand so that He can place others on the Rock, Jesus Christ, just as He has placed us. (Faith's Checkbook, CHS Oct 25)
- CHS



HONOR

Matt Sketch by Emily

Saturday, October 23, 2010

"Look who I met today"

Gen. David H. Petraeus administers the reenlistment oath .
 Gen. David H. Petraeus administers the reenlistment oath to 160 4th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division Soldiers at Camp Spann Oct. 23. Petraeus, commander of International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan, traveled to Mazar e Sharif in Balkh Province to preside over the mass reenlistment and thank the Soldiers for their commitment to duty, their country and their fellow service members. (Photo by U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Joshua Treadwell)



Cynthia and General Petraeus

Thursday, October 21, 2010