Bon Jovi Shares New Song 'Unbroken,' A Tribute Veterans and Service Dogs

Bon Jovi has released their new song "Unbroken," an emotional track that will also be featured in the forthcoming documentary To Be of Service. And the band, along with Island records, are donating proceeds from the song to an important organization.

Written by Jon Bon Jovi and produced by John Shanks, "Unbroken" is a touching song from a veteran's perspective about everything they experience while at war, and then when they come home and are struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (commonly referred to as PTSD). The rocker sings lyrics like, "It's 18 months now I've been stateside/ With this medal on my chest/ But there are things I can't remember/ And there are things I won't forget."

For the next year, Bon Jovi and Island Records will donate 100% of net proceeds from "Unbroken" to the Patriotic Service Dog Foundation, a non-profit organization that, as their official website explains, matches veterans "with highly trained and skilled Service Dogs that allow their new partners to become more independent, self-confident, and comfortable with life outside of the military/law enforcement.".

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Valentine's For Veterans

THANK a Veteran every day.

On Thanksgiving we give thanks for what we have.

On Veterans Day, in passing, we thank the people who fought for the things we have.

We live in the Land of the free, because of the brave; so THANK a Veteran every day.

U.S. Navy Birthday

The Vietnam Wall.

There are 58,267 names now listed on that polished black wall, including those added in 2010.

The names are arranged in the order in which they were taken from us by date and within each date the names are alphabetized. It is hard to believe it is 36 years since the last casualties.

There are three sets of fathers and sons on the Wall.

39,996 on the Wall were just 22 or younger.

8,283 were just 19 years old.

The largest age group, 33,103 were 18 years old.

12 soldiers on the Wall were 17 years old.

5 soldiers on the Wall were 16 years old.

One soldier, PFC Dan Bullock was 15 years old.

997 soldiers were killed on their first day in Vietnam.

1,448 soldiers were killed on their last day in Vietnam.

31 sets of brothers are on the Wall.

Thirty one sets of parents lost two of their sons.

54 soldiers attended Thomas Edison High School in Philadelphia . I wonder why so many from one school.

8 Women are on the Wall. Nursing the wounded.

244 soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War; 153 of them are on the Wall.

Beallsville, Ohio with a population of 475 lost 6 of her sons.

West Virginia had the highest casualty rate per capita in the nation. There are 711 West Virginians on the Wall.

The Marines of Morenci - They led some of the scrappiest high school football and basketball teams that the little Arizona copper town of Morenci (pop. 5,058) had ever known and cheered. They enjoyed roaring beer busts. In quieter moments, they rode horses along the Coronado Trail, stalked deer in the Apache National Forest. And in the patriotic camaraderie typical of Morenci's mining families, the nine graduates of Morenci High enlisted as a group in the Marine Corps. Their service began on Independence Day, 1966. Only 3 returned home.

The Buddies of Midvale - LeRoy Tafoya, Jimmy Martinez, Tom Gonzales were all boyhood friends and lived on three consecutive streets in Midvale, Utah on Fifth, Sixth and Seventh avenues. They lived only a few yards apart. They played ball at the adjacent sandlot ball field. And they all went to Vietnam. In a span of 16 dark days in late 1967, all three would be killed. LeRoy was killed on Wednesday, Nov. 22, the fourth anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination. Jimmy died less than 24 hours later on Thanksgiving Day. Tom was shot dead assaulting the enemy on Dec. 7, Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

The most casualty deaths for a single day was on January 31, 1968 ~ 245 deaths.

The most casualty deaths for a single month was May 1968 - 2,415 casualties were incurred.

For most Americans who read this they will only see the numbers that the Vietnam War created. To those of us who survived the war, and to the families of those who did not, we see the faces, we feel the pain that these numbers created. We are, until we too pass away, haunted with these numbers, because they were our friends, fathers, husbands, wives, sons and daughters. There are no noble wars, just noble warriors.

Please pass this on to those who served during this time, and those who DO CARE.

Irish terriers, the little red dogs that went to war

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-23/irish-terriers,-the-little-red-dogs-that-went-to-war/8442204?sf72737287=1

The Commandant and Mrs. Annie Glenn - "With The Thanks of A Grateful Nation" - Arlington National Cemetery Earlier Today

"On behalf of the President of the United States, the United States Marine Corps, and a grateful Nation, please accept this flag as a symbol of our appreciation for your loved one's honorable and faithful service." 

Rainy Remembrance

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert B. Neller, left, presents the American flag to Annie Glenn, widow of John Glenn, during his graveside service at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., April 6, 2017. Glenn, a Marine, the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth and a U.S. senator from Ohio, died Dec. 8, 2016. He was 95. Army photo by Rachel Larue

Happy Holidays

Music and dancing - Wishing all a wonderful Christmas........this gets one into the spirit!!!

Wishing all a wonderful Christmas........this gets one into the spirit!!! 

https://www.youtube.com/embed/khQN5ylb3H0"

Historic "Cool Guy Stuff"

Happy Holidays

Some insight regarding General James Mattis

Some insight regarding General James Mattis

Curt, thanks for this reminder of why........

The attachment MajGen James Mattis, Commanding General, 1st Marine Division message to his forces just prior to invading Iraq in March 2003 is provided for your pleasure, as is the following link.  Please disseminate widest. 

To Marines, Gen. James Mattis is the finest of our tribal elders. The rest of the world, very soon, will know how truly gifted he is.https://thefederalist.com/2016/12/02/served-james-mattis-heres-learned/

For comments from a very different perspective and is a very good opinion piece, read the following for some real forthcoming insight.
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/travelling-with-james-mattis-donald-trumps-pick-for-secretary-of-defense

19 unforgettable quotes from legendary Marine Gen. James 'Mad Dog' Mattis
http://www.businessinsider.com/general-mattiss-best-quotes-2016-11

Very Respectfully, Non sibi sed patriae and Semper Fidelis,

Max Wix

MGySgt US Marine Corps (Ret) '69-'98

Have a great seasonal time from Military-Civilian

BLT Bear, Lion, Tiger

This is Leo the African Lion, Baloo the Black Bear, and Shere Khan the Bengal Tiger.

 

 

The threesome were rescued as babies from the basement of an Atlanta drug dealer's home when it was raided by authorities.

 

 

They were starving, traumatized and had bacterial infections.

 

Since then, they were brought to Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary

 

... where they've lived in the same habitat together for 13 years.

 

The only time the three were separated was when Baloo was sent to surgery.

[While at the drug dealer's home, Baloo had been mistreated so profoundly that the harness that was put on him had grown into his skin.]

 

The two cats were distraught and cried for the bear's return when he was at the vet's. Since then no one has separated the group.

 

They clearly bonded during their earliest memories and never wanted to be apart.

 

Now they live together as if they were brothers of the same species.

 

They play together, nuzzle one another and are extremely affectionate.

 

The threesome are the only lion, tiger and bear living together in the world.

 

They're just that exceptional.

 

Humans could really learn from the bond that these three have.

 

No one ever told them they couldn't love one another, so they did just that.

 

And now, even all these years later, they continue to do so.

 

The trio are affectionately referred to as BLT, standing for bear, lion, and tiger. They might just be the most adorable sandwich ever!