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Ms Sparky » Holiday Tribute To Soldiers http://mssparky.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:45:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Troops home from Iraq & other reasons to give thanks on Thanksgiving http://mssparky.com/2011/11/troops-home-from-iraq-other-reasons-to-give-thanks-on-thanksgiving/ http://mssparky.com/2011/11/troops-home-from-iraq-other-reasons-to-give-thanks-on-thanksgiving/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:24:32 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=26544 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Guard members home in time for Thanksgiving Conrad Wilson – (Minnesota Public Radio) – St. Cloud, Minn. – November 24, 2011 – Hugs and smiles reunited family members and friends inside a large military hanger at the St. Cloud airport as 70 members of the Minnesota [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

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]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/11/troops-home-from-iraq-other-reasons-to-give-thanks-on-thanksgiving/feed/ 0 Happy Thanksgiving to those at home and abroad http://mssparky.com/2011/11/happy-thanksgiving-to-those-at-home-and-abroad/ http://mssparky.com/2011/11/happy-thanksgiving-to-those-at-home-and-abroad/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:43:47 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=26551 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" All of us at MsSparky.com would like to wish each and every one of you a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday. For those soldiers and civilians still serving overseas, a warm thank you for keeping us safe and secure, we will pray for you continued safety. [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" (For more information on how to properly display your U.S. Flag click HERE) To all who have served and all that are serving in our armed forces and their families we thank you and we remember. ~ Ms. Sparky & Forseti Mark Memmott – (NPR) – November [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/11/npr-we-pause-on-veterans-day-to-reread-in-flanders-fields/feed/ 0 Why are we compelled to blow stuff up on the 4th of July? http://mssparky.com/2011/07/why-are-we-compelled-to-blow-stuff-up-on-the-4th-of-july/ http://mssparky.com/2011/07/why-are-we-compelled-to-blow-stuff-up-on-the-4th-of-july/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 10:00:50 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=23356 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Happy Independence Day!! To all our troops who have served past and present at home and abroad, during times of war and peacetime, I thank you. Without you, the United States of America would have ceased to exist some time ago and we would most likely [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/07/why-are-we-compelled-to-blow-stuff-up-on-the-4th-of-july/feed/ 5 What do you know about the U.S. Flag? http://mssparky.com/2011/07/what-do-you-know-about-the-u-s-flag/ http://mssparky.com/2011/07/what-do-you-know-about-the-u-s-flag/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:30:00 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=23406 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" What do you know about our U.S. Flag? I love this poster because it gives so much information about U.S. flag evolution and history.This poster below is at 30% of original size. Click HERE to view this poster in it’s original size. The First Official United [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/07/what-do-you-know-about-the-u-s-flag/feed/ 1 Thank you to ALL our fallen heroes! http://mssparky.com/2011/05/thank-you-to-all-our-fallen-heroes/ http://mssparky.com/2011/05/thank-you-to-all-our-fallen-heroes/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 03:44:44 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=22597 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Memorial Day, formally known as Decoration Day because the graves of Union Soldiers who died in the Civil War were decorated with flowers, was first observed in 1865. In 1866 it was declared that Decoration Day would be observed nationwide on May 30th. Memorial Day was [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

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Today he remains America's lone POW from Southeast Asia, a symbol of the courage and commitment of the American military man. Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/05/the-americans-left-behind/feed/ 0 Korean War POW finally buried after 60 years http://mssparky.com/2011/05/korean-war-pow-finally-buried-after-60-years/ http://mssparky.com/2011/05/korean-war-pow-finally-buried-after-60-years/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 18:24:39 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=22554 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" In honor of the men and women who serve our country, we will be posting stories and articles this Memorial Day weekend to remember and celebrate the heroes of our nation. ~ Ms Sparky & Forseti JOHN O’CONNOR – (AP)- May 27, 2011 – For 60 years, [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2011/05/korean-war-pow-finally-buried-after-60-years/feed/ 0 Wishing You A Very Merry Christmas http://mssparky.com/2010/12/wishing-you-a-very-merry-christmas/ http://mssparky.com/2010/12/wishing-you-a-very-merry-christmas/#comments Sat, 25 Dec 2010 13:23:32 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=18393 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" We would like to thank every soldier deployed and at home and every veteran who has ever served. Thank you for giving us the right to celebrate this Holiday as we choose. May you find comfort in knowing you are remembered and appreciated at Christmas and [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/12/wishing-you-a-very-merry-christmas/feed/ 0 Merry Christmas to all who serve http://mssparky.com/2010/12/18380/ http://mssparky.com/2010/12/18380/#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 09:00:51 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=18380 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Ms Sparky’s Countdown to Christmas ’09….It’s here! Merry Christmas! Wishing You A Very Merry Christmas Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from MsSparky.com Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/12/18380/feed/ 0 Why Do We Do That? Christmas 2010 http://mssparky.com/2010/12/why-do-we-do-that-christmas-2010/ http://mssparky.com/2010/12/why-do-we-do-that-christmas-2010/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:57:44 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=17534 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" In an effort to entertain, educate and distract soldier and civilian MsSparky.com readers who are deployed overseas during Christmas, I try to post articles other than the daily gloom and doom of the wars and defense contractor corruption. I have to say it’s very therapeutic and [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/12/why-do-we-do-that-christmas-2010/feed/ 0 Thousands of turkeys deploy to Iraq, Afghanistan http://mssparky.com/2010/11/thousands-of-turkeys-deploy-to-iraq-afghanistan/ http://mssparky.com/2010/11/thousands-of-turkeys-deploy-to-iraq-afghanistan/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:38:46 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=17343 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

The Defense Logistics Agency shipped about 144,000 pounds of whole turkeys into theater so Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines there can enjoy Thanksgiving dinner while deployed. Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/11/thousands-of-turkeys-deploy-to-iraq-afghanistan/feed/ 0 A Soldier Died Today ~ a Veterans Day Tribute http://mssparky.com/2010/11/a-soldier-died-today-a-veterans-day-tribute/ http://mssparky.com/2010/11/a-soldier-died-today-a-veterans-day-tribute/#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:02:41 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=17041 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" JUST A COMMON SOLDIER (A Soldier Died Today) by A. Lawrence Vaincourt He was getting old and paunchy and his hair was falling fast, And he sat around the Legion, telling stories of the past. Of a war that he had fought in and the deeds [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" It’s that time of the year again!! And this is the third year Ms Sparky has been involved helping to promote the Holiday Mail For Heroes program sponsored by The American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes. Every year I sit down with my grandson (now 7) [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/11/holiday-mail-for-heroes-2010/feed/ 0 9/11 Nine Years Later http://mssparky.com/2010/09/911-nine-years-later/ http://mssparky.com/2010/09/911-nine-years-later/#comments Sat, 11 Sep 2010 09:00:02 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=15721 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" 9/11 Fatalities included the following (from Wikipedia) Everyone aboard the four planes (no one aboard the hijacked aircraft survived)[20] This includes (not counting the hijackers) 79 passengers and 11 crew members aboard American Airlines Flight 11;[21] 51 passengers and 9 crew members aboard United Airlines Flight [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" I would like to wish all my friends, readers, soldiers and civilians who are in the Middle East and elsewhere around the world a special 4th of July wish. Thank you for protecting our freedoms. To all my State side readers and friends. Have fun, be [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/07/happy-4th-of-july-2/feed/ 1 Happy Father’s Day http://mssparky.com/2010/06/happy-fathers-day-2/ http://mssparky.com/2010/06/happy-fathers-day-2/#comments Sun, 20 Jun 2010 14:11:59 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=13795 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Happy Father’s Day to all the father’s who are currently deployed and are serving our country. Being deployed adds additional challenges to being a Father. Thanks to the Moms and family members who are back home picking up the slack. Happy Father’s Day to the civilian [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/06/happy-fathers-day-2/feed/ 0 General Order No. 11 – Honoring those we have lost http://mssparky.com/2010/05/general-order-no-11-honoring-those-we-have-lost/ http://mssparky.com/2010/05/general-order-no-11-honoring-those-we-have-lost/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 12:46:09 +0000 Forseti http://mssparky.com/?p=13391 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" HEADQUARTERS GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC General Orders No.11, WASHINGTON, D.C., May 5, 1868 The 30th day of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/05/general-order-no-11-honoring-those-we-have-lost/feed/ 2 Don’t forget! http://mssparky.com/2010/05/dont-forget/ http://mssparky.com/2010/05/dont-forget/#comments Sat, 29 May 2010 16:36:10 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=13397 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Don’t forget to say thanks to all those who paid the ultimate price so you could enjoy this 3-day weekend with friends and family, BBQing, camping or watching the Indy 500. Be safe and please don’t drink and drive!! Ms Sparky Other related posts from Ms [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

]]> http://mssparky.com/2010/05/dont-forget/feed/ 2 Do it correctly or not at all! U.S. Flag etiquette http://mssparky.com/2010/05/do-it-correctly-or-not-at-all/ http://mssparky.com/2010/05/do-it-correctly-or-not-at-all/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 16:37:43 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=13363 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Unless it’s raining I display my US flag on all flag holidays. As Americans attempt to honor our heroes and our country by displaying the U.S. flag, many will unknowingly do it incorrectly. Most people display their flags from a pole hanging off the house. When [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

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