Last night during the State of the Union Address President Bush introduced Sgt. Tommy Rieman from Independence, Kentucky.
"Tommy Rieman was a teenager pumping gas in Independence, Kentucky, when he enlisted in the United States Army. In December 2003, he was on a reconnaissance mission in Iraq when his team came under heavy enemy fire. From his Humvee, Sergeant Rieman returned fire - and used his body as a shield to protect his gunner. He was shot in the chest and arm, and received shrapnel wounds to his legs - yet he refused medical attention, and stayed in the fight. He helped to repel a second attack, firing grenades at the enemy's position. For his exceptional courage, Sergeant Rieman was awarded the Silver Star. And like so many other Americans who have volunteered to defend us, he has earned the respect and gratitude of our whole country."
Complete Transcript from State of the Union Address
Well shoot! I know where Independence is!! Heck, I pass the exit everyday going to work... and my sis in law and her whole family live there.... whaddya know?
And what is more cool than real hero action figures?
"Rieman, now stationed at the Pentagon, was chosen in 2004 to be a model for one of the Army's new action figure toys in a product line called "America's Army Real Hero." The action figure depicts Rieman firing an M-4 rifle mounted with an M-203 grenade launcher during the December 2003 firefight."
Excerpt from the Kentucky Post - Local Soldier is Guest at Speech
When it comes to our military, understand this:
"Tommy Rieman was a teenager pumping gas in Independence, Kentucky, when he enlisted in the United States Army. In December 2003, he was on a reconnaissance mission in Iraq when his team came under heavy enemy fire. From his Humvee, Sergeant Rieman returned fire - and used his body as a shield to protect his gunner. He was shot in the chest and arm, and received shrapnel wounds to his legs - yet he refused medical attention, and stayed in the fight. He helped to repel a second attack, firing grenades at the enemy's position. For his exceptional courage, Sergeant Rieman was awarded the Silver Star. And like so many other Americans who have volunteered to defend us, he has earned the respect and gratitude of our whole country."
Complete Transcript from State of the Union Address
Well shoot! I know where Independence is!! Heck, I pass the exit everyday going to work... and my sis in law and her whole family live there.... whaddya know?
And what is more cool than real hero action figures?
"Rieman, now stationed at the Pentagon, was chosen in 2004 to be a model for one of the Army's new action figure toys in a product line called "America's Army Real Hero." The action figure depicts Rieman firing an M-4 rifle mounted with an M-203 grenade launcher during the December 2003 firefight."
Excerpt from the Kentucky Post - Local Soldier is Guest at Speech
When it comes to our military, understand this:
Sgt. Tommy Rieman is NOT the exception. Sgt. Tommy Rieman IS the rule.
Photo courtesy of United States Army And Read: OIF troopers beat 10:1 odds in December firefight
UPDATE- My honey works with Sgt. Rieman's Uncle Bubba.... so whaddya know?
1 comment:
Our troops deserve so much better than what we have been doing as a nation as a whole.
I haven't collected action figures for years, but if the procedes go to help our guys I may have to look into it.
Yesterday I found out that Liberty Tax Company was accepting old cell phones for the troops. For each old phone donated the troops get a 100 minutes in exchange- not to hijack
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