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Paris has a significant population of carved female figures, selflessly devoted to supporting the balconies above. Rue d'Assas.
(Photos by Volker Ramspott)
U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden salutes its outstanding volunteers during the Community Information Briefing May 27, 2014.
LION MD. GANI MIAH BABUL, A SELFLESS SUCCESSFUL FIGURE
Lion Md Gani Miah Babul is a well known and enlightened name to the media, media worker, education sector and the common people of Bangladesh. He has special contribution and recognition in the different aspects of society. Though a teacher he is recognized to all as a successful organizer, writer and columnist. He was engaged in writing from his student life and was active in politics being inspired by Bangabandhu to implement the cause of our liberation. During his engagement in politics he actively advocated for the welfare and fundamental rights of the students rather than being a sycophant of the political party. He was the VP of the Student parliament of Agriculture Training Institute, Sherpur and the Chairman of Bangladesh Agriculture Diploma Endeavor Council. He was also the Central Chairman of Bangladesh Diploma Agriculturist Association. He was a meritorious student. Lion Md Gani Miah Babul has obtained BA, BAGEd, Dip-in-Agri degrees. Besides his research on agriculture, he conducted extensive research on religion. He earned name and fame by his writing on contemporary affairs, social problem, public awareness and feature as well as by his spiritual writing and research. Personally, Lion Gani Miah Babul is actively involved in social, cultural, sports and religious organization. From his passion for writing from student life he worked for different national and regional papers remarkably of which Daily Khabar, Daily Ganamukh, Daily Muktasangbad, Dainik Janasangbad where Lion Gani Miah Babul worked as a journalist. At present Lion Md Gani Miah Babul has continued his work from the first class dailies to the weekly magazines irrespectively.
Lion Md Gani Miah is working as a silent social worker in love with the people and the land. He is always a smiling face in standing by the poor community. He helps the father burdened with an unmarried daughter and provides the poor students with educational materials. He has already established school, madrasah, masjid, Islamic library and other quality institutions in his area to disseminate the light of knowledge. He has written many educative books. Lion Md Gani Miah Babul, son of Md Ismail Hossain and Ayesha Khatun, came of an aristocratic family in village: Tepirbari of Upazila: Sreepur of Gazipur district, not far from Dhaka. He has 1 daughter and 2 sons and a successful man in also family life.
Lion Md Gani Miah has long involvement with Lionism in which he already was awarded MJF award. Through this club he has provided eye treatment to a large number of people in different areas including own area. Lion Gani Miah Babul is now a well known poet of the country whose poem has caught attention of the society both home and abroad. His writing about social awareness has already been popular online crossing the boundary of the country to the Bangali living worldwide. Lion Md Gani Miah is involved in many social, cultural and sports organization. Of them he is now the Chairman of Bangabandhu Research Council, Kabi Sangsad Bangladesh , Kasm Ali National Ideal School, Sreepur, Bangladesh Sarkari Maddhyamik Sikkhak Samity ( Krishi ), Late Kasm Ali Bari Jame Masjid of Tepibari Pacchimpara of Sreepur under Gazipur district, Masjid based library in Tepirbari West Para Jame Masjid. Lion Gani Miah Babul is also Central Joint Secretary of a well known social organization ‘Nirapad Sarak Chai’ and also he is advisor of Nirapad Sarak Chai of Gazipur district branch. He is now involved with a number of newspaper and related organization of whom Sangbad Sangstha and Online Daily, Fair News Service Ltd FNS of which he is executive Director, Chief Advisor Sahitya Online Anyadharadotcom, Chief Advisor, Weekly Nabajagaran and Weekly Lokaloy. Besides journalism he also has made involvement with reporters union such as he is the executive Chair man of National Journalist Union, Chief Advisor, Gazipur District Reporters Club, Advisor, Rural Journalist Foundation (RJF). He is not only known as a poet rather he has played important role in organizing the poets and he is the Chairman of Poet Council. He is also the member of Jatiya Kabita Parishad, Advisor of Gazipur District Branch, executive member of Poet Gobinda Academy. He is playing important role to accelerate the lionism of which he is the Region Chairman of Lions Club International, 315 B-2, Bangladesh, President, Lions Club of Dhaka, Paltan. He is the advisor of Social, Environmental and Human Rights Implementation Organization, Executive Member, Diploma Krishibid Institution, Chief Advisor, Kasm Ali Sriti Sangha, Sreepur, Gazipur, Publicity Secretary, Gazipur District Public Welfare Association, Dhaka, Auditor, Bangladesh Govt Secondary Teachers Association. He has been given numerous awards remarkably:
Honorary Gold Medal-2002 in social work, Human right medal -2005 as the best organizer, Nawroz Honorary medal-2006 as the best organizer, Chitrolok Honorary medal-2006 as the best organizer, Jhumur Honorary medal-2006 as the best organizer, Gazipur District Reporters Club Honorary medal-2006, Swadhinata Dibos Honorary medal-2007 as the best organizer, Juba Sakti Honorary medal-2007 as the best organizer, Sachetan Nagarik Samaj Honorary medal-2007 as the best organizer, Jubashakti Sammanana Honorary medal-2007 as the best organizer, RJF Honorary medal-2007 as the best organizer, DHR Honorary medal-2007 as the best organizer, Head International Award Honorary medal-2008 as the best organizer, Shabdashilan Sahitya Honorary medal-2008, Weekly Aparadh Bichitra Honorary medal-2008 as the best organizer, Kabi Shamsur Rahman Sriti Honorary medal-2009, Bangladesh Sangbadik Kalyan Samity Honorary medal-2010 as the best organizer, Asia Chhinomul Human Rights Honorary medal-2011 as the best organizer, Maulana Akram Kha medal-2011 as the best organizer, Lions Club Governor medal-2011 as the best organizer, Lions Club International MJF medal-2012 as the social worker, Shishir Bindu Anti Drug Honorary medal-2012 as the best organizer, Falguni Honorary medal-2012 as the researcher, Palli Barta Honorary medal-2012 as the best organizer. Lion Gani Miah Babul has caught attention of the public and the govt by his roundtable discussion of which some are remarkable such as, Price hike of essential, how can the suffering of people can be lessened, Powerful local govt is the bearer of development, Our duty to defend our liberation and sovereignty, Hope and reality about liberation war, Role of Police and public media in human rights development, Role of mass media for a free, fair and neutral election, role of freedom fighters in overcoming the present political crises.
Books written or edited by Lion Gani Miah Babul:
Children education rhyme and story, Nimantran, Shuvrata Chale Gache, Ekti Kabita, Bhalobaste baste, Sidar-biddhasta Bakultala, Nil Jale Prem, Ekti Baktriter Pangtimala, Agriculture book for class nine, Kichhu Kotha, Assisting book for admission to Agriculture Diploma.
Sergeant Major of the Army Kenneth O. Preston retired after 35 years of selfless service from the United States Army at Fort Myer March 1. Preston served as the Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr.’s personal adviser on all enlisted-related matters, particularly in areas affecting Soldier training and quality of life. He and his wife Karen devoted countless hours observing Army training and talking to Soldiers and their Families. U.S. Army photo by Sarah Samoraj
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About the U.S. Army Installation Management Community:
IMCOM handles the day-to-day operations of U.S. Army installations around the globe – We are the Army's Home. Army installations are communities that provide many of the same types of services expected from any small city. Fire, police, public works, housing, and child-care are just some of the things IMCOM does in Army communities every day. We endeavor to provide a quality of life for Soldiers, Civilians and Families commensurate with their service. Our professional workforce strives to deliver on the commitments of the Army Family Covenant, honor the sacrifices of military Families, and enable the Army Force Generation cycle.
Our Mission: To provide Soldiers, Civilians and their Families with a quality of life commensurate with the quality of their service.
Our Vision: Army installations are the Department of Defense standard for infrastructure quality and are the provider of consistent, quality services that are a force multiplier in supported organizations’ mission accomplishment, and materially enhance Soldier, Civilian and Family well-being and readiness.
To learn more about IMCOM:
Homepage: www.imcom.army.mil/hq
twitter.com/armyimcom
www.facebook.com/InstallationManagementC ommunity
www.youtube.com/installationmgt
ireport.cnn.com/people/HQIMCOMPA
U.S. Army Pfc. Mario Folkes, a wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned to the 1569th Medium Truck Company, runs through the combat lane while representing his company in the 369th Special Troops Battalion for the title of Best Warrior for the 2022 season during a competition held at Camp Smith Training Site, N.Y. and Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst, N.J., July 12-14, 2021.
The winning junior enlisted Soldier and non-commissioned officer advance for the opportunity to compete and represent the New York Army National Guard. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Sgt. Sebastian Rothwyn)
Love of God is not just a feeling but always involves showing love for God by selfless service to God’s creation. The only path to salvation is by rendering selfless service to God’s creation. “Seva brings you nearer to God Through seva, you realize that all are waves of the ocean of Divinity. “When you consider work as Divine service, you can do it anywhere, at any time. It is an offering to God, an offering to the Truth. Seva is uplifting your own Self, your own people, your own world. It is embracing God’s creation”.
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U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden salutes its outstanding volunteers during the Community Information Briefing May 27, 2014.
President Barack Obama awards Kyle J. White, a former active duty Army Sergeant, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry. Sergeant White received the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions while serving as a Platoon Radio Telephone Operator assigned to C Company, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, during combat operations against an armed enemy in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan on November 9, 2007. Sergeant White is the seventh living recipient to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan. He and his family joined the President at the White House to commemorate his example of selfless service during a ceremony in the East Room on May 13th 2014. (Department of Defense photo by Marvin Lynchard)
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – Fifteen Soldiers, from the 25th Infantry Division, were honored for their contributions and selfless service during a retirement ceremony Dec. 4 at Sgt. Smith Theater on Schofield Barracks. The hosts for the event were Col. David B. Womack and Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey D. Sweezer, 2nd Brigade Combat Team command team. On behalf of the 2nd Bde. Combat Team and the 25th Inf. Div. we would like to say thank you for your wonderful service and a job well done.
Retirees were:
Lt. Col. Nelson Chang, Maj. Kirk Johnson, Maj. Charles Ziegenfuss, Chief Warrant Officer III Jose Vides, Master Sgt. Allan McKay, Sgt. 1st Class Kelvin Coley, Sgt. 1st Class Tomelya Coley, Sgt. 1st Class Darrell Earnest, Sgt. 1st Class Gregorio Macaranas, Sgt. 1st Class Jacqueson Poirier, Sgt. 1st Class Michael Sandoval, Staff Sgt. Larry Whitney, Staff Sgt. Christian Foster, Staff Sgt. Robert Lynch. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carlos Davis, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs/Released)
Leo and I are looking for pieces of art to fill our new home. We have nothing except a few photos and old college posters. Our only rule is we want to support independent artists, preferably locally, and we have to love the piece.
Leo's long been a skateboarder/surfer/snow boarder/strap crap to feet and hurtle down a hill person. We saw this at a live show the other night and Leo and I both loved it, right away.
Bought from Selfless Creations
All their boards are built from scratch and individually carved, decorated and finished. This piece is adorned with delicately cut paisley fabric.
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Recognizing outstanding volunteers during the Community Information Briefing Aug. 26, 2014.
Love of God is not just a feeling but always involves showing love for God by selfless service to God’s creation. The only path to salvation is by rendering selfless service to God’s creation. “Seva brings you nearer to God Through seva, you realize that all are waves of the ocean of Divinity. “When you consider work as Divine service, you can do it anywhere, at any time. It is an offering to God, an offering to the Truth. Seva is uplifting your own Self, your own people, your own world. It is embracing God’s creation”.
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Selbstlos im Lavabad (Selfless in Lava Bath) (Bastard Version) (1994), usually presented in a hole in the surface of the floor and here recurring as a cellular phone video.
From the retrospective show Pipilotti Rist: Pixel Forest at the New Museum. Massimiliano Gioni, curator; Margot Norton, associate curator; Helga Christoffersen, assistant curator.
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – Fifteen Soldiers, from the 25th Infantry Division, were honored for their contributions and selfless service during a retirement ceremony Dec. 4 at Sgt. Smith Theater on Schofield Barracks. The hosts for the event were Col. David B. Womack and Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey D. Sweezer, 2nd Brigade Combat Team command team. On behalf of the 2nd Bde. Combat Team and the 25th Inf. Div. we would like to say thank you for your wonderful service and a job well done.
Retirees were:
Lt. Col. Nelson Chang, Maj. Kirk Johnson, Maj. Charles Ziegenfuss, Chief Warrant Officer III Jose Vides, Master Sgt. Allan McKay, Sgt. 1st Class Kelvin Coley, Sgt. 1st Class Tomelya Coley, Sgt. 1st Class Darrell Earnest, Sgt. 1st Class Gregorio Macaranas, Sgt. 1st Class Jacqueson Poirier, Sgt. 1st Class Michael Sandoval, Staff Sgt. Larry Whitney, Staff Sgt. Christian Foster, Staff Sgt. Robert Lynch. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carlos Davis, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs/Released)
The November leader of the month goes to Gregory Pollard: a dedicated, driven senior here at Xavier.
Greg was chosen this month because of his selfless, hard-working manner. The initiative he has shown in developing the tutoring programs of the National and Spanish Honor Societies as well on his own time in helping students with their schoolwork and adjustment to the Xavier community is truly commendable. In addition, he is working on orchestrating service projects to assist the Wounded Warrior Project. As president of multiple honor societies, secretary general of the Model UN club and an honors/AP student, he truly exemplifies what it means to lead by example. Described as charitable, humble and always willing to help out, Greg is always there to step up to the challenge, whether it be Open House or providing mentorship.
It is as a result of the great character that he has shown that the Junior Empower Leaders are proud to present the Leader of the Month Award for the month of November to Greg Pollard.
LORD HANUMAN
Om Sri Hanumate Namah
He is the living embodiment of Ram-Nam. He was an ideal selfless worker, a true Karma Yogi who worked desirelessly and dynamically. He was a great devotee and an exceptional Brahmachari or celibate. He served Sri Rama with pure love and devotion, without expecting any fruit in return. He lived to serve Sri Rama. He was humble, brave and wise. He possessed all the divine virtues. He did what others could not do—crossing the ocean simply by uttering Ram-Nam, burning the city of Lanka, and bringing the sanjeevini herb and restoring Lakshmana to life again. He brought Sri Rama and Lakshmana from the nether world after killing Ahiravana.He had devotion, knowledge, spirit of selfless service, power of celibacy, and desirelessness. He never boasted of his bravery and intelligence.
He said to Ravana, “I am a humble messenger of Sri Rama. I have come here to serve Rama, to do His work. By the command of Lord Rama, I have come here. I am fearless by the Grace of Lord Rama. I am not afraid of death. I welcome it if it comes while serving Lord Rama.”Mark here how humble Hanuman was! How very devoted he was to Lord Rama! He never said, “I am the brave Hanuman. I can do anything and everything.”Lord Rama Himself said to Sri Hanuman, “I am greatly indebted to you, O mighty hero! You did marvellous, superhuman deeds. You do not want anything in return. Sugriva has his kingdom restored to him. Angada has been made the crown prince. Vibhishana has become king of Lanka. But you have not asked for anything at any time. You threw away the precious garland of pearls given to you by Sita. How can I repay My debt of gratitude to you? I will always remain deeply indebted to you. I give you the boon of everlasting life. All will honour and worship you like Myself. Your murti will be placed at the door of My temple and you will be worshipped and honoured first. Whenever My stories are recited or glories sung, your glory will be sung before Mine. You will be able to do anything, even that which I will not be able to!”Thus did Lord Rama praise Hanuman when the latter returned to Him after finding Sita in Lanka. Hanuman was not a bit elated. He fell in prostration at the holy feet of Lord Rama.
Lord Rama asked him, “O mighty hero, how did you cross the ocean?”Hanuman humbly replied, “By the power and glory of Thy Name, my Lord.”Again the Lord asked, “How did you burn Lanka? How did you save yourself?”And Hanuman replied, “By Thy Grace, my Lord.”What humility Sri Hanuman embodied!
There are many who want wealth in return for their services. Some do not want wealth, but they cannot resist name and fame. Others do not want any of these, but they want approbation. Still others want nothing, but they boast of their deeds. Hanuman was above all these. That is why he is recognised as an ideal Karma Yogi and an unsurpassed adept in Bhakti. His life is full of object lessons. Everyone should try his best to follow the noble example of Hanuman
When you look at Fatima; you conjure up ideas of friendliness, of shyness perhaps. She is well presented, finely groomed and polite, which may create in your mind the idea of someone who has been brought up well. From her expensive looking clothes you may even go on to predict she is from an affluent background. All of these presumptions are true; Fatima is an extremely caring woman, she is selfless to a fault, well mannered and gentle. As she stood in front of George’s lens, she fiddled awkwardly with her hands; the punctuating jingle of her heavily bangled wrists amplified the feeling of uneasiness further. Her expensive clothes and gleaming hair lending her an air of grandeur. As it has always been in social interpretation-fine drapery a reliable indicator of wealth.
What you wouldn’t guess is behind the modest and retiring demeanor lies an incredible family story, one that starts hundreds of miles away in Tanzania, which is where her Arabian parents grew up and first met.
Both adopted, it is believed through family legend that her father’s biological sibling was the world famous musician, Freddie Mercury. Although Abdul never met the late singer as he was adopted at an early age, the fact that Freddie’s family also hail from the Tanzanian province Zanzibar certainly adds clarity to the story.
Fatima’s parents were adopted by two related families, though in completely different financial positions. While Fatima’s mother, Naila, was taken in by a humble seamstress and cook household in
Dar es Salam, Abdul was adopted by Aly Kachra, an aristocratic landowner from the island of Zanzibar whose wealth made him a hugely powerful man. But with wealth comes pressure and unfortunately for Aly, his vices of alcohol and gambling slowly ate away at the empire he owned until a great deal of his fortune had been squandered. Shortly after he died through ill health, Abdul and his mother had to flee Zanzibar due to the African-led revolution of 1964, joining up with their impoverished family in Dar es Salam where Abdul and Naila met for the first time. Naila’s adopted sister Roshan, who is now known in the family as ‘Nana’ on account of her age, decided to leave for Edinburgh to study nursing and to work. After a few years she had saved enough to bring over Naila and their elderly mother as well as Abdul and his surviving parent, although by now both mothers were extremely ill and Abdul’s adopted mother didn’t live to see the family move away from Tanzania. Naila’s mother by this time was had been diagnosed with cancer and died not long after their arrival in the UK.
By now, Abdul and Naila were very close and soon married before the three of them moved to Lincolnshire. After a successful time working for John Lewis in the sales department, Abdul decided to work for himself. He took the skills he had attained from his job and combined them with the nursing skills Roshan had learnt to buy their first nursing home. This was to also act as a family home as Naila fell pregnant for the first time with Fatima. While she stayed at home, Abdul and Roshan would work together, travelling over the country, buying new homes, selling others. Even balancing the books in the back of the car sometimes as it was the only work space they had but through hard work and a sharp eye for business, Abdul was able to secure financial stability and a future for his growing family. Now he had his own kingdom to be proud of.
Fatima has five siblings now and with Roshan, Naila and Abdul in tow that makes a very busy family home! It’s clear that Abdul and Naila have brought up their children with strong virtues based around kindness and caring, maybe a reaction against the childhood they had bringing the importance of family bond to the forefront of their parental teachings. Fatima has never drunk alcohol as a promise to her father, a precaution born out of his own experiences of what drinking can do to people. In the modern society we live in, with the pressures to embark in the drinking ‘culture’ this country is so used to, this simple family promise seems even more heartfelt.
It’s refreshing that Fatima hasn’t obtained the snobbery that is often evident with people who come from a background of vast wealth. What is also obvious is that Fatima doesn’t want to rely on her father’s success; she is keen to prove herself as a business woman and has already got a web based clothing label as well
as a degree in business to her name. It was certainly warming to listen to Fatima’s family story, about her family’s close bond and to be reminded that values, sometimes seen as old fashioned, are still held
dear by some.
Words by Oscar Marsh
(Photos by Karl Weisel)
Aukamm Elementary School students enjoy a host of special activities during the school's end-of-the-year Field Day June 6, 2014. Thanks to the Wiesbaden Fire Department, 102nd Signal Battalion, German Red Cross and parents for their outstanding support.
COL Donald Carstens and CSM Saeed Mustafa presents community members with Certificates of Appreciate for a variety of selfless deeds they did within the Wiesbaden Army Community for the first quarter of 2013. (Photo by Dee Crawford, VI Specialist)
Sergeant Major of the Army Kenneth O. Preston retired after 35 years of selfless service from the United States Army at Fort Myer March 1. Preston served as the Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr.’s personal adviser on all enlisted-related matters, particularly in areas affecting Soldier training and quality of life. He and his wife Karen devoted countless hours observing Army training and talking to Soldiers and their Families. U.S. Army photo by Sarah Samoraj
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About the U.S. Army Installation Management Community:
IMCOM handles the day-to-day operations of U.S. Army installations around the globe – We are the Army's Home. Army installations are communities that provide many of the same types of services expected from any small city. Fire, police, public works, housing, and child-care are just some of the things IMCOM does in Army communities every day. We endeavor to provide a quality of life for Soldiers, Civilians and Families commensurate with their service. Our professional workforce strives to deliver on the commitments of the Army Family Covenant, honor the sacrifices of military Families, and enable the Army Force Generation cycle.
Our Mission: To provide Soldiers, Civilians and their Families with a quality of life commensurate with the quality of their service.
Our Vision: Army installations are the Department of Defense standard for infrastructure quality and are the provider of consistent, quality services that are a force multiplier in supported organizations’ mission accomplishment, and materially enhance Soldier, Civilian and Family well-being and readiness.
To learn more about IMCOM:
Homepage: www.imcom.army.mil/hq
twitter.com/armyimcom
www.facebook.com/InstallationManagementC ommunity
www.youtube.com/installationmgt
ireport.cnn.com/people/HQIMCOMPA
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U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden salutes its outstanding volunteers during the Community Information Briefing May 27, 2014.
Sergeant Major of the Army Kenneth O. Preston retired after 35 years of selfless service from the United States Army at Fort Myer March 1. Preston served as the Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr.’s personal adviser on all enlisted-related matters, particularly in areas affecting Soldier training and quality of life. He and his wife Karen devoted countless hours observing Army training and talking to Soldiers and their Families. U.S. Army photo by Sarah Samoraj
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About the U.S. Army Installation Management Community:
IMCOM handles the day-to-day operations of U.S. Army installations around the globe – We are the Army's Home. Army installations are communities that provide many of the same types of services expected from any small city. Fire, police, public works, housing, and child-care are just some of the things IMCOM does in Army communities every day. We endeavor to provide a quality of life for Soldiers, Civilians and Families commensurate with their service. Our professional workforce strives to deliver on the commitments of the Army Family Covenant, honor the sacrifices of military Families, and enable the Army Force Generation cycle.
Our Mission: To provide Soldiers, Civilians and their Families with a quality of life commensurate with the quality of their service.
Our Vision: Army installations are the Department of Defense standard for infrastructure quality and are the provider of consistent, quality services that are a force multiplier in supported organizations’ mission accomplishment, and materially enhance Soldier, Civilian and Family well-being and readiness.
To learn more about IMCOM:
Homepage: www.imcom.army.mil/hq
twitter.com/armyimcom
www.facebook.com/InstallationManagementC ommunity
www.youtube.com/installationmgt
ireport.cnn.com/people/HQIMCOMPA
The greatest achievement is selflessness.
The greatest worth is self-mastery.
The greatest quality is seeking to serve others.
The greatest precept is continual awareness.
The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything.
The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways.
The greatest magic is transmuting the passions.
The greatest generosity is non-attachment.
The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind.
The greatest patience is humility.
The greatest effort is not concerned with results.
The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.
The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.
-Atisha
RFS Service Standard 7.1.9 (covid vax mandate) destroyed volunteering in the RFS for me and many other long-time RFS volunteers with many years of selfless community service. Neither the RFSA or the VFFA stood up and fought back against that utterly draconian directive that divided volunteers into the pro-RFS sheep/wonks who blindly lined up to get multiple jabs of experimental drugs and those who stood by their own ethics and integrity and refused to get Covid vax and/or to tell the RFS they had got Covid vax.
My brigade was totally pro-Covid-vax except me and I think 1 or 2 others. From the start of Lockdown 2.0 in July 2021 until I choose to withdraw entirely in 2023 after 21 years of active volunteering (2000 to 2021) I had absolutely zero involvement with my brigade because not only was there the official RFS mandate, but my brigade implemented *it's own* Covid vax mandate that banned un-vaxed volunteers from ALL participation in brigade activities (callouts, HR's, com-ed, training and social functions).
During the flood emergencies of 2020/21/22 the RFS totally banned un-Covid-vaxed volunteers from participating in 'strike teams' and other sorts of emergency response strategies to assist other agencies (SES, VRA, Army, Police, etc.)
What made it even worse was the brigade captain at the time (until the 2023 AGM) totally ignored my concerns and treated my extensive years of being a volunteer in the RFS like it meant nothing. This combined with the NSW government treating RFS volunteers like unpaid employees instead of actual volunteers sealed the deal.
At one time the RFS claimed to have '70000 volunteers'. I reckon the true number post Covid vax mandate would be 1/4 of that, or less, following how the Covid vax mandate drove so many people out of the service for good.
#hash #mental #waves #massawakening #uncovid #unjected #unjabbed #medical #autonomy #newsexy #pureblood #uncorrupted
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Bedryk, commander of the 369th Special Troops Battalion, awards a commemorative coin to recognize Pfc. Mario Folkes, a wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned to the 1569th Medium Truck Company, for an outstanding job in the 369th Special Troops Battalion’s Best Warrior for the 2022 season during a competition held at Camp Smith Training Site, N.Y. and Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst, N.J., July 12-14, 2021.
The winning junior enlisted Soldier and non-commissioned officer advance for the opportunity to compete and represent the New York Army National Guard. (U.S. Army National Guard photos by Sgt. Sebastian Rothwyn)
Love of God is not just a feeling but always involves showing love for God by selfless service to God’s creation. The only path to salvation is by rendering selfless service to God’s creation. “Seva brings you nearer to God Through seva, you realize that all are waves of the ocean of Divinity. “When you consider work as Divine service, you can do it anywhere, at any time. It is an offering to God, an offering to the Truth. Seva is uplifting your own Self, your own people, your own world. It is embracing God’s creation”.
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Members: Ron Whiteside sent the Reunion notice of the Doolittle Raiders which took place. It’s too long to include in the Nov Newsletter, but I thought I’d send it as a separate mailing in case you were interested in reading it. I did put part of it in the Newsletter.
The Final Toast
It's the cup of brandy that no one wants to drink.
On April 17, 2013 in Fort Walton Beach , Florida , the surviving
Doolittle Raiders gathered publicly for the last time.
They once were among the most universally admired and revered men
in the United States . There were 80 of the Raiders in April 1942,
when they carried out one of the most courageous and
heart-stirring military operations in this nation's history. The
mere mention of their unit's name, in those years, would bring
tears to the eyes of grateful Americans.
Now only four survive.
After Japan 's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor , with the United
States reeling and wounded, something dramatic was needed to turn
the war effort around.
Even though there were no friendly airfields close enough to Japan
for the United States to launch a retaliation, a daring plan was
devised. Sixteen B-25s were modified so that they could take off
from the deck of an aircraft carrier. This had never before been
tried -- sending such big, heavy bombers from a carrier.
The 16 five-man crews, under the command of Lt. Col. James
Doolittle, who himself flew the lead plane off the USS Hornet,
knew that they would not be able to return to the carrier. They
would have to hit Japan and then hope to make it to China for a
safe landing.
But on the day of the raid, the Japanese military caught wind of
the plan. The Raiders were told that they would have to take off
from much farther out in the Pacific Ocean than they had counted
on. They were told that because of this they would not have
enough fuel to make it to safety.
And those men went anyway.
They bombed Tokyo , and then flew as far as they could. Four
planes crash-landed; 11 more crews bailed out, and three of the
Raiders died. Eight more were captured; three were executed.
Another died of starvation in a Japanese prison camp. One crew
made it to Russia .
The Doolittle Raid sent a message from the United States to its
enemies, and to the rest of the world: We will fight. And, no
matter what it takes, we will win.
Of the 80 Raiders, 62 survived the war. They were celebrated as
national heroes, models of bravery. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced
a motion picture based on the raid; "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo,"
starring Spencer Tracy and Van Johnson, was a patriotic and
emotional box-office hit, and the phrase became part of the
national lexicon. In the movie-theater previews for the film, MGM
proclaimed that it was presenting the story "with supreme pride."
Beginning in 1946, the surviving Raiders have held a reunion each
April, to commemorate the mission. The reunion is in a different
city each year. In 1959, the city of Tucson , Arizona , as a
gesture of respect and gratitude, presented the Doolittle Raiders
with a set of 80 silver goblets. Each goblet was engraved with
the name of a Raider.
Every year, a wooden display case bearing all 80 goblets is
transported to the reunion city. Each time a Raider passes away,
his goblet is turned upside down in the case at the next reunion,
as his old friends bear solemn witness.
Also in the wooden case is a bottle of 1896 Hennessy Very Special
cognac. The year is not happenstance: 1896 was when Jimmy
Doolittle was born.
There has always been a plan: When there are only two surviving
Raiders, they would open the bottle, at last drink from it, and
toast their comrades who preceded them in death.
As 2013 began, there were five living Raiders; then, in February,
Tom Griffin passed away at age 96.
What a man he was. After bailing out of his plane over a
mountainous Chinese forest after the Tokyo raid, he became ill
with malaria, and almost died. When he recovered, he was sent to
Europe to fly more combat missions. He was shot down, captured,
and spent 22 months in a German prisoner of war camp.
The selflessness of these men, the sheer guts ... there was a
passage in the Cincinnati Enquirer obituary for Mr. Griffin that,
on the surface, had nothing to do with the war, but that
emblematizes the depth of his sense of duty and devotion:
"When his wife became ill and needed to go into a nursing home,
he visited her every day. He walked from his house to the nursing
home, fed his wife and at the end of the day brought home her
clothes. At night, he washed and ironed her clothes. Then he
walked them up to her room the next morning. He did that for
three years until her death in 2005."
So now, out of the original 80, only four Raiders remain: Dick
Cole (Doolittle's co-pilot on the Tokyo raid), Robert Hite,
Edward Saylor and David Thatcher. All are in their 90s. They have
decided that there are too few of them for the public reunions to
continue.
The events in Fort Walton Beach marked the end. It
has come full circle; Florida 's nearby Eglin Field was where the
Raiders trained in secrecy for the Tokyo mission. The town
planned to do all it can to honor the men: a six-day celebration
of their valor, including luncheons, a dinner and a parade.
Do the men ever wonder if those of us for whom they helped save
the country have tended to it in a way that is worthy of their
sacrifice? They don't talk about that, at least not around other
people. But if you find yourself near Fort Walton Beach this
week, and if you should encounter any of the Raiders, you might
want to offer them a word of thanks. I can tell you from
firsthand observation that they appreciate hearing that they are
remembered.
The men have decided that after this final public reunion they
will wait until a later date -- some time this year -- to get
together once more, informally and in absolute privacy. That is
when they will open the bottle of brandy. The years are flowing
by too swiftly now; they are not going to wait until there are
only two of them.
They will fill the four remaining upturned goblets.
And raise them in a toast to those who are gone.
Their 70th Anniversary Photo
PLEASE SEND THIS ON TO EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK, ESPECIALLY
TO THOSE WHO WERE TOO YOUNG TO KNOW ABOUT THESE GUYS. THIS SHOULD
BE READ BY EVERY KID IN GRADE AND HIGH SCHOOL SO THEY KNOW WHAT
HAPPENED.
(Photos by Volker Ramspott)
U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden salutes its outstanding volunteers during the Community Information Briefing May 27, 2014.
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii – Fifteen Soldiers, from the 25th Infantry Division, were honored for their contributions and selfless service during a retirement ceremony Dec. 4 at Sgt. Smith Theater on Schofield Barracks. The hosts for the event were Col. David B. Womack and Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey D. Sweezer, 2nd Brigade Combat Team command team. On behalf of the 2nd Bde. Combat Team and the 25th Inf. Div. we would like to say thank you for your wonderful service and a job well done.
Retirees were:
Lt. Col. Nelson Chang, Maj. Kirk Johnson, Maj. Charles Ziegenfuss, Chief Warrant Officer III Jose Vides, Master Sgt. Allan McKay, Sgt. 1st Class Kelvin Coley, Sgt. 1st Class Tomelya Coley, Sgt. 1st Class Darrell Earnest, Sgt. 1st Class Gregorio Macaranas, Sgt. 1st Class Jacqueson Poirier, Sgt. 1st Class Michael Sandoval, Staff Sgt. Larry Whitney, Staff Sgt. Christian Foster, Staff Sgt. Robert Lynch. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Carlos Davis, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs/Released)
Sergeant Major of the Army Kenneth O. Preston retired after 35 years of selfless service from the United States Army at Fort Myer March 1. Preston served as the Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr.’s personal adviser on all enlisted-related matters, particularly in areas affecting Soldier training and quality of life. He and his wife Karen devoted countless hours observing Army training and talking to Soldiers and their Families. U.S. Army photo by Sarah Samoraj
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Congratulations to Wiesbaden's Volunteers -- recognized at the Community Information Briefing June 24, 2014.
"If not you, who? If not now, when?" - Rabbi Hillel originally said it, John F. Kennedy made it famous. . #changetheworld #makeadifference #quote #quoteoftheday #quoteofthenight #quotes #nelsonmandela #johnfkennedy #jfk #selfless #selflessness
2010 Selfless Senior, Liliana Benitez, is involved in several school and community activities which includes Plain Talk, a program in which she went door to door in the South Valley to facilitate classes helping parents talk to their teenagers about sexuality and reproduction. Because she is bilingual, she has been able to reach a lot of people in her community. Liliana also has participated in food and money drives for various organizations in an ongoing effort to better her community. And she is serious about her future, participating in the Daniels Fund college prep program.
A Selfless Senior is a student who gives back to her community, who hasn’t been recognized by her high school, who has made a positive impact on others facing difficulties and whose character sets her apart.
Learn more about Selfless Seniors on the Albuquerque Public Schools website >>
U.S. Forces Korea honors and recognizes all U.S. military veterans who selflessly served our great nation and defended freedom with a Veterans Day ceremony held on USAG-Humphreys, Nov. 11, 2021.
Veterans Day, historically known as Armistice Day and officially recognized as a U.S. federal holiday beginning in 1938, celebrates the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month and signaling the official end of World War I in 1918.
In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower officially changed the name of the holiday from Armistice Day to Veterans Day.
Throughout history, our veterans have served with patriotism and professionalism while defending and preserving our freedoms. (U.S. Army photos by Staff Sgt. Kris Bonet)
05.16.10
Let's all learn about Lupus. A beautiful and selfless cause, Dave! Our hearts and prayers go out to you and your friend!
Excerpt from Dave77459:
...Purple Photos for Lupus Awareness...
The rules: feature the color purple in your photos.
As in years past, I will be making a donation for every photo posted to the group. I will donate $0.10 for every photo posted here and to the target group, up to $100. I will pay for 1000 photos to be taken and posted.
FGR has a 3-a-day limit, which works for me. ASK YOUR FRIENDS TO TAKE AND PHOTOS. Ask your friends to take money out of my pocket! The idea is to raise awareness, after all.
Spread the word, please. Make sure they know the FGR rules, about how it must be taken on Sunday, May 16 and posted within 3 days.
In the past, people have chosen to match my donation. That would be really nice, but you know, your job is to raise awareness.
Thanks in advance for helping me remember my friend.